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Research fields, courses and disciplines classification (RFCD) Codes

Division, Discipline, Subject classifications are listed below. See also the RFCD definitions (ARC website)

 

230000 Mathematical sciences

230100 Mathematics

230101 Mathematical Logic, Set Theory, Lattices and Combinatorics
230102 Number Theory and Field Theory
230103 Rings and Algebras
230104 Category Theory, K Theory, Homological Algebra
230105 Group Theory and Generalisations (incl. Topological Groups and Lie
Groups)
230106 Real and Complex Functions
230107 Differential, Difference and Integral Equations
230108 Harmonic and Fourier Analysis
230109 Functional Analysis
230110 Calculus of Variations and Control Theory
230111 Geometry
230112 Topology and Manifolds
230113 Dynamical Systems
230114 Functions of Several Complex Variables
230115 Approximation Theory
230116 Numerical Analysis
230117 Operations Research
230118 Optimisation
230119 Systems Theory and Control
230199 Mathematics not elsewhere classified

230200 Statistics

230201 Probability Theory
230202 Stochastic Analysis and Modelling
230203 Statistical Theory
230204 Applied Statistics
230299 Statistics not elsewhere classified

239900 Other Mathematical Sciences

239901 Biological Mathematics
239902 Actuarial Mathematics
239903 Risk Theory
239904 Theory of Graduation
239999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified

240000 Physical sciences

240100 Astronomical Sciences

240101 Astronomy and Astrophysics
240102 Cosmic Ray Physics
240199 Astronomical Sciences not elsewhere classified

240200 Theoretical and Condensed Matter Physics

240201 Theoretical Physics
240202 Condensed Matter Physics—Structural Properties
240203 Condensed Matter Physics—Electronic and Magnetic Properties;
Superconductivity
240204 Condensed Matter Physics—Other

240300 Atomic and Molecular Physics; Nuclear and Particle

Physics; Plasma Physics
240301 Atomic and Molecular Physics
240302 Nuclear and Particle Physics
240303 Plasmas and Electrical Discharges
240304 Other Plasma Physics

240400 Optical Physics

240401 Optics and Opto-electronic Physics
240402 Quantum Optics and Lasers
240499 Optical Physics not elsewhere classified

240500 Classical Physics

240501 Acoustics and Acoustical Devices; Waves
240502 Fluid Physics
240503 Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
240504 Electrostatics and Electrodynamics
240599 Classical Physics not elsewhere classified

249900 Other Physical Sciences

249901 Biophysics
249902 Medical Physics
249903 Instruments and Techniques
249999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified

250000 Chemical sciences

250100 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)

250101 Chemical Thermodynamics and Energetics
250102 Chemistry of Catalysis
250103 Colloid and Surface Chemistry
250104 Chemical Spectroscopy
250105 Structural Chemistry
250106 Mechanisms of Reactions
250107 Electrochemistry
250199 Physical Chemistry not elsewhere classified

250200 Inorganic Chemistry

250201 Transition Metal Chemistry
250202 Main Group Metal Chemistry
250203 Solid State Chemistry
250204 Bioinorganic Chemistry
250205 Non-Metal Chemistry
250206 f-Block Chemistry
250299 Inorganic Chemistry not elsewhere classified

250300 Organic Chemistry

250301 Organic Chemical Synthesis
250302 Biological and Medical Chemistry
250303 Physical Organic Chemistry
250399 Organic Chemistry not elsewhere classified

250400 Analytical Chemistry

250401 Separation Science
250402 Analytical Spectrometry
250403 Electroanalytical Chemistry
250404 Flow Analysis
250405 Sensor (Chemical and Bio-) Technology
250406 Immunological and Bioassay Methods
250407 Other Instrumental Methods
250408 Chemometrics
250409 Quality Assurance, Traceability and Metrological Chemistry
250499 Analytical Chemistry not elsewhere classified

250500 Macromolecular Chemistry

250501 Synthesis of Macromolecules
250502 Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules
250503 Characterisation of Macromolecules
250504 Polymerisation Mechanisms
250599 Macromolecular Chemistry not elsewhere classified

250600 Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

250601 Quantum Chemistry
250602 Statistical Mechanics
250603 Reaction Kinetics and Dynamics
250604 Radiation and Matter
250605 Theory of Materials
250606 Macromolecular Design
250699 Theoretical and Computational Chemistry not elsewhere classified

259900 Other Chemical Sciences

259901 Organometallic Chemistry
259902 Environmental Chemistry (incl. Atmospheric Chemistry)
259903 Industrial Chemistry
259904 Supramolecular Chemistry
259999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified

260000 Earth sciences

260100 Geology

260101 Mineralogy and Crystallography
260102 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
260103 Vulcanology
260104 Sedimentology
260105 Petroleum Geology
260106 Ore Deposit Petrology
260107 Structural Geology
260108 Geotectonics
260109 Geochronology
260110 Biostratigraphy
260111 Other Stratigraphy (incl. Sequence Stratigraphy)
260112 Palaeontology
260113 Palynology
260114 Geomorphology
260115 Glaciology
260199 Geology not elsewhere classified

260200 Geophysics

260201 Gravity
260202 Geomagnetism
260203 Electromagnetism
260204 Petrophysics
260205 Explosion Seismology
260206 Earthquake Seismology
260207 Radiometrics
260299 Geophysics not elsewhere classified

260300 Geochemistry

260301 Geochronology and Isotope Geochemistry
260302 Exploration Geochemistry
260303 Organic Geochemistry not elsewhere classified
260304 Inorganic Geochemistry not elsewhere classified
260399 Geochemistry not elsewhere classified

260400 Oceanography

260401 Biological Oceanography
260402 Chemical Oceanography
260403 Physical Oceanography
260499 Oceanography not elsewhere classified

260500 Hydrology

260501 Groundwater Hydrology
260502 Surfacewater Hydrology
260599 Hydrology not elsewhere classified
260600 Atmospheric Sciences
260601 Meteorology
260602 Climatology (incl. Palaeoclimatology)
260603 Ionospheric and Magnetospheric Physics
260699 Atmospheric Sciences not elsewhere classified
269900 Other Earth Sciences
269901 Physical Geography
269999 Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified

270000 Biological sciences

270100 Biochemistry and Cell Biology

270101 Analytical Biochemistry
270102 Cell Metabolism
270103 Protein Targeting and Signal Transduction
270104 Membrane Biology
270105 Cellular Interactions (incl. Adhesion, Matrix, Cell Wall)
270106 Cell Development (incl. Cell Division and Apoptosis)
270107 Cell Neurochemistry
270108 Enzymes
270199 Biochemistry and Cell Biology not elsewhere classified

270200 Genetics

270201 Gene Expression
270202 Genome Structure
270203 Population and Ecological Genetics
270204 Anthropological Genetics
270205 Genetic Development (incl. Sex Determination)
270206 Genetic Immunology
270207 Quantitative Genetics
270208 Molecular Evolution
270209 Meiosis and Recombination
270210 Neurogenetics
270299 Genetics not elsewhere classified

270300 Microbiology

270301 Bacteriology
270302 Archaebacteriology
270303 Virology
270304 Infectious Agents
270305 Mycology
270306 Microbial Genetics
270307 Microbial Ecology
270308 Microbial Systematics, Taxonomy and Phylogeny
270399 Microbiology not elsewhere classified

270400 Botany

270401 Plant Systematics, Taxonomy and Phylogeny
270402 Plant Physiology
270403 Plant Pathology
270404 Phycology
270499 Botany not elsewhere classified

270500 Zoology

270501 Animal Systematics, Taxonomy and Phylogeny
270502 Neurobiology
270503 Animal Anatomy and Histology
270504 Invertebrate Biology
270599 Zoology not elsewhere classified

270600 Physiology

270601 Animal Physiology—Biophysics
270602 Animal Physiology—Cell
270603 Animal Physiology—Systems
270604 Comparative Physiology
270699 Physiology not elsewhere classified

270700 Ecology and Evolution

270701 Freshwater Ecology
270702 Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology)
270703 Terrestrial Ecology
270704 Landscape Ecology
270705 Palaeoecology
270706 Life Histories (incl. Population Ecology)
270707 Sociobiology and Behavioural Ecology
270708 Conservation and Biodiversity
270709 Biogeography
270799 Ecology and Evolution not elsewhere classified

270800 Biotechnology

270801 Gene Therapy
270802 Diagnostic Applications
270803 Transgenesis
270804 Genetic Technologies: Transformation, Site-directed Mutagenesis, etc.
270805 Genetic Engineering and Enzyme Technology
270899 Biotechnology not elsewhere classified

279900 Other Biological Sciences

279901 Global Change Biology
279999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

280000 Information, computing and communication sciences 

280100 Information Systems

280101 Information Systems Organisation
280102 Information Systems Management
280103 Information Storage, Retrieval and Management
280104 Computer-Human Interaction
280105 Interfaces and Presentation (excl. Computer-Human Interaction)
280106 Interorganisational Information Systems
280107 Global Information Systems
280108 Database Management
280109 Decision Support and Group Support Systems
280110 Systems Theory
280111 Conceptual Modelling
280112 Information Systems Development Methodologies
280199 Information Systems not elsewhere classified

