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An academic discipline or field of study is a branch of knowledge, taught and researched as part of higher education. A scholar's discipline is commonly defined by the university faculties and learned societies to which they belong and the academic journals in which they publish research.

Disciplines vary between well-established ones that exist in almost all universities and have well-defined rosters of journals and conferences, and nascent ones supported by only a few universities and publications. A discipline may have branches, and these are often called sub-disciplines.

The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to academic disciplines. In each case an entry at the highest level of the hierarchy (e.g., Humanities) is a group of broadly similar disciplines; an entry at the next highest level (e.g., Music) is a discipline having some degree of autonomy and being the basic identity felt by its scholars; and lower levels of the hierarchy are sub-disciplines not normally having any role in the structure of the university's governance.

Humanities[edit]

Main articles: Humanities and Outline of the humanities

Performing arts[edit]

Main article: Outline of performing arts

Visual arts[edit]

Main article: Outline of the visual arts

History[edit]

Main article: Outline of history

Also regarded as a Social science

Languages and literature[edit]

Main article: Outline of literature

Linguistics listed in Social science

Law[edit]

Main article: Outline of law

Also regarded as a Social science

Also listed in Applied science

Philosophy[edit]

Main article: Outline of philosophy

Also regarded as the separate, an entry at the highest level of the hierarchy

Religious studies[edit]

Also regarded as a social science

Divinity[edit]

Main article: Divinity (academic discipline)

Theology[edit]

Main article: Outline of theology

Social science[edit]

Main articles: Social science and Outline of social science

Anthropology[edit]

Main article: Outline of anthropology

Archaeology[edit]

Main article: Outline of archaeology

Futurology (also known as future studies or prospective studies)[edit]

Main articles: Outline of futures studies and Futures studies

  • Cashless Society
  • Climate

Economics[edit]

Main article: Outline of economics

Geography[edit]

Main article: Outline of geography

Linguistics[edit]

Main article: Outline of linguistics

Also regarded as a formal science

Political science[edit]

Main articles: Politics and Outline of political science

Psychology[edit]

Main articles: Outline of psychology and List of psychology disciplines

Sociology[edit]

Main article: Outline of sociology

Natural science[edit]

Main articles: Science, Outline of science, Natural science, and Outline of natural science

Biology[edit]

Main article: Outline of biology
See also: List of life sciences

Chemistry[edit]

Main article: Outline of chemistry
See also: Pure chemistry

Earth science[edit]

Main article: Outline of earth science
See also: Branches of earth sciences

Astronomy[edit]

Main article: Outline of astronomy

Physics[edit]

Main article: Outline of physics

Formal science[edit]

Main articles: Formal science and Outline of formal science

Computer science[edit]

Main articles: Computer science and Outline of computer science
See also: ACM Computing Classification System

Also a branch of electrical engineering

Mathematics[edit]

Main articles: Mathematics, Outline of mathematics, and Mathematics Subject Classification

Pure mathematics[edit]

Applied mathematics[edit]

Applied science[edit]

Main articles: Applied science and Outline of applied science

Agriculture[edit]

Main articles: Agriculture, Outline of agriculture, and Agricultural science

Architecture and design[edit]

Main articles: Architecture, Outline of architecture, Design, Outline of design, and Applied arts

Business[edit]

Main articles: Business, Outline of business, and Business education

Education[edit]

Main articles: Education and Outline of education

Engineering and technology[edit]

Main articles: Engineering and Outline of engineering
See also: List of engineering branches
See also: Technology and Outline of technology

Chemical engineering[edit]

Civil engineering[edit]

Educational technology[edit]

Electrical engineering[edit]

Materials science[edit]

Mechanical engineering[edit]

Systems science[edit]

Environmental studies and forestry[edit]

Main articles: Environmental studies, Outline of environmental studies, and Forestry

Family and consumer science[edit]

Main article: Family and consumer science

Human physical performance and recreation[edit]

Main articles: Human reliability and human behavior

Journalism, media studies and communication[edit]

Main articles: Journalism, Media studies, Communication, Communication studies, and Outline of communication

Law[edit]

Main articles: Law and Outline of law

Also regarded as a social science

Also listed in Humanities

Library and museum studies[edit]

Main articles: Library science, Outline of library science, and Museology
See also: Outline of management

Medicine and health[edit]

Main articles: Medicine, Healthcare science, Outline of health sciences, and Biomedical sciences
See also: Outline of medicine and Branches of medicine

Military sciences[edit]

Main articles: Military science and Outline of military science and technology

Public administration[edit]

Main article: Public administration

Public policy[edit]

Main article: Public policy

Social work[edit]

Main article: Social work

Transportation[edit]

Main articles: Transport and Modes of transport

See also[edit]

Main article: Branches of science

References[edit]

  1. ^ Khaled Nabil, Al-Momani (25 August 2020). "Characteristics of Design as an Academic and Creative Discipline". Kne Social Sciences. Ural Federal University: 294–298. doi:10.18502/kss.v4i11.7560. S2CID 221710217.
  2. ^ Bravo, Rafael Ángel (4 March 2016). "Vigencia de la Bauhaus en la formación académica de los diseñadores gráficos" [Currency of the Bauhaus in the academic training of graphic designers] (in Spanish). Francisco José de Caldas District University. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Graphic Design". College of the Sequoias. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

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