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Classification Structure - Division 290000 - Engineering and Technology

	Discipline	Subject	Description
	290100		Industrial Biotechnology and Food Sciences
		290101	Fermentation, Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology
		290102	Food Engineering
		290103	Food Processing
		290104	Other Food Sciences
		290105	Other Industrial Biotechnology
	290200		Aerospace Engineering
		290201	Aerodynamics
		290202	Flight Dynamics
		290203	Aerospace Structures
		290204	Aircraft Performance
		290205	Flight Control Systems
		290206	Aerospace Electrical Systems
		290207	Satellite, Space Vehicle and Missile Design
		290299	Aerospace Engineering not elsewhere classified
	290300		Manufacturing Engineering
		290301	Robotics and Mechatronics
		290302	Flexible Manufacturing Systems
		290303	CAD/CAM Systems
		290304	Control Engineering
		290305	Welding Technology
		290306	Textile Technology
		290307	Printing Technology
		290308	Packaging, Storage and Transportation
		290309	Safety and Quality
		290399	Manufacturing Engineering not elsewhere classified
	290400		Automotive Engineering
		290401	Automotive Engineering
	290500		Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
		290501	Mechanical Engineering
		290502	Industrial Engineering
	290600		Chemical Engineering
		290601	Chemical Engineering Design
		290602	Process Control and Simulation
		290603	Membrane and Separation Technologies
		290699	Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified
	290700		Resources Engineering
		290701	Mining Engineering
		290702	Mineral Processing
		290703	Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering
		290704	Geomechanics
		290799	Resources Engineering not elsewhere classified

	290800		Civil Engineering
		290801	Structural Engineering
		290802	Water and Sanitary Engineering
		290803	Transport Engineering
		290804	Construction Engineering
		290805	Geotechnical Engineering
		290899	Civil Engineering not elsewhere classified
	290900		Electrical and Electronic Engineering
		290901	Electrical Engineering
		290902	Integrated Circuits
		290903	Other Electronic Engineering
	291000		Geomatic Engineering
		291001	Geodesy
		291002	Surveying
		291003	Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
		291004	Spatial Information Systems
		291005	Navigation and Position Fixing
		291006	Cartography
		291099	Geomatic Engineering not elsewhere classified
	291100		Environmental Engineering
		291101	Environmental Engineering Modelling
		291102	Bio-remediation
		291103	Environmental Engineering Design
		291104	Environmental Technologies
		291199	Environmental Engineering not elsewhere classified
	291200		Maritime Engineering
		291201	Naval Architecture
		291202	Ship and Platform Hydrodynamics
		291203	Ship and Platform Structures
		291204	Marine Engineering
		291205	Ocean Engineering
		291206	Special Vehicles
		291299	Maritime Engineering not elsewhere classified
	291300		Metallurgy
		291301	Process Metallurgy
		291302	Physical Metallurgy
	291400		Materials Engineering
		291401	Polymers
		291402	Composite Materials
		291403	Alloy Materials
		291404	Ceramics
		291405	Timber
		291406	Pulp and Paper
		291407	Plastics
		291499	Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified
	291500		Biomedical Engineering

		291501	Clinical Engineering
		291502	Rehabilitation Engineering
		291503	Biomaterials
		291504	Biomechanical Engineering
		291599	Biomedical Engineering not elsewhere classified
	291600		Computer Hardware
		291601	Arithmetic and Logic Structures
		291602	Memory Structures
		291603	Input, Output and Data Devices
		291604	Logic Design
		291605	Processor Architectures
		291699	Computer Hardware not elsewhere classified
	291700		Communications Technologies
		291701	Antenna Technology
		291702	Optical and Photonic Systems
		291703	Digital Systems
		291704	Computer Communications Networks
		291705	Microwave and Millimetrewave Technology
		291706	Broadband Network Technology
		291707	Modem Technology
		291708	Baseband Technology
		291709	Satellite Communications
		291710	Radio Communications and Broadcasting not elsewhere classified
		291799	Communications Technologies not elsewhere classified
	291800		Interdisciplinary Engineering
		291801	Fluidization and Fluid Mechanics
		291802	Heat and Mass Transfer Operations
		291803	Turbulent Flows
		291804	Nanotechnology
		291899	Interdisciplinary Engineering not elsewhere classified
	299900		Other Engineering and Technology
		299901	Agricultural Engineering
		299902	Combustion and Fuel Engineering
		299903	Biosensor Technologies
		299904	Engineering/Technology Instrumentation
		299999	Engineering and Technology not elsewhere classified

Division 290000 - Engineering and Technology, covers engineering and technology, including industrial biotechnology and food sciences, aerospace engineering, manufacturing engineering, mechanical and industrial engineering, metallurgy, materials engineering, computer hardware, communications technologies and any other engineering and technology not elsewhere classified. This division has nineteen disciplines:

