Following increasing concern over the perceived post-9/11 security threat posed to the UK by overseas or international students seeking to study in the area of science, the UK government has revised the visa requirements for such students wishing to study a number of subjects at postgraduate level. The ATAS, the Academic Technology Application Scheme, will be compulsory from 1 November 2007 and will apply to all non-EU/EEA nationals applying for visas to study (or seeking to extend their existing visas) in certain, well-defined areas (the areas are defined by their JACs code – the UK classification of subjects).

For Taught Masters Programmes

These areas are (the JACs follows each area):