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Table 1 Operational classifications for health science, health non-science and non-health science, non-health non-science academic disciplines

From: Transdisciplinarity of India’s master’s level public health programmes: evidence from admission criteria of the programmes offered since 1995

 

Science

Non-science

Health

MBBS

 

Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)

 

Bachelor’s degree in AYUSH

 

Physiotherapy and occupational therapy

 

Nursing

 

Pharmaceutical science and studies

 

Animal husbandry and veterinary science

 

Nutrition/dietetics

 

Medical technologies (laboratory, radio-imaging, speech, audiology)

 

Non-health

Life sciences

Management studies (public administration, health/hospital administration)

Agricultural sciences

Planning and development studies (urban, rural)

Technology/engineering

Law

Statistics/bio-statistics

Humanities and social studies (anthropology, demography, sociology, social work, population studies, social science)

Behavioural sciences (psychology)

Journalism, communication

Economics, commerce