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Enter the corresponding fourdigit code in the spoces provided. ßruatoqs FIFIAT U'M'I SUBJECT TERÀiI SUBJECf CODE Subiect CoÞgories rHE T{E'Ef,ANIT¡ES AHÞ S@€¡AI S€¡EruGES PHII.OSOPHY, REI.IGIOìI AND IHTOI.OGY Philosophv.......... ......................0A22 Relioion öenerol .............................. 03 I 8 Biblicol Studies .................... 032.| Clerqv ................................ 03 I 9 Histõrv of ............................ 0320 Philosôphv of ......................0322 Theology . i... :.................... ........ 0 a69 TAI{GUAGE, I.ITERAIURT AND TDUCATIOII IINGUISTICS Generol ................................... 05 I 5 Long¡roge Adminishotion .......................... 05 I 4 (,enefol............., 0679 Adult ond Continuino ................051 ó Ancient.... 0289 Aoriculturol ........... 1................. OS I z Linouistics..... 0290 ....................... 03r 0 Ai ... .... ........... ....................... 027 3 Moäern -..-.-.- ................. 0291 ...............,. -..... 0272 Bilinouol ond Multiculturol .........0282 L¡teroture ..................0770 BusiÀ'ess ................................... 0ó88 Generol .............................. 040 I ....... -. -.. -..... 0454 027 5 Communitv Colleq e ................... Clossicol ............ ................. O29 4 .................. 0338 Curricului ond ln"struclion .........0727 Comoorotive .................... -.. 029 5 ..0385 Eorlv Childhood ........................ 05 I 8 Medíevol ............................ 0297 Elementorv '....0524 Modern .............................. 0298 ..0501 Finonce .............. ...................... 0277 Africon ............................... 03 I ó ..0503 ......0628 Guidonce ond Counselinq .........05ì 9 Americon ............................ 0591 ..0505 Hælth ..........................:.......... 0ó80 Asion ................................. 0305 ..0508 Hioher ............... ......................07 A5 Conodìon lEnolishl .............. 0352 ..0509 Hiiory of .......0520 Conodion .............. 0355 ..05r0 0278 lrre"nchi HomiEconomics ...................... Enolish ............................... 0593 .. 051 I lndushiol ........052ì Ge'rmonic ........................... 03 I I ..0358 Lonouooe ond Literoture ............ 0279 Lotin Americon .................... 03 I 2 ..03óó MoìÉem"olics ............................. 0280 Middle Eostern .................... 03 I 5 ..0351 Music .......-......... ......................0522 Romonce ............................ 03 I 3 Philosoohv of ............................ 0998 Slovic ond Eosl Europeon.....031 4 ..0578 Physicci| ..i................................. 0523 T¡{Ë SGIENGES AND ENGTT{EER¡NG BIOTOGICAI 0370 Speech Pothology ................ 0¿ó0 Enoineerino Aoriculture 0372 Toxicology ........................ 0383 "Generol . ............................ os3z " Generol 0473 Home Economics ...................... 038ó Aerospoce .......................... 0538 '0285 Aqricúlturol ......................... 0539 PHYSICAI. SCIEN(ES Aútomotive ......................... 05¿0 Biomedico| .......................... 05¿ì ......0475 Pure Sciences 0476 Chemistrv Food Scìence oñil Genérol .............................. 0485 Tæhnoloov ...................... 0359 Aqriculturol ......................... 07 49 Foresrry onäW¡ldlúe ........... 0478 Añolvticol ........................... 048ó PIont Culture ....................... 0479 8iocliemistry .......................0487 Plont Potholoov ................... 0480 1norqonic ............................ 0488 Plont Phvsiolôiív .................. 08 I 7 Nucleor .............................. 0238 Ronoe ñlonooäme n| ............ 0777 HEAI.TH AHD ENVIROilMTNTAI. Oroonic .............................. 0490 woãd technðlogy ...............07 46 sgtN(t5 Pho"rmoceuticol .................... 0491 Bioloov Environmentol Sciences ............. 