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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 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
[edit]Performing arts
[edit]- Music (outline)
- Dance (outline)
- Television (outline)
- Theatre (outline)
- Film (outline)
Visual arts
[edit]History
[edit]Also regarded as a Social science
- African history
- American history
- Ancient history
- Ancient Egypt
- Carthage
- Ancient Greek history (outline)
- Ancient Roman history (outline)
- Assyrian Civilization
- Bronze Age Civilizations
- Biblical history
- History of the Indus Valley Civilization
- Preclassic Maya
- History of Mesopotamia
- The Stone Age
- History of the Yangtze civilization
- History of the Yellow River civilization
- Art History
- Asian history
- Australian history
- Cultural history
- Ecclesiastical history of the Catholic Church
- Economic history
- Environmental history
- European history
- Intellectual history
- Jewish history
- Latin American history
- Modern history
- Philosophical history
- Political history
- Pre-Columbian era history
- Prehistory
- Public history
- Russian history
- Scientific history
- Technological history
- World history
Languages and literature
[edit]Linguistics listed in Social science
Law
[edit]Also regarded as a Social science
Also listed in Applied science
Philosophy
[edit]Also regarded as the separate, an entry at the highest level of the hierarchy
- Aesthetics (outline)
- Applied philosophy
- Philosophy of economics
- Philosophy of education
- Philosophy of engineering
- Philosophy of history
- Philosophy of language
- Philosophy of law
- Philosophy of mathematics
- Philosophy of music
- Philosophy of psychology
- Philosophy of religion
- Philosophy of physical sciences
- Philosophy of social science
- Philosophy of technology
- Systems philosophy
- Political Philosophy
- Epistemology (outline)
- Ethics (outline)
- Logic (outline)
- Meta-philosophy
- Metaphysics (outline)
- Philosophical traditions and schools
- Social philosophy and political philosophy
Religious studies
[edit]Also regarded as a social science
Divinity
[edit]- Canon law
- Church history
- Field ministry
- Hermeneutics
- Scriptural study and languages
- Theology (outline)
Theology
[edit]Social science
[edit]Anthropology
[edit]Archaeology
[edit]Futurology (also known as future studies or prospective studies)
[edit]Main articles: Outline of futures studies and Futures studies
- Cashless Society
- Climate
Economics
[edit]- Agricultural economics
- Behavioural economics
- Computational economics
- Development economics
- Econometrics
- Economic geography
- Economic sociology
- Economic systems
- Education economics
- Energy economics
- Environmental economics
- Experimental economics
- Family economics
- Financial economics
- Growth economics
- Information economics
- Institutional economics
- International economics
- Labor economics
- Health economics
- Law and economics
- Macroeconomics
- Managerial economics
- Mathematical economics
- Microeconomics
- Monetary economics
- Neuroeconomics
- Political economy
- Public economics
- Public choice
- Public finance
- Real estate economics
- Resource economics
- Social choice theory
- Transport economics
- Welfare economics
Geography
[edit]- Physical geography (is also listed in Earth Science)
- Atmology
- Biogeography
- Climatology
- Coastal geography
- Emergency management
- Environmental geography
- Geobiology
- Geochemistry
- Geology
- Geomatics
- Geomorphology
- Geophysics
- Glaciology
- Hydrology
- Landscape ecology
- Lithology
- Meteorology
- Mineralogy
- Oceanography
- Palaeogeography
- Palaeontology
- Petrology
- Quaternary science
- Soil geography
- Human geography
- Behavioural geography
- Cognitive geography
- Cultural geography
- Development geography
- Economic geography
- Health geography
- Historical geography
- Language geography
- Mathematical geography
- Marketing geography
- Military geography
- Political geography
- Population geography
- Religion geography
- Social geography
- Strategic geography