280200 Artificial Intelligence and Signal and Image Processing

280201 Expert Systems
280202 Computer Graphics
280203 Image Processing
280204 Signal Processing
280205 Text Processing
280206 Speech Recognition
280207 Pattern Recognition
280208 Computer Vision
280209 Intelligent Robotics
280210 Simulation and Modelling
280211 Virtual Reality and Related Simulation
280212 Neural Networks, Genetic Alogrithms and Fuzzy Logic
280213 Other Artificial Intelligence

280300 Computer Software

280301 Programming Techniques
280302 Software Engineering
280303 Programming Languages
280304 Operating Systems
280305 Multimedia Programming
280399 Computer Software not elsewhere classified

280400 Computation Theory and Mathematics

280401 Analysis of Algorithms and Complexity
280402 Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages
280403 Logics and Meanings of Programs
280404 Numerical Analysis
280405 Discrete Mathematics
280406 Mathematical Software
280499 Computation Theory and Mathematics not elsewhere classified

280500 Data Format

280501 Data Structures
280502 Data Storage Representations
280503 Files
280504 Data Encryption
280505 Data Security
280506 Coding and Information Theory
280599 Data Format not elsewhere classified

289900 Other Information, Computing and Communication Sciences

289999 Other Information, Computing and Communication Sciences

290000 Engineering and technology

290100 Industrial Biotechnology and Food Sciences

290101 Fermentation, Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology
290102 Food Engineering
290103 Food Processing
290104 Other Food Sciences
290105 Other Industrial Biotechnology

290200 Aerospace Engineering

290201 Aerodynamics
290202 Flight Dynamics
290203 Aerospace Structures
290204 Aircraft Performance
290205 Flight Control Systems
290206 Aerospace Electrical Systems
290207 Satellite, Space Vehicle and Missile Design
290299 Aerospace Engineering not elsewhere classified

290300 Manufacturing Engineering

290301 Robotics and Mechatronics
290302 Flexible Manufacturing Systems
290303 CAD/CAM Systems
290304 Control Engineering
290305 Welding Technology
290306 Textile Technology
290307 Printing Technology
290308 Packaging, Storage and Transportation
290309 Safety and Quality
290399 Manufacturing Engineering not elsewhere classified

290400 Automotive Engineering

290401 Automotive Engineering

290500 Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

290501 Mechanical Engineering
290502 Industrial Engineering

290600 Chemical Engineering

290601 Chemical Engineering Design
290602 Process Control and Simulation
290603 Membrane and Separation Technologies
290699 Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified

290700 Resources Engineering

290701 Mining Engineering
290702 Mineral Processing
290703 Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering
290704 Geomechanics
290799 Resources Engineering not elsewhere classified

290800 Civil Engineering

290801 Structural Engineering
290802 Water and Sanitary Engineering
290803 Transport Engineering
290804 Construction Engineering
290805 Geotechnical Engineering
290899 Civil Engineering not elsewhere classified

290900 Electrical and Electronic Engineering

290901 Electrical Engineering
290902 Integrated Circuits
290903 Other Electronic Engineering

291000 Geomatic Engineering

291001 Geodesy
291002 Surveying
291003 Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
291004 Spatial Information Systems
291005 Navigation and Position Fixing
291006 Cartography
291099 Geomatic Engineering not elsewhere classified

291100 Environmental Engineering

291101 Environmental Engineering Modelling
291102 Bio-remediation
291103 Environmental Engineering Design
291104 Environmental Technologies
291199 Environmental Engineering not elsewhere classified

291200 Maritime Engineering

291201 Naval Architecture
291202 Ship and Platform Hydrodynamics
291203 Ship and Platform Structures
291204 Marine Engineering
291205 Ocean Engineering
291206 Special Vehicles
291299 Maritime Engineering not elsewhere classified

291300 Metallurgy

291301 Process Metallurgy
291302 Physical Metallurgy

291400 Materials Engineering

291401 Polymers
291402 Composite Materials
291403 Alloy Materials
291404 Ceramics
291405 Timber
291406 Pulp and Paper
291407 Plastics
291499 Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified

291500 Biomedical Engineering

291501 Clinical Engineering
291502 Rehabilitation Engineering
291503 Biomaterials
291504 Biomechanical Engineering
291599 Biomedical Engineering not elsewhere classified

