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Tab. 8 Field of study classification in major field groups

From: The association between graduates’ field of study and occupational attainment in West Germany, 1980–2008Der Zusammenhang zwischen Studienfach und beruflichem Erfolg von Hochschulabsolventen in Westdeutschland

Field of study groups

Subjects

Teaching

Teacher at Grundschule/Hauptschule, teacher at Realschule, teacher at Gymnasium, teacher at Sonderschule (special schools), teacher at Berufsschule (vocational school), sports teacher

Law

Law

Medicine/Pharmacology

Human medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacology

Science/Technology/Mathematics

Mathematics, statistics, computer sciences, physics, astronomy, chemistry, food chemistry, biology, biological chemistry, biotechnology

Engineering/Agronomics

Engineering sciences, mining, engine construction, electrical, engineering, traffic engineering, nautics, architecture, spatial planning, construction engineering, surveying and mapping, chemical engineering, environment protection, environmental technology, waste management, supply engineering, nuclear engineering, agronomics, farming, plant production, forestry, forest and wood management

Business/Management/

Economics

Science of public administration, economics, business economics, tourism, marketing and promotion, banking, finance and insurances, management, accounting and taxation, engineering economics, security management

Humanities/Social Sciences/

Arts

Christian theology, other religious studies, philosophy, history, librarianship, media studies, journalism, linguistics, cultural sciences, classical philology, German language and literature studies, anglistics, American studies, romance studes, slavic studies, extra-European lingustics, political science, social sciences, sociology, psychology, geography, art history, aesthetics, visual arts, performing arts, film and television, music, musicology, design, interior architecture, audiovisual techniques and media

Social services/Education

Social welfare services, social work, social pedagogy, therapeutic pedagogy, nursing science, nutrition science, health management, educational science