- Time geography
- Tourism geography
- Transport geography
- Urban geography
- Integrated geography
- Cartography
Linguistics
[edit]Also regarded as a formal science
- Applied linguistics
- Composition studies
- Computational linguistics
- Discourse analysis
- English studies
- Etymology
- Grammar
- Grammatology
- Historical linguistics
- History of linguistics
- Interlinguistics
- Lexicology
- Linguistic typology
- Morphology (linguistics)
- Natural language processing
- Philology
- Phonetics
- Phonology
- Pragmatics
- Psycholinguistics
- Rhetoric
- Semantics
- Semiotics (outline)
- Sociolinguistics
- Syntax
- Usage
- Word usage
Political science
[edit]- American politics
- Canadian politics
- Civics
- Health politics
- Biopolitics
- Comparative politics
- European studies
- Geopolitics (Political geography)
- International relations
- International organizations
- Nationalism studies
- Peace and conflict studies
- Policy studies
- Political behavior
- Political culture
- Political economy
- Political history
- Political philosophy
- Public administration
- Public law
- Psephology
- Social choice theory
- Singapore politics
Psychology
[edit]- Abnormal psychology
- Applied psychology
- Biological psychology
- Clinical neuropsychology
- Clinical psychology
- Cognitive psychology
- Community psychology
- Comparative psychology
- Conservation psychology
- Consumer psychology
- Counseling psychology
- Criminal psychology
- Cultural psychology
- Developmental psychology
- Differential psychology
- Ecological psychology
- Educational psychology
- Environmental psychology
- Evolutionary psychology
- Experimental psychology
- Group psychology
- Family psychology
- Feminine psychology
- Forensic developmental psychology
- Forensic psychology
- Health psychology
- Humanistic psychology
- Indigenous psychology
- Legal psychology
- Mathematical psychology
- Media psychology
- Medical psychology
- Military psychology
- Moral psychology and Descriptive ethics
- Music psychology
- Neuropsychology
- Occupational health psychology
- Occupational psychology
- Organizational psychology (a.k.a., Industrial Psychology)
- Parapsychology (outline)
- Pediatric psychology
- Pedology (children study)
- Personality psychology
- Phenomenology
- Political psychology
- Positive psychology
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychobiology
- Psychology of religion
- Psychometrics
- Psychopathology
- Psychophysics
- Quantitative psychology
- Rehabilitation psychology
- School psychology
- Social psychology
- Sport psychology
- Traffic psychology
- Transpersonal psychology
Sociology
[edit]- Analytical sociology
- Applied sociology
- Architectural sociology
- Area studies
- Behavioral sociology
- Collective behavior
- Community informatics
- Comparative sociology
- Conflict theory
- Criminology/Criminal justice (outline)
- Critical management studies
- Critical sociology
- Cultural sociology
- Cultural studies/ethnic studies
- Demography/Population
- Digital sociology
- Dramaturgical sociology
- Economic sociology
- Educational sociology
- Empirical sociology
- Environmental sociology
- Evolutionary sociology
- Feminist sociology
- Figurational sociology
- Futures studies (outline)
- Gender studies
- Historical sociology
- Human ecology
- Humanistic sociology
- Industrial sociology
- Interactionism
- Interpretive sociology
- Jealousy sociology
- Macrosociology
- Marxist sociology
- Mathematical sociology
- Medical sociology
- Mesosociology
- Microsociology
- Military sociology
- Natural resource sociology
- Organizational theory
- Phenomenological sociology
- Policy sociology
- Postcolonialism
- Psychoanalytic sociology
- Science studies/Science and technology studies
- Sexology
- Social capital
- Social change
- Social conflict theory
- Social control
- Social economy
- Social philosophy
- Social policy
- Social psychology
- Social stratification
- Social theory
- Social transformation
- Sociobiology
- Sociocybernetics
- Sociolinguistics
- Sociology of aging
- Sociology of agriculture
- Sociology of art
