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Preface
The Swedish Educational Terminology (SUN) is a system for educational classification.
SUN was devised at the end of the 1960s and has since been in general use by companies
and organisations, as well as by Statistics Sweden, in classifying the educational
backgrounds of employees/the general population.
In 1998-99, the standard underwent a much-needed revision. This revision had two main
purposes:
 To adapt the Swedish standard to the international standard for classification of
education (ISCED 97)
 To create a more clearly organised and more user-friendly system for classifying
education than SUN in its existing form.
In undertaking this revision, Statistics Sweden has worked closely with the SUN Board,
on which a range of public authorities and other organisations are represented (the
Swedish Employers’ Confederation, the Swedish Agency for Government Employers, the
Swedish Association of Local Authorities, the Federation of Swedish County Councils,
the National Agency for Higher Education, the National Agency for Education, the
National Labour Market Board, the National Service Administration, the Swedish
Confederation of Professional Associations, the Confederation of Professional
Employees and the Swedish Trade Union Confederation). A new standard, SUN 2000,
was proposed and accepted by the SUN Board in September 1999. In October 1999,
Statistics Sweden decided that SUN 2000 should apply as the national standard for
educational classification from 1 July 2000 onwards.
In addition to the members of the SUN Board, many users of SUN have been involved in
this revision. We would like to express our sincere thanks to all those who have taken
part in the project with such commitment and all those who have contributed valuable
comments in the course of the work.
Statistics Sweden, April 2000
Svante Öberg
Anna-Karin Olsson
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Contents
General remarks on SUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SUN 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Structure of the standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Overview of levels module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Overview of orientations module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Area of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Principles for classification of level of education . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Description of level codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Classification of levels for different forms of school. . . . . . . . . . . .33
Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Principles for classification of orientation of education. . . . . . . . . 38
Description of orientation codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Alphabetical list of subjects and educational orientations. . . . . . . . 71
Systematic list of subjects and educational orientations. . . . . . . . 81
Annexes
1 The ‘old’ SUN . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
2 ISCED 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Note. In this translation to English only the first 20 pages have been translated,
which is enough to get a picture of SUN 2000.
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General remarks on SUN
The Swedish Educational Terminology (SUN) is a standard for use in classifying
individual educational programmes, but at the same time makes up a system for
aggregating types of education into larger categories. SUN is used both in central
registers of official statistics – e.g. Statistics Sweden’s register of the level of education
of the population – and in special studies. The standard is also used by enterprises and
organisations in registering the level of education of staff in their information systems for
personnel administration.
SUN was designed in the late 1960s. For information on the structure of the standard up
until 2000 (the ‘old SUN’) we refer to Annex 1. For more detailed information, see MIS
1996:1 Svensk educationsnomenklatur (SUN) Del 1. Systematisk version [Swedish
Educational Terminology (SUN) Part 1. Systematic version] (Statistics Sweden 1996).
ISCED 97
The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) is the system for
classification of education used since the 1970s in international comparisons and
international statistics. UNESCO is the organisation chiefly responsible for looking after
and maintaining ISCED.
In the 1990s, ISCED underwent thorough revision. This revision has resulted in a new
standard for classification, designated ISCED 97. ISCED 97 is now used in international
statistics by UNESCO, the OECD and the EU. For information on the structure of the
international standard, see Annex 2.
Revision of SUN
In 1998-1999, SUN also underwent much-needed revision. The main purpose of this
revision was to carry out an adaptation to ISCED 97. This was considered desirable for
two reasons: firstly, ISCED 97 had been adjusted to take into account developments in
education in recent decades, and secondly, adapting SUN would make it easier to apply
Sweden’s national statistics in international connections. One additional objective in
undertaking the revision was to obtain a clearer and more manageable system for
classifying Swedish education from the 1950s onwards.
The new version of SUN – SUN 2000 – applies as the Swedish national standard for
classification of education from July 2000 onwards.
