A detailed breakdown of the field of studies within the main classifications categories under the New Zealand Standard Classification of Education (NZSCED).
01
NATURAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
0101 Mathematical
Sciences
010101
Mathematics
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to describe number, form, arrangement and
associated relationships, using rigorously defined literal, numerical
and operational symbols. Principal subject matter includes mathematical
logic, set theory, lattices and combinatorics, number theory and field
theory, rings and algebras, category theory, K Theory, homological
algebra, group theory and generalisations (including topological groups
and lie groups), real and complex functions, differential, difference
and integral equations, harmonic and Fourier analysis, functional
analysis, calculus of variations and control theory, geometry, topology
and manifolds, dynamical systems, functions of several complex
variables, approximation theory, numerical analysis, operations
research, optimisation, systems theory and control, actuarial
mathematics, discrete mathematics, linear programming, vector and
tensor analysis, metric spaces, graph
theory.
010103
Statistics
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to analyse management problems
using probability theory, distribution theory, mathematical
programming, queuing theory, Markov processes, inventory models,
simulation, game theory and other mathematical and statistical
techniques and models, and to apply appropriate theories and techniques
to collecting, describing and interpreting numerical data. Principal
subject matter includes probability theory, stochastic analysis and
modelling, statistical theory and applied
statistics.
010199
Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere
classified
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to
understand mathematical sciences not classified elsewhere in Narrow
Field 0101 Mathematical Sciences. Included are, biological mathematics,
theory of graduation, continuum mathematics and
relativity.
0103
Physics and
Astronomy
010301
Physics
Courses
that provide or develop further the abilities of individuals with an
understanding of the physical properties and interactions of matter and
energy, including equilibrium, power, wave phenomena, heat,
electricity, magnetism, mechanics, sound, light, special relativity and
the particular nature of matter. Principal subject matter includes
astronomy and astrophysics, cosmic ray physics, theoretical physics,
atomic and molecular physics, nuclear and particle physics, condensed
matter physics, electronic and magnetic properties, superconductivity,
plasmas and electrical discharges, optics and opto-electronic physics,
quantum optics and lasers, acoustics and acoustical devices, waves,
fluid physics, thermodynamics and statistical physics, electrostatics
and electrodynamics, biophysics, medical physics and instruments and
techniques.
010303
Astronomy
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to
understand celestial bodies, their positions, motions, distances and
physical conditions, and their origins and evolution. Principal subject
matter includes astrophysics, celestial mechanics, cosmology,
gravitation.
0105
Chemical Sciences
010501 Organic
Chemistry
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand the description,
properties, reactions and preparations of carbon compounds. Principal
subject matter includes aromatic chemistry, end group analysis, free
radicals, isomerism, resonance theory, romaticity, stereochemistry,
structure and function of enzymes.
010503
Inorganic
Chemistry
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand the description,
properties, reactions, and preparation of all the elements and their
compounds, with the exception of carbon compounds. Principal subject
matter includes catenation, complexion stability constants,
crystallography, ionic interactions, multiple bonding, oxidation
states, stereochemistries, structural basis of inorganic
solids.
010599
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals
to understand chemical sciences not classified elsewhere in Narrow
Field 0105 Chemical Sciences. Includes organometallic chemistry,
industrial chemistry, and supramolecular
chemistry.
0107
Earth
Sciences
010701
Atmospheric
Sciences
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand meteorology, atmospheric
chemistry, climatology (including palaeoclimatology) ionospheric and
magnetospheric physics. Includes weather
interpretation.
010703
Geology
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to analyse the history of the
earth and other celestial bodies as recorded in their structure and
composition. Principal subject matter includes mineralogy and
crystallography, igneous and metamorphic petrology, vulcanology,
sedimentology, petroleum geology, ore deposit petrology, structural
geology, geotectonics, geochronology, biostratigraphy, other
stratigraphy (including sequence stratigraphy), palaeontology,
palynology, geomorphology, and
glaciology.
010705
Geophysics
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand gravity, geomagnetism,
electromagnetism, petrophysics, explosion seismology, earthquake
seismology, radiometrics and radar
techniques
010707
Geochemistry
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to
understand geochronology isotope geochemistry and exploration
geochemistry.
010709 Soil
Science
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to understand
the origin, classification and mapping of soils, soil structure,
nutrient and water absorption, and soil mineralogy. Principal subject
matter includes the soil environment, soil nutrient and water supply,
soils in the landscape, soil engineering.
010711
Hydrology
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand groundwater hydrology, and
surface water hydrology.
010713
Oceanography
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to understand
biological oceanography, chemical oceanography and physical
oceanography.
010799 Earth Sciences not
elsewhere
classified
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to understand
physical geography and earth sciences not classified elsewhere in
Narrow Field 0107 Earth Sciences.
0109 Biological
Sciences
010901
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Courses that
provide, or develop further the abilities of individuals to understand
the chemistry of living systems and the biological phenomena that
result from interactions among these systems, including energy changes.
Principal subject matter includes: analytical biochemistry, cell
metabolism, protein targeting and signal transduction, membrane
biology, cellular interactions (incl. adhesion, matrix, cell wall),
cell development (incl. cell division and apoptosis), cell
neurochemistry, enzymes, clinical chemistry, carbohydrates, lipids,
nucleic acid medical biochemistry, proteins and peptides,
phospholipids, molecular structure, and
proteomics.
010903
Botany
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand plant systematics,
taxonomy and phylogeny, plant physiology, plant pathology and
phycology.
010905
Ecology and
Evolution
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to understand
freshwater ecology, marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine
ichthyology), terrestrial ecology, landscape ecology, palaeoecology,
life histories (incl. population ecology), sociobiology and behavioural
ecology, conservation and biodiversity, and
biogeography.
010907 Marine
Science
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to understand
marine and estuarine wildlife. Principal subject matter includes marine
and estuarine biology, marine and estuarine ecology, marine and
estuarine geology.
010909
Genetics
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to understand
gene expression, genome structure, population and ecological genetics,
anthropological genetics, genetic development (incl. sex
determination), genetic immunology, quantitative genetics, molecular
evolution, meiosis and recombination, neurogenetics.
010911
Microbiology
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to understand
micro-organisms including bacteria, viruses, protist, protozoans and
certain fungi. Principal subject matter includes: bacteriology,
archaebacteriology, virology, infectious agents, mycology, microbial
genetics, microbial ecology, microbial systematics, taxonomy and
phylogeny, microbiology not classified elsewhere, medical bacteriology,
medical virology, medical infection agents (incl. prions), medical
mycology, medical parasitology, and medical microbiology not elsewhere
classified.
010913
Human Biology
Courses that provide, or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand human biology
including processes such as respiration, circulation, digestion,
excretion and reproduction. Principal subject matter includes
physiology and anatomy, biophysics, cell systems, comparative
physiology, human biophysics, cell physiology, systems physiology,
anatomy and physiology not classified
elsewhere.
010915
Zoology
Courses that provide, or develop further the
abilities of individuals with an understanding of the structure,
growth, reproduction, heredity, evolution, behaviour and distribution
of animals. Principal subject matter includes animal systematics,
taxonomy and phylogeny, neurobiology and parasitology, animal anatomy
and histology, and invertebrate
biology.
010916
Neuroscience
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand nerve cells, nervous
systems and behaviour. Principal subject matter includes autonomic
nervous system, central nervous system, peripheral nervous system,
cellular nervous system, and sensory
systems.
010999 Biological Sciences not
elsewhere classified
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to
understand biological sciences not classified elsewhere in Narrow Field
0109 Biological Sciences. Includes global change biology, allergy,
bioinformatics, biological sciences not classified
elsewhere.
0199
Other Natural and Physical
Sciences
019901 Medical
Science
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to
understand physics, biology and chemistry as applied to the study of
medicine. Principal subject matter includes physics, biology and
chemistry associated with human physiology and health and biomedical
science.
019903 Forensic
Science
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to understand
and apply scientific theories, practices and applications in the
analysis of material for legal purposes.
Exclusion: Forensic psychiatry is
in Detailed Field 060105
Psychiatry.
019905
Food Science and Biotechnology
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand the physical and
chemical nature of foods and beverages, and the use of living organisms
in food, drugs or other products. Principal subject matter includes
food analysis, heat treatment, hygiene, microbiology, nutrition,
preservation, fermentation, use of enzymes, fungi and bacteria, wine
production and wine
evaluation.
019907
Pharmacology
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand the classification,
uses and effects of drugs. Principal subject matter includes the effect
of drugs in clinical use, testing and analysing drugs to determine
identity, purity and strength.
019909
Laboratory
Technology
Courses that prepare individuals
with skills required to work in medical diagnostic, research and other
laboratories. Principal subject matter includes biochemistry,
microbiology, haematology, transfusion science, histopathology,
scientific concepts and technical laboratory skills, communication,
clinical practice and supervision.
019999
Natural and Physical Sciences not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and apply scientific theories
and methods in the natural and physical sciences not classified
elsewhere in Broad Field 01 Natural and Physical
Sciences.
02
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
0201
Computer
Science
020101 Formal Language
Theory
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to understand
the study of the kinds of formal computer languages (eg regular or
context-free) and the algorithms used to recognise them. Principal
subject matter includes computer language representation, computer
language limitations and computer language
recognition.
020103
Programming
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to write coded
instructions for computers to perform particular tasks. Principal
subject matter includes iterative and recursive processes, program
development and sorting techniques.
020105 Computational
Theory
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to solve
problems, using efficient algorithms, and to identify problems that are
unsolvable. Principal subject matter includes topics with a main focus
on problem solving.
020107 Compiler
Construction
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand the theories and techniques for
the translation of instructions between high and low level computer
languages. Principal subject matter includes syntax analysis, syntax
specification and code generation.
020109
Algorithms
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to understand
and apply processes or rules used for calculation or problem solving.
Principal subject matter includes algorithm design, algorithm analysis
and algorithm application.
020111
Data
Structures
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to
understand the arrangement of data to support particular operations.
Principal subject matter includes array, linked list, binary tree,
B-tree, hash, table, heap adjacency matrix.
020113 Networks and
Communications
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to link computers for communication and
distribution purposes. Principal subject matter includes network
organisation, network protocol, network architectures, local area
networks.
020115
Computer Graphics
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to computerise picture generation.
Principal subject matter includes hidden line elimination, shading and
texturing, ray
tracing.
020117
Operating Systems
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand the design and construction of
systems to control processes and process scheduling. Principal subject
matter includes concurrency and synchronisation, memory management,
file
systems.
020119
Artificial Intelligence
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to program computers to modify behaviour in
response to varying situations and requirements, and past experience.
Principal subject matter includes searching, game playing, problem
solving, expert systems.
020199 Computer Science not elsewhere
classified
Computer Science not elsewhere
classified is the study of all computer science not included elsewhere
in Narrow Field 0201 Computer
Science.
0203
Information Systems
020301
Conceptual Modelling
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand the representation of the
structure, type, and relationships of data items within a system used
to support system design. Principal subject matter includes entity
relationship
modelling.
020303
Database Management
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand the method, and control, of
access to stored data. Principal subject matter includes object
oriented databases, distributed databases, logic based
databases.
020305
Systems Analysis and Design
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand the components
of systems and the information flows between them. Principal
subject matter includes identifying system components, general systems
theory, systems engineering, testing and maintenance, systems design,
software engineering.
020307
Decision Support
Systems
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to
understand the design of information systems to support management
decisions. The systems provide answers to 'what if' scenarios
based on statistical and mathematical models. Principal subject matter
includes the utilisation of appropriate models, query
capabilities.
020399 Information Systems not elsewhere
classified
Information Systems not elsewhere
classified is the study of all information systems not included
elsewhere in Narrow Field 0203 Information
Systems.