- Sociology of autism
- Sociology of childhood
- Sociology of conflict
- Sociology of culture
- Sociology of cyberspace
- Sociology of development
- Sociology of deviance
- Sociology of disaster
- Sociology of education
- Sociology of emotions
- Sociology of fatherhood
- Sociology of finance
- Sociology of food
- Sociology of gender
- Sociology of generations
- Sociology of globalization
- Sociology of government
- Sociology of health and illness
- Sociology of human consciousness
- Sociology of immigration
- Sociology of knowledge
- Sociology of language
- Sociology of law
- Sociology of leisure
- Sociology of literature
- Sociology of markets
- Sociology of marriage
- Sociology of motherhood
- Sociology of music
- Sociology of natural resources
- Sociology of organizations
- Sociology of peace, war, and social conflict
- Sociology of punishment
- Sociology of race and ethnic relations
- Sociology of religion
- Sociology of risk
- Sociology of science
- Sociology of scientific knowledge
- Sociology of social change
- Sociology of social movements
- Sociology of space
- Sociology of sport
- Sociology of technology
- Sociology of terrorism
- Sociology of the body
- Sociology of the family
- Sociology of the history of science
- Sociology of the Internet
- Sociology of work
- Sociomusicology
- Structural sociology
- Theoretical sociology
- Urban studies or Urban sociology/Rural sociology
- Victimology
- Visual sociology
Natural science
[edit]Biology
[edit]- Aerobiology
- Anatomy
- Biochemistry (outline)
- Bioinformatics
- Biophysics (outline)
- Biotechnology (outline)
- Botany (outline)
- Cell biology (outline)
- Chronobiology
- Computational biology
- Cryobiology
- Developmental biology
- Ecology (outline)
- Endocrinology
- Epigenetics
- Ethnobiology
- Evolutionary biology
- Genetics (outline)
- Histology
- Human biology
- Immunology (outline)
- Limnology
- Linnaean taxonomy
- Marine biology
- Mathematical biology
- Microbiology
- Molecular biology
- Mycology
- Neuroscience (outline)
- Nutrition (outline)
- Paleobiology
- Parasitology
- Pathology
- Physiology
- Structural Biology
- Systematics (Taxonomy)
- Systems biology
- Virology
- Xenobiology
- Zoology (outline)
- Animal communications
- Apiology
- Arachnology
- Arthropodology
- Batrachology
- Bryozoology
- Carcinology
- Cetology
- Cnidariology
- Entomology
- Ethnozoology
- Ethology
- Helminthology
- Herpetology
- Ichthyology (outline)
- Invertebrate zoology
- Mammalogy
- Malacology
- Myriapodology
- Myrmecology (outline)
- Nematology
- Neuroethology
- Oology
- Ornithology (outline)
- Planktology
- Primatology
- Zootomy
- Zoosemiotics
Chemistry
[edit]- Agrochemistry
- Analytical chemistry
- Astrochemistry
- Atmospheric chemistry
- Biochemistry (outline)
- Chemical biology
- Chemical engineering (outline)
- Cheminformatics
- Computational chemistry
- Cosmochemistry
- Electrochemistry
- Environmental chemistry
- Femtochemistry
- Flavor
- Flow chemistry
- Geochemistry
- Green chemistry
- Histochemistry
- Hydrogenation
- Immunochemistry
- Inorganic chemistry
- Marine chemistry
- Mathematical chemistry
- Mechanochemistry
- Medicinal chemistry
- Molecular biology
- Molecular mechanics
- Nanotechnology
- Natural product chemistry
- Neurochemistry
- Oenology
- Organic chemistry (outline)
- Organometallic chemistry
- Petrochemistry
- Pharmacology
- Photochemistry
- Physical chemistry
- Physical organic chemistry
- Phytochemistry
- Polymer chemistry
- Quantum chemistry
- Radiochemistry
- Solid-state chemistry
- Sonochemistry
- Supramolecular chemistry
- Surface chemistry
- Synthetic chemistry
- Theoretical chemistry
- Thermochemistry
Earth science
[edit]- Chronology
- Edaphology
- Environmental chemistry
- Environmental science
- Gemology
- Geochemistry
- Geodesy
- Physical geography (outline)
- Atmospheric science / Meteorology (outline)
- Biogeography / Phytogeography
- Climatology / Paleoclimatology / Palaeogeography
- Coastal geography / Oceanography
- Edaphology / Pedology or Soil science
- Geobiology