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SUN 2000
Structure of the standard
SUN 2000 is composed of two modules: a levels module and an orientations module.
Both are hierarchical in structure, which allows flexibility in applying them since it is not
essential to use all positions in the hierarchy. The third digit in the levels module, for
example, can be omitted if the first two digits provide sufficient information on the level
of education to meet present purposes. Similarly, the fourth ‘digit’ in the orientations
module can be omitted if the first three supply sufficient information on the orientation
of the education.
Levels module
Level

Duration
in years

Specification

Orientations module
Main orientation
ISCED97


Subject
orientation

Specification

Levels module
 The first digit gives a broad indication of the level of education and corresponds to
‘level’ in ISCED 97.
6
5
4
3
2
1
(0
Postgraduate education
Post-secondary education, two years or longer
Post-secondary education, less than two years
Upper secondary education
Primary and lower secondary education, 9 (or 10) years
Primary and lower secondary education, less than 9 years
Pre-primary education)
 The second digit indicates the theoretical duration of the educational programme in
years. What is meant by theoretical duration is the length of time an educational
programme is normally considered to take when studied full-time; thus, a course of
higher education that normally requires three years of study (120 credits) is given a ‘3’ in
second position. (Exception: Level 0-2, where no indication of duration is given.)
Using the first and second digits, it is possible to create suitable categories for statistical
presentation, e.g. the same categories as in the category levels in the ‘old’ SUN (see
Annex 1). However, if needed other categories can be presented. Moreover, this structure
offers good possibilities for classifying the duration of educational programmes in
accordance with ISCED 97.
 The third digit describes the type of education. The primary distinctions drawn are
between education with an occupational orientation and more general educational
programmes, and between educational programmes that conclude with a
certificate/degree and programmes that conclude without a certificate/degree 2.
For further information, see pp. 8-9.
2
The ‘old’ SUN basically omitted to cover educational programmes that concluded without a
certificate/degree. In SUN 2000, however, there are special codes that can be used in certain cases
for programmes that conclude without the issuing of a certificate/degree.
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Orientations module
  The first two digits in the orientations module indicate the principle orientation and
correspond to fields of education in ISCED 97.
The first digit indicates the content of the educational programme at the broadest level.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
General education
Teaching methods and teacher education
Humanities and arts
Social sciences, law, commerce, administration
Natural sciences, mathematics and computing
Engineering and manufacturing
Agriculture and forestry, veterinary medicine
Health care and nursing, social care
Services
Unknown
If we use the first two digits, we obtain the following categories:
01
08
09
14
21
22
31
32
34
38
42
44
46
Broad, general education
Reading and writing skills for adults
Personal development
Teaching methods and teacher education
Art and media
Humanities
Social and behavioural sciences
Journalism and information
Business, commerce and administration
Law and jurisprudence
Biology and environmental sciences
Physics, chemistry and earth sciences
Mathematics and other natural sciences
48
52
54
58
62
64
72
76
81
84
85
86
99
Computing
Engineering and engineering industries
Materials and manufacturing
Town planning and structural engineering
Agriculture, horticulture, forestry and fishery
Animal health
Health care and nursing
Social work and social care
Personal services
Transport services
Environmental protection
Security services
Unknown
 The third digit in the orientation code indicates the subject orientation and is identical to
the classification into ‘Fields of Education and Training’ developed by UNESCO,
EUROSTAT and the OECD as a supplement to ISCED 97; this classification is given in
Annex 2.
For further information, see pp. 10-19.
 The fourth digit (or rather, the letter) in the orientation code can be used if there is a
need for further specification. It brings us down to a more detailed classification of
subjects and is also able, in some cases, to distinguish some vocationally oriented
educational programmes more directly (nursing programmes, medical programmes,
engineering programmes, etc.).
For further information, see pp. 10-19.