291600 Computer Hardware

291601 Arithmetic and Logic Structures
291602 Memory Structures
291603 Input, Output and Data Devices
291604 Logic Design
291605 Processor Architectures
291699 Computer Hardware not elsewhere classified

291700 Communications Technologies

291701 Antenna Technology
291702 Optical and Photonic Systems
291703 Digital Systems
291704 Computer Communications Networks
291705 Microwave and Millimetrewave Technology
291706 Broadband Network Technology
291707 Modem Technology
291708 Baseband Technology
291709 Satellite Communications
291710 Radio Communications and Broadcasting not elsewhere classified
291799 Communications Technologies not elsewhere classified

291800 Interdisciplinary Engineering

291801 Fluidization and Fluid Mechanics
291802 Heat and Mass Transfer Operations
291803 Turbulent Flows
291804 Nanotechnology
291899 Interdisciplinary Engineering not elsewhere classified

299900 Other Engineering and Technology

299901 Agricultural Engineering
299902 Combustion and Fuel Engineering
299903 Biosensor Technologies
299904 Engineering/Technology Instrumentation
299999 Engineering and Technology not elsewhere classified

300000 Agricultural, veterinary and environmental sciences

300100 Soil and Water Sciences

300101 Soil Physics
300102 Soil Biology
300103 Soil Chemistry
300104 Land Capability and Soil Degradation
300105 Applied Hydrology (Drainage, Flooding, Irrigation, Quality, etc.)
300199 Soil and Water Sciences not elsewhere classified

300200 Crop and Pasture Production

300201 Plant Biochemistry and Physiology
300202 Plant Nutrition
300203 Plant Improvement (Selection, Breeding and Genetic Engineering)
300204 Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds)
300205 Agronomy
300206 Post Harvest Technologies (Transportation and Storage)
300299 Crop and Pasture Production not elsewhere classified

300300 Horticulture

300301 Plant Improvement (Selection, Breeding and Genetic Engineering)
300302 Plant Growth and Development
300303 Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds)
300304 Post Harvest Technologies
300305 Oenology and Viticulture
300399 Horticulture not elsewhere classified

300400 Animal Production

300401 Animal Breeding
300402 Animal Reproduction
300403 Animal Nutrition
300404 Animal Husbandry
300405 Animal Protection (Pests and Pathogens)
300406 Animal Growth and Development
300499 Animal Production not elsewhere classified

300500 Veterinary Sciences

300501 Veterinary Medicine
300502 Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
300503 Epidemiology
300504 Immunology
300505 Anatomy and Physiology
300506 Pathology
300507 Microbiology (excl. Virology)
300508 Parasitology
300509 Radiology and Imaging
300510 Virology
300511 Surgery
300512 Pharmacology
300599 Veterinary Sciences not elsewhere classified

300600 Forestry Sciences

300601 Nutrition and Physiology
300602 Tree Improvement (Selection, Breeding and Genetic Engineering)
300603 Pests, Health and Diseases
300604 Management and Environment
300605 Fire Management
300606 Agroforestry
300699 Forestry Sciences not elsewhere classified

300700 Fisheries Sciences

300701 Physiology and Genetics
300702 Pests and Diseases
300703 Aquaculture
300704 Ecosystem Studies and Stock Assessment
300705 Evaluation of Management Strategies
300799 Fisheries Sciences not elsewhere classified

300800 Environmental Sciences

300801 Environmental Management and Rehabilitation
300802 Wildlife and Habitat Management
300803 Natural Resource Management
300804 Environmental Impact Assessment
300805 Conservation
300899 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified

300900 Land, Parks and Agriculture Management

300901 Farm Management, Rural Management and Agribusiness
300902 Land and Parks Management
300903 Sustainable Development
300999 Land, Parks and Agriculture Management not elsewhere classified

309900 Other Agricultural, Veterinary and Environmental Sciences

309901 Fertilisers and Agrochemicals (Application etc.)
309902 Education and Extension
309999 Agricultural, Veterinary and Environmental Sciences not elsewhere
classified

310000 Architecture, urban environment and building

310100 Architecture and Urban Environment

310101 Architecture
310102 Heritage and Conservation
310103 Urban and Regional Planning
310104 Landscape Planning
310105 History of the Built Environment
310106 Interior and Environmental Design
310199 Architecture and Urban Environment not elsewhere classified

310200 Building

310201 Building Science and Techniques
310202 Building Construction Management
310203 Building Construction Economics (incl. Quantity Surveying)
310299 Building not elsewhere classified
319900 Other Architecture, Urban Environment and Building
319999 Other Architecture, Urban Environment and Building

