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National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79)

NLSY79 Attachment 4: Fields of Study in College

CODES FOR MAJOR FIELDS OF STUDY AND SUBSPECIALTIES

0100 Agriculture and Natural Resources

0101 Agriculture, General

0102 Agronomy

0103 Soils Science

0104 Animal Science

0105 Dairy Science

0106 Poultry Science

0107 Fish, Game, and Wildlife Management

0108 Horticulture

0109 Ornamental Horticulture

0110 Agricultural and Farm Management

0111 Agricultural Economics

0112 Agricultural Business

0113 Food Science and Technology

0114 Forestry

0115 Natural Resources Management

0116 Agriculture and Forestry Technologies

0117 Range Management

0118 Pest Control and Crop Protection

0199 Other

0200 Architecture and Environmental Design

0201 Environmental Design, General

0202 Architecture

0203 Interior Design

0204 Landscape Architecture

0205 Urban Architecture

0206 City, Community, and Regional Planning

0299 Other

0300 Area Studies

0301 Asian Studies, General

0302 East Asian Studies

0303 South Asian (India, etc.) Studies

0304 Southeast Asian Studies

0305 African Studies

0306 Islamic Studies

0307 Russian and Slavic Studies

0308 Latin American Studies

0309 Middle Eastern Studies

0310 European Studies, General

0311 Eastern European Studies

03l2 West European Studies

0313 American Studies

0314 Pacific Area Studies

0315 French Studies

0399 Other

0400 Biological Sciences

0401 Biology, General

0402 Botany, General

0403 Bacteriology

0404 Plant Pathology

0405 Plant Pharmacology

0406 Plant Physiology

0407 Zoology, General

0408 Pathology, Human and Animal

0409 Pharmacology, Human and Animal

0410 Physiology, Human and Animal

0411 Microbiology

0412 Anatomy

0413 Histology

0414 Biochemistry

0415 Biophysics

0416 Molecular Biology

0417 Cell Biology

0418 Marine Biology

0419 Biometrics and Biostatistics

0420 Ecology

0421 Entomology

0422 Genetics

0423 Radiobiology

0424 Nutrition, Scientific

0425 Neurosciences

0426 Toxicology

0427 Embryology

0428 Pre-med

0429 Pre-vet

0430 Pre-dentistry

0431 Immunology

0499 Other

0500 Business and Management

0501 Business and Commerce, General

0502 Accounting

0503 Business Statistics

0504 Banking and Finance

0505 Investments and Securities

0506 Business Management and Administration 0507 Operations Research

0508 Hotel and Restaurant Management

0509 Marketing and Purchasing

0510 Transportation and Public Utilities

0511 Real Estate

0512 Insurance

0513 International Business

0514 Secretarial Studies

0515 Personnel Management

0516 Labor and Industrial Relations

0517 Business Economics

0518 Organizational Behavior

0599 Other

0600 Communications<

060l Communications, General

0602 Journalism

0603 Radio - Television 0604 Advertising

0605 Communication Media

0606 Mass Communications

0607 Public Relations

0608 Group Communications

0699 Other

0700 Computer and Information Sciences

0701 Computer and Information Sciences, General

0702 Information Sciences and Systems

0703 Data Processing

0704 Computer Programming

0705 Systems Analysis

0799 Other

0800 Education

0801 Education, General

0802 Elementary Education, General

0803 Secondary Education, General

0804 Junior High School Education

0805 Higher Education, General

0806 Junior and Community College Education

0807 Adult and Continuing Education

0808 Special Education, General

0809 Administration of Special Education

0810 Education of the Mentally Retarded

0811 Education of the Gifted

0812 Education of the Deaf 08l3 Education of the Culturally Disadvantaged

0814 Education of the Visually Handicapped

0815 Speech Correction and Communicative Disorders

0816 Education of the Emotionally Disturbed

0817 Remedial Education 0818 Special Learning Disabilities

0819 Education of the Physically Handicapped 0820 Education of the Multiple Handicapped

082l Social Foundations

0822 Educational Psychology

0823 Pre-Elementary Education

0824 Educational Statistics and Research

0825 Educational Testing, Evaluation and Measurement

0826 Student Personnel

0827 Educational Administration

0828 Educational Supervision

0829 Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Media

0830 Reading Education 0831 Art Education

0832 Music Education 0833 Mathematics Education

0834 Science Education 0835 Physical Education

0836 Driver and Safety Education

0837 Health Education

0838 Business, Commerce, and Distributive Education

0839 Industrial Arts, Vocational & Technical Education

0840 Guidance and Counseling

0841 English Education

0842 Foreign Languages Education

0843 Social Studies Education

0844 School Management

0845 Speech and Drama Education

0846 School Librarianship

0847 Urban Education

0848 Bilingual Education

0849 Multicultural Education

0850 Community Education

0891 Agricultural Education

0892 Education of Exceptional Children, Not Classified Above

0893 Home Economics Education

0894 Nursing Education

0899 Other

0900 Engineering

0901 Engineering, General

0902 Aerospace, Aeronautical, Astronautical Engineer

0903 Agricultural Engineering

0904 Architectural Engineering

0905 Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

0906 Chemical Engineering

0907 Petroleum Engineering

0908 Civil, Construction & Transportation Engineering