0299
Other Information
Technology
029901
Security Science
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand information security in the
computer environment. Principal subject matter includes data security,
system security.
029999
Information Technology not elsewhere
classified
Information
Technology not elsewhere classified is the study of all information
technology not included elsewhere in Broad Field 02 Information
Technology.
03
Engineering and Related
Technologies
0301
Manufacturing, Engineering and
Technology
030101
Manufacturing
Engineering
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to understand
robotics and mechatronics, flexible manufacturing systems,
CAM systems, control
engineering.
030103
Printing
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to
understand and utilise printing technology, printing and packaging
engineering, printing operations, graphic reproduction, binding and
finishing, composing/type setting, graphic pre-press, packaging
printing, photographic imaging, mini lab and professional laboratory
processing, reel-fed, screen and sheet-fed printing.
030105 Textile
Making
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to utilise
textile technology, including its use in carpet manufacturing, yarn
manufacturing and processing, knitting, warp knitting, canvas
fabrication and sail making, dyeing and finishing, weaving and wool
scouring, and woolskin processing.
030107 Garment
Making
Courses
txhat prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to
undertake apparel cutting and sewing, including leather garment
manufacture.
030108
Plastics Processing
Technology
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and apply the knowledge used in
the manufacturing and processing of plastics. Principal subject matter
may include blow moulding, blown film extrusion, plastic extrusion,
film conversion, film slitting, injection moulding, thermoforming
(including vacuum thermoforming and pressure
thermoforming).
030109 Footwear
Making
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to design,
construct and repair shoes, boots and other forms of footwear.
Principal subject matter includes clicking, foot anatomy, grading and
tanning, measurement and fitting, pattern design, cutting and stock
fitting.
030111
Wood Machining and
Turning
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to apply
machining and turning technologies in the production of wood
products.
030113 Cabinet
Making
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to
understand and apply knowledge required in the design, construction and
repair of furniture.
030115 Furniture Upholstery and
Renovation
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and apply knowledge required for
furniture upholstery, finishing and renovation, bed and bedding
manufacture and laminate fabrication.
030117 Furniture
Polishing
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to prepare and polish different timber
furniture surfaces using a number of techniques. Principal subject
matter includes furniture stripping, French polishing, colour
matching.
030199
Manufacturing Engineering and Technology not elsewhere
classified.
Courses that prepare or
develop further the abilities of individuals to understand and apply
knowledge used in manufacturing, engineering and technology not
included elsewhere in Narrow Field 0301 Manufacturing, Engineering and
Technology.
0303 Process and Resources
Engineering
030301
Chemical Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to apply the theories and practices of
chemical processes, heat and mass transfer, the behaviour of liquids
and gases to physical and chemical-physical operations. Principal
subject matter usually includes chemical engineering design, process
control and simulation, membrane and separation.
030303
Mining and Resources
Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to apply techniques and procedures to the
location and appraisal of mineral deposits and to design equipment and
operational processes for extracting such deposits. Principal subject
matter includes mining engineering, mineral processing, gas and
petrochemical industry engineering, reservoir engineering,
geomechanics.
030304
Wood Based Manufacturing
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and apply the knowledge used in
the production, manufacturing and processing of wood-based products.
Principal subject matter includes pulp and paper making, corrugated and
solid board manufacturing and converting, the manufacture of hardboard
and insulating board, laminated veneer, lumber and plywood
manufacturing, the manufacture of medium density fibreboard, particle
board, plywood and wood panels.
030305 Materials
Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to develop and control processes for
extracting metals from their ores, metal refining and manufacturing and
processing metals and alloys, application of metals and alloys for
practical use. Principal subject matter includes some of the following:
extraction metallurgy, mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, structure
of metals, electro-chemistry, mineral beneficiation, mechanical
metallurgy, corrosion, and steel
production.
030306 Ceramics, Industrial Glass and Rubber
Manufacturing
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to develop and control processes for producing
ceramics, industrial glass and rubber from raw materials. Principal
subject matter includes analysing the structure, composition and
properties of ceramics, industrial glass and rubber, developing
techniques for producing and processing the materials, materials
testing.
030307
Food (excluding Seafood) Processing
Technology
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals in the industrial processing of food and
related products. They include the production of beverages,
confectionery, tobacco, edible oils and fats, frozen products,
processing fruit and vegetables, milling and
baking.
030308
Seafood Processing
Courses that prepare of develop
further the abilities of individuals to undertake seafood processing
and seafood inspection. They include seafood processing on board
fishing vessels and
ashore.
030399
Process and Resources Engineering not elsewhere
classified
Process and Resources Engineering
not elsewhere classified is the study of all process and resources
engineering not included elsewhere in the Narrow Field 0303 Process and
Resources
Engineering.
0305
Automotive Engineering and
Technology
030501
Automotive Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and undertake the design,
development and testing of motor vehicles, earth moving equipment,
small engines and their components. Principal subject matter focuses on
applying the theory and practice of engineering mathematics and science
in relation to automotive practice, interpreting and applying standards
to the design of motor vehicles and components, testing and evaluating
vehicle performance and
safety.
030503
Vehicle Mechanics
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to install, maintain and repair, automotive
mechanics, automotive fuel systems, automotive transmissions,
automotive brake systems, steering and suspension systems, exhaust
systems, vehicle hydraulics and pneumatics, radiator, chassis and frame
repair, engine assembly, and automotive air conditioning. They also
cover automotive fitting and turning, engine tuning and general
workshop engineering.
030505 Automotive Electrics and
Electronics
Courses to prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to install, maintain and repair electrical
wiring and electronic components in motor vehicles, earth moving
equipment and small engines.
030507 Automotive Vehicle
Refinishing
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to undertake vehicle spray painting and
detailing. Principal subject matter usually includes surface
preparation, mixing and matching paints, designing decorations and
signwriting on vehicles.
This Detailed Field also includes courses
covering aircraft painting and
detailing.
030509
Automotive Body
Construction
Courses to prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to undertake motor vehicle assembly, including
coach building, tractor and machine body
systems.
030511
Panel Beating
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to undertake the maintenance and repair of
vehicle body
work.
030513
Upholstery and Vehicle Trimming
Courses to prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to make, install, repair and
replace the interior trimmings and upholstery of vehicles, including
cars, boats, aircraft and railway
carriages.
030515
Automotive Vehicle Operations
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to drive motor vehicles including
cars, forklift trucks, motor cycles, trucks and buses. Principal
subject matter includes road rules and safety, motor vehicle handling,
advanced driver training.
NB. Driving Instructor Training is in
Detailed Field 079999 Education not elsewhere
classified.
030599
Automotive Engineering and Technology not elsewhere
classified
Courses to prepare or develop further
the abilities of individuals to undertake automotive engineering not
classified elsewhere in Narrow Field 0305 Automotive Engineering and
Technology.
0307
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and
Technology
030701
Mechanical Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to apply techniques and procedures to design,
construct and maintain the whole range of mechanical equipment and
related systems, including production machinery, energy-conversion
devices, materials handling equipment and vehicles. Principal subject
matter content usually includes some of the following: thermo-dynamics,
fluid dynamics, machine design, electro-mechanical energy conversions,
stress analysis, thermal power generation, heating and
air-conditioning, system dynamics, internal combustion engines,
plastics and fibreglass design and construction, aerodynamics.
030703
Industrial Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to apply organisational, management and
engineering principles to the development of integrated systems of
people, equipment and materials for the purposes of improving
production processes. Principal subject matter usually includes some of
the following: manufacturing processes, industrial organisation, work
analysis and measurement, project analysis and control, production
planning and control.
030705
Toolmaking
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to produce components using engineering
drilling, milling, surface grinding, boring, and turning operations.
Principal subject matter includes metal surface finishing, turning,
toolmaking and
machining.
030707
Metal Fitting, Turning and Machining
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to set up
machining tools, production machines and textile machines, operate
machining tools and machines to shape metal stock and castings, and fit
and assemble the fabricated metal parts into products. Principal
subject matter usually includes metal fitting, machining including
turning, gear cutting, milling and computer controlled machining,
assembling and fitting parts and sub-assemblies, setting up and
operating machine tools to shape metal stocks, reading and interpreting
blueprints and job specification cards in order to determine suitable
materials, methods and sequences of operation and machine
settings.
030709 Sheetmetal
Working
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to use the
knowledge, skills and techniques of fabrication to make, install,
maintain and repair sheet-metal
products.
030711
Boiler-making and Welding
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to cut, weld and repair metal
parts using spot and arc welding
technologies.
030713 Metal Casting and Pattern
Making
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to
produce, finish and repair metal castings, metal mounds and
cores.
030715
Precision Metalworking
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to design,
fabricate, assemble, maintain and repair precision instruments using
hand tools, measuring and calibrating instruments, and magnifying aids.
Included are engraving on fine metal work and jewellery, making and
repairing saw blades, repairing parts and sub-assemblies of locks,
timepieces and small
arms.
030717
Plant and Machine Operations
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals in setting up, controlling and
monitoring mobile or stationary plant and equipment either directly or
by remote control. Principal subject matter includes setting-up,
controlling and monitoring the operation of equipment to ensure its
safe and efficient functioning, fitting attachments to equipment,
cleaning, lubricating and maintaining equipment, repairing minor
defects in equipment.
030799 Mechanical and Industrial
Engineering & Technology not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to conceive, analyse, design, and
test mechanical and industrial engineering and technology not
classified elsewhere in Narrow Field 0307 Mechanical and Industrial
Engineering and
Technology.
0309
Civil
Engineering
030901 Construction
Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand the study of constructing
buildings and infrastructure, underground structures and quarry
operations. Principal subject matter usually includes airport
engineering, roads and bridges, underground construction and
tunnelling.
030903
Structural Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand the form, behaviour, durability
and available technology of materials for the erection of structures.
Principal subject matter includes analysis of strength, serviceability
and durability of structural systems, material behaviour, solid
mechanics, statical properties of structures, structural erection
techniques, structural
loading.
030905
Building Services Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand the study of
developing infrastructure aimed at enhancing human comfort through
controlling heat, light and sound in built environment. Principal
subject matter usually includes: development of secure access systems
for buildings, environmental comfort in buildings, fire resistant
materials engineering, thermal, visual and acoustical environment in
buildings, transportation within buildings (lifts), ventilation and
air-conditioning in built
structures.
030907
Water and Sanitary Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to conceive, analyse, design, test
and construct water resource and conveyance systems, including
hydraulic engineering, water supply and sewerage construction,
pollution control systems, and water treatment
systems.
030909 Transport
Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to plan efficient transport systems and
understand the interaction between transport systems and urban
development. Principal subject matter includes evaluation of cost,
capacity and equity of transportation networks, planning, design and
operation of transport facilities, public transport systems, traffic
operations and control, collecting traffic data including speed, volume
and capacity.
030910 Road
Construction
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to construct, maintain and repair macadamised
and metal roading surfaces, including the use of asphalt and
bitumen.
030911
Geotechnical Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand foundation analysis and design,
slope analysis and soil mechanics. Principal subject matter includes
earth and rock slope analysis, failure in soil, geotechnical
investigations and orientation, geotechnical practical skills, managing
earth pressure in engineering
projects.
030913
Ocean Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand the design of floating, fixed
and sub-sea off shore systems. Principal subject matter includes
engineering mechanics, ocean science,
hydrostatics.
030999 Civil Engineering not
elsewhere classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to conceive, analyse, design, and test civil
engineering not classified elsewhere in Narrow Field 0309 Civil
Engineering.
0311 Geomatic
Engineering
031101
Surveying
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to determine and identify the shape, contour,
location and dimensions of land or water masses and their features.
