Scientific disciplines may be classified as follows:
Physical sciences: study of non living systems
Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Atmospheric, Material Sciences, Geology etc
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Formal Sciences : abstract reasoning
Logic, mathematics , computer science, information theory, systems theory, decision theory, statistics etc
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Natural Sciences: study of natural physical law and phenomenon
Astronomy, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Atmospheric, Geology, Oceanography, Material Sciences etc
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Life Sciences: study of living systems
Biology, Microbiology, Molecular biology, Marine Biology, Botany and Plant science, Zoology, Oceanography, Ornithology ( birds), Entomology (insects), Veterinary science , Food, Nutrition, Zoology etc
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Cross-discipline sciences : combination of two or more natural or physical sciences
- Chemistry variants : biochemistry, geochemistry and astrochemistry, astrobiology
- Biology variants : oceanography, Environmental science, Forestry, Ecology
- Physics variants : astrophysics, geophysics, biophysics, nanoscience, astrobiology
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Applied Science:
Practical applications with tangible results and manifested products
Engineering & Technology is often used interchangeably with ” Applied Science ”
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Examples of Applied Sciences :
Applied Mathematics :
Economics, Actuarial Science, Econometrics, Finance, Statistics, Accounting, Taxation, Demographics, Market research, Weather forecasting / Meteorology, Financial Stock Market analysis, Insurance and Risk Assessment etc
Roles: Mathematician, Statistician Data Analyst, Sales Analyst, Financial Analyst, accountant, Demographer, Teacher, Actuary etc
Applied Information Theory, Computer Science & Logic :
Software Development, Computer Programming and Information Technology IT, Informatics, Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, Application programming, Computer vision, Neural networks, Networking, Knowledge management, internet, mobile phone technology, Telecommunications, Web development, Robotics, Automation, Data Mining , Chaos Theory etc
Jobs: Software developer, programmer, IT Architect, Systems analyst, business analyst, database administrator, Network Manager, Unix/ Linux System admin, Software engineer, DevOps, Technical test analyst, Cloud and Security specialist, teacher, Web developer, Web designer, Hardware engineer etc
Applied Physics :
Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Aeronautical,
Nanotechonology, Electronics: Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Electrical science, Aircraft, Civil & Structural Engineering, Architecture, Nuclear technology, Mobile phone, Telecommunications, Chemical , Ceramic, Petroleum engineering, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Optics/ Optometry, Mining Engineering, Geology,Weapons technology, Manufacturing, Photovoltaics, Renewable, Solar Energy etc
Employment: Physicist, scientist, researcher, teacher, Engineer ( all types ), Technician, Technical specialist, Geologist, Astronomer, Astrophysicist, Inventor
Applied Biology :
Medicine, Surgery, Veterinary medicine, Pathology, Genetic Engineering, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biometrics, Bio-medical engineering, Forestry & Conservation, Environmental Science, Fisheries science, Agriculture, Agronomy, Dentistry, Nutrition
Work as: Biologist, Botanist, Zoologist, Physician,Veterinarian, Nurse, Dentist, Nutritionist, Molecular biologist, Scientists, Genetic engineer, environmentalist, biomedical engineer, teacher
Applied Chemistry :
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Pharmacology, Pharmacist, Material science, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Environmental science, Water treatment, Food Technology, Environmental science, Forestry and Conservation, Forensic science, Geology, Ceramic engineering etc
Roles: Chemist, Pharmacist, Pharmacologist, Material scientist, teacher, Forensic investigator (limited job opportunities), Chemical Engineer, Environmental scientist etc
Victoria : VIC
- Life and Environmental Sciences courses : Deakin University
- Science courses at Federation University
- Biological, Chemistry, Earth, Atmosphere and Environment Geological, Mathematical, Physics, Astronomy at Monash Univ
- Science courses at Victoria University
- Science at La Trobe University
- Biomedical science at LaTrobe
- Life sciences courses at Swinburne University
Health sciences at Swinburne University - BioSciences, Chemistry , Earth Sciences, Ecosystem and Forest Sciences,
Geography, Math, Stats Physics : University of Melbourne
New South Wales : NSW
- Physics, Chemistry, Biology : Macquarie University
- Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Geosciences, Maths, Psychology : Uni of Sydney
- Chemistry, Physics, Biological Science, Marine and Coastal Science, Math : UNSW
- Physics, Chem, Bio, Health Sciences, Food, Horticulture, Nature Conservation, Biomolecular science courses : WSU
- Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences : UOW
- Physics, Chemistry, Bio, Biomedical, Forensic Biology, Environmental Forensics, Marine Biology : Uni of Technology Sydney
- Engineering Physics courses : Uni of Wollongong
- Agriculture, Allied Health, Animal Science courses at Charles Sturt Univ
- School of Environment, Science and Engineering & School of Health and Human Sciences : SCU
- Maths, Physics, Environmental and Life Science courses at Newcastle University
- Science courses at University of New England : UNE
Queensland : QLD
- Science, Technology, HealthCare, Marine, Environmental Sciences at JCU
- Physics, Chemistry, Environment,Marine and Biology: Griffith University
- Physics, Chemistry and Biology at University of Queensland
- Sciences and Engineering at University of Sunshine Coast
- Engineering and Technology @ Central Queensland University
- Health related degrees @ Central Queensland University
- Medical and Applied Sciences @ Central Queensland University
- Science degree courses at University of Southern Queensland: USQ
- Physics, Chemistry and Biology degree course at Queensland University Technology : QUT
- Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Life and Physical Science: UWA
- Physics, Chemistry and Biology degree courses: Edith Cowan University
- Sciences – all types : Murdoch University
- Chemistry, Agriculture, Applied Physics, Maths, Environment science: Curtin University
South Australia : SA
- Science courses: UNISA
- Physics, Chemistry and Biology degree courses at University of Adelaide
- Physics, Chem and Bio degrees : Flinders University
Tasmania : TAS
- Physics, Chemistry and Biology degree courses : University of Tasmania
Australian Capital Territory: ACT
- Science, Technology and Mathematics at University of Canberra
- Chemistry, Physics and Biology degree courses at ANU
Northern Territory: NT
- Chemistry, Physics and Biology degree courses : CDU
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