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Outline of academic disciplines

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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.

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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Main articles: Humanities and Outline of the humanities

Performing arts

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Main article: Outline of performing arts

Visual arts

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Main article: Outline of the visual arts

History

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Main article: Outline of history

Also regarded as a Social science

Languages and literature

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Main article: Outline of literature

Linguistics listed in Social science

Law

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Main article: Outline of law

Also regarded as a Social science

Also listed in Applied science

Philosophy

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Main article: Outline of philosophy

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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Main article: Divinity (academic discipline)

Theology

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Main article: Outline of theology

Social science

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Main articles: Social science and Outline of social science

Anthropology

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Main article: Outline of anthropology

Archaeology

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Main article: Outline of archaeology

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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Main article: Outline of economics

Geography

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Main article: Outline of geography

Linguistics

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Main article: Outline of linguistics

Also regarded as a formal science

Political science

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Main articles: Politics and Outline of political science

Psychology

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Main articles: Outline of psychology and List of psychology disciplines

Sociology

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Main article: Outline of sociology

Natural science

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

Biology

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

Chemistry

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Main article: Outline of chemistry
See also: Pure chemistry

Earth science

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

Astronomy

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Main article: Outline of astronomy

Physics

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Main article: Outline of physics

Formal science

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Main articles: Formal science and Outline of formal science

Computer science

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

Also a branch of electrical engineering

Mathematics

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

Pure mathematics

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Applied mathematics

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Applied science

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Main articles: Applied science and Outline of applied science

Agriculture

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

Architecture and design

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

Business

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

Education

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Main articles: Education and Outline of education

Engineering and technology

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

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

Family and consumer science

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Main article: Family and consumer science

Human physical performance and recreation

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Main articles: Human reliability and human behavior

Journalism, media studies and communication

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

Law

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Main articles: Law and Outline of law

Also regarded as a social science

Also listed in Humanities

Library and museum studies

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

Medicine and health

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

Military sciences

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

Public administration

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Main article: Public administration

Public policy

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Main article: Public policy

Social work

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Main article: Social work

Transportation

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Main articles: Transport and Modes of transport

See also

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Main article: Branches of science

Further reading

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  • Abbott, Andrew (2001). Chaos of Disciplines. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-00101-2.
  • Oleson, Alexandra; Voss, John (1979). The Organization of knowledge in modern America, 1860–1920. ISBN 0-8018-2108-8.
  • US Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences. Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP). National Center for Education Statistics.
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