- Geology (outline) (Geomorphology, Mineralogy, Petrology, Sedimentology, Speleology, Tectonics, Volcanology)
- Geostatistics
- Glaciology
- Hydrology (outline)/ Limnology / Hydrogeology
- Landscape ecology
- Quaternary science
- Geophysics (outline)
- Paleontology
Astronomy
[edit]Physics
[edit]- Acoustics
- Aerodynamics
- Applied physics
- Astrophysics
- Atmospheric physics
- Atomic, molecular, and optical physics
- Biophysics (outline)
- Computational physics
- Condensed matter physics
- Cryogenics
- Electricity
- Electromagnetism
- Elementary particle physics
- Experimental physics
- Fluid dynamics
- Geophysics (outline)
- Mathematical physics
- Mechanics
- Medical physics
- Molecular physics
- Newtonian dynamics
- Nuclear physics
- Optics
- Plasma physics
- Quantum physics
- Solid mechanics
- Solid state physics
- Statistical mechanics
- Theoretical physics
- Thermal physics
- Thermodynamics
Formal science
[edit]Computer science
[edit]Also a branch of electrical engineering
- Logic in computer science
- Algorithms
- Artificial intelligence (outline)
- Data science
- Data structures
- Computer architecture
- Computer graphics
- Computer communications (networks)
- Computer security and reliability
- Computing in mathematics, natural sciences, engineering, and medicine
- Computing in social sciences, arts, humanities, and professions
- Community informatics
- Computational economics
- Computational finance
- Computational sociology
- Digital humanities (Humanities computing)
- History of computer hardware
- History of computer science (outline)
- Humanistic informatics
- Databases (outline)
- Data management
- Data mining
- Information architecture
- Information management
- Information retrieval
- Knowledge management
- Multimedia, hypermedia
- Distributed computing
- Human-computer interaction
- Operating systems
- Parallel computing
- Programming languages
- Quantum computing
- Software engineering
- Theory of computation
- VLSI design
Mathematics
[edit]Pure mathematics
[edit]- Mathematical logic and Foundations of mathematics
- Arithmetic
- Algebra (outline)
- Analysis
- Probability theory
- Geometry (outline) and Topology
- Number theory
Applied mathematics
[edit]Applied science
[edit]Agriculture
[edit]- Aeroponics
- Agroecology
- Agrology
- Agronomy
- Animal husbandry (Animal science)
- Anthroponics
- Agricultural economics
- Agricultural engineering
- Aquaculture
- Aquaponics
- Enology
- Entomology
- Fogponics
- Food science
- Forestry
- Horticulture
- Hydrology (outline)
- Hydroponics
- Pedology
- Plant science (outline)
- Pest control
- Purification
- Viticulture
Architecture and design
[edit]- Architecture (outline)
- Architectural analytics
- Historic preservation
- Interior design (interior architecture)
- Landscape architecture (landscape planning)
- Landscape design
- Urban planning (urban design)
- Visual communication
- Industrial design (product design)
- Ergonomics (outline)
- Toy and amusement design
- User experience design
- Decorative arts
- Fashion design
- Textile design
- Food design
Business
[edit]- Accounting
- Business administration
- Business analysis
- Business ethics
- Business law
- Business management
- E-Business
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance (outline)
- Industrial and labor relations
- Information systems (Business informatics)
- Information technology (outline)
- International trade
- Management (outline)
- Marketing (outline)
- Operations management
- Purchasing
- Risk management and insurance
- Systems science
Education
[edit]- Comparative education
- Critical pedagogy
- Curriculum and instruction
- Alternative education
- Early childhood education
- Elementary education
- Secondary education
- Higher education
- Mastery learning
- Cooperative learning
- Agricultural education
- Art education
- Bilingual education
- Chemistry education
- Counselor education
- Language education
- Legal education
- Mathematics education
- Medical education
- Military education and training
- Music education
- Nursing education
- Outdoor education
- Peace education
- Physical education/Sports coaching