320000 Medical and health sciences

320100 Medicine general

320200 Immunology

320201 Allergy
320202 Cellular Immunology
320203 Humoral Immunology and Immunochemistry
320204 Immunogenetics
320205 Transplantation Immunology
320206 Tumor Immunology
320207 Autoimmunity
320299 Immunology not elsewhere classified

320300 Medical Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry

320301 Clinical Chemistry
320302 Medical Biochemistry: Carbohydrates
320303 Medical Biochemistry: Lipids
320304 Medical Biochemistry: Nucleic Acids
320305 Medical Biochemistry: Proteins and Peptides
320306 Medical Biochemistry: Phospholipids
320307 Medical Biochemistry: Other

320400 Medical Microbiology

320401 Medical Bacteriology
320402 Medical Virology
320403 Medical Infection Agents (incl. Prions)
320404 Medical Mycology
320405 Medical Parasitology
320499 Medical Microbiology not elsewhere classified

320500 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences

320501 Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy
320502 Basic Pharmacology
320503 Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
320504 Toxicology (incl. Clinical Toxicology)
320599 Pharmacology not elsewhere classified

320600 Medical Physiology

320601 Human Biophysics
320602 Cell Physiology
320603 Systems Physiology
320699 Medical Physiology not elsewhere classified

320700 Neurosciences

320701 Autonomic Nervous System
320702 Central Nervous System
320703 Peripheral Nervous System
320704 Cellular Nervous System
320705 Sensory Systems
320799 Neurosciences not elsewhere classified

320800 Dentistry

320801 Oral Surgery
320802 Dentistry Support
320803 Dental Technology
320804 Dental Therapy
320899 Dentistry not elsewhere classified
320900 Optometry
320901 Optical Technology
320999 Optometry not elsewhere classified

321000 Clinical Sciences

321001 Anaesthesiology
321002 Dermatology
321003 Cardiology (incl. Cardiovascular Diseases)
321004 Endocrinology
321005 Fetal Development and Medicine
321006 Gastroenterology and Hepatology
321007 Geriatrics and Gerontology
321008 Haematology
321009 Intensive Care
321010 Infectious Diseases
321011 Medical Genetics
321012 Nephrology and Urology
321013 Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
321014 Obstetrics and Gynaecology
321015 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
321016 Opthalmology and Vision Science
321017 Orthopaedics
321018 Otorhinolaryngology
321019 Paediatrics
321020 Pathology
321021 Psychiatry
321022 Radiology and Organ Imaging
321023 Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine
321024 Rehabilitation and Therapy: Occupational and Physical
321025 Rehabilitation and Therapy: Hearing and Speech
321026 Reproduction
321027 Respiratory Diseases
321028 Rheumatology and Arthritis
321029 Surgery
321030 Venereology
321099 Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified

321100 Nursing

321101 Midwifery
321102 Clinical Nursing: Primary (Preventative)
321103 Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care)
321104 Clinical Nursing: Tertiary (Rehabilitative)
321105 Mental Health Nursing
321106 Aged Care Nursing
321199 Nursing not elsewhere classified

321200 Public Health and Health Services

321201 Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety
321202 Epidemiology
321203 Health Information Systems (incl. Surveillance)
321204 Mental Health
321205 Nutrition and Dietetics
321206 Preventive Medicine
321207 Indigenous Health
321208 Primary Health Care
321209 Family Care
321210 Community Child Health
321211 Residential Client Care
321212 Care for Disabled
321213 Human Bioethics
321214 Health and Community Services
321215 Health Care Administration
321216 Health Promotion
321217 Health Counselling
321299 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified

321300 Complementary/alternative Medicine

321301 Oriental Medicine and Treatments
321302 Chiropractic
321303 Naturopathy
321399 Complementary/Alternative Medicine not elsewhere classified
 

321400 Human Movement and Sports Science

321401 Exercise Physiology
321402 Biomechanics
321403 Motor Control
321404 Sport and Exercise Psychology
321405 Sports Medicine
321499 Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified
 

329900 Other Medical and Health Sciences

329901 Podiatry
329902 Medical Biotechnology
329903 Therapies and Therapeutic Technology
329999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified

330000 Education

330100 Education Studies

330101 Educational Psychology
330102 History and Philosophy of Education
330103 Sociology of Education
330104 Educational Policy, Administration and Management
330105 Educational Counselling
330106 Comparative Education
330107 Educational Technology and Media
330108 Special Education
330109 Assessment and Evaluation
330199 Education Studies not elsewhere classified

