ATAS certificates

The Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) applies to all international students and researchers (apart from exempt nationalities) who are subject to UK immigration control and are intending to study or research at postgraduate level in certain sensitive subjects.

Do you need an ATAS certificate?

You will need an ATAS certificate if you have an offer to study, or are extending your visa, for a PhD or Masters level programme in a subject or research area where knowledge could be used in programmes to develop Advanced Conventional Military Technology (ACMT), weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) or their means of delivery. If you are a researcher or student in these sensitive subjects you must apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate before you can study or start research in the UK.

To check if you need an ATAS certificate you will need to know the CAH3 code that applies to your course or research. You can find this in the spreadsheet below. Once you have your course CAH3 code, you can check if you need an ATAS certificate on the government website.

• Find the CAH3 code that applies to your course or research

  To check if you need an ATAS certificate you will need to know the CAH3 code that applies to your course or research. You can find this in our spreadsheet here.

  Course code	Course name	Course level	CAH3 code
  ARIRP001	Biomolecular and Sport Sciences	DSc	CAH03-02-01
  AWRR001	The Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience	MAR	CAH03-01-03
  AWRR001	The Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience	MPHR	CAH03-01-03
  AWRR001	The Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience	MSCR	CAH03-01-03
  AWRR001	The Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience	PhD	CAH03-01-03
  AWRR002	Physical and Ecological Processes of Agroecology, Water and Resilience	MAR	CAH03-01-03
  AWRR002	Physical and Ecological Processes of Agroecology, Water and Resilience	MPHR	CAH03-01-03
  AWRR002	Physical and Ecological Processes of Agroecology, Water and Resilience	MSCR	CAH03-01-03
  AWRR002	Physical and Ecological Processes of Agroecology, Water and Resilience	PhD	CAH03-01-03
  AWRR009	The Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - Resilient Food and Water Systems in Practice	MAR	CAH03-01-03
  AWRR009	The Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - Resilient Food and Water Systems in Practice	MPHR	CAH03-01-03
  AWRR009	The Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - Resilient Food and Water Systems in Practice	MSCR	CAH03-01-03
  AWRR009	The Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - Resilient Food and Water Systems in Practice	PhD	CAH03-01-03
  BER002	Civil Engineering	MPHI	CAH10-01-07
  BER002	Civil Engineering	MPHR	CAH10-01-07
  BER002	Civil Engineering	PhD	CAH10-01-07
  BESRP009	Water and Wastewater Treatment by Portfolio	PhD	CAH03-01-03
  BESRP010	Sustainably Draining Hard Paved Surfaces by Portfolio	PhD	CAH03-01-03
  CBSR004	Centre for Business in Society - Data, Organisations and Society	MPHR	CAH17-01-02
  CBSR004	Centre for Business in Society - Data, Organisations and Society	MSCR	CAH17-01-02
  CBSR004	Centre for Business in Society - Data, Organisations and Society	PhD	CAH17-01-02
  CEMR001	Centre for E-Mobility and Clean Growth - Energy Storage	MPHR	CAH10-01-09
  CEMR001	Centre for E-Mobility and Clean Growth - Energy Storage	MSCR	CAH10-01-09
  CEMR001	Centre for E-Mobility and Clean Growth - Energy Storage	PhD	CAH10-01-09
  CEMR002	Centre for E-Mobility and Clean Growth - Power Electronics	MPHR	CAH10-01-08
  CEMR002	Centre for E-Mobility and Clean Growth - Power Electronics	MSCR	CAH10-01-08
  CEMR002	Centre for E-Mobility and Clean Growth - Power Electronics	PhD	CAH10-01-08
  CEMR003	Centre for E-Mobility and Clean Growth - Systems	MPHR	CAH10-01-08
  CEMR003	Centre for E-Mobility and Clean Growth - Systems	MSCR	CAH10-01-08