- Physics education
- Reading education
- Religious education
- Science education
- Special education
- Sex education
- Sociology of education
- Technology education
- Vocational education
- Educational leadership
- Educational philosophy
- Educational psychology
- Educational technology
- Distance education
Engineering and technology
[edit]Chemical engineering
[edit]Civil engineering
[edit]Educational technology
[edit]Electrical engineering
[edit]Materials science
[edit]Mechanical engineering
[edit]- Aerospace engineering
- Acoustical engineering
- Automotive engineering
- Biomedical engineering
- Continuum mechanics
- Fluid mechanics
- Heat transfer
- Industrial engineering
- Manufacturing engineering
- Marine engineering
- Mass transfer
- Mechatronics
- Nanoengineering
- Ocean engineering
- Optical engineering
- Robotics
- Thermodynamics
Systems science
[edit]Environmental studies and forestry
[edit]Family and consumer science
[edit]- Consumer education
- Housing
- Interior design
- Nutrition (outline)
- Foodservice management
- Textiles
Human physical performance and recreation
[edit]- Biomechanics / Sports biomechanics
- Sports coaching
- Escapology
- Ergonomics
- Physical fitness
- Game design
- Exercise physiology
- Kinesiology / Exercise physiology / Performance science
- Leisure studies
- Navigation
- Outdoor activity
- Physical activity
- Physical education / Pedagogy
- Sociology of sport
- Sexology
- Sports / exercise
- Sports journalism / sportscasting
- Sport management
- Sport psychology
- Sports medicine
- Survival skills
- Toy and amusement design
Journalism, media studies and communication
[edit]- Journalism (outline)
- Media studies (Mass media)
- Narratology
- Communication studies
- Advertising
- Animal communication
- Communication design
- Conspiracy theory
- Digital media
- Electronic media
- Environmental communication
- Hoax
- Information theory
- Intercultural communication
- Marketing (outline)
- Mass communication
- Nonverbal communication
- Organizational communication
- Popular culture studies
- Propaganda
- Public relations (outline)
- Speech communication
- Technical writing
- Translation
Law
[edit]Also regarded as a social science
Also listed in Humanities
Library and museum studies
[edit]- Archival science
- Archivist
- Bibliographic databases
- Bibliometrics
- Bookmobile
- Cataloging
- Categorization
- Classification
- Collections care
- Collection management
- Collection Management Policy
- Conservation science
- Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage
- Curator
- Data storage
- Database management
- Data modeling
- Digital preservation
- Dissemination
- Film preservation
- Five laws of library science
- Historic preservation
- History of library science
- Human-computer interaction
- Indexer
- Informatics
- Information architecture
- Information broker
- Information literacy
- Information retrieval
- Information science (outline)
- Information systems and technology
- Integrated library system
- Interlibrary loan
- Knowledge engineering
- Knowledge management
- Library
- Library binding
- Library circulation
- Library instruction
- Library portal
- Library technical services
- Management
- Mass deacidification
- Museology
- Museum education
- Object conservation
- Preservation
- Prospect research
- Readers' advisory
- Records management
- Reference
- Reference desk
- Reference management software
- Registrar
- Research methods
- Slow fire
- Special library
- Statistics
Medicine and health
[edit]- Alternative medicine
- Audiology
- Clinical laboratory sciences/Clinical pathology/Laboratory medicine
- Clinical physiology
- Dentistry (outline)
- Dermatology
- Emergency medicine (outline)
- Epidemiology
- Geriatrics
- Gynaecology
- Health informatics/Clinical informatics
- Hematology
- Holistic medicine
- Infectious disease
- Intensive care medicine
- Internal medicine
- Medical toxicology
- Music therapy
- Nursing
- Nutrition (outline) and dietetics
- Obstetrics (outline)
- Occupational hygiene
- Occupational therapy
- Occupational toxicology