330200 Curriculum Studies

330201 Curriculum Studies: English Education
330202 Curriculum Studies: Mathematics Education
330203 Curriculum Studies: Science Education
330204 Curriculum Studies: Economics, Commerce, Management and
Services Education
330205 Curriculum Studies: Other Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Education
330206 Curriculum Theory and Development
330299 Curriculum Studies not elsewhere classified

330300 Professional Development of Teachers

330301 Teacher Education: Early Childhood
330302 Teacher Education: Primary
330303 Teacher Education: Secondary
330304 Teacher Education: Vocational Education and Training
330305 Teacher Education: Higher Education
330306 Teacher Education: Special Education
330307 Teacher Education: Nursing and Health
330399 Professional Development of Teachers not elsewhere classified

339900 Other Education

339999 Other Education

340000 ECONOMICS

340100 Economic Theory

340101 Microeconomic Theory
340102 Macroeconomic Theory
340103 Mathematical Economics
340199 Economic Theory not elsewhere classified

340200 Applied Economics

340201 Agricultural Economics
340202 Environment and Resource Economics
340203 Finance Economics
340204 Health Economics
340205 Industry Economics and Industrial Organisation
340206 International Economics and International Finance
340207 Labour Economics
340208 Macroeconomics (incl. Monetary and Fiscal Theory)
340209 Public Sector Economics
340210 Welfare Economics
340211 Transport Economics
340212 Economic Geography
340213 Economic Development and Growth
340214 Urban and Regional Economics
340299 Applied Economics not elsewhere classified

340300 Economic History and History of Economic Thought

340301 Economic History
340302 History of Economic Thought

340400 Econometrics

340401 Economic Models and Forecasting
340402 Econometric and Statistical Methods
340403 Time-Series Analysis
340404 Cross-Sectional Analysis
340405 Panel Data Analysis
340499 Econometrics not elsewhere classified
349900 Other Economics
349901 Political Economy
349902 Comparative Economic Systems
349999 Economics not elsewhere classified

350000 Commerce, management, tourism and services

350100 Accounting, Auditing and Accountability

350101 Financial Accounting
350102 Management Accounting
350103 Auditing and Accountability
350104 Taxation
350105 Bookkeeping
350106 International Accounting
350107 Other Accounting

350200 Business and Management

350201 Human Resources Management
350202 Business Information Systems (incl. Data Processing)
350203 Industrial Relations
350204 Marketing and Market Research
350205 Sales and Distribution
350206 Advertising and Public Relations
350207 Office Services
350208 Organisational Planning and Management
350209 Small Business Management
350210 Quality Management
350211 Innovation and Technology Management
350212 International Business
350213 Electronic Commerce
350299 Business and Management not elsewhere classified

350300 Banking, Finance and Investment

350301 Finance
350302 Financial Econometrics
350303 Financial Institutions (incl. Banking)
350304 Insurance Studies
350399 Banking, Finance and Investment not elsewhere classified

350400 Transportation

350401 Aeronautical Transportation
350402 Aircrew Training
350403 Nautical Transportation
350404 Marine Crew Training
350405 Road and Rail Transportation
350499 Transportation not elsewhere classified

350500 Tourism

350501 Tourism Policy and Planning
350502 Tourism Resource Appraisal
350503 Impacts of Tourism
350504 Tourist Behaviour
350505 Tourism Economics
350506 Tourism Forecasting
350507 Tourism Management
350508 Tourism Marketing
350599 Tourism not elsewhere classified

350600 Services

350601 Hospitality Management
350602 Food and Hospitality Services
350603 Real Estate and Valuation
350604 Professional Services (Legal, Management Consulting, etc.)
350605 Other Retail Services
350606 Wholesale Services
350699 Services not elsewhere classified

359900 Other Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services

359999 Other Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services

360000 Policy and political science

360100 Political Science

360101 Australian Government and Politics
360102 Comparative Government and Politics
360103 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
360104 Political Theory and Political Philosophy
360105 International Relations
360199 Political Science not elsewhere classified

360200 Policy and Administration

360201 Public Policy
360202 Public Administration
360203 Research, Science and Technology Policy
360204 Defence Studies
360299 Policy and Administration not elsewhere classified

369900 Other Policy and Political Science

369999 Other Policy and Political Science

370000 Studies in human society

370100 Sociology

370101 Social Theory
370102 Social Policy and Planning
370103 Race and Ethnic Relations
370104 Urban Sociology and Community Studies
370105 Applied Sociology, Program Evaluation and Social Impact Assessment
370106 Sociological Methodology and Research Methods
370107 Social Change
370199 Sociology not elsewhere classified