Principal subject matter usually includes some of the following:
surveying, surveying engineering, photogrammetry, hydrology and
hydrography, astronomy, and geodetic
surveying.
031103 Mapping
Science
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to plan
and design maps. Principal subject matter usually includes some of the
following: cartography, geography and geology for cartography,
technical photography, photogrammetric mapping, environmental mapping,
thermatic cartography, and geographic information
systems.
031199
Geomatic Engineering not elsewhere classified
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand geomatic engineering
not classified elsewhere in Narrow Field 0311 Geomatic
Engineering.
0313
Electrical and
Electronic Engineering and
Technology
031301
Electrical
Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to apply fundamental theory, techniques and
procedures to the design and construction of the whole range of
electrical facilities and equipment. Principal subject matter usually
includes some of the following: electro-magnetic theory, electric
networks and systems, electro-mechanical energy conversions and
electric mechanics, power systems, electric measurement, control
systems, servo-mechanisms.
031303
Electronic Engineering
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals in planning,
designing, developing and maintaining electronic equipment, machinery
and systems including equipment for communication, navigation,
entertainment and power generation. Principal subject matter usually
includes designing electronic components and systems, preparing and
interpreting specifications, drawings and regulations, analysing the
performance of electronic systems.
031305 Computer
Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to design, develop and supervise the
manufacture, testing, installation, maintenance and modification of
computer hardware, including electronic components, equipment and
systems. Principal subject matter usually includes arithmetic and logic
structures, memory structures, input, output and data devices, logic
design, processor
architectures.
031307
Communications Technologies
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand and utilise the
theories of communication technologies. Principal subject matter
usually includes antenna technology, optical and photonic systems,
digital systems, computer communications networks, microwave and
millimetrewave technology, broadband network technology, modem
technology, base-band technology, satellite
communications.
031309
Communications Equipment Installation and
Maintenance
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individual to install, test, maintain and repair
electrical communications and telecommunications equipment and radar
electronics, including marine navigational
aids.
031311 Power Line Installation and
Maintenance
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to install, test, maintain, and repair
electrical installations, including electrical cables, electrical
conductors, switchboards and electrical control
components.
031313 Electrical Fitting, Electrical
Mechanics
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to install, maintain, diagnose faults in and
repair electrical wiring and equipment in domestic, commercial and
industrial establishments, ships and trains. Principal subject matter
usually includes tracing and diagnosing faults in electrical circuits
and appliances, examining and interpreting blueprints, wiring diagrams
and specifications, replacing defective components and reassembling
electrical units, installing, maintaining and repairing electrical
wiring systems and fittings including light switches, switchboards and
earthing systems, testing circuit continuity using a variety of
instruments to ensure electrical compatibility and
safety.
031315
Refrigeration, Heating and Air
Conditioning
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to assemble, manufacture, install, test,
maintain and repair industrial, commercial and residential
refrigeration, heating and air ventilation systems, including air
conditioning systems and ducted and piped
systems.
031317
Electronic Equipment Servicing
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to maintain, diagnose faults in and repair
computers, radio and television receivers, audio, video, and other
electronic equipment. Principal subject matter usually includes reading
and interpreting circuit diagrams, wiring, installing and testing
electronic equipment, diagnosing and locating faults, and replacing and
repairing faulty components.
031399 Electrical and Electronic
Engineering and Technology not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand and utilise
electrical, electronic engineering, computer hardware, and
communications technologies not classified elsewhere in Narrow Field
0313 Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology, Included are
courses in electrical standards and
statutes.
0315
Aerospace Engineering and
Technology
031501
Aerospace Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand the design, construction, and
installation of the structural aspects of aircraft, space vehicles and
associated power units, including special programs of flight in both
the earth's atmosphere and space, and the launching, guidance and
control of missiles, earth satellites, and space vehicles and probes.
Principal subject matter includes aerodynamics, flight dynamics,
aerospace structures, aircraft performance, flight control systems,
aerospace electrical systems, satellite, space vehicle and missile
design, and propulsion
technology.
031503
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand and apply knowledge
of aircraft maintenance engineering (mechanical), aircraft maintenance
engineering (structures), aircraft maintenance engineering (avionics),
aeronautical maintenance, machining, armament, non-destructive testing,
aeronautical document production, aeronautical engineering planning,
production control, quality assurance, aeronautical technical support,
mechanical maintenance, repair and overhaul, painting, power plant
maintenance repair and overhaul, servicing, structures, helicopter and
avionics.
031505
Aircraft
Operation
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and undertake aircraft
operations. Principal subject matter includes piloting aircraft,
flight, aerodynamics, control system and practical flying training,
aeronautical transportation and aircrew training, flight attendant
training, baggage handling, refuelling and airport terminal and tarmac
services.
031507
Air Traffic Control
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to control air traffic, aircraft routes,
take-off and landing procedures from an air traffic control tower or on
the ground in a commercial airport or
airfield.
031599
Aerospace Engineering and Technology not elsewhere
classified
Aerospace Engineering and Technology
not elsewhere classified is the study of all aerospace engineering and
technology not included elsewhere in the narrow field 0315 Aerospace
Engineering and
Technology.
0317
Maritime Engineering and
Technology
031701
Maritime Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to apply engineering principles and techniques
to the design, construction, installation, maintenance and operation of
engineering components and equipment operating on or in the water.
Principal subject matter includes ship and platform hydrodynamics, ship
and platform structures, marine and ocean engineering, and special
vehicles.
031703
Marine
Construction
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and apply design theories,
principles and techniques for the design, construction, maintenance and
repair of vehicles and equipment operating on or in the water,
including boat building and marine
architecture.
031705
Marine Craft Operation
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to operate and navigate ships, and their
communication systems. Principal subject matter includes directing the
movement of vessels and the stowage and discharge of cargoes,
determining the vessel's position using electronic and non-electronic
navigational aids, directing and supervising ships' officers and deck
crew in the performance of their duties, communicating with ships and
shore stations using radio or semaphore, maintaining ships' equipment,
cargo gear, rigging, life-saving and fire-fighting equipment, keeping
watch at sea and in port to ensure safety, recording vessels' progress,
crew's activities, weather and sea conditions, marine crew
training.
031799 Maritime Engineering and
Technology not elsewhere classified
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand and apply the
theories, principles and techniques of marine engineering not
classified elsewhere in Narrow Field 0317 Maritime Engineering and
Technology.
0399 Other Engineering
and Related
Technologies
039901
Environmental Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to assess the feasibility of
engineering and resource projects with respect to the environment.
Principal subject matter includes erosion control and land
rehabilitation, soil and water relationships, energy issues, waste
minimisation, recycling and land
management.
Excluded is "environmental impact assessment"
which is in 050999 Environmental Studies not elsewhere
classified.
039902
Orthotics and Prosthetics
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to
understand and practise orthotic and prosthetic therapies and
technologies, to develop artificial limbs and corrective or therapeutic
devices.
039903
Biomedical Engineering
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and utilise clinical
engineering, rehabilitation engineering, biomaterials, and
biomechanical
engineering.
039905
Fire Technology and Rescue
Services
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand fire and use fire fighting
equipment and techniques. Principal subjects include fire detection,
suppression and prevention, the use, management and maintenance of fire
fighting equipment, fire fighting
techniques.
039907
Rail Operations
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and demonstrate knowledge of the
operation of trains and railway station and yard
operations.
039909
Cleaning
Courses that prepare or develop further the
ability of individuals to understand and apply the knowledge and skills
required to undertake caretaking, cleaning, laundering, dry-cleaning,
carpet and textile cleaning and window cleaning
operations.
039999
Engineering and Related Technologies not
elsewhere classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and utilise engineering and
related technologies not classified elsewhere in Broad Field 3
Engineering and Related Technologies. Included are fluidisation and
fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer operations, turbulent flows,
nanotechnology and
engineering.
04
ARCHITECTURE AND
BUILDING
0401 Architecture and
Urban
Environment
040101
Architecture
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to design, alter, adapt, conserve
and preserve buildings. Also included are courses in architectural
history. Principal subject matter usually includes some of the
following: principles of architectural design, structural design and
theory, architectural drawing, building drawing, architectural
graphics, architectural technologies, building methods, materials and
assemblies, building services, and project
management.
040103
Urban Design and Regional Planning
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to plan, and to apply the planning
process to, the development of urban and rural areas, taking account of
function, aesthetic sensitivity, technology, and social, psychological
and economic well-being. Principal subject matter usually includes some
of the following; principles of urban planning, urban transport,
regional and metropolitan planning and development, environmental
principles, environmental assessment, and regional resource
planning.
040105
Landscape
Architecture
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to apply
design processes to human made structures and objects and animate and
inanimate natural materials in the landscape with the object of
synthesising functional relationships, human behaviour, ecology and
land form, construction technology and aesthetic sensitivity. Principal
subject matter usually includes some of the following: history of
landscape architecture, landscape design, earth grading, drainage,
irrigation systems, landscape graphics, plant design, selected studies
in structural architecture, and selected horticultural studies.
040107 Interior
and Environmental Design
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to plan and design the interior environments
of houses, offices, factories and other buildings. Principal subject
matter usually includes some of the following: building process,
materials and techniques, space organisation, aesthetics, furniture
design, and mass production.
040199 Architecture and Urban
Environment not elsewhere
classified
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to
understand heritage and conservation, and architecture and urban
environment not classified elsewhere in Narrow Field 0401 Architecture
and Urban
Environment.
0403
Building
040301 Building Science and
Technology
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to assist architects and engineers in planning
and designing structures and buildings, testing materials, constructing
and inspecting buildings, construction technology, model building and
design estimating.
040303 Building Construction Management
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to assist
architects and engineers to manage building construction. Principal
subject matter usually includes some of the following: building
economics, building construction costing, building law, and building
organisation.
040305
Building Surveying (Inspection)
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to assess the
condition of buildings to ensure compliance with plans, specification
and regulations and that proper techniques and materials have been
used. Principal subject matter usually includes topics with a main
focus on building assessment, building codes and standards,
certification codes and
practice.
040307
Building Construction Economics (including Quantity
Surveying)
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to estimate quantities of materials and total
costs involved in building and construction. Principal subject matter
usually includes analysing architectural and engineering drawings,
specifications and tenders in order to estimate costs at the planning
stage of the building process, advising on costs of alternative
construction materials and methods, and on alternative, contractual
arrangements.
040309
Bricklaying and
Stonemasonry
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to lay and join
bricks, stone and building blocks, to construct and repair all types of
masonry structures, as well as equipment such as industrial ovens,
furnaces, kilns and smelters, to cut and shape stone blocks ready for
laying and joining, to inscribe masonry. Principal subject matter
usually includes bricklaying techniques, arch construction, glass block
construction, stone inscription methods, stone
renovation.
040311
Carpentry and
Joinery
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals in
carpentry skills including aluminium joinery, door and window joinery,
stairs and trade skills, and joinery
machining.
040313 Ceiling, Wall and Floor
Fixing
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to clad
internal and external surfaces with tiles, timber or other cladding.
Principal subject matter includes the installation, maintenance and
repair of interiors and flooring and the use of fibrous
cement.
040315
Roof Fixing
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to cover structures with roof
tiles, shingles and other materials to form a waterproof surface.
Principal subject matter usually includes slate, shingle, concrete and
metal tiles, roofing cladding, flashings and
gutters.
040317
Plastering
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to fix fibrous sheets and apply
plaster, cement-based and similar materials to ceilings, interior and
exterior walls of buildings, to make plasterboard and plaster
mouldings. Principal subject matter usually includes fibrous
plasterwork, rendering and moulding, decorative
finishing.
040319
Furnishing Installation
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to make, install, maintain and repair,
curtains, blinds, awnings and other soft
furnishings.
