Field Type Indexed Description Example
courseCode string Yes Course code

There are two formats for course code:

  • Current course code
    • It is made up of 2 components, a 4-letter course prefix and a 4-digit course number
  • Course code used before 2018/2019 academic year
    • It is made up of 2 components, a 4-letter course prefix and a 3-digit course number
 "courseCode": "EDPE101"
courseTitleEng string No English course title "courseTitleEng": "WELLNESS AND SPORT PRACTICE"
couresTitleChi string No Chinese course title "courseTitleChi": "健康和運動鍛鍊"
offeringProg string No Abbreviation of course offering programme "offeringProg": "FED"
offeringProgLevel string No Offering programme level, valid values are: UG(undergraduate), PG(postgraduate) "offeringProgLevel": "UG"
offeringProgLevelDescript string No Description of offering programme level "offeringProgLevelDescript": "UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME"
sem integer Yes Semester ID, values range from 1 to 5, which represent:

  • 1: First semester
  • 2: Second semester
  • 3: Summer term
  • 4: Fourth term, obsolete since 2008
  • 5: Fifth term, obsolete since 1985
 "sem": 1
year integer Yes The academic year in which the course was offered, e.g. year 2017 represents academic year 2017/2018 "year": 2017
units integer No Course credit units "units": 1