0909 Electrical, Electronics, Communications Engineering

0910 Mechanical Engineering

0911 Geological Engineering 0912 Geophysical Engineering

0913 Industrial and Management Engineering

0914 Metallurgical Engineering

0915 Materials Engineering

0916 Ceramic Engineering

0917 Textile Engineering

0918 Mining and Mineral Engineering

0919 Engineering Physics

0920 Nuclear Engineering

0921 Engineering Mechanics

0922 Environmental and Sanitary Engineering

0923 Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

0924 Ocean Engineering

0925 Engineering Technologies

0999 Other

1000 Fine and Applied Arts

1001 Fine Arts, General

1002 Art 1003 Art History and Appreciation

1004 Music (Performing, Composition, Theory)

1005 Music (Liberal Arts Program)

1006 Music History and Appreciation

1007 Dramatic Arts

1008 Dance

1009 Applied Design and Graphic Design and Fashion Design

1010 Cinematography

1011 Photography

1012 Applied Music

1013 Studio Arts

1014 Commercial Art

1015 History of Architecture

1099 Other

1100 Foreign Languages

1101 Foreign Languages, General

1102 French

1103 German

1104 Italian

1105 Spanish

1106 Russian

1107 Chinese

1108 Japanese

1109 Latin

1110 Greek, Classical

1111 Hebrew

1112 Arabic

1113 Indian (Asiatic)

1114 Scandinavian Languages

1115 Slavic Languages (Other than Russian)

1116 African Languages (Non-Semitic)

1117 Portuguese 1199 Other

1200 Health Professions

1201 Health Professions, General

1202 Hospital and Health Care Administration

1203 Nursing

1205 Dental Specialties

1207 Medical Specialties

1208 Occupational Therapy

1209 Optometry

1211 Pharmacy

1212 Physical Therapy

1213 Dental Hygiene

1214 Public Health

1215 Medical Record Librarianship

1216 Podiatry or Podiatric Medicine

1217 Biomedical Communication

1219 Veterinary Medicine Specialties

1220 Speech Pathology and Audiology

1221 Chiropractic

1222 Clinical Social Work

1223 Medical Laboratory Technologies

1224 Dental Technologies

1225 Radiologic Technologies

1226 Rehabilitation

1227 Expressive Therapy(ies)

1228 Allied Health

1299 Other

1300 Home Economics

1301 Home Economics, General

1302 Home Decoration and Home Equipment

1303 Clothing and Textiles

1304 Consumer Economics and Home Management

1305 Family Relations and Child Development

1306 Foods and Nutrition

1307 Institutional Management and Cafeteria Management

1399 Other

l400 Law
1401 Law, General l402 Pre-law 1499 Other
1500 Letters

1501 English, General

1502 Literature, English

1503 Comparative Literature

1504 Classics

1505 Linguistics

1506 Speech, Debate, and Forensic Science

1507 Creative Writing

1508 Teaching of English as a Foreign Language

1509 Philosophy

1510 Religious Studies

1511 Literature, General (except English)

1599 Other

1600 Library Science
1601 Library Science, General 1699 Other
1700 Mathematics

1701 Mathematics, General

1702 Statistics, Mathematical and Theoretical

1703 Applied Mathematics

1799 Other

1800 Military Sciences

1801 Military Science (Army)

1802 Naval Science (Navy, Marines)

1803 Aerospace Science (Air Force)

1891 Merchant Marine

1899 Other

1900 Physical Sciences

1901 Physical Sciences, General

1902 Physics, General

1903 Molecular Physics

1904 Nuclear Physics

1905 Chemistry, General

1906 Inorganic Chemistry

1907 Organic Chemistry

1908 Physical Chemistry

1909 Analytical Chemistry

1910 Pharmaceutical Chemistry

1911 Astronomy

1912 Astrophysics

1913 Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

1914 Geology

1915 Geochemistry

1916 Geophysics and Seismology

1917 Earth Sciences, General

1918 Paleontology

1919 Oceanography

1920 Metallurgy

1921 Industrial Chemistry

1991 Other Earth Sciences

1992 Other Physical Sciences

2000 Psychology

2001 Psychology, General

2002 Experimental Psychology

2003 Clinical Psychology

2004 Psychology for Counseling

2005 Social Psychology

2006 Psychometrics

2007 Statistics in Psychology

2008 Industrial Psychology

2009 Developmental Psychology

2010 Physiological Psychology

2011 Behavioral Science

2012 Comparative Psychology

2013 Rehabilitation Counseling

2014 Animal Behavior

2099 Other

2100 Public Affairs and Services

2101 Community Services, General

2102 Public Administration

2103 Parks and Recreation Management

2104 Social Work and Helping Services

2105 Law Enforcement and Corrections and Criminology and Criminal Justice

2106 International Public Service

2107 Administration of Justice

2199 Other

2200 Social Sciences

2201 Social Sciences, General

2202 Anthropology

2203 Archaeology

2204 Economics

2205 History

2206 Geography

2207 Political Science and Government

2208 Sociology

2209 Criminology

2210 International Relations

2211 Afro-American (Black Culture) Studies

2212 American Indian Cultural Studies

2213 Mexican-American Cultural Studies

2214 Urban Studies

2215 Demography

2216 Group Studies

2299 Other

2300 Theology

2301 Theological Professions, General

2302 Religious Music

2303 Biblical Languages

2304 Religious Education

2399 Other

4900 Interdisciplinary Studies

4901 General Liberal Arts and Sciences

4902 Biological and Physical Sciences

4903 Humanities and Social Sciences

4904 Engineering and Other Disciplines

4999 Other

9994 Recreation, Outdoor Recreation

9995 Counseling, n.s.

9996 Other