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TUM Classification System - Engineering Sciences in General

TEC 000Belonging to the Subject; not further Classified
TEC 001Technology, Engineering in General (Technological Progress, Aligned Technology, High Technology, ...)
TEC 020Interdisciplinary Technologies, Systems Engineering
TEC 050History of Technology; Industrial Archaeology
TEC 100Technical Professions
TEC 200Engineering Education; Engineering Pedagogics; Engineering in Schools
TEC 300Technical Associations; Technical Organizations; Technical Societies (e.g. VDI: Association of German Engineers); Institutions and Companies in General.; Occupation Cooperatives; Chamber of Industry and Commerce
TEC 320Technical Research; Industrial Research (Research and Development)
TEC 400Standards System; Technical Rules
TEC 500Patent System
TEC 600Technical Drawing; Graphical Symbols; Pictographs (unless Listed under Relevant Subject)
TEC 620Constructing; Product Development in Engineering
TEC 680Modelling Technology; Theory of Similarity (Theory of Analogy)
TEC 700Technical Reliability; Reliability Theory
TEC 750Technical Inspection (TÜV: Technical Supervisory Association); Trade Control
TEC 770Safety Engineering (Safety at Work); Occupational Health and Safety; Hazardous Substances; Transportation of Hazardous Materials; Explosion Prevention; Equipment Safety
TEC 800Disaster Management; Air-Raid Protection; Civil Defence
TEC 850Technical Advisory Services; Business Consulting Services; Experts; Engineering Firms (Consultant Engineers)
TEC 900Ergonomics; Work Humanization; Work Design
  • TEC 000: Belonging to the Subject; not further Classified
  • TEC 001: Technology, Engineering in General (Technological Progress, Aligned Technology, High Technology, ...)
    • TEC 006: Technology in Realation to Other Topics (Engineering and Society, Engineering and Environment, Engineering Criticism, Valuation of Technological Impact, …)
    • TEC 007: Technology Ethics
    • TEC 009: Mathematical Principles and Data-Processing in Engineering
      Mathematical Principles and Data-Processing in Engineering Mechanics see MTA 009
      Virtual Product Development; Computer-Aided Design (engineering aspects) see TEC 630
      Reliability Theory see TEC 700 ff
  • TEC 020: Interdisciplinary Technologies, Systems Engineering
    • TEC 025: Microsystems Technology (MST), Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
      Microoptics see FEI 400
      Microfluidics see MAS 670 ff
      Micromechanics see MAS 990
    • TEC 030: Nanotechnology
      Production Methods in Microelectronics see ELT 279 ff
      • TEC 031: Nano-Particles
    • TEC 035: Mechatronics
    • TEC 040: Bionics
      Artificial Neural Networks see DAT 717
  • TEC 050: History of Technology; Industrial Archaeology
    • TEC 055: Antiquity to Humanism and Renaissance
      • TEC 056: Antiquity
      • TEC 057: Mediaeval Times
      • TEC 058: Humanism and Renaissance
    • TEC 060: Modern Era
      • TEC 061: 16Th/17Th Century
      • TEC 063: 18Th/19Th Century
      • TEC 065: 20Th/21St Century
    • TEC 080: Utopian Technologies; Future Technologies
  • TEC 100: Technical Professions
    • TEC 110: Engineers
    • TEC 120: Inventors
    • TEC 130: Technicians
    • TEC 140: Craftsmen
      Crafts in general and some disciplines see IND
    • TEC 190: Other
  • TEC 200: Engineering Education; Engineering Pedagogics; Engineering in Schools
  • TEC 300: Technical Associations; Technical Organizations; Technical Societies (e.g. VDI: Association of German Engineers); Institutions and Companies in General.; Occupation Cooperatives; Chamber of Industry and Commerce
  • TEC 320: Technical Research; Industrial Research (Research and Development)
    • TEC 330: Eureca (European Research Coordination Agency); Esprit (European Strategic Programme for Research and Development in Information Technolgy)
    • TEC 340: Technical Innovation
    • TEC 360: Technology Transfer
  • TEC 400: Standards System; Technical Rules
    • TEC 420: Standardization
      • TEC 430: DIN (Deutsche Industrienorm: German Industrial Standard); ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
      • TEC 480: Other
  • TEC 500: Patent System
    • TEC 520: Inventions
    • TEC 540: Licences; Utility Patents; Trademarks
    • TEC 590: Other
  • TEC 600: Technical Drawing; Graphical Symbols; Pictographs (unless Listed under Relevant Subject)
  • TEC 620: Constructing; Product Development in Engineering
    Development and Construction; Simultaneous Engineering (in Mechanical Engineering) see MAS 030
    • TEC 623: Design Guidelines and Design Rules (Design for Recycling, Environment, Safety, Ergonomics, Product Life Cycle ...)
    • TEC 630: Virtual Product Development; Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
    • TEC 660: Technical Design; Industrial Design; Design Engineering
  • TEC 680: Modelling Technology; Theory of Similarity (Theory of Analogy)
  • TEC 700: Technical Reliability; Reliability Theory
    Reliability in Construction Engineering see BAU 308
    • TEC 710: Maintenance in General (Repair); Technical Servicing
    • TEC 720: Functional Reliability; Durability; Operational Availability
    • TEC 725: Fault Tree Analysis; Fault Tree Synthesis
    • TEC 740: Other
  • TEC 750: Technical Inspection (TÜV: Technical Supervisory Association); Trade Control
    Roadworthiness Control of Motor Vehicles see VER 139
  • TEC 770: Safety Engineering (Safety at Work); Occupational Health and Safety; Hazardous Substances; Transportation of Hazardous Materials; Explosion Prevention; Equipment Safety
    Occupational Health and Safety in Construction Engineering see BAU 063
    Industrial Safety, Plant Security see FER 030
    Workplace Surveillance see TEC 960
    • TEC 780: Damage Prevention; Damage Analysis
    • TEC 790: Accidents in General; Accident Prevention; Protective Equipment
      Accident; Work Safety: Aspects of Vocational and Occupational Psychology see PSY 640
  • TEC 800: Disaster Management; Air-Raid Protection; Civil Defence
    • TEC 810: Technical Emergency Service
    • TEC 830: Fire-Fighting Technology; Fire Control; Fire Prevention
  • TEC 850: Technical Advisory Services; Business Consulting Services; Experts; Engineering Firms (Consultant Engineers)
  • TEC 900: Ergonomics; Work Humanization; Work Design
    Sociological Aspects of Work see SOZ 310
    • TEC 920: Work Physiology; Workload
      Occupational Medicine see MED 740 ff
      Occupational Psychology see PSY 600 ff
    • TEC 960: Human Factors Technology; Workplace Design; Workplace Surveillance
    • TEC 980: Human-Machine System
    • TEC 985: Others on Ergonomics
    • TEC 990: Others on Engineering Sciences in General