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Structure

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Humanities and Social Sciences (135 Members)
RB-Nr.	Review Board / Subject Area	Subject Areas
101	Ancient Cultures 101-01 Prehistory 101-02 Classical Philology 101-03 Ancient History 101-04 Classical Archaeology 101-05 Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
102	History 102-01 Medieval History 102-02 Early Modern History 102-03 Modern and Current History 102-04 History of Science
103	Fine Arts, Music, Theatre and Media Studies 103-01 Art History 103-02 Musicology 103-03 Theatre and Media Studies
104	Linguistics 104-01 General and Applied Linguistics 104-02 Individual Linguistics 104-03 Typology, Non-European Languages, Hist Linguistics
105	Literary Studies 105-01 Older German Literature 105-02 Modern German Literature 105-03 European and American Literature 105-04 General and Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies
106	Non-European Languages and Cultures, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Jewish Studies and Religious Studies 106-01 Ethnology / European Ethnology 106-02 Regional Studies, Languages and Cultures: Africa, America, Asia, Australia 106-03 Study of Religion 106-04 Islamic Studies, Arabian Studies, Semitic Studies 106-05 Jewish Studies
107	Theology 107-01 Protestant Theology 107-02 Roman Catholic Theology
108	Philosophy 108-01 History of Philosophy 108-02 Theoretical Philosophy 108-03 Practical Philosophy
109	Education Sciences 109-01 General Education and Historical Perspectives 109-02 Teaching-Learning Process and Qualification Process 109-03 Socialization, Institutions and Professions
110	Psychology 110-01 General and Physiological Psychology, Methodology and Evaluation 110-02 Developmental and Educational Psychology 110-03 Social Psychology, Industrial and Organisational Psychology 110-04 Clinical Psychology, Differential Psychology and Diagnostics
111	Social Sciences 111-01 Sociological Theory 111-02 Empirical Social Research 111-03 Communication Science 111-04 Political Science
112	Economics 112-01 Economic Theory 112-02 Economic and Social Policy 112-03 Finance 112-04 Business Administration 112-05 Statistics and Econometrics 112-06 Economic and Social History
113	Jurisprudence 113-01 Legal and Political Philosophy, Legal History, Legal Theory 113-02 Private Law 113-03 Public Law 113-04 Criminal Law and Law of Criminal Procedure 113-05 Criminology

Life Sciences (229 Members)
RB-Nr.	Review Board / Subject Area	Subject Areas
201	Foundations of Biology and Medicine 201-01 Biochemistry 201-02 Biophysics 201-03 Cell Biology 201-04 Structural Biology 201-05 General Genetics 201-06 Developmental Biology 201-07 Bioinformatics and Theoretical Biology 201-08 Anatomy
202	Plant Science 202-01 Systematic Botany and Evolution 202-02 Plant Ecology and Ecosystem Research 202-03 Allelobotany 202-04 Plant Physiology 202-05 Plant Biochemistry and Biophysics 202-06 Plant Cell and Developmental Biology 202-07 Plant Genetics
203	Zoology 203-01 Special Zoology, Morphology 203-02 Evolution, Biodiversity, Physical Anthropology 203-03 Comparative Biochemistry, Animal Physiology and Ecophysiology 203-04 Sensory and Behavioural Biology 203-05 Animal Ecology and Ecosystem Research 203-06 Animal Genetics, Cell and Developmental Biology
204	Microbiology, Virology and Immunology 204-01 Metabolism, Biochemistry and Genetics of Microorganisms 204-02 Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology 204-03 Medical Microbiology, Molecular Infection Biology 204-04 Virology 204-05 Immunology
205	Medicine 205-01 Medical Biometry, Epidemiology, Medical Informatics 205-02 Occupational and Social Medicine 205-03 Human Genetics 205-04 Physiology 205-05 Nutritional Sciences 205-06 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 205-07 Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry 205-08 Pharmacy 205-09 Pharmacology and Toxicology 205-10 Anaesthesiology 205-11 Internal Medicine - Cardiology 205-12 Internal Medicine - Angiology 205-13 Internal Medicine - Pneumology 205-14 Internal Medicine - Hematology, Oncology, Transfusion Medicine 205-15 Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, Metabolism 205-16 Internal Medicine - Nephrology 205-17 Internal Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetology 205-18 Internal Medicine - Rheumatology 205-19 Pediatrics 205-20 Gynaecology and Obstetrics 205-21 Dermatology 205-22 Urology 205-23 Vascular and Visceral Surgery 205-24 Cardiothoracic Surgery 205-25 Orthopaedics, Traumatology 205-26 Dentistry, Oral Surgery 205-27 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy 205-28 Biomedical Technology and Medical Physics
206	Neurosciences 206-01 Molecular Neuroscience and Neurogenetics 206-02 Cellular Neuroscience 206-03 Developmental Neurobiology 206-04 Systemic Neuroscience and Behaviour 206-05 Comparative Neurobiology 206-06 Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging 206-07 Molecular Neurology 206-08 Clin Neurosciences I - Neurology, Neurosurgery 206-09 Biological Psychiatry 206-10 Clin Neurosciences II - Psychiatry, Psychotherapy 206-11 Clin Neurosciences III - Ophthalmology 206-12 Clin Neurosciences IV - Otolaryngology
207	Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture and Veterinary Medicine 207-01 Soil Sciences 207-02 Plant Cultivation 207-03 Plant Nutrition 207-04 Ecology of Agricultural Landscapes 207-05 Plant Breeding 207-06 Phytomedicine 207-07 Agricultural and Food Process Engineering 207-08 Agricultural Economics and Sociology 207-09 Inventory Control and Use of Forest Resources 207-10 Basic Forest Research 207-11 Animal Breeding, Maintenance and Hygiene 207-12 Animal Nutrition and Nutrition Physiology 207-13 Foundations of Veterinary Medicine 207-14 Foundations of Pathogenesis, Diagnostics, Therapy 207-15 Clinical Veterinary Medicine