07ó8 dín.rol .............................. 030ó Phvsico1 ............. .................0494 Heolú Scìences Polymer .............................. Anotomv ............................0287 0495 Generol .............................. 05óó Rodiotion ............................ 0754 Biostotisiics ......................... 0308 Audio1ow........................... 0300 MothemoÌics ............................. 0¿05 Bolonv ................................ 0309 Chemotñéropy ................... 0992 Physics Cell ..'.................................. 0379 ' Denlistrv ............ ................. 0 567 Generol .............................. 0ó05 Ecolæv .............................. 0329 Educotián ........................... 0350 Entomä|oov........................ 0353 Acouslics ............................ 098ó Hosoitol Monooem enl .......... 07 69 Aslronomv ond Genetics L'........................... 03ó9 Humon Deueloõment ........... 0258 Astrooh'vsics..................... Limnoloov ........................... 0793 Oó0ó lmmunolow ...1.................... OçgZ Atmospheiic Science............ 0ó08 Microbiõfow ...................... 041 0 Medìcine ãhd Suroerv .........05ó4 Atomic .............. ................. Molæulor 11........................ ogoz 07 48 Mentol Heolth ....1....'............ OS¿z Electronics ond Eleckiciv .....0607 Neuroscience ...................... 03 I 7 PSYCHOTOGY Nursino .............................. 05ó9 Elementory Porticles ond Ocænooroohv.................... 041 ó Generol ............. 0621 Nuhitio"n ............................. 0570 Hioh Enêrov....... .............. 0798 Phvsioloäv :...1..................... 0433 Behoviorol 0384 Obstetrics ond Gvnecoloov ..0380 Fluidond Plãómo ................. 0759 Roiliorioñ'............................ 082,] Clinicol .............. 0622 Occuootionol Heôlth ond' Moleculor ........................... 0ó09 Veterinorv Science............... 0Zl8 Developmenlol 0620 Theiroov ........................... 0354 Nucleor I .............................. 0ó 0 Experimenìol Zoolæv .1........... ................. 0472 oohtholáolæv ................... 038 I 0623 Optics ................................07 52 lnduslriol Bioohvsicí' Pcirholoov ...11..................... oszl 0624 'Gänero1............ .............0786 Rcidiolion ............................ 075ó PersonoliV.......... 0625 . PhormoZôloov ..................... 041 9 Solid Srore .......................... 0ól I Medicol ............. ..............07 60 Phormocv .::.......................0572 Phvsiolooícol 0989 Stotistics............. ..........04ó3 Psíchobiolow Phvsicol theroov ................. 0382 0349 TARTH SCITN(ES Pslchometriãí 0632 public Hælrh .'..'.................... 0 57 3 Biooæchemistry........................ Sóciol ................ 0425 Rodiolow . ......................... O57 4 0346 045t Ge&hemist¡y .'.......................... 099 6 Ræræt'rän .......................... 057 5 0984 @ Disserlolion Abslrocls lnlernolional esf orgonisé en colégor¡es de sujels. Veuillez s,v.p, choìsir le suiet qui décrit le mieux volre lhèse et inscrivez le code numêrique opproprié dons l'espoce réservé ci-dessous. |-|-l-n {JM.I SUJET CODE DE SUJII Cotégories por suiets H¡'!AñA¡{¡IÊS ET SGIEN€ES SOGIAIEs 1ecrure.....................................0535 4ncienne...................-........ 0579 Molhémorioues.................... 0280 Mediévo|e...... .... ...............0581 Musioue .1.. os22 ...0422 Moderñe.......... .. ..........0582 O¡¡eniorion êr conr!ho1ion....... .05ì9 H¡roire des ¡oir'.... .... .0328 Philosoohie de l'éducotion ......... 0998 Phvsio,ie 0523 Conodi€iñe........................033¿ P¡óq¿mme! d érudes êr 8rors.Unis ............... .......... 0337 enseionemenr .. .. 0727 Eurooèenne 0335 Psvcho!ãoie os25 Movån-orienrole 0333 5crences .................. ....... .. (J/ l4 Loti'no ornéricoiñe.... ........... 033ó Sciences so<ioìes....................... 0534 Asie, Aurrolie et Océonie....0332