UK SIC 85.40—Tertiary education

Where 85.40 sits

1. Q Education
2. 85 Education
3. 85.4 Tertiary education
4. 85.40 Tertiary education

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 85.401 First-degree level higher education
• 85.402 Post-graduate level higher education

What 85.40 includes

• This class includes the furnishing of tertiary academic, professional and vocational courses and the granting of degrees at short-cycle, bachelor's or equivalent level, master's or equivalent level, and doctoral level.
• This class includes education in public and private universities provided at the level
• Short-cycle studies, usually based on practical learning appropriate to the performance of a given profession and preparing students for entry into the labour market or other higher education programmes
• First-cycle studies open to applicants with a secondary school leaving certificate and leading to a first-degree qualification
• Second-cycle studies open to applicants holding at least a first-cycle qualification and leading to a second-cycle qualification
• Comprehensive master's degree courses open to applicants holding a secondary school leaving certificate and leading to a second-cycle qualification
• Postgraduate studies open to applicants who have completed at least first-cycle studies and leading to a postgraduate qualification
• Third-cycle studies (training for doctoral students) open to applicants holding at least second-cycle studies and leading to a third-cycle qualification Education may be conducted as full-time or part-time studies.
• Short-cycle vocational education and training programmes at isced-p 2011 level 5
• Higher vocational and professional education and training programmes at isced-p 2011 level 6 and isced-p 2011 level 7 (for example, those leading to master craftsmen qualifications)
• Education activities of performing arts schools providing tertiary education
• Adult or continuing education programmes equivalent in complexity of content to the education given in education activities already classified at this level

What 85.40 excludes

• Non-formal education and training, see 85.5

85.40 in other systems