370200 Social Work

370201 Clinical Social Work Practice
370202 Social Program Evaluation
370203 Social Policy
370204 Counselling, Welfare and Community Services
370299 Social Work not elsewhere classified

370300 Anthropology

370301 Biological (Physical) Anthropology
370302 Social and Cultural Anthropology
370303 Linguistic Anthropology
370399 Anthropology not elsewhere classified

370400 Human Geography

370401 Urban and Regional Studies
370402 Social and Cultural Geography
370403 Recreation and Leisure Studies
370499 Human Geography not elsewhere classified

370500 Demography

370501 Population Trends and Policies
370502 Migration
370503 Fertility
370504 Family and Household Studies
370599 Demography not elsewhere classified

370600 History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine

370601 History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
370602 Sociology and Social Studies of Science and Technology
370603 History and Philosophy of Medicine
370699 History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine not elsewhere
classified

379900 Other Studies in Human Society

379901 Gender Specific Studies
379902 Aboriginal Studies
379999 Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified

380000 Behavioural and cognitive sciences

380100 Psychology

380101 Sensory Processes, Perception and Performance
380102 Learning, Memory, Cognition and Language
380103 Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology,
Physiological Psychology)
380104 Personality, Abilities and Assessment
380105 Social and Community Psychology
380106 Developmental Psychology and Ageing
380107 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology
380108 Industrial and Organisational Psychology
380109 Psychological Methodology, Design and Analysis
380199 Psychology not elsewhere classified

380200 Linguistics

380201 Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics
380201 Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics
380202 Computational Linguistics
380203 Discourse and Pragmatics
380204 Laboratory Phonetics and Speech Science
380205 Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics)
380206 Language in Time and Space (incl. Historical Linguistics, Dialectology)
380207 Linguistic Structures (incl. Grammar, Phonology, Lexicon, Semantics)
380208 Lexicography
380299 Linguistics not elsewhere classified

380300 Cognitive Science

380301 Philosophy of Cognition
380302 Linguistic Processes (incl. Speech Production and Comprehension)
380303 Computer Perception, Memory and Attention
380304 Neurocognitive Patterns and Neural Networks
380305 Knowledge Representation and Machine Learning
380306 Planning and Problem Solving
380399 Cognitive Science not elsewhere classified

389900 Other Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences

389999 Other Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences

390000 Law, justice and law enforcement

390100 Law

390101 Administrative Law
390102 Comparative Law
390103 Constitutionalism and Constitutional Law
390104 Commercial and Contract Law
390105 Corporations and Associations Law
390106 Criminal Law
390107 Environmental and Natural Resources Law
390108 Family Law
390109 Civil Law
390110 Indigenous Law
390111 International Law
390112 Law and Literature
390113 Legal History
390114 Intellectual Property
390115 Property Law and Conveyancing (excl. Intellectual Property)
390116 Labour Law
390117 Tort Law
390118 Taxation Law
390119 Equity Law
390120 Trust Law
390199 Law not elsewhere classified

390200 Professional Development of Law Practitioners

390201 Legal Practice
390202 Adjudication
390203 Legal Education
390204 Professional Ethics
390299 Professional Development of Law Practitioners not elsewhere
classified

390300 Justice and Legal Studies

390301 Justice Systems and Administration
390302 Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
390303 Human Rights
390304 Counselling and Mediation Services
390305 Law and Society
390399 Justice and Legal Studies not elsewhere classified

390400 Law Enforcement

390401 Criminology
390402 Evidence and Procedure
390403 Police Administration, Procedures and Practice
390404 Detection and Prevention of Crime; Security Services
390405 Correctional Theory and Services; Penology
390499 Law Enforcement not elsewhere classified

399900 Other Law, Justice and Law Enforcement

399901 History and Philosophy of Law and Justice
399999 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement not elsewhere classified

400000 Journalism, librarianship and curatorial studies

400100 Journalism, Communication and Media

400101 Journalism
400102 Technical Writing
400103 Professional Creative Writing
400104 Communication and Media Studies
400199 Journalism, Communication and Media not elsewhere classified

400200 Librarianship

400201 Librarianship
400300 Curatorial Studies
400301 Museum Studies
400302 Archival Studies
400303 Materials Conservation
400399 Curatorial Studies not elsewhere classified

409900 Other Journalism, Librarianship and Curatorial Studies

409999 Other Journalism, Librarianship and Curatorial Studies

410000 The Arts

410100 Performing Arts

410101 Music
410102 Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies
410103 Dance
410104 Indigenous Performing Arts
410199 Performing Arts not elsewhere classified

