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Classification Structure - Division 320000 - Medical And Health Sciences
Division 320000 covers Medical and Health Sciences. This division has fifteen disciplines:
320200 - Immunology 320300 - Medical Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry 320400 - Medical Microbiology 320500 - Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences 320600 - Medical Physiology 320700 - Neurosciences 320800 - Dentistry 320900 - Optometry 321000 - Clinical Sciences 321100 - Nursing 321200 - Public Health and Health Services 321300 - Complementary/Alternative Medicine 321400 - Human Movement and Sports Science 329900 - Other Medical and Health Sciences Exclusions: (a) Biological sciences without application to human health and disease are included in the appropriate disciplines in Division 270000 Biological Sciences; (b) biomedical engineering is included in Discipline 291500 Biomedical Engineering; (c) biological and life sciences associated with agricultural and veterinary studies are included in the appropriate disciplines in Division 300000 Agricultural, Veterinary and Environmental Sciences; and (d) ergonomics is included in Discipline 410400 Design Studies. Discipline 320100 - Medicine - General This discipline is for use in classifying general courses in medicine which cannot be allocated to a more specific discipline within Division 320000 Medical and Health Sciences. Discipline 320200 - Immunology This discipline covers the processes and reactions of the human immune system. This discipline has eight subjects:
320202 - Cellular Immunology 320203 - Humoral Immunology and Immunochemistry 320204 - Immunogenetics 320205 - Transplantation Immunology 320206 - Tumor Immunology 320207 - Autoimmunity 320299 - Immunology not elsewhere classified Exclusions: Specific human disorders or diseases are included in Discipline 321000 Clinical Sciences. Discipline 320300 - Medical Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry This discipline covers human biochemistry or the chemistry of human living organisms and the human life process. This discipline has seven subjects:
320302 - Medical Biochemistry: Carbohydrates 320303 - Medical Biochemistry: Lipids 320304 - Medical Biochemistry: Nucleic Acids 320305 - Medical Biochemistry: Proteins and Peptides 320306 - Medical Biochemistry: Phospholipids 320307 - Medical Biochemistry: Other Exclusions: (a) Biochemistry of species other than human or plant and biochemistry not related to medicine or health are included in Discipline 270100 Biochemistry and Cell Biology; and (b) plant biochemistry is included in Discipline 300200 Crop and Pasture Production. Discipline 320400 - Medical Microbiology This discipline covers microbiology associated with human health and disease. This discipline has six subjects:
320402 - Medical Virology 320403 - Medical Infection Agents (incl. Prions) 320404 - Medical Mycology 320405 - Medical Parasitology 320499 - Medical Microbiology not elsewhere classified Exclusions: Microbiology (a) for reasons not related to medicine is included in Discipline 270300 Microbiology; and (b) in association with veterinary practice is included in Discipline 300500 Veterinary Sciences. Discipline 320500 - Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences This discipline covers the preparation, properties, uses and actions of drugs for medical use. This discipline has five subjects:
320502 - Basic Pharmacology 320503 - Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 320504 - Toxicology (incl. Clinical Toxicology) 320599 - Pharmacology not elsewhere classified Exclusions: Pharmacology for veterinary use is included in Discipline 300500 Veterinary Sciences. Discipline 320600 - Medical Physiology This discipline covers the processes and function of the human body or the physical and chemical processes involved in the functioning of the human body and its component parts. This discipline has four subjects:
320602 - Cell Physiology 320603 - Systems Physiology 320699 - Medical Physiology not elsewhere classified Exclusions: (a) Medical physics is included in Discipline 249900 Other Physical Sciences; (b) basic animal physiology and comparative physiology are included in Discipline 270600 Physiology; (c) physiology related to specific aspects of plant or animal production or veterinary practice is included in the appropriate disciplines in Division 300000 Agricultural, Veterinary and Environmental Sciences; and (d) exercise physiology is included in Discipline 321400 Human Movement and Sports Science. Discipline 320700 - Neurosciences This discipline covers the processes and reactions of the human nervous system. This discipline has six subjects:
