GET /codes/subjects.{format}
This method returns a list of all code lookups for subjects.
| Name | Value | Name | Value |
| Request Protocol | GET | Requires API Key | Yes |
| Method ID | 1237 | Enabled | Yes |
| Service Name | codes | Service ID | 263 |
| Information Steward | Institution of Analysis & Planning (IAP) | Data Type | CSV |
| Update Frequency | When updated by steward/via pull request | Cache Time | 0 seconds |
- Usage won't increase if there is no data returned
- This data is community curated on github
- Any value can be
null
GET /codes/subjects.{format}
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| key | filter | yes | Your API key |
| callback | filter | no | JSONP callback format |
Output Formats
- json
- xml
GET /codes/subjects.{format}
- https://api.uwaterloo.ca/v2/codes/subjects.json
- https://api.uwaterloo.ca/v2/codes/subjects.xml
- https://api.uwaterloo.ca/v2/codes/subjects.json?callback=myResponse
| Field Name | Type | Value Description |
| subject | string | Subject |
| description | string | Description of subject |
| unit | string | Subjects parent unit |
Any value can be null
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"subject":"AADMS",
"description":"Arts Administration Specialization Seminar",
"unit":"ARTSDEAN"
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{
"subject":"AB",
"description":"Arabic (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"ACC",
"description":"Accounting",
"unit":"ACC"
},
{
"subject":"ACINTY",
"description":"Academic Integrity",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"ACTSC",
"description":"Actuarial Science",
"unit":"STATACTSC"
},
{
"subject":"ADMGT",
"description":"Advanced Management",
"unit":"CBET"
},
{
"subject":"AES",
"description":"Applied Environmental Studies",
"unit":"ENVDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"AFM",
"description":"Accounting and Financial Managment",
"unit":"ACC"
},
{
"subject":"AHS",
"description":"Applied Health Sciences",
"unit":"AHSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"AMATH",
"description":"Applied Mathematics",
"unit":"AMATH"
},
{
"subject":"ANTH",
"description":"Anthropology",
"unit":"ANTH"
},
{
"subject":"APHYS",
"description":"Applied Physics",
"unit":"ENGDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"APPLS",
"description":"Applied Language Studies",
"unit":"REN"
},
{
"subject":"ARBUS",
"description":"Arts and Business",
"unit":"ARTSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"ARCH",
"description":"Architecture",
"unit":"ARCH"
},
{
"subject":"ARCHL",
"description":"Archeology (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"ART",
"description":"Art",
"unit":"FINE"
},
{
"subject":"ARTS",
"description":"Arts",
"unit":"ARTSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"ASIAN",
"description":"Asian Studies",
"unit":"REN"
},
{
"subject":"ASTRN",
"description":"Astronomy (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"AVIA",
"description":"Aviation",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"BE",
"description":"Business Entrepreneurship",
"unit":"CBET"
},
{
"subject":"BET",
"description":"Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology",
"unit":"CBET"
},
{
"subject":"BIOL",
"description":"Biology",
"unit":"BIOL"
},
{
"subject":"BME",
"description":"Biomedical Engineering",
"unit":"ENGDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"BOT",
"description":"Botany (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"BUS",
"description":"Business",
"unit":"MATHDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"CCIV",
"description":"Classical Civilization",
"unit":"CLASSICS"
},
{
"subject":"CDNST",
"description":"Canadian Studies",
"unit":"STP"
},
{
"subject":"CEDEV",
"description":"Children's Education & Development (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"CHE",
"description":"Chemical Engineering",
"unit":"CHE"
},
{
"subject":"CHEM",
"description":"Chemistry",
"unit":"CHEM"
},
{
"subject":"CHINA",
"description":"Chinese",
"unit":"REN"
},
{
"subject":"CIVE",
"description":"Civil Engineering",
"unit":"CIVE"
},
{
"subject":"CLAS",
"description":"Classical Studies",
"unit":"CLASSICS"
},
{
"subject":"CM",
"description":"Computational Mathematics",
"unit":"MATHDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"CMW",
"description":"Church Music and Worship",
"unit":"CGC"
},
{
"subject":"CO",
"description":"Combinatorics and Optimization",
"unit":"CO"
},
{
"subject":"COGSCI",
"description":"Cognitive Science",
"unit":"GRAD"
},
{
"subject":"COMM",
"description":"Commerce",
"unit":"MATHDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"COMPT",