410200 Visual Arts and Crafts

410201 Graphic Arts
410202 Fine Arts (incl. Sculpture and Painting)
410203 Photography
410204 Crafts
410299 Visual Arts and Crafts not elsewhere classified

410300 Cinema, Electronic Arts and Multimedia

410301 Film and Video
410302 Cinema Studies
410303 Multimedia
410304 Other Cinema and Electronic Arts

410400 Design Studies

410401 Design Theory
410402 Design Innovation
410403 Design Studio Practice
410404 Design Management and Professional Practice
410405 Design History and Cultural Theory
410499 Design Studies not elsewhere classified

419900 Other Arts

419901 Art History and Appreciation
419999 The Arts not elsewhere classified

420000 Language and culture

420100 Language Studies

420101 English
420102 English as a Second Language
420103 Aboriginal Languages
420104 Latin
420105 Greek
420106 French
420107 German
420108 Italian
420109 Spanish
420110 Russian
420111 Other European Languages
420112 Chinese Languages
420113 Japanese
420114 Indonesian Languages
420115 Malaysian Languages
420116 Indian Languages
420117 Korean
420118 Vietnamese Languages
420119 Thai Languages
420120 Other Asian Languages
420121 Comparative Language Studies
420122 Oracy and Oral Traditions
420199 Language Studies not elsewhere classified

420200 Literature Studies

420201 British and Irish
420202 Australian and New Zealand
420203 North American
420204 South American
420205 Latin and Classical Greek
420206 French
420207 German
420208 Italian
420209 Russian
420210 Other European
420211 Chinese
420200 Literature Studies continued
420212 Japanese
420213 Indonesian
420214 Indian
420215 Other Asian
420216 Comparative Literature Studies
420217 Textual Transmission and the Material Record
420218 Literary Theory
420219 Stylistics
420220 Folklore, Myth and Mythologies
420299 Literature Studies not elsewhere classified

420300 Cultural Studies

420301 Cultural Policy Studies
420302 Cultural Theory
420303 Culture, Gender, Sexuality
420304 Screen and Media Culture
420305 Aboriginal Cultural Studies
420306 Postcolonial and Global Cultural Studies
420307 Consumption and Everyday Life
420308 Multicultural, Intercultural and Cross-cultural Studies
420399 Cultural Studies not elsewhere classified

429900 Other Language and Culture

429999 Other Language and Culture

430000 History and archaeology

430100 Historical Studies

430101 History: Australian
430102 History: Asian
430103 History: Pacific
430104 History: North American
430105 History: Latin American
430106 History: African
430107 History: British
430108 History: European
430109 History: Middle Eastern
430110 History: Classical Greek and Roman
430111 History: Other
430112 Biography
430199 Historical Studies not elsewhere classified

430200 Archaeology and Prehistory

430201 Archaeology of Hunter-Gatherer Societies (incl. Pleistocene
Archaeology)
430202 Archaeology of Agricultural and Pastoral Societies
430203 Archaeology of Complex Societies: Europe, the Mediterranean and
the Levant
430204 Archaeology of Complex Societies: Asia, Africa, Oceania and the
Americas
430205 Historical Archaeology (incl. Industrial Archaeology)
430206 Maritime Archaeology
430207 Archaeological Science
430299 Archaeology and Prehistory not elsewhere classified

439900 Other History and Archaeology

439999 Other History and Archaeology

440000 Philosophy and religion

440100 Philosophy

440101 Aesthetics
440102 Epistemology
440103 Ethical Theory
440104 Applied Ethics (incl. Bioethics and Environmental Ethics)
440105 History of Philosophy and History of Ideas
440106 Logic
440107 Metaphysics
440108 Philosophy of Language
440109 Philosophy of Mind (excl. Cognition)
440110 Social Philosophy
440111 Phenomenology
440112 Hermeneutic Theory
440113 Comparative Philosophy
440114 Philosophy of Action
440115 Philosophy of Specific Cultures (e.g. Ancient Greek, Chinese)
440199 Philosophy not elsewhere classified

440200 Religion and Religious Traditions

440201 Hindu Studies
440202 Buddhist Studies
440203 Jewish Studies
440204 Christian Theology (incl. Biblical Studies and Church History)
440205 Islamic Studies
440206 Studies in Other Religious Traditions
440207 Religion and Society
440208 Psychology of Religion
440209 Philosophy of Religion
440299 Religion and Religious Traditions not elsewhere classified

449900 Other Philosophy and Religion

449999 Other Philosophy and Religion

 

 

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