| 40 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES | |
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40.01 |
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Physical Sciences |
| 40.0101.00 | 02 | Physical Sciences |
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40.02 |
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Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| 40.0201.00 | 02 | Astronomy |
| 40.0202.00 | 02 | Astrophysics |
| 40.0203.00 | 02 | Planetary Astronomy and Science |
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40.03 |
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Astrophysics |
| 40.0301.00 | 02 | Astrophysics Deleted--use 40.0202.00 02 |
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40.04 |
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Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology |
| 40.0401.00 | 02 | Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General |
| 40.0402.00 | 02 | Atmospheric Chemistry and Climatology |
| 40.0403.00 | 02 | Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics |
| 40.0404.00 | 02 | Meteorology |
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40.05 |
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Chemistry |
| 40.0501.00 | 02 | Chemistry, General |
| 40.0502.00 | 02 | Analytical Chemistry |
| 40.0503.00 | 02 | Inorganic Chemistry |
| 40.0504.00 | 02 | Organic Chemistry |
| 40.0505.00 | 02 | Medicinal/Pharmaceutical Chemistry Deleted--use 51.2004.00 14 |
| 40.0506.00 | 02 | Physical and Theoretical Chemistry |
| 40.0506.10 | 02 | Radiation Chemistry Deleted--use 40.0506.00 02 |
| 40.0507.00 | 02 | Polymer Chemistry |
| 40.0508.00 | 02 | Chemical Physics |
| 40.0509.00 | 02 | Environmental Physics |
| 40.0510.00 | 02 | Forensic Chemistry |
| 40.0599.10 | 02 | Applied Chemistry |
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The study of the principles of chemistry which have application to industry. |
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| 40.0599.11 | 02 | Forensic Chemistry |
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40.06 |
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Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences |
| 40.0601.00 | 02 | Geology/Earth Science, General |
| 40.0601.30 | 02 | Marine Geology |
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The study of the shape and composition of coastlines, estuaries, and the ocean floor. |
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| 40.0602.00 | 02 | Geochemistry |
| 40.0603.00 | 02 | Geophysics and Seismology |
| 40.0604.00 | 02 | Paleontology |
| 40.0605.00 | 02 | Hydrology and Water Resources Science |
| 40.0606.00 | 02 | Geochemistry and Petrology |
| 40.0607.00 | 02 | Oceanography, Chemical and Physical |
| 40.0699.01 | 02 | Engineering Geology |
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The study of the principles of rock, soil, and fluid mechanics which have application to engineering problems. |
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| 40.0699.02 | 02 | Geoinformatics |
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A study of the application of computer-based technologies and services to research in earth sciences, such as geology, meteorology and oceanography. Including instruction in geographic information systems (including GPS, remote sensing, and analysis of spatial data), systems information, database management, operations management, and cartography with specific applications to natural resource management, land administration, environmental science, and other geotechnical fields. |
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40.07 |
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Miscellaneous Physical Sciences |
| 40.0701.00 | 02 | Metallurgy Deleted--use 40.0101.00 02 |
| 40.0701.10 | 02 | Materials Characterization Science Deleted--use 14.3101.00 06 |
| 40.0702.00 | 02 | Oceanography Deleted--use 40.0607.00 02 |
| 40.0703.00 | 02 | Earth and Planetary Sciences Deleted--use 40.0601.00 02 |
| 40.0799.10 | 02 | Hydrology Deleted--use 40.0605.00 02 |
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40.08 |
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Physics |
| 40.0801.00 | 02 | Physics, General |
| 40.0801.01 | 02 | Applied Physics |
| 40.0802.00 | 02 | Atomic/Molecular Physics |
| 40.0804.00 | 02 | Elementary Particle Physics |
| 40.0805.00 | 02 | Plasma and High-Temperature Physics |
| 40.0806.00 | 02 | Nuclear Physics |
| 40.0806.10 | 02 | Radiological Physics Deleted--use 40.0806.00 02 |
| 40.0807.00 | 02 | Optics/Optical Sciences |
| 40.0808.00 | 02 | Solid State and Low-Temperature Physics |
| 40.0809.00 | 02 | Acoustics |
| 40.0810.00 | 02 | Theoretical and Mathematical Physics |
| 40.0899.01 | 02 | Applied Physics |
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The study of the principles of physics which have application to engineering problems or to industry. |
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40.99 |
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Physical Sciences, Other |