  CEMR003	Centre for E-Mobility and Clean Growth - Systems	PhD	CAH10-01-08
  CEMR004	Centre for E-Mobility and Clean Growth - Hydrogen	MPHR	CAH10-01-09
  CEMR004	Centre for E-Mobility and Clean Growth - Hydrogen	MSCR	CAH10-01-09
  CEMR004	Centre for E-Mobility and Clean Growth - Hydrogen	PhD	CAH10-01-09
  CIHR001	Centre for Intelligent Healthcare - Health Technology and Innovation	MPHR	CAH02-05-04
  CIHR001	Centre for Intelligent Healthcare - Health Technology and Innovation	MSCR	CAH02-05-04
  CIHR001	Centre for Intelligent Healthcare - Health Technology and Innovation	PhD	CAH02-05-04
  CMMR001	Centre for Manufacturing and Materials - Metrology	MPHR	CAH10-01-03
  CMMR001	Centre for Manufacturing and Materials - Metrology	MSCR	CAH10-01-03
  CMMR001	Centre for Manufacturing and Materials - Metrology	PhD	CAH10-01-03
  CMMR003	Centre for Manufacturing and Materials - Functional Materials and Chemistry	MPHR	CAH10-01-09
  CMMR003	Centre for Manufacturing and Materials - Functional Materials and Chemistry	MSCR	CAH10-01-09
  CMMR003	Centre for Manufacturing and Materials - Functional Materials and Chemistry	PhD	CAH10-01-09
  CMMR004	Centre for Manufacturing and Materials - Structural Integrity and Non-Destructive Testing	MPHR	CAH10-03-07
  CMMR004	Centre for Manufacturing and Materials - Structural Integrity and Non-Destructive Testing	MSCR	CAH10-03-07
  CMMR004	Centre for Manufacturing and Materials - Structural Integrity and Non-Destructive Testing	PhD	CAH10-03-07
  CMMR006	Centre for Manufacturing and Materials - Laser Processing and Joining	MPHR	CAH10-03-02
  CMMR006	Centre for Manufacturing and Materials - Laser Processing and Joining	MSCR	CAH10-03-02
  CMMR006	Centre for Manufacturing and Materials - Laser Processing and Joining	PhD	CAH10-03-02
  CMMR007	Engineering Doctorate	ENGD	CAH10-01-01
  CMMR007	Engineering Doctorate	MPHR	CAH10-01-01
  CMMR007	Engineering Doctorate	MSCR	CAH10-01-01
  CSMR001	Centre for Computational Science and Mathematical Modelling - Modelling	MPHR	CAH09-01-01
  CSMR001	Centre for Computational Science and Mathematical Modelling - Modelling	MSCR	CAH09-01-01
  CSMR001	Centre for Computational Science and Mathematical Modelling - Modelling	PhD	CAH09-01-01
  CSMR002	Centre for Computational Science and Mathematical Modelling - Cyber Physical Systems	MPHR	CAH10-01-08
  CSMR002	Centre for Computational Science and Mathematical Modelling - Cyber Physical Systems	MSCR	CAH10-01-08
  CSMR002	Centre for Computational Science and Mathematical Modelling - Cyber Physical Systems	PhD	CAH10-01-08
  CSMR003	Centre for Computational Science and Mathematical Modelling - Machine Learning	MPHR	CAH11-01-05
  CSMR003	Centre for Computational Science and Mathematical Modelling - Machine Learning	MSCR	CAH11-01-05
  CSMR003	Centre for Computational Science and Mathematical Modelling - Machine Learning	PhD	CAH11-01-05
  CSMR004	Centre for Computational Science and Mathematical Modelling - Computational Science and Artificial Intelligence	MPHR	CAH11-01-05
  CSMR004	Centre for Computational Science and Mathematical Modelling - Computational Science and Artificial Intelligence	MSCR	CAH11-01-05
  CSMR004	Centre for Computational Science and Mathematical Modelling - Computational Science and Artificial Intelligence	PhD	CAH11-01-05
  CSMRP001	Centre for Computational Science and Mathematical Modelling - PhD by Publication (long)	PhD	CAH09-01-01
  CSMRP002	Centre for Computational Science and Mathematical Modelling - PhD by Publication (short)	PhD	CAH09-01-01
  ECR003	Computing	MAR	CAH11-01-02
  ECR003	Computing	MPHI	CAH11-01-02
  ECR003	Computing	MPHR	CAH11-01-02
  ECR003	Computing	MSCR	CAH11-01-02
  ECR003	Computing	PhD	CAH11-01-02
  ECR004	Engineering and Knowledge Management	MAR	CAH17-01-04
  ECR004	Engineering and Knowledge Management	MPHI	CAH17-01-04
  ECR004	Engineering and Knowledge Management	MPHR	CAH17-01-04
  ECR004	Engineering and Knowledge Management	MSCR	CAH17-01-04
  ECR004	Engineering and Knowledge Management	PhD	CAH17-01-04