290100 - Industrial Biotechnology and Food Sciences
290200 - Aerospace Engineering
290300 - Manufacturing Engineering
290400 - Automotive Engineering
290500 - Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
290600 - Chemical Engineering
290700 - Resources Engineering
290800 - Civil Engineering
290900 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
291000 - Geomatic Engineering
291100 - Environmental Engineering
291200 - Maritime Engineering
291300 - Metallurgy
291400 - Materials Engineering
291500 - Biomedical Engineering
291600 - Computer Hardware
291700 - Communications Technologies
291800 - Engineering Interdisciplinary Studies
299900 - Other Engineering and Technology

Discipline 290100 - Industrial Biotechnology and Food Sciences

This discipline covers industrial biotechnology and food sciences. It includes fermentation, biotechnology and industrial microbiology, either for production of food or other products. This discipline has five subjects:

290101 - Fermentation, Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology
290102 - Food Engineering
290103 - Food Processing
290104 - Other Food Sciences
290105 - Other Industrial Biotechnology

Exclusions:


(a) The non-applied aspects of biotechnology are included in Discipline 270800 Biotechnology; and

(b) packaging, storage and transportation associated with industrial biotechnology and food sciences is included in Discipline 290300 Manufacturing Engineering.

Discipline 290200 - Aerospace Engineering

This discipline covers aerospace technologies and engineering including avionics and aeronautical or astronomical engineering. This discipline has eight subjects:

290201 - Aerodynamics
290202 - Flight Dynamics
290203 - Aerospace Structures
290204 - Aircraft Performance
290205 - Flight Control Systems
290206 - Aerospace Electrical Systems
290207 - Satellite, Space Vehicle and Missile Design
290299 - Aerospace Engineering not elsewhere classified

Exclusions:


Remote sensing and satellites with specific application to antenna technology are included in Discipline 291700 Communications Technologies.

Discipline 290300 - Manufacturing Engineering

This discipline covers manufacturing engineering. It includes:

• robots, robotic systems and mechatronics;

• flexible manufacturing systems;

• computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacture otherwise known as CAD/CAM;

• control engineering;

• welding technology (incl. welding processes);

• textile manufacturing process and technologies;

• packaging, storage and transportation; and

• safety and quality in manufacturing.

290301 - Robotics and Mechatronics
290302 - Flexible Manufacturing Systems
290303 - CAD/CAM Systems
290304 - Control Engineering
290305 - Welding Technology
290306 - Textile Technology
290307 - Printing Technology
290308 - Packaging, Storage and Transportation
290309 - Safety and Quality
290399 - Manufacturing Engineering not elsewhere classified

Exclusions:


(a) Information systems are included in Discipline 280100 Information Systems;

(b) intelligent robotics is included in Discipline 280200 Artificial Intelligence and Signal and Image Processing;

(c) computer software is included in Discipline 280300 Computer Software;

(d) automotive engineering is included in Discipline 290400 Automotive Engineering;

(e) membrane and separation technologies are included in Discipline 290600 Chemical Engineering;

(f) computer hardware is included in Discipline 291600 Computer Hardware; and

(g) biosensors associated with membrane or separation technologies or any other use is included in Discipline 299900 Other Engineering and Technology.

Discipline 290400 - Automotive Engineering

This discipline covers automotive engineering. This discipline has one Subject:

290401 - Automotive Engineering

Discipline 290500 - Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

This discipline covers general mechanical and industrial engineering. This discipline has two subjects:

290501 - Mechanical Engineering
290502 - Industrial Engineering

Exclusions:


(a) Manufacturing engineering is included in Discipline 290300 Manufacturing Engineering; and

(b) automotive engineering is included in Discipline 290400 Automotive Engineering.

Discipline 290600 - Chemical Engineering

This discipline covers chemical engineering and includes design, membrane and separation technologies, process control and simulation other than those associated with control engineering. This discipline has four subjects:

290601 - Chemical Engineering Design
290602 - Process Control and Simulation
290603 - Membrane and Separation Technologies
290699 - Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified

Exclusions:


(a) Manufacturing and process technologies (incl. process control associated with control engineering) is included in Discipline 290300 Manufacturing Engineering; and

(b) fluidization and fluid mechanics and heat and mass transfer operations are included in Discipline 291800 Engineering Interdisciplinary Studies.

Discipline 290700 - Resources Engineering

This discipline covers mining engineering and mineral processing and includes petroleum and reservoir engineering and geomechanics. This discipline has five subjects:

290701 - Mining Engineering
290702 - Mineral Processing
290703 - Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering
290704 - Geomechanics
290799 - Resources Engineering not elsewhere classified

Exclusions:


Geology, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrology and other earth sciences are included in the appropriate disciplines in Division 260000 Earth Sciences.

Discipline 290800 - Civil Engineering

This discipline includes civil engineering (incl. structural engineering). It includes:

• transport engineering (other than aerospace and maritime engineering);

• water and sanitary engineering; and

• construction engineering.

290801 - Structural Engineering
290802 - Water and Sanitary Engineering
290803 - Transport Engineering
290804 - Construction Engineering
290805 - Geotechnical Engineering
290899 - Civil Engineering not elsewhere classified

Exclusions:


(a) Aerospace engineering is included in Discipline 290200 Aerospace Engineering;

(b) surveying is included in Discipline 291000 Geomatic Engineering;

(c) maritime engineering is included in Discipline 291200 Maritime Engineering;

(d) agricultural engineering is included in Discipline 299900 Other Engineering and Technology; and

(e) applied hydrology is included in Discipline 300100 Soil and Water Sciences.

