Standard Classification of Educational Fields
From MoodleDocs
Here is a possible list of standard tags describing a course:
- General Programmes
- Basic programmes
- Literacy and numeracy
- Personal development
- Teacher training and education science
- Humanities and Arts
- Arts
- Humanities
- Social sciences, business and law
- Social and behavioural science
- Journalism and information
- Business and administration
- Law
- Science
- Life sciences
- Physical sciences
- Mathematics and statistics
- Computing
- Engineering, manufacturing and construction
- Engineering and engineering trades
- Manufacturing and processing
- Architecture and building
- Agriculture
- Agriculture, forestry and fishery
- Veterinary
- Health and welfare
- Health
- Social services
- Services
- Personal services
- Transport services
- Environmental protection
- Security services
- Not known or unspecified
Total: 34 tags
If we integrate the sub-sub categories, it would go to about 300 tags. In practice it still should be easy to navigate during a search if we integrate them.
(The tags could be drawn from this UNESCO ISCED 1997 list.)