"description":"Computing (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"COMST",
"description":"Communication Studies (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"CONST",
"description":"Contemporary Studies (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"COOP",
"description":"Co-op",
"unit":"CECS"
},
{
"subject":"CROAT",
"description":"Croatian",
"unit":"GERSLAV"
},
{
"subject":"CS",
"description":"Computer Science",
"unit":"CS"
},
{
"subject":"CT",
"description":"Catholic Thought",
"unit":"STJ"
},
{
"subject":"CULMG",
"description":"Cultural Management",
"unit":"ARTSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"CULT",
"description":"Cultural Studies",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"DAC",
"description":"Digital Arts Communication",
"unit":"ARTSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"DANCE",
"description":"Dance",
"unit":"ARTSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"DEI",
"description":"Digital Experience Innovation",
"unit":"ARTSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"DES",
"description":"Design",
"unit":"SYDE"
},
{
"subject":"DEVIS",
"description":"Development & International Studies (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"DM",
"description":"Design and Manufacturing",
"unit":"ME"
},
{
"subject":"DRAMA",
"description":"Drama",
"unit":"DRAMA"
},
{
"subject":"DUTCH",
"description":"Dutch",
"unit":"GERSLAV"
},
{
"subject":"EARTH",
"description":"Earth Science",
"unit":"EARTH"
},
{
"subject":"EASIA",
"description":"East Asian Studies",
"unit":"REN"
},
{
"subject":"EBUS",
"description":"Environment and Business",
"unit":"ENVDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"ECE",
"description":"Electrical and Computer Engineering",
"unit":"ECE"
},
{
"subject":"ECON",
"description":"Economics",
"unit":"ECON"
},
{
"subject":"EFAS",
"description":"English for Academic Success",
"unit":"REN"
},
{
"subject":"ELE",
"description":"Electrical Engineering",
"unit":"ECE"
},
{
"subject":"ELPE",
"description":"English Language Proficiency Examination",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"ENBUS",
"description":"Environment and Business",
"unit":"SEED"
},
{
"subject":"ENGL",
"description":"English",
"unit":"ENGL"
},
{
"subject":"ENVE",
"description":"Environmental Engineering",
"unit":"ENGDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"ENVS",
"description":"Environmental Studies",
"unit":"ENVDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"ERS",
"description":"Environment and Resource Studies",
"unit":"ERS"
},
{
"subject":"ESL",
"description":"English as a Second Language",
"unit":"REN"
},
{
"subject":"EVSY",
"description":"Environment and Society",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"FILM",
"description":"Film (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"FINAN",
"description":"Finance",
"unit":"ACC"
},
{
"subject":"FINE",
"description":"Fine Arts",
"unit":"FINE"
},
{
"subject":"FR",
"description":"French Studies",
"unit":"FR"
},
{
"subject":"FRCS",
"description":"French Cultural Studies",
"unit":"FR"
},
{
"subject":"GBDA",
"description":"Global Business and Digital Arts",
"unit":"ARTSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"GEMCC",
"description":"Geography and Environmental Mgmt, Climate Change",
"unit":"GEOG"
},
{
"subject":"GENE",
"description":"General Engineering",
"unit":"ENGDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"GEOE",
"description":"Geological Engineering",
"unit":"CIVE"
},
{
"subject":"GEOG",
"description":"Geography",
"unit":"GEOG"
},
{
"subject":"GEOL",
"description":"Geology (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"GER",
"description":"German",
"unit":"GERSLAV"
},
{
"subject":"GERON",
"description":"Gerontology",
"unit":"HLTHGERON"
},
{
"subject":"GGOV",
"description":"Global Governance",
"unit":"ARTSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"GLOBAL",
"description":"Global Studies (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"GRAD",
"description":"Continuing Graduate Studies",
"unit":"GRADDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"GRK",
"description":"Greek",
"unit":"CLASSICS"
},
{
"subject":"GS",
"description":"Graduate Studies",
"unit":"GRADDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"HEBRW",
"description":"Hebrew (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"HIST",
"description":"History",
"unit":"HIST"
},
{
"subject":"HLTH",
"description":"Health Studies",
"unit":"HLTHGERON"
},
{
"subject":"HRCS",
"description":"Human Relations & Counselling Studies",
"unit":"PSYCH"
},
{
"subject":"HRM",
"description":"Human Resources Management",