  ECR005	Mathematics and Control Engineering	MAR	CAH10-01-08
  ECR005	Mathematics and Control Engineering	MPHI	CAH10-01-08
  ECR005	Mathematics and Control Engineering	MPHR	CAH10-01-08
  ECR005	Mathematics and Control Engineering	MSCR	CAH10-01-08
  ECR005	Mathematics and Control Engineering	PhD	CAH10-01-08
  ECR006	Mechanical and Automotive Engineering	MAR	CAH10-01-02
  ECR006	Mechanical and Automotive Engineering	MPHI	CAH10-01-02
  ECR006	Mechanical and Automotive Engineering	MPHR	CAH10-01-02
  ECR006	Mechanical and Automotive Engineering	MSCR	CAH10-01-02
  ECR006	Mechanical and Automotive Engineering	PhD	CAH10-01-02
  ECR007	Civil Engineering, Architecture and Building	MAR	CAH10-01-07
  ECR007	Civil Engineering, Architecture and Building	MPHI	CAH10-01-07
  ECR007	Civil Engineering, Architecture and Building	MPHR	CAH10-01-07
  ECR007	Civil Engineering, Architecture and Building	MSCR	CAH10-01-07
  ECR007	Civil Engineering, Architecture and Building	PhD	CAH10-01-07
  ECR009	Software Engineering	MSCR	CAH11-01-04
  ECR010	Aerospace, Electrical and Electronic Engineering	MAR	CAH10-01-04
  ECR010	Aerospace, Electrical and Electronic Engineering	MPHI	CAH10-01-04
  ECR010	Aerospace, Electrical and Electronic Engineering	MPHR	CAH10-01-04
  ECR010	Aerospace, Electrical and Electronic Engineering	MSCR	CAH10-01-04
  ECR010	Aerospace, Electrical and Electronic Engineering	PhD	CAH10-01-04
  ECR011	Computing (AAE)	MAR	CAH11-01-02
  ECR011	Computing (AAE)	MPHI	CAH11-01-02
  ECR011	Computing (AAE)	MPHR	CAH11-01-02
  ECR011	Computing (AAE)	MSCR	CAH11-01-02
  ECR011	Computing (AAE)	PhD	CAH11-01-02
  ECR012	Aviation, Aerospace and Electrical / Electronic Engineering	MAR	CAH10-01-04
  ECR012	Aviation, Aerospace and Electrical / Electronic Engineering	MPHI	CAH10-01-04
  ECR012	Aviation, Aerospace and Electrical / Electronic Engineering	MPHR	CAH10-01-04
  ECR012	Aviation, Aerospace and Electrical / Electronic Engineering	MSCR	CAH10-01-04
  ECR012	Aviation, Aerospace and Electrical / Electronic Engineering	PhD	CAH10-01-04
  ECR013	Mathematics and Physics	MAR	CAH09-01-01
  ECR013	Mathematics and Physics	MPHI	CAH09-01-01
  ECR013	Mathematics and Physics	MPHR	CAH09-01-01
  ECR013	Mathematics and Physics	MSCR	CAH09-01-01
  ECR013	Mathematics and Physics	PhD	CAH09-01-01
  ECR014	Mechanical, Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering	MAR	CAH10-01-02
  ECR014	Mechanical, Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering	MPHI	CAH10-01-02
  ECR014	Mechanical, Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering	MPHR	CAH10-01-02
  ECR014	Mechanical, Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering	MSCR	CAH10-01-02
  ECR014	Mechanical, Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering	PhD	CAH10-01-02
  ECR015	Computing (non ATAS)	MAR	CAH11-01-02
  ECR015	Computing (non ATAS)	MPHI	CAH11-01-02
  ECR015	Computing (non ATAS)	MPHR	CAH11-01-02
  ECR015	Computing (non ATAS)	MSCR	CAH11-01-02
  ECR015	Computing (non ATAS)	PhD	CAH11-01-02
  ECR016	Centre for Materials and Manufacturing Engineering	MAR	CAH10-01-02
  ECR016	Centre for Materials and Manufacturing Engineering	MPHR	CAH10-01-02
  ECR016	Centre for Materials and Manufacturing Engineering	MSCR	CAH10-01-02
  ECR016	Centre for Materials and Manufacturing Engineering	PhD	CAH10-01-02
  ECR019	Centre for Mobility and Transport	MAR	CAH10-01-07
  ECR019	Centre for Mobility and Transport	MPHR	CAH10-01-07
  ECR019	Centre for Mobility and Transport	MSCR	CAH10-01-07
  ECR019	Centre for Mobility and Transport	PhD	CAH10-01-07
  ECR020	Flow Measurement and Fluid Mechanics	ENGD	CAH07-01-01
  ECR020	Flow Measurement and Fluid Mechanics	MPHR	CAH07-01-01
  ECR020	Flow Measurement and Fluid Mechanics	MSCR	CAH07-01-01
  ECR020	Flow Measurement and Fluid Mechanics	PhD	CAH07-01-01
  ECRP002	Engineering Knowledge Management (PhD by Portfolio)	PhD	CAH17-01-04
  ECRP003	Mechanical, Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering By Portfolio	PhD	CAH10-01-02
