The subjects used to describe resources on OER Commons are designed to cover Pre-K-12 and Higher-Education settings within the US and internationally. Our subjects are organizing into first-order subjects and secondary topics within those subjects. When describing or searching for content on OER Commons keep in mind that content can be categorized by multiple subjects and topics. 

 

Applied Science

  • Architecture and Design
  • Computer Science
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • Health, Medicine and Nursing
  • Information Science

Arts and Humanities

  • Art History
  • Graphic Arts
  • Languages
  • Literature
  • Performing Arts
  • Philosophy
  • Religious Studies
  • Visual Arts
  • World Cultures

Business and Communication

  • Accounting
  • Communication
  • Finance
  • Journalism
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Public Relations

Career and Technical Education

  • Agriculture
  • Automotive Technology and Repair
  • Criminal Justice
  • Culinary Arts
  • Electronic Technology
  • Environmental Studies
  • Film and Music Production
  • Graphic Design
  • Logistics and Transportation
  • Manufacturing
  • Maritime Science
  • Welding

Education

  • Early Childhood Development
  • Educational Technology
  • Elementary Education
  • Higher Education
  • Language Education (ESL)
  • Physical Education
  • Special Education

English Language Arts

  • Composition and Rhetoric
  • Language, Grammar and Vocabulary
  • Reading Foundation Skills
  • Reading Informational Text
  • Reading Literature
  • Speaking and Listening

History

  • Ancient History
  • U.S. History
  • World History

Law

  • General Law
  • Intellectual Property Law

Life Science

  • Anatomy/Physiology
  • Biology
  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Genetics
  • Nutrition
  • Zoology

Mathematics

  • Algebra
  • Calculus
  • Functions
  • Geometry
  • Measurement and Data
  • Numbers and Operations
  • Ratios and Proportions
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Trigonometry

Physical Science

  • Astronomy
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Chemistry
  • Geology
  • Geoscience
  • Hydrology
  • Oceanography
  • Physical Geography
  • Physics
  • Space Science

Research and Scholarship

  • Interdisciplinary Research
  • Research Data Management
  • Research Ethics and Integrity
  • Research Methods
  • Scholarly Communication

Social Science

  • Anthropology
  • Archaeology
  • Cultural Geography
  • Economics
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Gender and Sexuality Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Sociology