040321
Floor Coverings
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to measure, install and lay parquetry, carpet,
cork, linoleum, vinyl and other soft floor coverings. Principal subject
matter includes measuring and marking off areas to determine layout,
laying covering materials on floors, cutting shapes around permanent
fixtures, parquetry and timber floor
surfacing.
Exclusions: slate, stone and ceramic tile
laying, which are in Detailed Field 040313 Ceiling, Wall and Floor
Fixing.
040323
Glazing
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to install, maintain and repair flat and
decorative glass. Principal subject matter usually includes some of the
following window glazing, mirror fixing, lead lighting, glass
decoration, windscreen
glazing.
040325
Painting, Decorating, Sign Writing and Other
Finishes
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to apply paint, varnish, paper, vinyl and
fabrics to decorate and protect interior and exterior surfaces, in
industrial and domestic settings, and to design and paint
signs.
Exclusion:
painting motor vehicles, which is in Detailed Field 030507 Automotive
Vehicle
Refinishing
040327
Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to install, maintain and repair,
for use in commercial or residential properties, plumbing, water supply
systems, gas fired appliances and equipment, gas supply systems, water
and gas meters, drainage systems, effluent disposal systems and
drains.
040329
Scaffolding and Rigging
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to erect and dismantle modular scaffolding and
rigging and use related equipment. Principal subject matter usually
includes suspended scaffolds, mast climbers, safety nets and static
lines, formwork and
props.
040399 Building
not elsewhere classified
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals in
building skills, including general construction site skills, not
classified elsewhere in Detailed Field 0403
Building.
05
AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND RELATED
STUDIES
0501
Agriculture
050101
Agricultural Science
Courses that integrate the disciplines that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to apply
scientific theories, principles and practices to the production and
management of plants and animals for food and fibre. They include
recreational, aesthetic or ornamental purposes, and animal and arable
farming
products.
050103
Wool and Fibre Science
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand the structure and classification
of
wool.
050104
Beekeeping
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and apply knowledge in
pollination, production of honey and other bee products, practical bee
handling and
management.
050105
Animal Husbandry
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals in the intensive management of animals, their
handling, care, breeding and rearing, animal health inspection.
Principal subject matter includes applying artificial breeding
techniques to the improvement of animal production, supervising animal
breeding programmes, applying knowledge in the care and training of
horses including equine health, identifying environmental factors
affecting flock and herd health and productivity, providing for the day
to day needs of animals including hygiene and nutrition.
050106
Crop Production
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to apply the relevant theories, principles and
appropriate technical skills to the production and management of plants
(including grains and seeds) for food, feed, fibre and recreational,
aesthetic or ornamental purposes. Principal subject matter usually
includes agricultural breeding (including grains, seeds and crops),
agricultural reproduction, growth and development, plant nutrition,
plant improvement (selection, breeding and genetic engineering),
agronomy, and post-harvest technologies (transportation and
storage).
050108
Equine Trades
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and apply knowledge of saddlery,
equine training, and
farriery.
050110
Wool and Fibre Harvesting
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand and apply the
knowledge, skills and techniques of harvesting wool products from
animals. Principal subject areas including shearing, grooming, wool and
fibre harvesting and wool
handling.
050112
General Land Skills
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and apply knowledge of general
land skills, including
fencing.
050199
Agriculture not elsewhere classified
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand and apply knowledge
of agricultural-based activities not elsewhere
classified.
0503
Horticulture and
Viticulture
050301
Horticulture
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to produce, and manage the
production of, fruit, vegetables, flowers, nursery plants, shrubs and
trees used principally for food, fibre, ornamental, recreational and
aesthetic purposes. Principal subject matter usually includes some of
plant breeding, selection and genetic engineering, plant nutrition,
pests and diseases, post-harvest technologies, horticultural
engineering and reticulation systems, arboriculture, floriculture,
greenhouse operation and management, landscaping, nursery and orchard
operation and management, turf management, organic growing principles
and practices, hydroponics, aeroponics and amenity
horticulture.
050303
Viticulture
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to make wine, including the production and
processing of grapes and the management of wine making enterprises.
Principal subject matter usually includes some of the following: soils
and nutrition, climatology and soils, viticulture, vine physiology, and
vine management.
0505
Forestry
Studies
050501
Forestry Studies
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to establish, cultivate, harvest
and manage forests, including the production, protection and management
of timber and speciality forest crops, the selection and grading of
forest raw materials, and the utilisation of forest lands for multiple
purposes such as game preserves and recreation. Principal subject
matter usually includes some of the following: silviculture, nutrition
and physiology, tree improvement (selection, breeding and genetic
engineering), tree health (pests and diseases), forest management and
environment, agroforestry, forest nursery, forest establishment, forest
tending, forest harvesting, forest health protection, product
quarantine, inventory, forestry operations, safety management,
technical forestry and chainsaw
operation.
050502
Solid Wood Processing
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and apply the knowledge, skills
and techniques of wood processing. Principal subject matter usually
includes some of the following: wood science, wood technology, saw
doctoring, saw milling, timber grading, timber machining, timber
remanufacture, wood drying and wood
preservation.
0507
Fisheries
Studies
050701
Aquaculture
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand breeding, rearing, harvesting,
handling and processing of fish and other edible aquatic resources.
Principal subject matter usually includes the principles of aquaculture
production, feeding and maintaining stock, stocking and sampling
fisheries.
050702
Seafood Harvesting (Fishing)
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand and apply the skills
and techniques of seafood harvesting operations on inland waterways and
ocean-going seafood
vessels.
050799
Fisheries Studies not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand physiology and genetics of
marine animals, pests and diseases, aquacultural sciences, stock
assessment, and evaluation of fisheries management
strategies.
0509
Environmental
Studies
050901 Land, Parks and Wildlife
Management
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and apply a broad range of
practical skills and knowledge in the area of wildlife and park
management. Principal subject matter usually includes land and parks
and wildlife habitat management, sustainable development, land and
parks management not classified
elsewhere.
050999
Environmental Studies not elsewhere classified
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to understand
environmental studies not classified elsewhere in Detailed Field 0509
Environmental Studies. Included are: methods of controlling sources of
environmental pollutants, planning and developing environmental
research models, collecting, identifying and analysing pollution data
to determine effects on the environment, environmental management and
rehabilitation, natural resource management, environmental impact
assessment, and conservation
studies.
0599
Other Agriculture, Environmental and Related
Studies
059901
Pest and Weed
Control
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand plant protection (pests,
diseases and weeds), animal protection (pests and pathogens), and urban
pest management including the application of agrichemicals and
fertilisers.
059999 Agriculture, Environmental
and Related Studies not elsewhere
classified
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to understand
agricultural, environmental and related studies not classified
elsewhere in Broad Field 05 Agriculture, Environmental and Related
Studies.
06
HEALTH
0601
Medical
Studies
060101
General Medicine
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to apply the principles and procedures used in
the observation, diagnosis, care and treatment of illness, disease,
injury, deformity or other anomalies in humans and to qualify and
register as medical
practitioners.
060103
Surgery
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to qualify and register as general medical
practitioners, general surgeons or to practice as
specialists.
060105
Psychiatry
Course that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to diagnose and treat mental illness and
practice as psychiatrists. Included is the practise of forensic
psychiatry.
060107
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to qualify and register as
obstetricians and/or gynaecologists and/or in the field of foetal
development and
medicine.
060109
Paediatrics
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to qualify and register as paediatricians.
They involve preventing, diagnosing and treating diseases and uncommon
disorders in children and adolescents. Principal subject matter usually
includes the following topics: child growth and development, child and
adolescent diseases,
neonatology.
060111
Anaesthesiology
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to qualify and register as medical
practitioners and to practice as
anaesthetists.
060113
Pathology
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to qualify and register as
pathologists.
060115
Radiology
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to qualify and register as radiologists in the
field of radiology and organ imaging, radiotherapy and nuclear
medicine.
060117
Internal Medicine
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to qualify and register as specialists in the
fields of cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases), endocrinology,
gastroenterology and hepatology, geriatrics and gerontology,
haematology, infectious diseases, medical genetics, intensive care,
nephrology and urology, neurology and neuromuscular diseases, oncology
and carcinogenesis, paediatrics, respiratory diseases, rheumatology and
arthritis, or any other specialist field of internal
medicine.
060119
General Practice Medicine
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to qualify and register as general
medical practitioners providing primary and continuing medical care to
patients in a community setting. Primary subject matter includes simple
surgical procedures; dealing with medical emergencies; diagnosis;
prescribing and administering medications; primary, personal and
continuing medical
care.
060199
Medical Studies not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand medical studies not classified
elsewhere in Detailed Field 0601 Medical Studies. Included are
dermatology, otorhinolaryngology, reproduction, venereology.
0603
Nursing
060301
Nursing
Courses
that prepare individuals to provide care for the sick or disabled of
all ages and to register and practice as registered nurses. They
include administering medications and treatments, and planning
education for health maintenance and health promotion. Principal
subject matter usually includes some of the following: nursing
techniques and procedures, anatomy and physiology, psychiatric nursing,
paediatric nursing, obstetrical nursing, geriatric nursing, and public
health nursing.
060303
Midwifery
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to qualify and
register as midwifes. Principal subjects may include midwifery
techniques and practices, anatomy and physiology and the care of
pre-natal and post-natal mothers and infants in a variety of
settings.060308
Health Care
Assistant
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to provide
basic care to the ill or disabled and to provide health promotion
services under the guidance or supervision of a registered nurse or
other health professional.
060399 Nursing not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand nursing not classified elsewhere
in Detailed Field 0603
Nursing.
0605
Pharmacy
060501
Pharmacy
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to
register as a pharmacist and to procure, store and prepare drugs, to
analyse the therapeutic and toxic effect of drugs, to recommend and
dispense drugs, medicines and devices used in the diagnosis, treatment
or prevention of disease. Principal subject matter includes
pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacy, basic pharmacology, clinical
pharmacology and therapeutics, toxicology (including clinical
toxicology), and pharmaceutical practice.
0607
Dental
Studies
060701
Dentistry
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to register and
practise as registered dental surgeons and to practise the prevention,
diagnosis and treatment of diseases and abnormalities of the teeth,
gums, jaws and oral cavity and related parts, including the restoration
and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing teeth
and other oral structures. Principal subject matter usually includes
some of the following: general dentistry, oral anatomy and physiology,
oral pathology, general and local anaesthesia, oral surgical
procedures, endodontics, orthodontics, paedodontics, periodontics, and
practice management.
060704
Dental Hygiene and Therapy
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to provide dental care and dental health
education services to individuals and community health programmes, and
to assist individuals to overcome oral functional problems. Principal
subject matter usually includes some of the following: dental
technology, clinical dentistry, preventive dentistry, histology, oral
microbiology, oral therapeutics, oral pathology, and
physiology.
060705 Dental
Technology
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to practise as
dental technicians. Principal subject areas may include the prevention,
diagnosis and treatment of diseases and abnormalities of the teeth,
gums, jaws and oral cavity and related parts, and the construction of
bridges, plates, dentures, dental crowns.
060799 Dental Studies not
elsewhere classified
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand and practise
dentistry not elsewhere classified in Detailed Field 0607Dental
Studies.
0609 Optical
Science
060901
Optometry
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to qualify and register as optometrists, that
is, to test vision, determine defects and prescribe corrective
measures. Principal subject matter usually includes some of the
following: histology, ocular anatomy, biochemistry, physiological
optometry, ocular pharmacology, neuro-physiology of vision, function
disorders of vision, diseases of the eye, and ophthalmic
prosthetics.
060903
Optical
Technology
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand and use the
technologies used in the determination and correction of deficiencies
in an individual's vision so as to practice as optical
technicians.