Discipline 290900 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering

This discipline covers general electrical and electronic engineering. This discipline has three subjects:

290901 - Electrical Engineering
290902 - Integrated Circuits
290903 - Other Electronic Engineering

Exclusions:


(a) Electrical or electronic engineering associated with computer hardware is included in Discipline 291600 Computer Hardware; and

(b) electrical or electronic engineering associated with communications technologies is included in Discipline 291700 Communications Technologies.

Discipline 291000 - Geomatic Engineering

This discipline covers geomatic engineering. This discipline has seven subjects:

291001 - Geodesy
291002 - Surveying
291003 - Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
291004 - Spatial Information Systems
291005 - Navigation and Position Fixing
291006 - Cartography
291099 - Geomatic Engineering not elsewhere classified

Discipline 291100 - Environmental Engineering

This discipline covers environmental engineering. This discipline has five subjects:

291101 - Environmental Engineering Modelling
291102 - Bio-remediation
291103 - Environmental Engineering Design
291104 - Environmental Technologies
291199 - Environmental Engineering not elsewhere classified

Discipline 291200 - Maritime Engineering

This discipline covers maritime engineering. This discipline has seven subjects:

291201 - Naval Architecture
291202 - Ship and Platform Hydrodynamics
291203 - Ship and Platform Structures
291204 - Marine Engineering
291205 - Ocean Engineering
291206 - Special Vehicles
291299 - Maritime Engineering not elsewhere classified

Discipline 291300 - Metallurgy

This discipline covers metallurgy. This discipline has two subjects:

291301 - Process Metallurgy
291302 - Physical Metallurgy

Discipline 291400 - Materials Engineering

This discipline covers the material sciences and technologies. It includes:

• ceramics science and ceramics engineering;

• applied science and technology contributing to polymers and textile compounds; and

• other material sciences and technologies concerned with composite materials, alloy materials and other materials.

291401 - Polymers
291402 - Composite Materials
291403 - Alloy Materials
291404 - Ceramics
291405 - Timber
291406 - Pulp and Paper
291407 - Plastics
291499 - Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified

Exclusions:


(a) Polymer chemistry without specific application is included in Discipline 250100 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural); and

(b) building materials is included in Discipline 310200 Building.

Discipline 291500 - Biomedical Engineering

This discipline covers biomedical engineering. This discipline has five subjects:

291501 - Clinical Engineering
291502 - Rehabilitation Engineering
291503 - Biomaterials
291504 - Biomechanical Engineering
291599 - Biomedical Engineering not elsewhere classified

Discipline 291600 - Computer Hardware

This discipline covers the development of computer hardware including the development associated with physical components for personal computer, mainframe, accessory computer equipment or other purposes. It includes the development of circuit boards and hardware assemblies of computing devices; and also the development of multiplexers, printers, scanners or any accessory related to computers. This discipline has six subjects:

291601 - Arithmetic and Logic Structures
291602 - Memory Structures
291603 - Input, Output and Data Devices
291604 - Logic Design
291605 - Processor Architectures
291699 - Computer Hardware not elsewhere classified

Exclusions:


(a) Integrated circuits are included in Discipline 290900 Electrical and Electronic Engineering; and

(b) modem technology is included in Discipline 291700 Communications Technologies.

Discipline 291700 - Communications Technologies

This discipline covers technologies supporting communications and communication systems. It includes:

• communication networks and analysis;

• communication and broadcasting systems;

• digital systems, optical and photonic systems or any other communication system;

• antenna technology (incl. that used in remote sensing and satellite technology); and

• microwave and millimetrewave technology

291701 - Antenna Technology
291702 - Optical and Photonic Systems
291703 - Digital Systems
291704 - Computer Communications Networks
291705 - Microwave and Millimetrewave Technology
291706 - Broadband Network Technology
291707 - Modem Technology
291708 - Baseband Technology
291709 - Satellite Communications
291710 - Radio Communications and Broadcasting not elsewhere classified
291799 - Communications Technologies not elsewhere classified

Exclusions:


Data transfer systems used primarily for computing purposes are included in Discipline 291600 Computer Hardware.

Discipline 291800 - Interdisciplinary Engineering

This discipline covers interdisciplinary engineering. This discipline has five subjects:

291801 - Fluidization and Fluid Mechanics
291802 - Heat and Mass Transfer Operations
291803 - Turbulent Flows
291804 - Nanotechnology
291899 - Interdisciplinary Engineering not elsewhere classified

Discipline 299900 - Other Engineering and Technology

This discipline covers other engineering and technology not elsewhere classified. This discipline has five subjects:

299901 - Agricultural Engineering
299902 - Combustion and Fuel Engineering
299903 - Biosensor Technologies
299904 - Engineering/Technology Instrumentation
299999 - Engineering and Technology not elsewhere classified