| SED fine field | Minor field of study classification | Broad field change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional (pre-2017 SDR) | ToD (2017 SDR and beyond) | ||
| 030 - Plant pathology/phytopathology | Agricultural and food sciences | Other biological sciences | No |
| 068 - Forest engineering | Environmental life sciences | Other engineering | Yes |
| 130 - Anatomy | Other biological sciences | Biological, agricultural, and environmental life sciences | No |
| 142 - Developmental biology/embryology | Other biological sciences | Cell, cellular biology, and molecular biology | No |
| 151 - Immunology | Other biological sciences | Microbiological sciences and immunology | No |
| 152 - Marine biology and biological oceanography | Other biological sciences | Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences | Yes |
| 155 - Structural biology | Other biological sciences | Biochemistry and biophysics | No |
| 166 - Parasitology | Other biological sciences | Microbiological sciences and immunology | No |
| 211- Environmental toxicology | Health | Other biological sciences | Yes |
| 217 - Health policy analysis | Health | Political science and government | Yes |
| 220 - Epidemiology | Health | Other biological sciences | Yes |
| 336 - Environmental health engineering | Other engineering | Civil engineering | No |
| 351 - Mining and mineral engineering | Other engineering | Metallurgical and materials engineering | No |
| 363 - Operations research | Mathematics and statistics | Other engineering | Yes |
| 369 - Polymer and plastics engineering | Materials And metallurgical engineering | Chemical engineering | No |
| 372 - Systems engineering | Electrical and computer engineering | Other engineering | No |
| 376 - Engineering management and administration | Other engineering | Civil engineering | No |
| 415 - Robotics | Computer and information sciences | Mechanical engineering | Yes |
| 528 - Medicinal/pharmaceutical | Chemistry, except biochemistry | Health | Yes |
| 547 - Fuel technology/petroleum engineering | Earth, atmospheric and ocean sciences | Other engineering | Yes |
| 577 - Medical physics/radiological science | Physics | Health | Yes |
| 662 - Demography/population studies | Other social sciences | Sociology, demography, and population studies | No |
| 674 - International relations/affairs | Political sciences | Other social sciences | No |
| 685 - Natural resource and environmental policy | Political sciences | Natural resources and conservation | Yes |
| 690 - Statistics | Mathematics and statistics | Other social sciences | Yes |