"unit":"ARTSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"HS",
"description":"High School",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"HSG",
"description":"Health Studies and Gerontology",
"unit":"HLTHGERON"
},
{
"subject":"HUMSC",
"description":"Human Sciences",
"unit":"STJ"
},
{
"subject":"HUNGN",
"description":"Hungarian",
"unit":"GERSLAV"
},
{
"subject":"IFS",
"description":"Inter-Faculty Studies",
"unit":"ARTSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"INDEV",
"description":"International Development",
"unit":"SEED"
},
{
"subject":"INTEG",
"description":"Integrated Studies",
"unit":"ENVDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"INTERN",
"description":"Internship",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"INTST",
"description":"International Studies",
"unit":"ARTSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"INTTS",
"description":"International Trade Seminars",
"unit":"ARTSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"IS",
"description":"Independent Studies",
"unit":"IS"
},
{
"subject":"ISS",
"description":"Interdisciplinary Social Sciences",
"unit":"REN"
},
{
"subject":"ITAL",
"description":"Italian",
"unit":"STJ"
},
{
"subject":"ITALST",
"description":"Italian Studies",
"unit":"STJ"
},
{
"subject":"JAPAN",
"description":"Japanese",
"unit":"REN"
},
{
"subject":"JS",
"description":"Jewish Studies",
"unit":"ARTSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"KIN",
"description":"Kinesiology",
"unit":"KIN"
},
{
"subject":"KOREA",
"description":"Korean",
"unit":"REN"
},
{
"subject":"KPE",
"description":"Kinesiology and Physical Education (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"LANG",
"description":"Language (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"LAT",
"description":"Latin",
"unit":"CLASSICS"
},
{
"subject":"LATAM",
"description":"Latin American Studies",
"unit":"SPAN"
},
{
"subject":"LED",
"description":"Local Economic Development",
"unit":"ENVDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"LS",
"description":"Legal Studies",
"unit":"SOC"
},
{
"subject":"LSC",
"description":"Legal Studies and Criminology",
"unit":"ARTSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"MATBUS",
"description":"Mathematical Business",
"unit":"MATHDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"MATH",
"description":"Mathematics",
"unit":"MATHDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"ME",
"description":"Mechanical Engineering",
"unit":"ME"
},
{
"subject":"MEDST",
"description":"Media Studies (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"MEDVL",
"description":"Medieval Studies",
"unit":"CLASSICS"
},
{
"subject":"MENV",
"description":"Man Environment",
"unit":"ERS"
},
{
"subject":"MES",
"description":"Middle Eastern Studies",
"unit":"ARTSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"MI",
"description":"Mediterranean Studies (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"MISC",
"description":"Miscellaneous",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"MNS",
"description":"Materials and Nano-Sciences",
"unit":"CHEM"
},
{
"subject":"MSCI",
"description":"Management Sciences",
"unit":"MSCI"
},
{
"subject":"MSE",
"description":"Management & Systems",
"unit":"SYDE"
},
{
"subject":"MTE",
"description":"Mechatronics Engineering",
"unit":"ME"
},
{
"subject":"MTHEL",
"description":"Mathematics Elective",
"unit":"MATHDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"MUSIC",
"description":"Music",
"unit":"CGC"
},
{
"subject":"NANO",
"description":"Nanotechnology",
"unit":"GRAD"
},
{
"subject":"NATST",
"description":"Native Studies",
"unit":"STP"
},
{
"subject":"NE",
"description":"Nanotechnology Engineering",
"unit":"ENGDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"NES",
"description":"Near Eastern Studies (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"OPTOM",
"description":"Optometry",
"unit":"OPTOM"
},
{
"subject":"PACS",
"description":"Peace and Conflict Studies",
"unit":"CGC"
},
{
"subject":"PAS",
"description":"Personnel & Administration Studies",
"unit":"ARTSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"PD",
"description":"Professional Development",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"PDARCH",
"description":"Professional Development for Architecture Students",
"unit":"ARCH"
},
{
"subject":"PDENG",
"description":"Professional Development for Engineering Students",
"unit":"ENGDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"PDPHRM",
"description":"Professional Development for Pharmacy Students",
"unit":"PHARM"
},
{
"subject":"PED",
"description":"Physical Education (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"PERST",