060999 Optical Science not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand optometry not
classified elsewhere in Detailed Field 0609 Optical
Science.
0611
Veterinary
Studies
061101
Veterinary Science
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to diagnose and treat animal diseases and
injuries, to prevent the spread of animal diseases, and to gain
registration as veterinary surgeons. Principal subject matter includes
veterinary medicine, anaesthesiology and intensive care, epidemiology,
immunology, anatomy and physiology, pathology, microbiology (excluding
virology), parasitology, radiology and imaging, virology, surgery,
pharmacology, biochemistry, animal nutrition and management, animal
behaviour and welfare, meat hygiene, public health, animal genetics and
breeding, theriogenology, animal health, wildlife health and
disease.
061103
Veterinary Assisting
Courses that prepare of develop further the
abilities of individuals to assist in animal nursing care, health
promotion, treatment and prevention of illness, disease and injury.
They include the care, handling and training of domesticated and
captive wild animals, and the care and handling of laboratory
animals.
061199
Veterinary Studies not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand veterinary studies
not classified elsewhere in Detailed Field 0611 Veterinary
Studies.
0613
Public
Health
061301 Occupational Health and
Safety
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to
understand the theories and knowledge required to evaluate health and
safety issues in the work place, and to apply corrective and
preventative strategies and practices in occupational environments.
Principal subjects may include hazardous substances, noise assessment
and control, environmental health practice, public health engineering,
occupational safety and health legislation, pollution and occupational
health and
safety.
061303
Environmental Health
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals in the study of the health impact of the
interaction between humans and the environment. Principal subject
matter includes topics with a main focus on the effect of environmental
pollution on
health.
061304
Hauora (Maori Health)
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to explain, analyse and research the health of
Maori people in Aotearoa New Zealand,
and apply and promote models, strategies, practices and techniques in
hauora
contexts.
061307
Health Education, Promotion,
Counselling
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and apply knowledge of health
promotion and counselling practices and
strategies.
061309
Community Health
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand mental health, preventive
medicine, primary health care, community child health, public health
and health
services.
061311
Epidemiology
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand epidemiology, the science of the
spread of disease in populations. Principal subjects may include
statistics, disease spreading mechanisms, immunology and
immunisation.
061399
Public Health not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand public health issues
not classified elsewhere in Detailed Field 0613 Public
Health.
0615
Radiography
061501
Medical Imaging Technology (Radiography) and Radiation Therapy
Courses that
prepare individuals to register and work as medical radiation
technologists (diagnostic radiographers) or (under the supervision of
radiologists) to use roentgen rays and radioactive substances for
diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, to develop images, to administer
radioactive isotopes and to measure glandular and other bodily activity
in therapeutic, diagnostic and tracer studies, using a variety of
equipment. Principal subject matter includes anatomy and physiology,
pathology and applied imaging, image recording physics, radiation
protection, radiation techniques, clinical practice and supervision,
patient care, applied psychology, computed tomography, mammography,
ultrasound.
0617
Rehabilitation
Therapies
061701
Physiotherapy
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to become proficient in techniques for
assessing and treating people who have been affected by injury,
disability or disease and to practise as registered physiotherapists.
Principal subject matter usually includes some of the following:
physiotherapy, health psychology,
electrotherapy.
061703 Occupational
Therapy
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to register and
practise as registered occupational therapists; to practise and use the
principles and techniques of providing therapy that offers mental
diversion to the patient, exercising an affected part of the body, and
giving vocational training that will enable patients to enter the
workforce. Principal subject matter usually includes some of the
following: theories and practice of occupational therapy, general
science, physiology, biomechanics, neurophysiology, anatomy,
psycho-social health studies, illness and wellness over the life span,
occupational health and management, therapeutic skills, community
education, creative life and recreational skills, assessment and
evaluation techniques, therapeutic recreation.
061705
Chiropractic and
Osteopathy
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individual to practise as chiropractors or
osteopaths.
061707 Speech
Pathology
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to practise as speech language
therapists that is, to evaluate and treat adult and child speech and
language disorders resulting from hearing disorders, neurological
disturbances, defective articulation or foreign dialect .
061709
Audiology
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to practise as audiologists, that is to plan,
direct and conduct remedial programmes to restore or improve
communication efficiency of individuals with hearing impairment.
Principal subject matter may include audiometry, testing for hearing
loss and fitting hearing aids.
061711 Massage
Therapy
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to
understand and practise muscular manipulation for therapeutic and
rehabilitative purposes. Principal subjects include anatomy,
physiology, massage procedures and techniques, and clinical
training.
061713
Podiatry
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to care
for and treat disorders and diseases of the feet, so as to practise as
podiatrists. Principal subject matter usually includes some of the
following: biochemistry, podology, podiatric medicine, podiatric
orthopaedics, human biology, bioscience.
061799 Rehabilitation Therapies
not elsewhere classified
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individual to understand and practise
rehabilitation therapies not classified elsewhere in Detailed Field
0617Rehabilitation
Therapies.
0619
Complementary
Therapies
061901
Naturopathy and Homeopathy
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand and become
proficient in the techniques of naturopathy and homeopathy.
Exclusion:
Courses in aromatherapy, herbal treatments and iridology are in
Detailed Field 061999 Complementary Therapies not elsewhere
classified.
061903
Acupuncture
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and become proficient in the
techniques, practice and delivery of
acupuncture.
061905 Traditional Chinese
Medicine
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to
understand and become proficient in techniques and treatments of
Chinese medicine. Principal subject matter usually includes Chinese
herbal medicine and Chinese therapies.
Exclusion: Other Asian traditional
therapies are in Detailed Field 061905 Complementary Therapies not
elsewhere
classified.
061999
Complementary Therapies not elsewhere classified
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand and become
proficient in aromatherapy, herbal treatments, iridology and other
complementary therapies not classified elsewhere in Detailed Field 0619
Complementary
Therapies.
0699
Other
Health
069901 Nutrition and
Dietetics
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to use the physical and biological sciences as
they relate to human needs for food and for practical solutions to the
dietary needs of people. Principal subject matter usually includes some
of the following: food science, biochemistry, psychology, food
microbiology, nutrition, food analysis, food hygiene, health education,
community dietetics, applied dietetics.
069903 Human Movement and Sports
Science
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to apply the
principles of science to the study of human movement. Principal subject
matter includes anatomy, exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor
control. 069905
Paramedical Studies
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to
understand and practise paramedicine, including out of hospital
paramedical services and ambulance
services.
069907
First Aid
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to treat
casualties and provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation or other emergency
care. Principal subject matter includes first aid
treatment.
069999
Health not elsewhere classified
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to
understand medical biotechnology, therapies and therapeutic technology,
medical and health sciences not classified elsewhere in Broad Field 06
Health.
07
EDUCATION
0701
Teacher Education
070101 Teacher Education: Early
Childhood (Pre-Service)
Courses that prepare individuals in the
theories, methods and techniques of developing, implementing and
evaluating organised learning activities thus enabling them to gain
registration as teachers and to teach in early childhood education
centres. Principal subject matter usually includes some of the
following: history, philosophy, psychology and sociology of education;
theory and practice of early childhood
teaching.
070103 Teacher Education: Primary
(Pre-Service)
Courses that prepare individuals in the
theories, methods and techniques of developing, implementing and
evaluating organised learning activities thus enabling them to gain
registration as teachers and to teach in schools at the primary
schooling level. Principal subject matter usually includes some of the
following: history, philosophy, psychology and sociology of education;
curriculum, theory and practice of primary school
teaching.
070105
Teacher Education: Secondary
(Pre-Service)
Courses
that prepare individuals in the theories, methods and techniques of
developing, implementing and evaluating organised learning activities
thus enabling them to gain registration as teachers and to teach in
schools at the secondary schooling level. Principal subject matter
usually includes some of the following: history, philosophy, psychology
and sociology of education; theory, curriculum and practice of
secondary school teaching.
070106 Teacher Education: Tertiary
Courses that
prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals in the
theories, methods and techniques of developing, implementing and
evaluating organised learning activities at tertiary level. Principal
subject matter includes theory and practice of tertiary teaching,
tertiary learning, tertiary curriculum, assessment and evaluation in
tertiary
education.
070108
Teacher Education: General
(Pre-Service)
Courses that prepare individuals in the
theories, methods and techniques of developing, implementing and
evaluating organised learning activities thus enabling them to gain
registration as teachers and to teach in schools at the pre-primary,
primary and secondary schooling level. Principal subject matter usually
includes some of the following: history, philosophy, psychology and
sociology of education, theory and practice of
teaching.
070113
Teacher Education: Special Education
Courses that prepare individuals
in the theories, methods and techniques of developing, implementing and
evaluating organised learning activities thus enabling them to gain
registration as teachers and to teach students whose physical,
emotional, mental or social needs require a special curriculum and/or
educational setting. Principal subject matter: theory and practice of
teaching students requiring special curriculum and/or educational
setting, professional practice in special education, vision/hearing
impairment in special education, conductive education, assessment and
programming in special education, behaviour assessment and intervention
in special education, physical needs in special
education.
070115
English Language Teaching(ESOL/EFL)
Courses that prepare individuals
in the theories, methods and techniques of developing, implementing and
evaluating organised learning activities thus enabling them to teach
English to speakers of other languages (ESOL) and English as a foreign
language (EFL).
Note: Courses of study of English for
Speakers of Other Languages are in Detailed Field
091506.
070116
Te Matauranga Maori me te Whakangungu (Maori
Education)
Courses that prepare individuals in the
theories, methods and techniques of developing, implementing and
evaluating organised learning activities in a Maori context, including
demonstrating knowledge of Maori methods of curriculum, teaching,
learning and
assessment.
070118
Bilingual Early Childhood Teacher Training
(Pre-Service)
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to teach children in bilingual early childhood
education settings, where the languages of instruction and learning are
both Maori and English.
070120
Immersion Early Childhood Teacher Training
(Pre-Service)
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to teach children in immersion early
childhood education settings, where the language of instruction and
learning is Maori
only.
070122
Bilingual Primary Teacher Training
(Pre-Service)
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to teach primary school children in bilingual
education settings, where the languages of instruction and learning are
both Maori and
English.
070124
Immersion Primary Teacher Training
(Pre-Service)
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to teach primary school children in immersion
education settings, where the language of instruction and learning is
Maori
only.
070126
Bilingual Secondary Teacher Training
(Pre-Service)
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to teach secondary school children in
bilingual education settings, where the languages of instruction and
learning are both Maori and
English.
070128
Immersion Secondary Teacher Training
(Pre-Service)
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to teach secondary school children in
immersion education settings, where the language of instruction and
learning is Maori
only.
070130
Teacher Professional Development
Courses that provide professional
development and advanced studies for teachers
(AST).
070199
Teacher Education not elsewhere
classified
Teacher professional development courses not
classified elsewhere in Narrow Field 0701 Teacher
Education.
0703
Curriculum and Education
Studies
070301
Curriculum Studies
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand curriculum studies in English,
mathematics, science, economics, commerce, management and services,
education, history, geography, other social sciences, humanities and
arts education, technology, physical education, other subject areas and
curriculum theory and
development.
070303
Education Studies
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand educational psychology, history
and philosophy of education, sociology of education, educational
policy, administration and management, educational counselling,
comparative education, educational technology and media, assessment and
evaluation, and special
education.
0799
Other
Education
079999
Education not elsewhere classified
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand other education
studies, including driving instructor training, teacher assisting, not
classified elsewhere in Broad Field 07
Education.