- Ophthalmology
- Optometry
- Otolaryngology
- Pathology
- Pediatrics
- Pharmaceutical sciences
- Physical fitness
- Group Fitness / aerobics
- Kinesiology / Exercise science / Human performance
- Personal fitness training
- Physical therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Podiatry
- Preventive medicine
- Primary care
- Psychiatry (outline)
- Psychology (outline)
- Public health
- Radiology
- Recreational therapy
- Rehabilitation medicine
- Respiratory therapy
- Sleep medicine
- Speech–language pathology
- Sports medicine
- Surgery
- Traditional medicine
- Urology
- Veterinary medicine
Military sciences
[edit]- Amphibious warfare
- Artillery
- Battlespace
- Campaigning
- Military engineering
- Doctrine
- Espionage
- Game theory
- Grand strategy
- Leadership
- Logistics
- Military operation
- Military history
- Military intelligence
- Military law
- Military medicine
- Naval science
- Organization
- Strategy
- Tactics
- Military weapons
- Other Military
- Arms control
- Arms race
- Assassination
- Asymmetric warfare
- Civil defense
- Clandestine operation
- Collateral damage
- Cold war (general term)
- Combat
- Covert operation
- Cyberwarfare
- Defense industry
- Disarmament
- Intelligence agency
- Laws of war
- Mercenary
- Military campaign
- Military operation
- Mock combat
- Network-centric warfare
- Paramilitary
- Principles of war
- Private defense agency
- Private military company
- Proxy war
- Religious war
- Security
- Special forces
- Special operations
- Theater (warfare)
- Theft
- Undercover
- War crimes
- Warrior
Public administration
[edit]- Civil service
- Corrections
- Conservation biology
- Criminal justice (outline)
- Disaster research
- Disaster response
- Emergency management
- Emergency services
- Fire safety (Structural fire protection)
- Fire ecology (Wildland fire management)
- Governmental affairs
- International affairs
- Law enforcement
- Peace and conflict studies
- Police science
- Policy studies
- Public administration
- Nonprofit administration
- Non-governmental organization (NGO) administration
- Public policy doctrine
- Public policy school
- Regulation
- Public safety
- Public service
Public policy
[edit]- Agricultural policy
- Commercial policy
- Cultural policy
- Domestic policy
- Drug policy
- Economic policy
- Education policy
- Energy policy
- Environmental policy
- Food policy
- Foreign policy
- Governance
- Health policy
- Housing policy
- Immigration policy
- Knowledge policy
- Language policy
- Military policy
- Science policy
- Security policy
- Social policy
- Public policy by country
Social work
[edit]Transportation
[edit]See also
[edit]- Academia (outline)
- Academic genealogy
- Curriculum
- Interdisciplinarity
- Transdisciplinarity
- Professions
- Classification of Instructional Programs
- Joint Academic Coding System
- List of fields of doctoral studies in the United States
- List of academic fields
- International Academic Association for the Enhancement of Learning in Higher Education
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Graphic Design". College of the Sequoias. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
Further reading
[edit]- 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.
External links
[edit]- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP 2000): Developed by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics to provide a taxonomic scheme that will support the accurate tracking, assessment, and reporting of fields of study and program completions activity.
- Complete JACS (Joint Academic Classification of Subjects) from Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) in the United Kingdom
- Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC 2008) (web-page Archived 2010-12-12 at the Wayback Machine) Chapter 3 and Appendix 1: Fields of research classification.
- Fields of Knowledge, a zoomable map allowing the academic disciplines and sub-disciplines in this article be visualised.
- Sandoz, R. (ed.), Interactive Historical Atlas of the Disciplines, University of Geneva