What is the Field of Education classification?
Field Of Education description
Using the field of education description
Broad fields of education
What is the Field of Education classification?
Choosing your field of education is one of the most important tasks you will have to do before you apply to a higher education provider. The field of education is the subject or discipline you will study in greatest depth during your course.
The Field of Education Classification is a classification system generally used by Australian universities and providers to describe higher education courses, specialisations and units of study.
The main purpose of the classification is to ensure courses, specialisations and units of study with the same or similar vocational emphasis are classified to the same field of education. The classification uses the concept of vocational emphasis for coding courses and specialisations.
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Field Of Education description
The field of education description consists of two components:
- code
- description
Example: 060307 Community Nursing
Community Nursing is the study of the nursing specialisation concerned with caring for individuals and groups in the community.
Examples of subjects in this detailed field include:
- community nursing assessment
- community nursing programme development
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Using the field of education description
The field of education descriptions can be used to:
- select a broad field or general interest
- consider areas of specialisation or specific interest within the broad field.
The descriptions are only indicative of the field of education but can provide a useful tool to find out what a field of education may be about, what may be studied in this field.
Prospective students who have not yet selected a course of study or refined their choice can use the field of education descriptions:
- as a research tool to narrow their field of interest
- as a way to cross-match course codes at a higher education provider (provider) in their field of interest
- to identify previously unfamiliar study areas that may not have been considered.
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Broad fields of education
Broad levels are the broadest categories of the classification system. These are listed as follows:
01 Natural and Physical Sciences
02 Information Technology
03 Engineering and Related Technologies
04 Architecture and Building
05 Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies
06 Health
07 Education
08 Management and Commerce
09 Society and Culture
10 Creative Arts
11 Food, Hospitality and Personal Services
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