08
MANAGEMENT AND
COMMERCE
0801
Accountancy
080101
Accounting
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to apply the principles, procedures and
theories of organising, maintaining and auditing records of business
and financial transactions. Principal subject matter includes financial
accounting, management accounting, auditing and accountability, and
international accounting.
080199
Accountancy not elsewhere classified
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand accounting,
bookkeeping and taxation practices not elsewhere
classified.
0803 Business and
Management
080301
Business Management
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals for planning, organising and controlling an
organisation including business and human aspects. Principal subject
matter includes various theories of management, the knowledge and
understanding necessary for managing people and functions, decision
making, quality management, international business, business management
in a Maori context, business relationships, small business management,
organisational direction and strategy, organisational behaviour,
operations management, quantitative methods, and systems and
resources.
080303
Human Resource Management
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to apply the methods, principles,
procedures and understandings necessary to manage and administer
programmes designed to assess and meet training and career development
needs, or which are directed to the welfare and working conditions of
employees in a business or other organisation. Principal subject matter
usually includes some of the following: labour relations, hiring
practices, employment contracts, management of staff induction,
development and training programmes, labour law, wage determination,
and employee welfare schemes.
080305
Personal Management Training
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals in the study of self-management
techniques. Principal subject matter includes: building successful
relationships with others, personal creativity, personal effectiveness,
personal motivation, self-esteem, stress management, time
management.
080307
Organisation Management
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals in the study of organisational structure and
change. They include topics with a main focus on organisational context
of human resource management, organisational change and leadership,
organisational politics and culture, change
management.
080309
Industrial Relations
Courses that provide, or develop further the
abilities of individuals with an understanding of the history and
development of the labour market, including the analysis and
interpretation of legislation, union contracts, labour negotiations,
conciliation, arbitration and grievance procedures. Principal subject
matter usually includes some of the following: labour relations,
collective bargaining, labour law, wage determination, hiring
practices, legislation, employee welfare schemes, conciliation and
arbitration, and grievance
procedures.
080311
International Business
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand international trade, import and
export processes and regulations, customs procedures and regulations.
Principal subject matter usually includes international trade,
multinational trade, commercial law, customs
practice
080312
Education Administration
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals in the administration and operation of
educational organisations. Principal subject matter includes
educational policy analysis and development, education legislation,
strategic planning, implementation techniques, budgetary processes,
inter-governmental policy and relations, student services.
080313
Public and Health Care
Administration
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to utilise knowledge, skills, values and
behaviours in formulating public policies and managing public
facilities and services and health care facilities and services.
Principal subject matter usually includes some of the following:
central government, local government, legislative procedures, budgetary
processes, and inter-governmental policy and
relations.
080315
Project Management
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals in project management. Principal subject
matter usually includes project life cycle, project planning, design
management, project management and quality
systems.
080317
Quality Management
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to initiate and implement up-to-date quality
assurance and quality control techniques and procedures to
international standards of best practice. Principal subject matter
usually includes evaluation of organisation performance, benchmarking,
quality assurance, continuous improvement, quality
control.
080319
Hospitality Management
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand the operation and function of
hospitality organisations such as hotels and motels. Principal subject
matter usually includes equipment and facilities planning, food and
beverage studies, strategic planning in hospitality, hospitality
purchasing, rooms division
management.
080320
Racing and Gaming Management
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to apply the economic and business
principles involved in the organisation, operation and management of
race-clubs, race-tracks and
stables.
080321
Farm Management and Agribusiness
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to apply the economic and business
principles involved in the organisation, operation and management of
farm and agricultural businesses. Principal subject matter usually
includes some of the following: principles of agricultural economics,
marketing of agricultural products, farming systems, farm management
and organisation, agribusiness law and agribusiness finance, stock and
station management, farm management, viticultural farm management,
livestock business, wool brokerage, agronomy, farm accounting, farm
budgeting, farm taxation, resource planning and management.
080323
Tourism Management
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to plan and direct the activities of tourism
focused enterprises. Principal subject matter usually includes cultural
and social aspects of tourism management, tourism destinations and
products, tour planning and
management.
080399
Business and Management not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand and apply business
and management not classified elsewhere in Narrow Field 0803 Business
and
Management.
0805
Sales and
Marketing
080501 Sales
Courses that prepare or
develop further the abilities of individuals to buy and sell industrial
and consumer goods and services within wholesale and retail
organisations. Principal subject matter includes wholesale and retail,
distribution, merchandising, sales organisation and management, selling
skills, and sales
promotion.
080503 Real
Estate
Courses
that prepare or develop further the abilities of individuals to operate
effectively as real estate agents by facilitating and transacting
transfers of ownership, or the leasing of, land, residential and
non-residential buildings and other commercial properties, including
the appraisal of property values, property management, techniques of
buying, selling, renting and leasing, real estate management, real
estate practice and law.
080505
Marketing
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to market industrial and consumer goods.
Principal subject matter includes market research, consumer surveying,
analysing domestic and international market trends, statistical
analysis, competition analysis, product
development.
080507
Advertising
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and work in advertising.
Principal subject matter includes advertising media, advertising
regulations, ethical and operational principles, sales
promotion.
080509
Public Relations
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to create and maintain the
relationship between an organisation and the public. Principal subject
matter usually includes financial public relations, media relations,
communication to the public, international public relations, campaign
planning.
080599
Sales and Marketing not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and apply sales and marketing
not elsewhere classified in Narrow Field 0805 Sales and
Marketing.
0807
Tourism
080701
Tourism Studies
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand tourism management,
tourism policy and planning, impacts of tourism, tourist behaviour,
tourism economics, tourism forecasting, tourism marketing and tourism
resource
appraisal.
0809
Office
Studies
080901
Secretarial and Office Studies
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to carry out administrative and
general office duties in a support capacity, including scheduling
appointments, providing information to callers, taking and transcribing
dictation, typing straight copy from rough draft or corrected copy,
filing and other administrative tasks. Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand record management,
office functions, and office systems, including office systems in a
Maori
context.
080904
Text Processing and Office
Tools
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to undertake word-processing, text processing
and shorthand, and desktop publishing including the use of office
computer applications and software packages for word-processing,
spread-sheeting, email, Internet, presentation tools and data
entry.
080999
Office Studies not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individual to understand and apply the delivery of office
services not classified elsewhere in Narrow Field 0809 Office
Studies.
0811
Banking, Finance and Related
Fields
081101
Banking and Finance
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to undertake the financial management of
industrial and commercial enterprises, of commercial, savings, and
mortgage banking, and of investment analysis and portfolio selection,
foreign exchange and currency
management.
081103
Insurance and Actuarial
Studies
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand insurance and actuarial services
including planning services in relation to life, disability, property,
liability and other risk theory, new business, claims, re-insurance and
superannuation. Principal subject matter includes statistical and
mathematical principles, the operation and management of insurance
organisations, developing appropriate insurance packages for clients,
processing claims and verifying
records.
081105
Investment and Securities
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to direct, plan and provide
investment and securities services. Principal subjects may include
developing appropriate investment strategies for different types of
investors.
081199
Banking, Finance and Related Fields not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand banking, finance, and related
fields not elsewhere classified in Narrow Field 0811 Banking, Finance
and Related Fields.
0899 Other Management and
Commerce
089901
Purchasing, Warehousing and
Distribution
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand and undertake
activities associated with the housing and distribution of merchandise
products, including warehouse layout, storekeeping and
warehousing.
089903
Valuation
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to value land, buildings, businesses,
properties, machinery, art and personal items based on the current
market situation. Principal subjects may include valuation for rating
and taxing, specialist valuation, plant and equipment
valuation.
089999
Management and Commerce not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand management and commerce studies
not elsewhere classified in Broad Field 08 Management and
Commerce.
09 SOCIETY AND
CULTURE
0901 Political Science and
Policy Studies
090101 Political Science
Courses that provide, or develop
further the abilities of individuals with an understanding of the
detailing and analysis of political institutions and processes,
including their origin, development, geographical units, forms, sources
of authority, powers, purposes, functions and operations. Principal
subject matter includes some of the following: national government
institutions, government and politics, comparative government and
politics, political theory and political philosophy, and international
relations.
090103 Policy Studies
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand and critically
analyse public policy issues, research, science and technology policy,
and defence studies.
0903 Studies in Human
Society
090301 Sociology
Courses that provide, or develop
further the abilities of individuals with an understanding of human
society, social institutions and social relationships, including the
development, purposes, structures and functions of human groups.
Principal subject matter includes social theory, social policy and
planning, race and ethnic relations, urban and rural sociology and
community studies, applied sociology, programme evaluation and social
impact assessment, sociological methodology and research methods,
social change, and economic sociology.
090303 Anthropology
Courses that provide or develop
further the abilities of individuals with an understanding of the
historic and prehistoric origins of humans, their cultural development,
social customs, and beliefs, through the application of scientific
theories and methods. Principal subject matter usually includes some of
the following: comparative anthropology, kinship systems in primitive
societies, culture and personality in primitive societies, social
organisation of pre-literate societies, economic anthropology, religion
in primitive societies, languages, comparative ethnology, methods of
cultural anthropology, the historic and prehistoric origins of humans,
their physical development and racial characteristics.
090305 History
Courses that provide, or develop
further the abilities of individuals with an understanding of the past,
including recording, gathering, criticising, synthesising and
interpreting evidence about past events. Principal subject matter
includes some of the following: political, diplomatic, economic, social
and cultural development of an area or country, world history, history
of science, history of technology including New
Zealand history, European history, American history,
African history, Asian
history.
090306 Art History
Courses that prepare and develop
further the abilities of individuals to interpret and critically
evaluate art in a historical context.
090307 Archaeology
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand historic and
prehistoric peoples and their cultures through the excavation of sites,
the scientific analysis of artefacts, inscriptions, monuments and other
remains. Principal subject matter usually includes hunter-gatherer
societies (including Pleistocene archaeology), archaeology of
agricultural and pastoral societies, archaeology of complex societies,
historical archaeology (including industrial archaeology), maritime
archaeology, archaeological science.
090308 Classics
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand the civilisations of
Greece and
Rome through an analysis of their
artefacts, inscriptions, monuments, literature, historiography,
philosophy, mythology and religion.
090309 Human Geography
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand urban and regional
studies, social and cultural geography, Maori geography, and human
geography not classified elsewhere.
090314 Tikanga – Maori
Customs
Courses that prepare or develop further
individuals’ knowledge of customs in Maori society including
understanding of nga atua and concepts, issues and practices of tikanga
and the environment in which they operate.
090316 Women’s Studies
Courses that provide, or develop
further the abilities of individuals with an understanding of the
history, society, politics, culture and economics of women. Principal
subject matter usually includes some of the following: history of women
in society, women in politics, women and culture, women and work,
sociology, women and health, women and education, women and
justice.
090399 Studies in Human Society not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand studies in human society not
classified elsewhere in Narrow Field 0903 Society and
Culture.
0905 Human Welfare Studies and
Services
090501 Social Work
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals in the knowledge, skills and
competence to enable them to operate as professional social workers.
Principal subject matter normally includes clinical social work
practice, social programme evaluation, social
policy. 090502 Children’s
Services
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals with the knowledge, competence and skills to
enable them to operate as social service workers with special reference
to the care of children.
090503 Nannying and Early Childhood
Care
Courses that prepare individuals to operate
as nannies or assistants in early childhood centres and in private
homes. Principal subject matter includes child and infant care and
development.
090505 Youth Work
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals with the knowledge, competence and
skills to enable them to operate as social service workers with special
reference to the development and care of youths. Principal subject
matter includes homeless youth, working with adolescents, youth
work. 090507 Support for the Older
Person
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals with the knowledge, competence and skill for
the professional care and support of older
people.
