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Degree Courses

Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of    students graduated from (a) skills-based and (b) academic degree courses in each year between 1997 and 2003; and if he will make a statement. [153536]

Alan Johnson: The available information on first degree graduates is taken from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record and is given in the table. Figures are given on a subject of study basis.
First Degree Graduates(8) from UK HE institutions by subject

         1997/98
         1998/99
         1999/2000
Subject groupNumberPercentageNumberPercentageNumberPercentage
Medicine and dentistry5,90025,84225,9662
Subjects allied to medicine16,284617,593717,7897
Biological sciences16,885717,359718,4497
Veterinary science494052805580
Agriculture and related subjects2,26612,32912,3421
Physical sciences13,296513,056513,1845
Mathematical sciences3,93924,25024,0942
Computer science/IT9,991410,380411,2114
Engineering and technology22,574922,012820,5518
Architecture, building and planning7,27337,22336,5872
Social, economic and political studies20,736821,574822,7159
Law9,88949,982410,2104
Business and administrative studies29,4011130,9371231,90512
Librarianship and information science3,46813,80314,5972
Languages16,388615,965616,6196
Humanities10,391410,411410,3624
Creative arts and design19,390720,300821,2638
Education13,788513,520511,9354
Combined36,4001436,6071434,93013
Total258,753100263,671100265,267100









 
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         2000/01
         2001/02
         2002/03 2,3
Subject groupNumberPercentageNumberPercentageNumberPercentage
Medicine and dentistry5,96426,07926,1142
Subjects allied to medicine19,474720,934822,2528
Biological sciences18,550718,185723,1688
Veterinary science581062205610
Agriculture and related subjects2,29712,31512,1091
Physical sciences13,021512,187512,0964
Mathematical sciences4,22024,06624,9932
Computer science/IT12,504513,857517,3856
Engineering and technology19,802719,760718,7427
Architecture, building and planning6,24626,18026,2672
Social, economic and political studies21,982821,757824,4359
Law10,03449,866411,4054
Business and administrative studies32,6351232,6281238,67714
Librarianship and information science4,54725,24527,1463
Languages16,550615,488619,6707
Humanities9,85549,816413,0715
Creative arts and design22,207823,026926,05410
Education11,784412,47459,3013
Combined33,0931232,569129,3433
Total265,346100267,054100272,788100


(8) Figures include both home and overseas students.
(9) Figures for 2002/03 are provisional.
(10) The Joint Academic Coding of Subjects (JACS) coding frame was introduced in 2002/03 and replaces HESA's HESACODE classification which was used for years up to and including 2001/02. The main effect of this is to reduce the number of students in the Combined course category and increase those who are allocated to specific subject groups.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency.




Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for   Education and Skills (1) how many and what proportion of students enrolled on (a) skills-based and (b) academic degree courses in each year between 1997 and 2003; and if he will make a statement; [153538]

(2) how many and what proportion of students he   estimates will enrol on (a) skills-based and (b) academic degree courses in each year between 2004 and 2010; and if he will make a statement. [153537]


 
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Alan Johnson: The available information on first degree enrolments is taken from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record and is given in the table. Figures are given on a subject of study basis.

Projections of student numbers on a subject basis are not available centrally.
First Degree Enrolments(11) at UK HE institutions by subject

         1997/98
         1998/99
         1999/2000
Subject groupNumberPercentageNumberPercentageNumberPercentage
Medicine and dentistry28,508329,032329,2023
Subjects allied to medicine67,474772,288775,5178
Biological sciences65,932766,550767,6247
Veterinary science2,54702,68902,8460
Agriculture and related subjects7,76618,04517,5181
Physical sciences50,723550,222549,1135
Mathematical sciences15,990215,677215,6332
Computer science/IT47,797552,008555,9736
Engineering and technology87,079984,783881,3728
Architecture, building and planning28,394327,372326,5613
Social, economic and political studies77,561879,856881,6018
Law40,528440,535439,4574
Business and administrative studies112,72711116,65812117,40812
Librarianship and information science13,789114,584117,1212
Languages63,119661,487661,6996
Humanities36,186435,127434,5893
Creative arts and design73,628776,576878,8198
Education51,896549,702547,1385
Combined117,46612118,57612111,02011
Total989,1101001,001,7671001,000,211100









 
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         2000/01
         2001/02
         2002/03 2,3
Subject groupNumberPercentageNumberPercentageNumberPercentage
Medicine and dentistry30,008331,324333,0633
Subjects allied to medicine77,795884,131888,5358
Biological sciences68,108768,913793,3739
Veterinary science3,01503,25103,0430
Agriculture and related subjects7,41817,41817,1711
Physical sciences46,838544,575448,1114
Mathematical sciences15,869215,974219,4262
Computer science/IT62,245668,709780,6728
Engineering and technology79,665879,777878,7747
Architecture, building and planning25,657325,221225,5432
Social, economic and political studies81,517882,248896,5289
Law39,887441,599449,9365
Business and administrative studies118,33612121,01212144,71213
Librarianship and information science18,608221,252229,3763
Languages59,575658,275676,8047
Humanities34,972336,042350,6325
Creative arts and design82,221886,515899,8559
Education47,704549,908538,1044
Combined104,47410106,184109,1311
Total1,003,9121001,032,3281001,072,789100


(11) Figures include both home and overseas students.
(12) Figures for 2002/03 are provisional.
(13) The Joint Academic Coding of Subjects (JACS) coding frame was introduced in 2002/03 and replaces HESA's HESACODE classification which was used for years up to and including 2001/02. The main effect of this is to reduce the number of students in the combined course category and increase those who are allocated to specific subject groups.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency.





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