Discipline Groupings

Research Evaluation Committees (RECs) will undertake ERA 2012 evaluations by discipline grouping. Click on each discipline grouping to view the relevant discipline areas and FoR code beginnings.

 

MIC
Mathematical, Information and Computing Sciences

DISCIPLINE

FoR BEGINNING

PURE MATHEMATICS

0101

APPLIED MATHEMATICS

0102

NUMERICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS

0103

STATISTICS

0104

MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS

0105

OTHER MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

0199

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING

0801

COMPUTATION THEORY AND MATHEMATICS

0802

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

0803

DATA FORMAT

0804

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING

0805

INFORMATION SYSTEMS

0806

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES

0807

OTHER INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES

0899

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PCE
Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences

DISCIPLINE

FoR BEGINNING

ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES

0201

ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, NUCLEAR, PARTICLE AND PLASMA PHYSICS

0202

CLASSICAL PHYSICS

0203

CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS

0204

OPTICAL PHYSICS

0205

QUANTUM PHYSICS

0206

OTHER PHYSICAL SCIENCES

0299

ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

0301

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

0302

MACROMOLECULAR AND MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

0303

MEDICINAL AND BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

0304

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

0305

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (INCL. STRUCTURAL)

0306

THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY

0307

OTHER CHEMICAL SCIENCES

0399

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES

0401

GEOCHEMISTRY

0402

GEOLOGY

0403

GEOPHYSICS

0404

OCEANOGRAPHY

0405

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE

0406

OTHER EARTH SCIENCES

0499

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EE
Engineering and Environmental Sciences

DISCIPLINE

FoR BEGINNING

ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

0501

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT

0502

SOIL SCIENCES

0503

OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

0599

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

0901

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING

0902

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

0903

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

0904

CIVIL ENGINEERING

0905

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

0906

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

0907

FOOD SCIENCES

0908

GEOMATIC ENGINEERING

0909

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

0910

MARITIME ENGINEERING

0911

MATERIALS ENGINEERING

0912

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

0913

RESOURCES ENGINEERING AND EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY

0914

INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING

0915

OTHER ENGINEERING

0999

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES

1005

COMPUTER HARDWARE

1006

NANOTECHNOLOGY

1007

OTHER TECHNOLOGY

1099

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BB
Biological and Biotechnological Sciences

DISCIPLINE

FoR BEGINNING

BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

0601

ECOLOGY

0602

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

0603

GENETICS

0604

MICROBIOLOGY

0605

PHYSIOLOGY

0606

PLANT BIOLOGY

0607

ZOOLOGY

0608

OTHER BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

0699

AGRICULTURE, LAND AND PARKS MANAGEMENT

0701

ANIMAL PRODUCTION

0702

CROP AND PASTURE PRODUCTION

0703

FISHERIES SCIENCES

0704

FORESTRY SCIENCES

0705

HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION

0706

VETERINARY SCIENCES

0707

OTHER AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES

0799

AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

1001

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

1002

INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

1003

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MHS
Medical and Health Sciences

DISCIPLINE

FoR BEGINNING

MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

1004

MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND METABOLOMICS

1101

CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE AND HAEMATOLOGY

1102

CLINICAL SCIENCES

1103

COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

1104

DENTISTRY

1105

HUMAN MOVEMENT AND SPORTS SCIENCE

1106

IMMUNOLOGY

1107

MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

1108

NEUROSCIENCES

1109

NURSING

1110

NUTRITION AND DIETETICS

1111

ONCOLOGY AND CARCINOGENESIS

1112

OPTHALMOLOGY AND OPTOMETRY

1113

PAEDIATRICS AND REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE

1114

PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

1115

MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

1116

PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES

1117

OTHER MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

1199

PSYCHOLOGY

1701

COGNITIVE SCIENCE

1702
OTHER PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES

1799

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HCA
Humanities and Creative Arts

DISCIPLINE

FoR BEGINNING

ARCHITECTURE

1201

BUILDING

1202

DESIGN PRACTICE AND MANAGEMENT

1203

ENGINEERING DESIGN

1204

URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

1205

OTHER BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN

1299

LAW

1801

MAORI LAW

1802

OTHER LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES

1899

ART THEORY AND CRITICISM

1901

FILM, TELEVISION AND DIGITAL MEDIA

1902

JOURNALISM AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING 

1903

PERFORMING ARTS AND CREATIVE WRITING

1904

VISUAL ARTS AND CRAFTS

1905

OTHER STUDIES IN CREATIVE ARTS AND WRITING

1999

COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES 

2001

CULTURAL STUDIES 

2002

LANGUAGE STUDIES 

2003

LINGUISTICS 

2004

LITERARY STUDIES 

2005

OTHER LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE 

2099

ARCHAEOLOGY 

2101

CURATORIAL AND RELATED STUDIES 

2102

HISTORICAL STUDIES

2103

OTHER HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY 

2199

APPLIED ETHICS 

2201

HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SPECIFIC FIELDS

2202

PHILOSOPHY 

2203

RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES

2204

OTHER PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES

2299
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EHS
Education and Human Society

DISCIPLINE

FoR BEGINNING

EDUCATION SYSTEMS

1301

CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY

1302

SPECIALIST STUDIES IN EDUCATION 

1303

OTHER EDUCATION

1399

ANTHROPOLOGY

1601
CRIMINOLOGY

1602

DEMOGRAPHY

1603

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

1604

POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION

1605

POLITICAL SCIENCE

1606

SOCIAL WORK

1607

SOCIOLOGY

1608

OTHER STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY

1699

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EC
Economics and Commerce

DISCIPLINE

FoR BEGINNING

ECONOMIC THEORY

1401

APPLIED ECONOMICS

1402

ECONOMETRICS

1403

OTHER ECONOMICS

1499

ACCOUNTING, AUDITING AND ACCOUNTABILITY

1501

BANKING, FINANCE AND INVESTMENT

1502

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

1503

COMMERCIAL SERVICES

1504

MARKETING

1505

TOURISM

1506

TRANSPORTATION AND FREIGHT SERVICES

1507

OTHER COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES

1599
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