DETAIL OF CLASSIFICATION ITEM

Classification: International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS

Abbreviation: ISCED97_OBORY Version: 1 Validity: 01.01.2008 - 09.09.9999 Family: Education

Language version: EN

Classification level: 3

Item: 443 - Geosciences

Item's explanatory note:

Earth science is the study of the composition and structure of earth including the
hydrosphere and the atmosphere. Programmes with the following main content are
classified here:

Earth science
Geography (nature)
Geology
Meteorology
Oceanography
Seismology

Exclusions:

Social geography is excluded from this field and included in field 312 ‘Sociology and
cultural studies’.

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Correspondences:
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS - level 2 - Narrow fields	44	Physical sciences