Outline of academic disciplines

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.

Collage of images representing different academic disciplines

Disciplines vary between well-established ones in almost all universities with well-defined rosters of journals and conferences and nascent ones supported by only a few universities and publications. A discipline may have branches, which 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 fundamental identity felt by its scholars. Lower levels of the hierarchy are sub-disciplines that do generally not have any role in the structure of the university's governance.

Humanities

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Performing arts

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Visual arts

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History

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Also regarded as a Social science

Languages and literature

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Linguistics listed in Social science

Also regarded as a Social science

Also listed in Applied science

Philosophy

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

Religious studies

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Also regarded as a social science

Divinity

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Theology

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Social science

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Anthropology

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Archaeology

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Futurology (also known as future studies or prospective studies)

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Main articles: Outline of futures studies and Futures studies

  • Cashless Society
  • Climate

Economics

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Geography

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Linguistics

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Also regarded as a formal science

Political science

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Psychology

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Sociology

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Natural science

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Biology

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Chemistry

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Earth science

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Astronomy

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Physics

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Formal science

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Computer science

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Also a branch of electrical engineering

Mathematics

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Pure mathematics

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Applied mathematics

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Applied science

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Agriculture

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Architecture and design

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Business

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Education

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Engineering and technology

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Chemical engineering

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Civil engineering

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Educational technology

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Electrical engineering

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Materials science

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Mechanical engineering

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Systems science

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Environmental studies and forestry

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Family and consumer science

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Human physical performance and recreation

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Journalism, media studies and communication

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Also regarded as a social science

Also listed in Humanities

Library and museum studies

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Medicine and health

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Military sciences

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Public administration

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Public policy

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Social work

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Transportation

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See also

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References

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  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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