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Overview of levels module (SUN 2000)
Level
Duration
Specification
6 Postgraduate
education
64 Doctoral programme
62 Licentiate programme
60 Other/unspecified
postgraduate programme
640 Doctoral programme
620 Licentiate programme
600 Other/unspecified postgraduate programme
5 Post-secondary
55 Five years or longer
education,
two years or longer
54 Four years
(at least four but not five years)
53 Three years
(at least three but not four years)
52 Two years
(at least two but not three years)
4 Post-secondary
education
less than two years
41 Less than two years
(at least one semester)
557
556
555
550
Vocationally oriented programme at university/college
General programme at university/college
Vocationally oriented programme, not university/college
Other/unspecified post-secondary programme
547
546
545
540
Vocationally oriented programme at university/college
General programme at university/college
Vocationally oriented programme, not university/college
Other/unspecified post-secondary programme
537
536
535
532
530
Vocationally oriented programme at university/college
General programme at university/college
Vocationally oriented programme, not university/college
At least 120 higher education credits, no degree
Other/unspecified post-secondary programme
527
526
525
522
520
Vocationally oriented programme at university/college
General programme at university/college
Vocationally oriented programme, not university/college
At least 80 higher education credits, no degree
Other/unspecified post-secondary programme
417
415
413
412
410
Vocationally oriented programme at university/college
Vocationally oriented programme, not university/college
Upper secondary supplementary programme
At least 20 higher education credits in one subject
Other/unspecified post-secondary programme
9
Level
Duration
Specification
3 Upper secondary
education
33 Three years
337
336
333
332
330
Vocationally oriented programme
Theoretical programme /prep. for higher studies
Vocationally oriented programme, incomplete
Theoretical prog. /prep. for higher studies, incomplete
Other/unspecified upper secondary programme
32 Two years
327
326
323
322
320
Vocationally oriented programme
Theoretical programme /prep. for higher studies
Vocationally oriented programme, incomplete
Theoretical prog./prep. for higher studies, incomplete
Other/unspecified upper secondary programme
317
316
313
312
310
Vocationally oriented programme
Theoretical programme /prep. for higher studies
Vocationally oriented programme, incomplete
Theoretical prog./prep. for higher studies, incomplete
Other/unspecified upper secondary programme
(at least two but not three years)
31 Less than two years
(at least one semester)
2 Primary and lower 20 Primary and lower
secondary education
secondary education
9 (or 10) years
9 (10) years
206 Compulsory school education, years 7-9
204 Lower secondary school education
200 Other/unspec. primary and lower sec. education
1 Primary and lower 10 Primary and lower
secondary education
secondary education
less than 9 years
less than 9 years
106 Elementary school education
102 Compulsory school education, years 1-6
100 Other/ unspec. primary and lower sec. education
0
002
001
Pre-primary education
00 Pre-primary education
Pre-school class
Pre-school
Note
The primary object of classification in the SUN system are the educational programmes themselves. When
classifying the educational background of individual persons, the individual must in principle have completed an
educational programme with a passing grade in order to receive the level code corresponding to that educational
programme.
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Overview of orientations module (SUN 2000)
Main orientation
Subject orientation
Specification
0 General education
01 Broad, general
education
010 Broad, general
programme
a Broad, general programme, general orientation
b Broad, general programme, social science/
humanities orientation
c Broad, general programme, natural science orientation
x Broad, general programme, other orientation
08 Reading and writing 080 Reading and writing
skills for adults
skills for adults
z Reading and writing skills for adults
09 Personal
development
z Personal development
090 Personal development
1 Teaching methods and teacher education
14 Teaching methods
140 Teaching methods and teacher
and teacher education
education, general programme
z Teaching methods and teacher education, general programme
142 Teaching methods
z Teaching methods
143 Teacher education for pre-school
and after-school activities
a Teacher education, pre-school orientation
b Teacher education, after-school activities orientation
x Other teacher education for pre-school/after-school activities
144 Teacher education for
lower compulsory school classes
a Teacher education, lower compulsory school classes, general
subject orientation
b Teacher education, lower compulsory school classes,
mathematics/general science
c Teacher education, lower compulsory school classes,
Swedish/general studies
x Other teacher education for lower compulsory school classes
145 Subject teacher education
a
b
c
d
i
x
Subject teacher education, mathematics/computers/nat. science
Subject teacher education, history/social sciences/economics
Subject teacher education, languages
Subject teacher education, mathematics/ computers/nat. science –
history/soc. sciences/economics
Subject teacher education, maths/computers/nat. science – langs.
