International Standard Classification of Education : fields of education and training ISCED: fields of education and training

Software and applications development and analysis is the study of the design and development of computer systems and computing environments.

Programmes and qualifications with the following main content are classified here:

• Computer programming
• Computer science
• Computer systems analysis
• Computer systems design
• Informatics
• Operating systems
• Programming languages development
• Software development
• Software programming

Computer engineering (hardware) is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0714 'Electronics and automation'.

Programmes and qualifications in using computer applications are excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0611 'Computer use'. Database and network design and administration is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0612 'Database and network design and administration'.