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International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS - level 3 - Detailed fields

Code	Abbreviation	Name	Valid from	Valid to	Family
5627	ISCED_O3	International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS - level 3 - Detailed fields	01.01.2008	09.09.9999	Education

Code List Item:

Computer science

Code	Name	Valid from	Valid to
481	Computer science	01.01.2008	09.09.9999

Definition of item:

Computer science is the study of the design and development of computer systems and
computing environments. It includes the study of the design, maintenance and
integration of software applications. Programmes with the following main content are
classified here:

Computer programming
Computer science
Computer system analysis
Computer system design
Informatics
Network administration
Operating systems
Programming languages (Visual Basic, C++ etc.)

Exclusions:

Computer engineering (hardware) is excluded from this field and included in field 523
‘Electronics and automation’.
Programmes in using computer applications are excluded from this field and included
in field 482 ‘Computer use’.

Correspondences

International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS - level 2 - Narrow fields

Computing

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