Subject teacher education, hist./soc. sciences/economics – langs.
Subject teacher education, maths/computers/nat. science –
practical and artistic subjects
Subject teacher education, hist./soc. sciences/economics –
practical and artistic subjects
Subject teacher education, langs. – practical and artistic subjects
Other subject teacher education
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
x
Teacher education, industrial and skilled trades
Teacher education, commerce and administration
Teacher education, hotels and restaurants
Teacher education, food and bakery
Teacher education, use of natural resources
Teacher education, health and caring
Teacher education, media production
Teacher education, music
Teacher education, art and design
Teacher education, dance and theatre
Teacher education, wood and metal work, textile craft
Teacher education, physical education and health
Teacher education, home economics
Teacher educ. in other vocational/practical and artistic subjects
e
f
g
h
146 Teacher education in vocational/
practical and artistic subjects
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Main orientation
Subject orientation
Specification
149 Teaching methods and teacher educ., a Remedial teaching education
other/unspecified programme
b Home language/mother tongue teacher education
c School management education
x Other programme in teaching methods and teacher education
2 Humanities and art
21 Art and media
22 Humanities
210 Art and media, general programme
z Art and media, general programme
211 Art and design
a Art and design programme
b History and theory of art
x Other programme in art and design
212 Music, dance and drama
a
b
c
x
Music
Dance, theatre and drama
History and theory of music, dance, film and theatre
Other programme in music, dance and drama
213 Media production
a
b
c
d
x
Media production, general programme
Film, radio and TV production
Printing technology and bookbinding
Illustration, advertising, graphic design and photography
Other programme in media production
214 Design
a
b
c
x
Fashion design
Interior design
Industrial and product design
Other programme in design
215 Arts and crafts
z Arts and crafts
219 Art and media, other/unspec.
education
z Art and media, other/unspecified programme
220 Humanities, general orientation
z Humanities, general orientation
221 Religion
a Bachelor of Divinity programme/equivalent
b Pastoral, missionary and parish welfare worker programmes
x Other programme in religion
222 Foreign languages
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
x
General linguistics and general language programmes
English
German
French
Spanish
Russian
Swedish as a foreign language
Other programme in foreign languages
223 Swedish and
comparative literature
a
b
c
x
Swedish/Nordic languages
Other mother tongues, sign language
Comparative literature, history of literature
Other programme in Swedish and comparative literature
225 History and
archaeology
a
b
c
x
History
Archaeology
Conservation, culture administration and museology
Other programme in history and archaeology
226 Philosophy and logic
z Philosophy and logic
229 Humanities,
other/unspec. orientation
z Humanities, other/unspecified orientation
12
Main orientation
Subject orientation
Specification
3 Social sciences, law, commerce, administration
31 Social and
310 Social and behavioural
behavioural sciences
sciences, general orientation
32 Journalism and
information
34 Business,
commerce,
administration
a Behavioural science, general programme
b Social sciences, general programme
x Other broad programme in social and behavioural sciences
311 Psychology
a
b
c
x
Psychology programme
Psychology programme, incl. internship
Psychotherapy programme
Other programme in psychology
312 Sociology, ethnology
and human geography
a
b
c
x
Sociology
Social anthropology and ethnology
Human geography, social and economic geography
Other programme in sociology, ethnology and human geography
313 Political science
z Political science
314 Economics and
economic history
z Economics and economic history
319 Social and behavioural sciences,
other/unspec. orientation
z Social and behavioural sciences, other/
unspecified orientation
320 Journalism and information,
general programme
z Journalism and information, general programme
321 Journalism and
media studies
a Journalism
b Media and communications studies
x Other programme in journalism and media studies
322 Library and
documentation science
a Librarianship/library and information science
b Documentation and information science
x Other programme in library and documentation science
329 Journalism and information,
other/unspec. programme
z Journalism and information, other/unspec. education
340 Business, commerce
and administration,
general programme
a Economics and business studies/business
b Commerce and administration
x Other broad programme in business, commerce and
administration
341 Purchasing, sales and distribution
z Purchasing, sales and distribution
342 Marketing
z Marketing
343 Banking, insurance and finance
z Banking, insurance and finance
344 Accounting and taxation
z Accounting and taxation
345 Management and administration
a
b
c
x
346 Clerical and secretarial services
a Medical secretary programme
x Other programme in clerical and secretarial services
347 Work-place related programme
z Work-place related programme
349 Business, commerce and
administration, other/unspec.
