Keywords: The first few, collected informally

We are aware that users search for things to study using words that we don't 'know much about', which basically means it isn't the name of subject/major/degree we offer. We would like to return relevant results for these terms, especially where they are frequently searched for. In order to make improvements., I have created the following list, drawing on various sources (site search statistics, secondary school subject names, anecdotal feedback, etc). The first word/phrase on each line is the search term, the words after the colon are the subjects I propose we map to or surface in the results. In some cases I would also suggest a degree, unless we knew more about the request.

Feel free to add subjects to the existing keywords or add even more keywords. But please don't list a subject name as a keyword, as search already does this part quite well.


Business: Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, Bachelor of Commerce

Calculus = Mathematics, Physics, Applied Physics, 

Civil engineering: Building Science, Architecture

Climate change: Environmental Sciences, Physical Geography, Science in Society

Commerce: Economics, Finance, Management

Communication/Communications: Media Studies, Marketing, Writing (Academic and Professional), Creative Writing, Communication Design, Information Systems

Computer studies: Information Studies, Computer Science

Digital: Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electronic and Computer System Engineering, Computer Graphics, Information Systems

Digital design: Interaction Design, Computer Graphics, Information Systems

Digital technology/Digital technologies: Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electronic and Computer System Engineering, Information Systems, Media Design

Drama: Theatre, Film, 

Earth and space science: Geophysics – Solid Earth, Geophysics – Meteorology, Geology, Geography

Energy: Building Science, Physics

Event management: Tourism Management

Fashion: (not sure where until new BDI major is live)

Graphic design: Communication Design, Computer Graphics, 

Hotel management: Tourism management

Information technology: Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electronic and Computer System Engineering, Information Systems, Media Design

Journalism: Media Studies, Writing (Academic and Professional), Creative Writing, Communication Design

Legal studies: Law, Commercial Law, International Trade, 

Mandarin: Chinese, Asian Studies

Medicine: Health, Drug Discovery and Development, Molecular Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry

Modern Mandarin: Chinese, Asian Studies

Moving image culture: Film, Media Studies, Theatre, Media Design

Nutrition: Health, 

Product and spatial design technology: Industrial design

Programming: Computer Science, Software Engineering, Media Design, Comptuer Graphics

Robotics:  Software Engineering, Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering

Social Work: Sociology, Psychology, 

Teaching: Early Childhood Teacher Education, Primary Teacher Education, Secondary Teacher Education

Visual communications: Communication Design, Media Design

Visual culture: Art History, Media Studies, Philosophy, Media Design