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Outline of academic disciplines

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An academic discipline or academic field is a subdivision of knowledge that is taught and researched at the college or university level. Disciplines are defined (in part) and recognized by the academic journals in which research is published, and the learned societies and academic departments or faculties within colleges and universities to which their practitioners belong. Academic disciplines are conventionally divided into the humanities (including philosophy, languages, art and cultural studies), the natural sciences (such as physics, chemistry, and biology); and the formal sciences like mathematics and computer science. The social sciences are sometimes considered a fourth category. It is also known as a field of study, field of inquiry, research field and branch of knowledge. The different terms are used in different countries and fields.

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Mind map of top level disciplines and professions

Individuals associated with academic disciplines are commonly referred to as experts or specialists. Others, who may have studied liberal arts or systems theory rather than concentrating in a specific academic discipline, are classified as generalists.

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 title of the university's governance. The proper criteria for organizing knowledge into disciplines is open to debate.

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

Law

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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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Divinity

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Theology

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Religion

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Social science

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Anthropology

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Archaeology

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Business

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Economics

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Futurology

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(also known as future studies or prospective studies)

Main articles: Outline of futures studies and Futures studies

Geography

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Linguistics

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Political science

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Psychology

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Sociology

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Interdisciplinary studies

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Area studies

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Ethnic and cultural studies

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Organizational studies

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Natural science

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Physical Science

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Space sciences

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Astronomy
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Physics

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Chemistry

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Earth science

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Life science

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Biology

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Formal science

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Computer science

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Also a branch of electrical engineering

Logic

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Mathematics

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Pure mathematics

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Applied mathematics

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Statistics
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Applied science

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Agriculture

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Architecture and design

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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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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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Notes

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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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