  ECT094	Mechanical Engineering	MSc	CAH10-01-02
  ECT113	Human Factors in Aviation	MSc	CAH25-01-03
  ECT114	Oil and Gas Engineering	MSc	CAH10-01-09
  EECR001	Engineering Doctorate	ENGD	CAH10-01-01
  EECR002	Centre for Future Transport and Cities	MPHR	CAH10-01-07
  EECR002	Centre for Future Transport and Cities	MSCR	CAH10-01-07
  EECR002	Centre for Future Transport and Cities	PhD	CAH10-01-07
  EECR005	IFTC Systems	MPHR	CAH10-01-08
  EECR005	IFTC Systems	MSCR	CAH10-01-08
  EECR005	IFTC Systems	PhD	CAH10-01-08
  EECR009	IID - Institute for Future Transport and Cities	MPHR	CAH10-01-07
  EECR009	IID - Institute for Future Transport and Cities	PhD	CAH10-01-07
  EECR011	Applied Maths Transnational Research Degree	MSCR	CAH09-01-01
  EECR011	Applied Maths Transnational Research Degree	PhD	CAH09-01-01
  EECR012	Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems	MPHR	CAH07-01-01
  EECR012	Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems	MSCR	CAH07-01-01
  EECR012	Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems	PhD	CAH07-01-01
  EECR013	Centre for Data Science	MPHR	CAH11-01-03
  EECR013	Centre for Data Science	MSCR	CAH11-01-03
  EECR013	Centre for Data Science	PhD	CAH11-01-03
  EECR014	Professional Engineering Doctorate	MSCR	CAH10-01-01
  EECRP001	PhD By Publication - Oil and Gas	PhD	CAH10-01-09
  EECT005	Renewable Energy Engineering	MSc	CAH10-01-09
  EECT027	Aerospace Engineering	MSc	CAH10-01-04
  EECT048	Advanced Mechanical Engineering	MSc	CAH10-01-02
  EECT057	Petroleum and Environmental Technology	MSc	CAH10-01-09
  EECT058	Oil and Gas Engineering	MSc	CAH10-01-09
  EECT066	Human Factors in Aviation	MSc	CAH25-01-03
  EECT068	Renewable Energy Engineering	MSc	CAH10-01-09
  EECT074	Control Systems and Vehicle Engineering	MSc	CAH10-01-08
  EECT087	Renewable Energy Engineering (Work Placement)	MSc	CAH10-01-09
  EECT095	Advanced Mechanical Engineering (Work Placement)	MSc	CAH10-01-02
  EECT096	Mechanical Engineering	MSc	CAH10-01-02
  EECT097	Connected Autonomous Vehicle Systems	MSc	CAH10-01-02
  EECT102	Aerospace Engineering (Work Placement)	MSc	CAH10-01-04
  EECT112	Petroleum and Environmental Technology (Work Placement)	MSc	CAH10-01-09
  EECT113	Oil and Gas Engineering (Work Placement)	MSc	CAH10-01-09
  EECT127	Renewable Energy Management	MSc	CAH17-01-01
  ENGR008	Engineering Design	MPHI	CAH10-01-01
  ENGR008	Engineering Design	MPHR	CAH10-01-01
  ENGR008	Engineering Design	PhD	CAH10-01-01
  FCSR001	Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems - Applied Mathematics	MPHR	CAH09-01-01
  FCSR001	Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems - Applied Mathematics	MSCR	CAH09-01-01
  FCSR001	Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems - Applied Mathematics	PhD	CAH09-01-01
  FCSR002	Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems - Fluid Mechanics	MPHR	CAH07-01-01
  FCSR002	Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems - Fluid Mechanics	MSCR	CAH07-01-01
  FCSR002	Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems - Fluid Mechanics	PhD	CAH07-01-01
  FCSR003	Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems - Theoretical Physics	MPHR	CAH07-01-01
  FCSR003	Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems - Theoretical Physics	MSCR	CAH07-01-01
  FCSR003	Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems - Theoretical Physics	PhD	CAH07-01-01
  FTCR001	Centre for Future Transport and Cities - Systems Security	MPHR	CAH10-01-08
  FTCR001	Centre for Future Transport and Cities - Systems Security	MSCR	CAH10-01-08
  FTCR001	Centre for Future Transport and Cities - Systems Security	PhD	CAH10-01-08
  FTCR002	Centre for Future Transport and Cities - Design and Human Factors	MPHR	CAH17-01-06
  FTCR002	Centre for Future Transport and Cities - Design and Human Factors	MSCR	CAH17-01-06
  FTCR002	Centre for Future Transport and Cities - Design and Human Factors	PhD	CAH17-01-06
  FTCR004	Centre for Future Transport and Cities - Structures, Systems and Autonomy	MPHR	CAH10-01-01