090509 Care for People with
Disabilities
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to support the empowerment and care of people
with disabilities. Principal subjects may include practical and
professional skills for disability support services, resources and
communication for support of people with
disabilities.
090511 Community Client
Care
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to provide care for people living in the
community or in residential care institutions. Principal subject matter
includes residential and community services theory, principles and
practices of service provision.
090513 Counselling
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to help and advise individuals and
groups facing social and personal problems. Principal subject matter
usually includes some of the following: social psychology, counselling
theory, human development, communication, cultural studies,
organisational behaviour.
090515 Welfare Studies
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to provide personal services to
individuals or family groups who are socially disadvantaged. They
include topics with the main focus on community and welfare studies,
human service work, community services, community resource
identification and use.
090599 Human Welfare Studies and Services not
elsewhere classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand family whanau care, residential
client care, health and community services and other human welfare
studies and services not elsewhere classified in Narrow Field 0905
Human Welfare Studies and Services.
0907 Behavioural
Science
090701 Psychology
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to apply the theories and
principles relevant to the nature, functions and phenomena of the human
mind and their relationship to the behaviour and experiences of people,
individually or in social contexts. It includes the study of animal
behaviour. Principal subject matter content usually includes sensory
processes, perception and performance, learning, memory, cognition and
language, biological psychology (neuropsychology, psychopharmacology,
physiological psychology), personality, abilities and assessment,
social and community psychology, developmental psychology and ageing,
health, clinical and counselling psychology, industrial and
organisational psychology, psychological methodology, design and
analysis, philosophy of cognition, linguistic processes (incl. speech
production and comprehension), computer perception, memory and
attention, neurocognitive patterns and neural networks, knowledge
representation and machine learning, planning and problem solving,
sport and exercise psychology.
090799 Behavioural Science not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand other behavioural and cognitive
sciences not classified elsewhere in Narrow Field 0907 Behavioural
Science.
0909 Law
090901 Business and Commercial
Law
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand the principles of laws and
regulations emanating from government as they relate to business and
commercial practices. They include topics with the main focus on
learning and understanding the laws for business and commercial
practices.
090903 Constitutional
Law
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand the principles of laws and
regulations emanating from government as they relate to the
constitution and constitutional law and the power of government. They
include topics with the main focus on learning and understanding the
law for constitutional purposes.
090905 Criminal Law
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand the principles and practice of
criminal law. Principal subject matter includes topics with a focus on
learning and understanding the laws in relation to the investigation
and prosecution of criminal
offences.
090907 Family Law
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand the principles of
laws and regulations emanating from government as they relate to family
life. They include topics with the main focus on learning and
understanding the law in relation to the
family.
090909 International Law
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand the principles of
laws and regulations emanating from governments in other countries and
their relationship to New Zealand
law. They include topics with the main focus on learning and
understanding the laws of other countries and those pertaining to
multi-national
organisations.
090911 Taxation Law
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand the principles of
laws and regulations related to government collection of revenue from
corporate and individual taxpayers. They include topics with the main
focus on learning and understanding the New
Zealand tax system, mechanisms by which revenue is
collected from citizens and institutions, regulations of income tax,
and tax policy
framework.
090913 Legal Practice
Courses that prepare individuals
with legal qualifications in the methods and principles involved in
advising clients on matters relating to law. Principal subject matter
usually includes some of the following: rules and etiquette of
professional practice, office management and procedures, office
accounting, professional conduct.
090999 Law not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand legal practice, adjudication,
legal education, professional ethics, professional development of law
practitioners not classified elsewhere, history and philosophy of law
and justice, law, justice and law enforcement not classified elsewhere
in Narrow Field 0909 Law.
0911 Justice and Law
Enforcement
091101 Justice
Administration
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand the theories and practices of
the administration of justice. They include topics with the main focus
on criminal justice, administrative law, confessional
evidence.
091103 Legal Studies
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to assist professional lawyers or
to work in government institutions dealing with the law, including
basic principles of law, legal documentation, legal-library operations
and utilisation, civil and criminal law, legal records, courts, legal
procedures and including legal executive
courses.
091105 Police Studies
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand and practise the
maintenance of law and order, crime detection and prevention. They
include topics with the main focus on correctional studies, police
administration, police investigation techniques, police regulations,
police supervision techniques.
091199 Justice and Law Enforcement not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand justice and law enforcement not
classified elsewhere in Narrow Field 0911 Justice and Law
Enforcement.
0913 Librarianship,
Information Management and Curatorial
Studies
091301 Librarianship and Information
Management
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to identify, collect and maintain current and
historical publications and other records, including books, documents,
files, manuscripts, machine-readable databases, filmed and recorded
materials, specimens and artefacts, and to facilitate their use.
Principal subject matter usually includes some of the following:
reference, classification and cataloguing, the development and use of
thesauri, administration, technical services, bibliography, information
systems, materials conservation, and the theories and practices of
museum and archival studies.
091303 Curatorial
Studies
Courses that prepare of develop further the
abilities of individuals to locate, identify and assess cultural
heritage resources. They include topics with the main focus on
conservation of objects, analysis of cultural materials, exhibition
planning, museography,
museology.
0915 Language and
Literature
091501 English Language
Courses that provide, or develop
further the abilities of individuals with an understanding of the
structure and use of the English language including reading, writing
and speaking, as well as the development of skills and attitudes used
in communicating and evaluating thoughts and feelings through oral and
written language.
Exclusions: Courses in English as a Foreign
Language (EFL) are in Detailed Field
091504.
Courses
in everyday English usage, for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), are
in Detailed Field 091506.
091502 Te Reo Maori
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand and demonstrate
knowledge of te reo Maori. Principal subject areas include korero,
panui, tuhituhi and whakarongo.
091504 Foreign Languages
Courses that provide, or develop
further the abilities of individuals with an understanding of the
structure and use of languages. Principal subject matter usually
includes sounds, syntax, phonology, morphology, semantics, sentences,
prose and verse, as well as the development of skills and attitudes
used in communicating and evaluating thoughts and feelings through oral
and written language. Included are European, Asian, Pacific, African
and Middle Eastern languages, classical and ancient
languages.
Note:
This Detailed Field also includes the study of English as a Foreign
Language (EFL).
091506 English for Speakers of Other
Languages
Courses that provide or develop further the
abilities of migrants in the everyday use of spoken and written
English. Principal subject matter usually includes vocabulary,
pronunciation, grammar and New
Zealand
idiom.
Exclusion: Courses in English as a Foreign
Language (EFL) are in Detailed Field
091504.
091519 Translating and
Interpreting
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to translate and interpret
languages.
091521 Linguistics
Courses that provide, or develop
further the abilities of individuals with an understanding of the
descriptive, historical and theoretical aspects of language, its
nature, structure, varieties, and development, including sound systems
(phonology), grammatical systems (morphology, syntax), lexical systems
(vocabulary, semology), systems of meaning, discourse and the
application of linguistics to language related problems (applied
linguistics). Principal subject matter includes applied linguistics and
educational linguistics, computational linguistics, discourse and
pragmatics, laboratory phonetics and speech science, language in
culture and society (sociolinguistics), language in time and space
(incl. historical linguistics, dialectology), linguistic structures
(incl. grammar, phonology, lexicon, semantics), lexicography,
linguistics not classified elsewhere.
091523 Literature
Courses that provide, or develop
further the abilities of individuals with an understanding and
appreciation of the qualities, forms, skills and techniques of writing,
that develop analytical reading skills and that familiarise individuals
with the works of English and other literature. Principal subject
matter usually includes some of the following: biography, myths and
legends, drama, literary criticism, satire, poetry, prose, fiction,
comparative literature, sociology of literature, and literary
traditions.
091599 Language and Literature not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand language and literature not
classified elsewhere in Narrow Field 0915 Language and
Literature.
0917 Philosophy and Religious
Studies
091701 Philosophy
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to critically examine the
categories for describing reality, the nature and context of human
experience, the methodology of rational inquiry and criteria of
practice, and the basic truths and principles of being, knowledge and
conduct. Principal subject includes aesthetics, epistemology, ethical
theory, applied ethics (including bioethics and environmental ethics),
history of philosophy and history of ideas, logic, metaphysics,
philosophy of language, philosophy of mind (excluding cognition),
social philosophy, phenomenology, hermeneutic theory, comparative
philosophy, philosophy of action, philosophy of specific cultures (for
example ancient Greek, Chinese), human
bioethics.
091703 Religious Studies
Courses that provide or develop
further the abilities of individuals with an understanding of the
world's religions, including religious institutions. Principal subject
matter may include Christian studies (including biblical studies and
church history), Jewish studies, Hindu studies, Buddhist studies,
Islamic studies, studies in other religious beliefs and traditions,
comparative religion, religion and society, psychology of religion,
philosophy of religion, ethics of religion, theology, religious
leadership, religious teaching.
0919 Economics and
Econometrics
091901 Economics
Courses that provide, or develop
further the abilities of individuals with an understanding of the
production, consumption and transfer of wealth. Principal subject
matter includes microeconomic theory, macroeconomic theory,
mathematical economics, environment and resource economics, finance,
economics, health economics, industry economics and industrial
organisation, international economics and international finance, labour
economics, macroeconomics (including monetary and fiscal theory),
public sector economics, welfare economics, transport economics,
economic geography, economic development and growth, urban and regional
economics, political economy, and comparative economic
systems.
091903 Econometrics
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to apply mathematical and
statistical techniques in solving economic problems and in testing and
demonstrating theories in economics. Principal subject matter usually
includes economic models and forecasting, econometric and statistical
methods, time-series analysis, cross-sectional analysis, and panel data
analysis.
0921 Sport and
Recreation
092101 Sport and Recreation
Activities
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to apply the principles and procedures of
providing recreational and leisure opportunities and facilities.
Principal subject matter content usually includes some of the
following: leisure and recreation, recreational theories, recreation
leadership, recreational programs, recreation for populations,
organisation and methods of recreation, work and leisure, programme and
events management, recreation facilities and resource design and
management.
092103 Sports Coaching, Playing, Officiating and
Instructing
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and apply the knowledge and
methods required to coach, play or instruct in gymnastics,
self-defence, tennis, swimming and water safety including surf
lifesaving, fishing, hunting and shooting, equestrian sports, cricket,
football, golf, diving, skiing, canoeing and other
sports.
092199 Sport and Recreation not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand recreation and leisure studies,
and sports playing and coaching not elsewhere classified in Narrow
Field 0921 Sport and Recreation.
0999 Other Society and
Culture
099901 Community, Whanau, Family and Consumer
Studies
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals with an understanding of the relationship
between the physical, social, emotional and intellectual environment of
the home, whanau and family, and of the skills requisite to the
maintenance of a supportive home environment. Principal subject matter
usually includes some of the following: clothing and textiles, child
development and family life, food and nutrition, consumer education,
housing, home furnishing, household management, and family economics
and the impact of technological changes on
consumers.
Note:
Courses specifically aimed at equipping individuals with the skills to
operate as effective parents and caregivers are in Detailed Field
120304 Family/Whanau Education.
099902 Cultural Studies
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand cultural policy
studies, cultural theory, culture, gender, sexuality, screen and media
culture, Indigenous studies, postcolonial and global cultural studies,
consumption and everyday life, bicultural, multicultural, intercultural
and cross-cultural studies, cultural studies not classified
elsewhere.
099903 Criminology
Courses that provide, or develop
further the abilities of individuals with an understanding of the
causes of crime, including crime statistics, theories and methods of
punishment, the role of law enforcement in society as an agent for the
prevention and treatment of crime, correctional theory and service,
penology.
099905 Security Services
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand and apply the
knowledge and skills required to provided security and investigative
services, including non-specialist security functions, security
management and security staff services.