programme
z Business, commerce and administration,
other/unspec. programme
Leadership, organisation and management
Administration
Personnel administration
Other programme in management and administration
13
Main orientation
38 Law and
jurisprudence
Subject orientation
380 Law and jurisprudence
Specification
a Law programme (Bachelor of Laws/equivalent)
b Law programme incl. legal internship
x Other programme in law and jurisprudence
4 Natural sciences, mathematics and computing
42 Biology and
environmental
sciences
420 Biology and environmental sciences, z Biology and environmental sciences, general programme
general programme
421 Biology and biochemistry
a Biology
b Biochemistry, toxicology, pharmacology, nutrition
x Other programme in biology and biochemistry
422 Environmental sciences
z Environmental sciences
429 Biology and environmental sciences, z Biology and environmental sciences, other/unspec. prog.
other/unspec. programme
44 Physics, chemistry
and earth sciences
440 Physics, chemistry and earth sciences, z Physics, chemistry and earth sciences, general programme
general programme
441 Physics
z Physics
442 Chemistry
z Chemistry
443 Earth sciences and physical geography z Earth sciences and physical geography
449 Physics, chemistry and earth sciences, z Physics, chemistry and earth sciences,
other/unspec. programme
other/unspec. programme
46 Mathematics
and other
natural sciences
48 Computing
460 Mathematics and natural sciences,
general programme
z Mathematics and natural sciences, general programme
461 Mathematics
z Mathematics
462 Statistics
z Statistics
469 Mathematics and natural sciences,
other/unspec. programme
z Mathematics/natural sciences, other/unspec. programme
480 Computing, general programme
z Computing, general programme
481 Computer science and
applied systems science
a Applied systems science and software engineering
b Computer science
x Other programme in computer science and applied systems science
482 Computer use
z Computer use
489 Computing, other/unspec. programme z Computing, other/unspecified programme
14
Main orientation
Subject orientation
Specification
5 Engineering and manufacturing
52 Engineering and
520 Engineering and engineering
engineering industries
industries, general orientation
54 Materials and
manufacturing
a University eng. prog.: gen. engineering and eng. physics
b Engineering prog.: gen. engineering and engineering physics
x Other broad prog. in engineering and engineering industries
521 Mechanical engineering and
engineering mechanics
a
b
c
x
University eng. prog.: mechanical engineering
Engineering prog.: mechanical engineering
Industrial and engineering mechanics
Other programme in mech. engineering and eng. mechanics
522 Energy technology and
electrical engineering
a
b
c
d
x
University eng. prog.: energy tech. and electrical engineering
Engineering prog.: energy technology and elec. engineering
Electrical installation and electrical mechanics
Energy: operations and maintenance
Other programme in energy technology and elec. engineering
523 Electronics, computer engineering
and automation
a
b
c
d
x
University eng. prog.: electronics, comp. eng. and automation
Engineering prog.: electronics, comp. eng. and automation
Electronics, telecommunications and comp. engineering
Automation/Control engineering
Other programme in electronics, comp. eng. and automation
524 Chemical technology and
biotechnology
a
b
c
d
x
University eng. prog.: chemical technology and biotechnology
Engineering prog.: chemical technology and biotechnology
Laboratory engineering
Process engineering
Other programme in chemical technology and biotechnology
525 Vehicle engineering
a
b
c
d
x
University eng. prog.: vehicle engineering
Engineering prog.: vehicle engineering
Land vehicle engineering
Marine vehicle engineering and aircraft engineering
Other programme in vehicle engineering
526 Industrial economics and
organisation
a University eng. prog.: industrial economics/organisation
b Engineering prog.: industrial economics/organisation
x Other programme in industrial economics/organisation
529 Engineering and engineering
industries, other/unspec. orientation
a University eng. prog.: other/unspec. orientation
b Engineering prog.: other/unspec. orientation
x Other programme in engineering and engineering industries
