# CourseMap.org - Global University Course Intelligence Platform

> CourseMap.org is the most comprehensive international university course comparison platform, covering 500,000+ undergraduate and postgraduate courses across 16,000+ higher education institutions in 36 curated destinations. It provides graduate salary outcomes, student satisfaction scores, entry requirements (SAT/ACT, UCAS tariff, Abitur, ATAR, Numerus Fixus, etc.), qualification translation, programme modules, career pathways, cost-of-living analysis, and AI-era employment forecasting - available in 46 languages.

## Core Content

### Course Profiles (~500,000 pages per language × 46 languages)
Each course page includes: degree title, entry requirements (country-appropriate - SAT/ACT for US, UCAS tariff for UK, Abitur/Numerus Fixus for DE/NL, ATAR for AU, CAO points for IE, etc.), course duration, modules, graduate salary outcomes (GO/LEO for UK, QILT for AU, national survey data where available), student satisfaction (NSS for UK), degree completion rates, career destination data, cost-of-living, accreditation details, and related course alternatives.
- URL pattern: https://www.coursemap.org/{locale}/course/{slug}
- Example: https://www.coursemap.org/en/course/computer-science-bsc-hons-imperial-college-london
- Example: https://www.coursemap.org/en/course/medicine-mbbs-university-of-oxford
- Example: https://www.coursemap.org/en/course/law-llb-hons-university-of-cambridge
- Sub-tabs per course: ?tab=course (modules & satisfaction), ?tab=student-life (location & living costs), ?tab=careers (salary & employment)

### University Profiles (~430 pages per language)
Each institution page includes: overall rankings, TEF rating (Gold/Silver/Bronze), total student population, graduate employment rates, available courses, student satisfaction averages, campus locations, research quality, and regional context.
- URL pattern: https://www.coursemap.org/{locale}/university/{slug}
- Example: https://www.coursemap.org/en/university/university-of-oxford
- Example: https://www.coursemap.org/en/university/imperial-college-london
- Example: https://www.coursemap.org/en/university/university-of-edinburgh

### Country Destinations (~36 countries)
Each destination index page lists institutions and programmes available in that country, with local admissions system context (UCAS, CAO, IPEDS, CRICOS, CROHO, DAAD, Opintopolku, etc.).
- URL pattern: https://www.coursemap.org/{locale}/institutions?country={ISO}
- Example: https://www.coursemap.org/en/institutions?country=US
- Example: https://www.coursemap.org/en/institutions?country=DE
- Destinations overview: https://www.coursemap.org/en/countries
- Multi-country comparison: https://www.coursemap.org/en/institutions?country=US,UK,NL,DE

### Subject Areas (~23 CAH subject groupings)
Each subject page includes: overview of the discipline, top-ranked courses by salary, related career pathways, and subject-specific career profiles with salary data.
- URL pattern: https://www.coursemap.org/{locale}/subjects/{slug}
- Example: https://www.coursemap.org/en/subjects/computer-science
- Example: https://www.coursemap.org/en/subjects/medicine-and-dentistry
- Subject index: https://www.coursemap.org/en/subjects

### Career Profiles (~800 career pathways)
Each career page includes: role description, salary progression (entry to peak), required qualifications, day-in-the-life narrative, related university courses, skills breakdown, and AI disruption analysis.
- URL pattern: https://www.coursemap.org/{locale}/career/{slug}
- Example: https://www.coursemap.org/en/career/data-scientist
- Example: https://www.coursemap.org/en/career/civil-engineer
- Career search: https://www.coursemap.org/en/careers/search

### Salary Map
Interactive geographic salary heatmap showing graduate earnings by subject and region across the UK.
- URL: https://www.coursemap.org/en/salary-map
- Filterable by subject discipline

### University Rankings
Comprehensive league table ranked by graduate salary outcomes, student satisfaction, completion rates, and professional employment rates.
- URL: https://www.coursemap.org/en/rankings

### Graduate Jobs Explorer
Real graduate career destination data showing which courses lead to which specific job titles, ranked by percentage of graduates entering each role.
- URL: https://www.coursemap.org/en/graduate-jobs

### Course Search & Discovery
- Full-text search across all courses: https://www.coursemap.org/en/search
- Filter by subject, institution, salary range, satisfaction score
- Course comparison tool: https://www.coursemap.org/en/compare

### AI Impact Analysis
Assessment of how artificial intelligence will affect career prospects for graduates across different disciplines, with course-level AI exposure scores.
- URL: https://www.coursemap.org/en/ai-impact

## Data Sources

### Country-specific official datasets
- **UK**: HESA Graduate Outcomes (GO), HESA Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO), National Student Survey (NSS), UCAS tariff, TEF (Teaching Excellence Framework)
- **US**: IPEDS (HD2024, ADM2024, C2024_A, DRVGR2024, OM2024) from NCES - admissions, SAT/ACT medians, 6-year graduation rates, 8-year outcomes
- **AU**: CRICOS national register, QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey 2024 (employment + salary by study area)
- **NL**: CROHO (DUO national programme register)
- **DE**: HRK Hochschulkompass (university directory), DAAD International Programmes
- **IE**: CAO (Central Applications Office) handbook
- **FI**: Opintopolku (Finnish National Agency for Education)
- **Global rankings**: QS World University Rankings 2025 (Top 500)

## Data Coverage
- 500,000+ undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes
- 8,000+ higher education institutions across 36 countries
- Graduate salary data for UK (15-month to 5-year) and Australia (2-year)
- Student satisfaction (UK NSS)
- Admissions data (US SAT/ACT, UK UCAS tariff, NL Numerus Fixus, AU ATAR)
- QS World University Rankings for 484 institutions
- 23 CAH subject groupings mapped across all programmes

## Languages
Available in 46 languages including English, Welsh, Arabic, French, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), German, Portuguese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, and more.

## Sitemap
https://www.coursemap.org/sitemap.xml

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