099999 Society and Culture not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand society and culture not
classified elsewhere in Broad Field 09 Society and
Culture.
10 CREATIVE
ARTS
1001 Performing
Arts
100101 Music
Courses that develop, or further the
abilities of individuals to apply principles, forms and techniques to
the creation and arrangement of tonal combinations and sequences in
harmonic, rhythmic or melodic forms which are artistically expressive
and/or to perform on musical instruments, or voice and vocal
performance, either solo or in ensemble. Principal subject matter
usually includes some of the following: music history, harmony,
counterpoint, aural theory, orchestration, arranging,
composition.
100103 Drama and Theatre
Studies
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to create and present live performances
through the theories and development of human expressive modalities.
Principal subject matter usually includes some of the following:
acting, voice and diction, stagecraft, mime, oral interpretation,
rehearsal, production techniques, directing, playwriting, design,
movement, improvisation.
100105 Dance
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals in the performance and
choreography of various kinds of dance, including classical ballet,
modern dance, jazz, ethnic and folk dance. Principal subject matter
usually includes some of the following: dance technique, choreography,
arts, anatomy and biomechanics in dance practice, music in dance, dance
criticism, performance and production, dance
notation.
100106 Nga Mahi a Rehia (Maori Performing
Arts)
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to create, perform and teach haka, haka
wahine, poi, waiata, waiata a ringa, whakaraka other Maori performing
arts.
100199 Performing Arts not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand performing arts not classified
elsewhere in Narrow Field 1001 Performing
Arts.
1003 Visual Arts and
Crafts
100301 Fine Arts
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to organise materials and media to
create two-and three-dimensional visual effects that communicate ideas
and express emotion and are considered primarily in relation to
aesthetic criteria of judgements of beauty and meaning. Principal
subject matter usually includes some of the following: art, drawing,
design, theory of colour, calligraphy, silk-screen printing,
lithography, etching, painting, sculpture, visual and spatial
relationships, textiles, basic form and
design.
100303 Photography
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to take, develop, print, enlarge
and present photographs for creative and practical
purposes.
Note:
Courses in the production of moving picture images are in Detailed
Field 100701 Audio Visual Studies.
100305 Crafts
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals by increasing understanding and natural skills
to fashion objects, from clay, fibrous materials, metals, wood,
plastics, gemstones, glass and other materials, for personal adornment
or other decorative, ornamental or functional purposes. Principal
subject matter includes crafts, ornaments, fabrics, fibre, textiles,
metal work, ceramics and pottery, enamelling, lapidary, spinning and
weaving, glasswork and leadlighting, canework, soft toy making, paper
decoupage, knitting and crochet, wood crafts, floral art,
macramé, sewing and embroidery, dyes and dyeing,
leatherwork.
100306 Mana Whakairo (Maori
Carving)
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and demonstrate cultural
awareness in whakairo, and to further their knowledge of and apply the
design techniques and principles in the creation and maintenance and
management of two and three dimensional Maori
design.
100307 Jewellery Making
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to design and produce jewellery
made from, or containing, jewels and precious metal. Principal subject
matter includes goldsmithing, silversmithing, gem handling, jewellery
design, ring drawing, precious metal working
techniques.
Note:
Course in watch, clock and other timepiece assembly and repair are in
030715 Precision
Metalworking.
100309 Floristry
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to design, construct and display
floral arrangements. They include topics with a main focus on cut
flower presentation, floristry shop procedures, floristry plant
materials, floristry equipment, floristry
design.
100399 Visual Arts and Crafts not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand visual arts and crafts not
classified elsewhere in Narrow Field 1003 Visual Arts and Crafts.
1005 Graphic and Design
Studies
100501 Graphic Arts and Design
Studies
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to apply theories, techniques and creative
processes to effectively communicate ideas, feelings and information
through the use of media to create two or three-dimensional visual
effects. Principal subject matter includes some of the following:
design techniques, visualisation,
design theory, design innovation,
design studio practice, design management and professional practice,
design studies, design development, three-dimensional design,
photography, film, animation, ergonomics, production techniques,
aesthetics. graphic communication, product design, spatial design,
printmaking, and computer-based graphic
art. 100503 Textile Design
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to apply theories, techniques and
creative processes to the design of textiles and the production of
sample textiles.
100505 Fashion Design
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to apply theories, techniques and
creative processes to the design of clothing and the production of
sample garments and wearable arts.
100506 Nga Mahi a te Whare Pora (Maori
Weaving)
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and apply knowledge in nga mahi
a te whare pora. Subject area includes defining, identifying and
preparing materials and tools, creating kete, raranga, taniko, korowai,
kakahu and whariki.
100599 Graphic and Design Studies not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and apply knowledge of graphic
and design studies not classified elsewhere in Narrow Field 1005
Graphic and Design Studies.
1007 Communication and Media
Studies
100701 Audio Visual
Studies
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and perform radio, film, video
and electronic production operations including cameras, lighting, and
sound; production management; radio and television production and post
production, production design and technical
management.
100703 Journalism, Communication and Media
Studies
Courses that provide, or develop further the
abilities of individuals to research current affairs and events, and
other matters of interest, and to report them. Principal subject matter
includes print, radio and television journalism, researching,
interviewing, recording, writing and editing news stories, newspaper
layout, media law and ethics, communication and media
studies.
100705 Written
Communication
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals in effective written communication skills.
Principal subject matter includes technical writing, story writing,
letter writing, poetry writing, creative writing and script
writing.
100707 Verbal
Communication
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals in effective verbal communication skills.
Principal subject matter includes debating and public
speaking.
100799 Communication and Media Studies not elsewhere
classified
Courses that provide or develop further the
abilities of individuals with in communication and media studies not
classified elsewhere in Narrow Field 1007 Communication and Media
Studies.
1099 Other Creative
Arts
109999 Creative Arts not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and apply knowledge in the
creative arts not classified elsewhere in Broad Field 10 Creative
Arts.
11 FOOD, HOSPITALITY AND
PERSONAL SERVICES
1101 Food and
Hospitality
110101 Hospitality
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to provided reception,
accommodation, entertainment, food, beverage and related services in
hotels, clubs, restaurants and similar enterprises. Principal subjects
include organising and supervising food and beverage services,
organising and supervising housekeeping services, stock control and
costing, customer services.
110103 Food and Beverage
Service
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to serve and present food and beverages in
hotels, bars, restaurants and similar enterprises. Principal subjects
include beverage and food service, wine and food knowledge, cellar
operations, mixing and serving drinks, taking orders and serving meals,
silver service and table setting.
110105 Butchery
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to process and manufacture meat.
Principal subject matter includes slaughtering livestock, cutting and
sawing carcasses into manageable proportions, cutting and trimming
standard cuts of meat and removing bones using hand tools and power
equipment, seasoning, pickling and curing meats, shaping and tying
roasts and poultry, operating meat cubing machines, mincers, grinders,
mixers, patty-forming and sausage-forming,
machinery.
110107 Baking and Pastry
Making
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to make bread, pastry and cakes and to
decorate them.
110109 Cookery
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals in the techniques and methods of
preparing food, including the development of recipes. Principal subject
matter includes preparing and cooking meats, fish, vegetables and other
foods using a variety of methods, seasoning foods during cooking,
portioning foods, adding sauces, gravies and garnishes in an attractive
manner, planning menus on the basis of available
ingredients.
110111 Food Hygiene
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand the laws,
regulations and principles of food hygiene. Principal subject matter
includes premises inspection, food safety procedures, hygienic food
handling procedures.
110199 Food and Hospitality not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and perform other food and
hospitality services not elsewhere classified in Narrow Field 1101 Food
and Hospitality.
1103 Personal
Services
110301 Beauty Therapy
Courses that prepare or develop
further the abilities of individuals to understand and apply the
knowledge and skills required to perform beauty therapy, including the
use of electrical and heat treatments. Principal subject matter
includes facials, hair removal, skin treatment, manicure and pedicure,
electrolysis and ear-piercing.
110303 Hairdressing
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and apply the knowledge and
skill required to perform hairdressing and barbering. Principal subject
matter includes classic cutting, fashion cutting, colouring, and
perming.
110399 Personal Services not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals to understand and apply knowledge and skills
required to provide personal services not classified
elsewhere. in Narrow Field 1103 Personal
Services.
12 MIXED FIELD
PROGRAMMES
1201 General Education
Programmes
120101 General Primary and Secondary
Education
Courses that prepare individuals in school
educational programmes. They include reading and writing, basic
mathematics skills, an elementary understanding of subjects such as
history, geography, natural science, social science, art and
music.
120103 Literacy and Numeracy
Programmes
Courses that prepare individuals in the study
of basic reading, writing, numeracy and maths skills, including help
with
spelling.
120105 Learning Skills
Programmes
Courses that prepare individuals in the
development of skills, such as research and analysis skills, for study
projects.
120199 General Education Programmes not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare individuals in the
theories, methods and techniques of developing, implementing and
evaluating other education programmes not elsewhere covered and
particularly formal and non-formal learning activities aimed at adults,
including the design, delivery and assessment of adult education and
training, curriculum development and the assessment of recognition of
prior learning.
1203 Social Skills
Programmes
120301 Social and Interpersonal Skills
Programmes
Courses that enhance the abilities of
individuals to operate successfully in social interactions. Principal
subject areas are likely to include anger management, general legal,
social and political rights and responsibilities, knowledge of concepts
and sources of negotiation, advocacy and support services, sexuality
education, personal management and awareness of drugs and alcohol,
understanding of heritage, family/whanau interactions, personal stress
and time management, perceptual awareness, social and co-operative
skills, self-management, personal care
skills.
120303 Life Skills
Courses that enhance the abilities
of individuals to maintain personal and financial health and
well-being. Principal subject areas that may be covered include: legal,
educational, health, social, advisory services and rights, basic
problem solving techniques, knowledge of accommodation options and
obligations, management of personal health and safety, personal budget,
banking, insurance and finance management.
120304 Family/Whanau
Education
Courses that enhance the abilities of
individuals to operate effectively as parents and caregivers. Principal
subject matter in such courses may include child development, knowledge
of legal rights and responsibilities of care-givers, understanding of
legal rights of children and minors, the New Zealand education system,
rights, responsibilities and options in educating children, household
budgeting and management, knowledge of parent and caregiver support
networks and options.
120399 Social Skills Programmes not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals in obtaining the skills required to function
in a social and community context not classified elsewhere in Narrow
Field 1203 Social Skills Programmes.
1205 Employment Skills
Programmes
120501 Career Development
Programmes
Courses that assist individuals in planning
appropriate mechanisms for developing employment options and
advancements. Principal subject areas covered may include career
planning, identification of training and employment options, career
goals, job expectations, career investigation techniques, skills
identification.
120503 Job Search Skills
Programmes
Courses that enhance an individual's
employment prospects by developing personal strategies for seeking and
gaining employment. Principal subject matter may include curriculum
vitae/ resume writing skills, job information sources and negotiation
skills, job seeking techniques, job interview and application
skills.
120505 Work Practices
Programmes
Courses that enhance an individual's ability
to function successfully in an employment position. Principal subject
areas may include employment rights and responsibilities, workplace
behaviour and protocols, time management, workplace language and
communication, negotiation skills for employment contracts, union roles
in workplace relationships.
120599 Employment Skills Programmes not
elsewhere classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals in the skills required to obtain employment,
and to further career and employment opportunities, not classified
elsewhere in Narrow Field 1205 Employment Skills
Programmes.
1299 Other Mixed Field
Programmes
129999 Mixed Field Programmes not elsewhere
classified
Courses that prepare or develop further the
abilities of individuals in the study of all multiple field programmes
not included elsewhere in Broad Field 12 Mixed Field
Programmes.