540 Materials and manufacturing,
general orientation
a University eng. prog.: materials technology
b Engineering prog.: materials technology
x Other broad programme in materials and manufacturing
541 Manufacture and handling of
food
a
b
c
d
e
x
University eng. prog.: food
Engineering prog.: food
Manufacture/handling of food, general programme
Meat and cured meats
Bakery
Other programme in manufacture/handling of food
542 Manufacturing of textiles,
clothing and leather goods
a
b
c
d
x
University eng. prog.: textile technology
Engineering prog.: textile technology
Manufacturing of textiles and clothing
Footwear and leatherwork
Other programme in textiles, clothing and leather goods
15
Main orientation
58 Town planning
and structural
engineering
Subject orientation
Specification
543 Manufacturing of wood,
paper, glass/china and
plastic products
a University eng. prog.: wood, paper, glass/china, plastic
b Engineering prog.: wood, paper, glass/china, plastic
c Wood technology
d Paper pulp and paper manufacturing
e Glass and china manufacturing
f Manufacturing of plastic and rubber products
x Other programme in manufacturing in specific material
544 Rock and mineral engineering
a
b
c
x
549 Materials and manufacturing,
other/unspec. orientation
z Materials and manufacturing, other/unspecified orientation
580 Town planning and structural
engineering, general orientation
a University engineering prog.: broad, construction, inc. surveying
b Engineering prog.: broad, construction, inc. surveying
x Other broad programme in town planning/structural engineering
581 Town planning and
architecture
a
b
c
d
x
University engineering prog.: town planning, social environment
Engineering prog.: town planning, social environment
Architecture programme
Landscape architecture and landscape engineering programme
Other programme in town planning and architecture
582 Structural engineering and
construction technology
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
x
University engineering prog.: structural engineering
Engineering prog.: structural engineering
Structural technology, general programme
Carpentry
Painting
Heating, ventilation and sanitation programme
Concrete, construction and highway engineering
Bricklayers’ programme
Sheet-metal working programme
Other prog. in structural engineering/construction technology
University engineering prog.: rock and mineral engineering
Engineering prog.: rock and mineral engineering
Mining and ironworks engineering
Other programme in rock and mineral engineering
589 Town planning and structural
z Town planning and structural engineering,
engineering, other/unspec. orientation
other/unspecified orientation
6 Agriculture and forestry, animal health
62 Agriculture,
620 Agriculture, horticulture, forestry
horticulture, forestry
and fishery, general programme
and fishery
621 Agriculture
z Agriculture, horticulture, forestry and fishery,
general programme
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
x
Agricultural sciences programme
Agricultural and rural management programme
Programme in agriculture, general
Programme in agriculture/crop production
Programme in animal husbandry
Programme in horse keeping/equine studies programme
Programme in care of animals
Other programme in agriculture
622 Horticulture
a
b
c
x
Horticultural science programme
Horticultural management and technology programme
Programme in horticulture
Other programme in horticulture
623 Forestry
a
b
c
x
MSc programme in forestry and forest sciences
Programme in forest management and forest engineering
Programme in forestry
Other programme in forestry
624 Fishery and aquaculture
z Fishery and aquaculture
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Main orientation
Subject orientation
Specification
629 Agriculture, horticulture, forestry and z Agriculture, horticulture, forestry and fishery,
fishery, other/unspec. education
other/unspecified education
64 Animal health
640 Animal health
a Veterinary science
x Other programme in animal health
7 Health care and nursing, social care
72 Health care and
nursing
720 Health care and nursing,
general programme
z
Health care and nursing, general programme
721 Medicine
a
b
c
Medical education
Medical education, including completed general internship (AT)