320702 - Central Nervous System 320703 - Peripheral Nervous System 320704 - Cellular Nervous System 320705 - Sensory Systems 320799 - Neurosciences not elsewhere classified Exclusions: (a) Neurology and neuromuscular disease, psychiatry (incl. psychotherapy) and other specific neurological disorders are included in the appropriate subjects in Discipline 321000 Clinical Sciences; and (b) neurocognitive patterns and neural networks are included in Discipline 380300 Cognitive Sciences. Discipline 320800 - Dentistry This discipline covers dentistry. This discipline has five subjects:
320802 - Dentistry Support 320803 - Dental Technology 320804 - Dental Therapy 320899 - Dentistry not elsewhere classified Discipline 320900 - Optometry This discipline covers optometry. This discipline has two subjects:
320999 - Optometry not elsewhere classified Discipline 321000 - Clinical Sciences This discipline covers specific clinical aspects of medicine, including causes, diagnosis, treatment and management of specific diseases and conditions. This discipline has thirty one subjects:
321002 - Dermatology 321003 - Cardiology (incl. Cardiovascular Diseases) 321004 - Endocrinology 321005 - Fetal Development and Medicine 321006 - Gastroenterology and Hepatology 321007 - Geriatrics and Gerontology 321008 - Haematology 321009 - Intensive Care 321010 - Infectious Diseases 321011 - Medical Genetics 321012 - Nephrology and Urology 321013 - Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases 321014 - Obstetrics and Gynaecology 321015 - Oncology and Carcinogenesis 321016 - Opthalmology and Vision Science 321017 - Orthopaedics 321018 - Otorhinolaryngology 321019 - Paediatrics 321020 - Pathology 321021 - Psychiatry 321022 - Radiology and Organ Imaging 321023 - Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine 321024 - Rehabilitation and Therapy: Occupational and Physical 321025 - Rehabilitation and Therapy: Hearing and Speech 321026 - Reproduction 321027 - Respiratory Diseases 321028 - Rheumatology and Arthritis 321029 - Surgery 321030 - Venereology 321099 - Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified Exclusions: (a) Immunology, medical biochemistry, medical microbiology, pharmacology, physiology, neurosciences, dentistry and optometry are included in other disciplines in Division 320000 Medical and Health Sciences; (b) sport and exercise psychology is included in Discipline 321400 Human Movement and Sports Science; and (c) psychology (other than sport and exercise psychology) is included in Discipline 380100 Psychology. Discipline 321100 - Nursing This discipline covers nursing. This discipline has seven subjects:
321102 - Clinical Nursing: Primary (Preventative) 321103 - Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care) 321104 - Clinical Nursing: Tertiary (Rehabilitative) 321105 - Mental Health Nursing 321106 - Aged Care Nursing 321199 - Nursing not elsewhere classified Discipline 321200 - Public Health and Health Services This discipline covers the non-clinical aspects (e.g. statistical, administration, programme evaluation, impact of life style) of health and health care and the provision, administration and evaluation of health care services. This discipline has eighteen subjects:
321202 - Epidemiology 321203 - Health Information Systems (incl. Surveillance) 321204 - Mental Health 321205 - Nutrition and Dietetics 321206 - Preventive Medicine 321207 - Indigenous Health 321208 - Primary Health Care 321209 - Family Care 321210 - Community Child Health 321211 - Residential Client Care 321212 - Care for Disabled 321213 - Human Bioethics 321214 - Health and Community Services 321215 - Health Care Administration 321216 - Health Promotion 321217 - Health Counselling 321299 - Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified Exclusions: (a) Nursing is included in Discipline 321100 Nursing; and (b) health economics is included in Discipline 340200 Applied Economics. Discipline 321300 - Complementary/Alternative Medicine This discipline covers complementary/alternative medicine. This discipline has four subjects:
321302 - Chiropractic 321303 - Naturopathy 321399 - Complementary/Alternative Medicine not elsewhere classified Discipline 321400 - Human Movement and Sports Science This discipline covers human movement and sports science. This discipline has six subjects:
321402 - Biomechanics 321403 - Motor Control 321404 - Sport and Exercise Psychology 321405 - Sports Medicine 321499 - Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified Discipline 329900 - Other Medical and Health Sciences This discipline covers other medical and health sciences not elsewhere classified. This discipline has four subjects:
329902 - Medical Biotechnology 329903 - Therapies and Therapeutic Technology 329999 - Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
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