"description":"Personnel Studies",
"unit":"ARTSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"PHARM",
"description":"Pharmacy",
"unit":"PHARM"
},
{
"subject":"PHIL",
"description":"Philosophy",
"unit":"PHIL"
},
{
"subject":"PHS",
"description":"Public Health Sciences",
"unit":"HLTHGERON"
},
{
"subject":"PHYS",
"description":"Physics",
"unit":"PHYS"
},
{
"subject":"PLAN",
"description":"Planning",
"unit":"PLAN"
},
{
"subject":"PMATH",
"description":"Pure Mathematics",
"unit":"PMATH"
},
{
"subject":"POLSH",
"description":"Polish",
"unit":"GERSLAV"
},
{
"subject":"PORT",
"description":"Portuguese",
"unit":"SPAN"
},
{
"subject":"PS",
"description":"Public Serivce",
"unit":"ARTSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"PSCI",
"description":"Political Science",
"unit":"PSCI"
},
{
"subject":"PSYCH",
"description":"Psychology",
"unit":"PSYCH"
},
{
"subject":"QIC",
"description":"Quantum Information and Computation",
"unit":"GRAD"
},
{
"subject":"REC",
"description":"Recreation and Leisure Studies",
"unit":"REC"
},
{
"subject":"REES",
"description":"Russian and Eastern European Studies",
"unit":"GERSLAV"
},
{
"subject":"RELC",
"description":"Religion & Culture (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"RS",
"description":"Religious Studies",
"unit":"RS"
},
{
"subject":"RUSS",
"description":"Russian",
"unit":"GERSLAV"
},
{
"subject":"SCBUS",
"description":"Science and Business",
"unit":"SCIDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"SCI",
"description":"Science",
"unit":"SCIDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"SDS",
"description":"Social Development Studies",
"unit":"REN"
},
{
"subject":"SE",
"description":"Software Engineering",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"SEQ",
"description":"Co-op Sequence",
"unit":"MATHDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"SI",
"description":"Studies in Islam",
"unit":"REN"
},
{
"subject":"SIPAR",
"description":"Studies in Personality & Religion",
"unit":"STP"
},
{
"subject":"SMF",
"description":"Sexuality, Marriage and the Family",
"unit":"STJ"
},
{
"subject":"SOC",
"description":"Sociology",
"unit":"SOC"
},
{
"subject":"SOCIN",
"description":"Social Innovation",
"unit":"SEED"
},
{
"subject":"SOCWK",
"description":"Social Work (Social Development Studies)",
"unit":"REN"
},
{
"subject":"SOCWL",
"description":"Social Welfare (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"SPAN",
"description":"Spanish",
"unit":"SPAN"
},
{
"subject":"SPCOM",
"description":"Speech Communication",
"unit":"DRAMA"
},
{
"subject":"SPD",
"description":"Spirituality and Personal Development",
"unit":"STP"
},
{
"subject":"STAT",
"description":"Statistics",
"unit":"STATACTSC"
},
{
"subject":"STV",
"description":"Society, Technology and Values",
"unit":"STV"
},
{
"subject":"SUSM",
"description":"Sustainability Management",
"unit":"SEED"
},
{
"subject":"SWK",
"description":"Social Work",
"unit":"AHSDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"SWREN",
"description":"Social Work (Bachelor of Social Work)",
"unit":"REN"
},
{
"subject":"SYDE",
"description":"Systems Design Engineering",
"unit":"SYDE"
},
{
"subject":"TAX",
"description":"Taxation",
"unit":"ACC"
},
{
"subject":"THTRE",
"description":"Theatre (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"TN",
"description":"Theoretical Neuroscience",
"unit":"GRAD"
},
{
"subject":"TOUR",
"description":"Tourism",
"unit":"ENVDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"TPM",
"description":"Technical Presentation Milestone",
"unit":"ECE"
},
{
"subject":"TPPE",
"description":"Technical Presentation Proficiency Requirement",
"unit":"ECE"
},
{
"subject":"TS",
"description":"Theological Studies",
"unit":"CGC"
},
{
"subject":"UKRAN",
"description":"Ukrainian",
"unit":"GERSLAV"
},
{
"subject":"UN",
"description":"Nuclear Engineering",
"unit":"CIVE"
},
{
"subject":"UNIV",
"description":"University",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"URBAN",
"description":"Urban Studies (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"UU",
"description":"University Interdisciplinary Studies (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
},
{
"subject":"VCULT",
"description":"Visual Culture",
"unit":"FINE"
},
{
"subject":"WATER",
"description":"Water",
"unit":"GRAD"
},
{
"subject":"WHMIS",
"description":"Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems",
"unit":"SCIDEAN"
},
{
"subject":"WKRPT",
"description":"Work-term Report",
"unit":"CECS"
},
{
"subject":"WS",
"description":"Women's Studies",
"unit":"WS"
},
{
"subject":"ZOOL",
"description":"Zoology (WLU)",
"unit":"VPA"
}
]
}