STEM fields
Math and science
STEM fields are academic and professional disciplines in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
The acronym groups these areas together because they share quantitative and analytical approaches: She's pursuing a career in STEM fields.
The term emerged in education policy discussions about workforce development and has become shorthand for technical expertise generally: STEM fields tend to pay well.
- astronomyScience of celestial objects
- biologyStudy of organisms
- algebraMath using symbols
- aerospace engineeringAircraft and spacecraft design
- environmental engineeringApplied science protecting ecosystems
code · artificial intelligence · statistics · robotics · information systems · chemistry · scientific method · peer review · research grant · number crunching · experiments · genetics · telescopes · machine learning · hypothesis · microscopes · test tubes · lab coat
- male-dominated fieldsconstruction, engineering, military, firefighting, plumbing
STEM fieldshumanities
Study of culture
liberal arts · the arts · fine arts · performing arts · creative arts