  FTCR004	Centre for Future Transport and Cities - Structures, Systems and Autonomy	MSCR	CAH10-01-01
  FTCR004	Centre for Future Transport and Cities - Structures, Systems and Autonomy	PhD	CAH10-01-01
  HLSR006	Biomolecular and Sport Sciences	MAR	CAH03-02-01
  HLSR006	Biomolecular and Sport Sciences	MPHI	CAH03-02-01
  HLSR006	Biomolecular and Sport Sciences	MPHR	CAH03-02-01
  HLSR006	Biomolecular and Sport Sciences	MSCR	CAH03-02-01
  HLSR006	Biomolecular and Sport Sciences	PhD	CAH03-02-01
  HLSR014	Sonochemistry Centre	MAR	CAH07-02-01
  HLSR014	Sonochemistry Centre	MPHI	CAH07-02-01
  HLSR014	Sonochemistry Centre	MPHR	CAH07-02-01
  HLSR014	Sonochemistry Centre	MSCR	CAH07-02-01
  HLSR014	Sonochemistry Centre	PhD	CAH07-02-01
  HLSR015	Centre for Applied Biological and Exercise Sciences	MAR	CAH03-01-08
  HLSR015	Centre for Applied Biological and Exercise Sciences	MSCR	CAH03-01-08
  HLSR015	Centre for Applied Biological and Exercise Sciences	PhD	CAH03-01-08
  HLSR018	Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences	MAR	CAH03-01-08
  HLSR018	Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences	MSCR	CAH03-01-08
  HLSR018	Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences	PhD	CAH03-01-08
  HLSRP009	Biomolecular and Sports Sciences - PhD by Portfolio	MAR	CAH03-02-01
  HLSRP009	Biomolecular and Sports Sciences - PhD by Portfolio	MPHI	CAH03-02-01
  HLSRP009	Biomolecular and Sports Sciences - PhD by Portfolio	MPHR	CAH03-02-01
  HLSRP009	Biomolecular and Sports Sciences - PhD by Portfolio	MSCR	CAH03-02-01
  HLSRP009	Biomolecular and Sports Sciences - PhD by Portfolio	PhD	CAH03-02-01
  MISR001	Computer Science	MPHI	CAH11-01-01
  MISR001	Computer Science	MPHR	CAH11-01-01
  MISR001	Computer Science	PhD	CAH11-01-01
  SELR002	Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences - Integrative Biosciences	MAR	CAH03-01-08
  SELR002	Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences - Integrative Biosciences	MSCR	CAH03-01-08
  SELR002	Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences - Integrative Biosciences	PhD	CAH03-01-08
  SELR003	Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences - IID - Integrated Biosciences	MPHR	CAH03-01-08
  SELR003	Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences - IID - Integrated Biosciences	PhD	CAH03-01-08
  SER003	Civil Engineering	MSCR	CAH10-01-07
  SER007	Disaster Relief and Development Engineering	MSCR	CAH10-01-07

Check if you need an ATAS certificate

ATAS exemptions

If you are a UK or EU national, or a national of the European Economic Area (EEA), Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland or the United States of America, you do not need an ATAS certificate.

Researchers and students of all other nationalities must apply for an ATAS certificate. You must apply if you are undertaking a postgraduate course or research in certain sensitive subjects in the UK. If you are applying to study an undergraduate course with an integrated masters year you may also need ATAS clearance.

You do not need an ATAS certificate if you’re doing a postgraduate diploma or PGCE. You should continue with your application for permission to stay in the UK as necessary.

How to apply

Before you submit an application for an ATAS certificate you will need an offer from Coventry University as it contains information needed to be granted a certificate.

When you have your offer letter please go to the ATAS website where you will be able to apply online.

Please ensure that the text you enter on your application form is exactly the same as the text provided in your offer letter. If these two documents do not match, you may have difficulties when applying for your visa or extension of stay.

Apply for an ATAS certificate

For any queries regarding a postgraduate research programme, please visit the Doctoral College webpage or contact the Research Admissions team at research.admissions@coventry.ac.uk.