Medical education, specialisation in surgery and other operating
room specialisations (incl. anaesthesiology and intensive care)
Medical education, specialisation in internal medicine
Medical education, specialisation in paediatrics
Medical education, specialisation in geriatrics
Medical education, specialisation in general medicine
Medical education, specialisation in psychiatry
Medical education, specialisation in radiology
Medical education, clinical laboratory specialisations
Medical education, other specialisation
Other programme in medicine
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
x
723 Nursing
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
m
n
o
p
q
Nursing, basic training
Nursing, general health care and nursing (incl. medical-surgical
nursing and oncological care)
Nursing, anaesthetic nursing, intensive care, accident and
emergency nursing and operating room nursing
Nursing, paediatric care
Nursing, geriatric care
Nursing, psychiatric care
Nursing, district nursing
Nursing, midwifery
Nursing, diagnostic radiology and oncology
Nursing, other specialisation
r
s
x
Other nursing programme, general nursing and health care
Other nursing programme, medical orientation
Other nursing programme, psychiatric care orientation
Other nursing programme, care of the elderly orientation
Other nursing programme, care of the intellectually disabled
orientation
Other nursing programme, care of the disabled orientation
Other nursing programme, other orientations
Other programme in nursing
724 Dentistry
a
b
c
d
e
x
Dental surgery
Dental surgery, incl. specialisation
Programme in dental hygiene
Programme in dental nursing
Programme in dental technology
Other programme in dentistry
725 Technically oriented
health care programme
a
b
c
d
e
f
x
Opticians’ programme
Audiology programme
Orthopaedic engineering programme
Biomedical analysis programme
Hospital physics programme
Radiology nursing programme
Other technically oriented health care programme
17
Main orientation
76 Social work and
social care
Subject orientation
Specification
726 Therapy, rehabilitation
and dietary treatment
a
b
c
d
x
Physiotherapy programme
Occupational therapy programme
Speech therapy programme
Dietetics programme
Other programme in therapy, rehabilitation and dietary treatment
727 Pharmacy
a Pharmacists’ programme
b Dispensers’ programme
x Other programme in pharmacy
729 Health care and nursing,
other/unspec. programme
z Health care and nursing, other or unspecified programme
760 Social work and social care,
general programme
z Social work and social care, general programme
761 Care of children and adolescents
a
b
c
x
Care of children and adolescents, general programme
Child care
After-school care for children and adolescents
Other programme in care of children and adolescents
762 Social work and
guidance
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
x
Social service and social care, general programme
Social care programme, elderly/disabled
Social care programme, educational sociology
Qualified social workers’ programme
Qualified social workers’ programme, elderly/disabled
Qualified social workers’ programme, educational sociology
Study and vocational guidance programme
Other programme in social work and guidance
769 Social work and social care,
other/unspec. programme
z Social work and social care, other/unspecified programme
18
Main orientation
Subject orientation
Specification
8 Services
81 Personal services
810 Personal services,
general programme
z Personal services, general programme
811 Hotels, restaurants and
institutional housekeeping
a
b
c
d
x
812 Tourism, travel and recreation
z Tourism, travel and recreation
813 Sport and physical welfare
z Sport and physical welfare
814 Household services and office
cleaning
a Home economics, general programme
b Programme for office cleaning
x Other programme in household services and office cleaning
815 Hair and beauty care
a Programme for hair care
x Other programme in hair and beauty care
819 Personal services, other/
unspec. programme
z Personal services, other/unspec. programme
84 Transport services
840 Transport services
a
b
c
d
e
x
85 Environmental
protection
850 Environmental protection,
general programme
z Environmental protection, general programme
Hotels, restaurants and inst. housekeeping, general prog.