Natural Sciences (115 Members)
RB-Nr.	Review Board / Subject Area	Subject Areas
301	Molecular Chemistry 301-01 Inorganic Molecular Chemistry 301-02 Organic Molecular Chemistry
302	Chemical Solid State Research 302-01 Solid State and Surface Chemistry, Material Synthesis 302-02 Physical Chemistry of Solids and Surfaces 302-03 Theory and Modelling
303	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 303-01 Physical Chemistry of Molecules and Liquids 303-02 General Theoretical Chemistry
304	Analytical Chemistry, Method Development (Chemistry) 304-01 Analytical Chemistry, Method Development (Chemistry)
305	Biological Chemistry and Food Chemistry 305-01 Biological and Biomimetic Chemistry 305-02 Food Chemistry
306	Polymer Research 306-01 Polymer Chemistry 306-02 Polymer Physics 306-03 Polymer Materials
307	Condensed Matter Physics 307-01 Experimental Condensed Matter Physics 307-02 Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
308	Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas 308-01 Optics, Quantum Optics, Atoms, Molecules, Plasmas
309	Particles, Nuclei and Fields 309-01 Particles, Nuclei and Fields
310	Statistical Physics and Nonlinear Dynamics 310-01 Statistical Physics and Nonlinear Dynamics
311	Astrophysics and Astronomy 311-01 Astrophysics and Astronomy
312	Mathematics 312-01 Mathematics
313	Atmospheric Science and Oceanography 313-01 Atmospheric Science 313-02 Oceanography
314	Geology and Palaeontology 314-01 Geology and Paleontology
315	Geophysics and Geodesy 315-01 Geophysics, Geodesy, Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics
316	Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Crystallography 316-01 Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Crystallography
317	Geography 317-01 Physical Geography 317-02 Human Geography
318	Water Research 318-01 Water Research

Engineering Sciences (115 Members)
RB-Nr.	Review Board / Subject Area	Subject Areas
401	Production Technology 401-01 Metal-Cutting Manufacturing Engineering 401-02 Primary Shaping and Reshaping Technology 401-03 Micro-, Precision, Mounting, Joining, Sep Techn 401-04 Plastics Engineering 401-05 Prod Automation, Factory Operation, Operations Mgt
402	Mechanics and Constructive Mechanical Engineering 402-01 Construction, Machine Elements 402-02 Mechanics 402-03 Lightweight Construction, Textile Technology 402-04 Acoustics
403	Process Engineering, Technical Chemistry 403-01 Chemical and Thermal Process Engineering 403-02 Technical Chemistry 403-03 Mechanical Process Engineering 403-04 Biological Process Engineering
404	Heat Energy Technology, Thermal Machines and Drives 404-01 Energy Process Engineering 404-02 Technical Thermodynamics 404-03 Fluid Mechanics 404-04 Hydraulic and Turbo Engines and Piston Engines
405	Materials Engineering 405-01 Structural and Functional Materials 405-02 Sintered and Composite Materials 405-03 Surfaces, Coatings and Functional Layers
406	Materials Science, Raw Materials 406-01 Raw Materials, Recycling, Mining and Metallurgy 406-02 Metallic, Ceramic and Polymer Materials 406-03 Metallurgy, Thermodyn of Multiphase Metallic Sys 406-04 Biomaterials
407	System Engineering 407-01 Automation Technology, Control Systems and Robotics 407-02 Measuring Systems 407-03 Microsystems 407-04 Traffic and Transport Systems, Logistics 407-05 Ergonomics, Human-Machine Systems
408	Electrical Engineering 408-01 Electronic Semiconductors, Components, Circuits, Systems 408-02 Communication and High-Frequency Technology 408-03 Electrical Energy Prod, Distribution, Application
409	Computer Science 409-01 Theoretical Computer Science 409-02 Software Technology 409-03 Operating, Communication and Information Systems 409-04 Artificial Intelligence, Image and Language Processing 409-05 Computer Architecture and Embedded Systems
410	Construction Engineering and Architecture 410-01 Architecture, Construction Research and History 410-02 City, Regional, Traffic and Landscape Planning 410-03 Construction Material Sciences, Chemistry, Physics 410-04 Construction Engineering, Operation, Virtual Design 410-05 Continuum Mechanics, Statics and Dynamics 410-06 Geotechnics, Hydraulic Engineering

Further Information

DFG Classification of Subject Area, Review Board, Research Area and Scientific Discipline (Status: 06/2008) (pdf | 73 KB)

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