Programme for hotel services
Programme for restaurant services
Programme for institutional housekeeping
Other programme in hotels, restaurants and institutional
housekeeping
Transport services, general programme
Programme for land transport
Programme for water transport
Programme for air transport
Programme for postal services
Other programme in transport services
851 Environmental protection technology z Environmental protection technology and
and environmental control
environmental control
852 Nature conservation and wildlife
protection
z Nature conservation and wildlife
protection
853 Cleaning and
waste disposal
z Cleaning and waste disposal
859 Environmental protection,
other/unspec. programme
z Environmental protection, other/unspec. programme
19
Main orientation
86 Security services
Subject orientation
Specification
860 Security services, general programme z Security services, general programme
861 Security in civil society
a
b
c
x
Police service programme
Programme for fire-fighting and other rescue services
Civil defence programme
Other programme in security in civil society
862 Work environment and occupational
safety
z Work environment and occupational
safety
863 Military programme
a
b
c
d
e
f
x
869 Security services, other/
unspec. programme
z Security services, other/unspecified programme
999 Unknown
z Unknown
Professional officers’ programme
Reserve officers’ programme
Tactical military programme
Specialised military programme
Staff officers’ programme
Higher officers’ programme
Other military programme
9 Unknown
99 Unknown
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Area of application
The Swedish Educational Terminology (SUN) classifies individual educational
programmes and at the same time provides a system for aggregating related educational
programmes into larger categories.
Primarily it is therefore the educational programmes themselves that are classified
according to SUN.
However, SUN is used extensively for classifying the educational backgrounds of
individual persons; often it is the individual’s ‘highest’ educational programme that the
user wishes to classify by level and orientation. The principle that then applies is that an
individual must have completed and ‘passed’ an educational programme in order to
‘receive’ the SUN code corresponding to that particular educational programme.
SUN 2000 can also be used to advantage in classifying students, graduates, etc. in
various types of compilations of data and statistics.
In principle, SUN 2000 can be used in classifying all types of education and training, i.e.
not only regular school education but also vocational training courses for the
unemployed, staff training, popular adult education, etc. For the levels module to be
applicable, however, an educational programme must comprise at least one semester of
full-time studies or the equivalent. The orientations module, in contrast, can also be used
in classifying shorter courses, e.g. in classifying staff training. In this module application
is not restricted by any minimum time limit.
More detailed classification
SUN 2000 provides a level of detail that has been considered appropriate in a national
standard for educational classification, where requirements include being able to classify
both older (discontinued) and future educational programmes: the standard must be able
to accommodate reforms and changes in the educational system over an extended period
of time.
If a need exists for a further level of detail in certain industries, enterprises, etc., local
extensions of the code can be created.
However, it is possible to make a few recommendations regarding the more detailed
classifications that already exist in specific fields. One example is the ‘National
catalogue of research subjects’. This classification, which has been developed by
Statistics Sweden’s Programme for Research and Information Technology (ES/FOI) in
association with the research community, may be useful in certain research-intensive
activities where the need may arise for a more detailed classification of employees with
research degrees.
The classification of medical doctors by specialisations that the National Board of Health
and Welfare is responsible for (and which at present includes 62 specialisations) can also
be recommended if the need arises for a more detailed classification of people with
medical training than SUN 2000 provides.