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Anacademic disciplineorfield of studyis a branch ofknowledge,taughtandresearchedas part ofhigher education.A scholar's discipline is commonly defined by theuniversity facultiesandlearned societiesto which they belong and theacademic journalsin which they publishresearch.

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 followingoutlineprovides 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:HumanitiesandOutline 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 aSocial science

Languages and literature

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Main article:Outline of literature

Linguisticslisted in Social science

Law

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Main article:Outline of law

Also regarded as aSocial science

Alsolistedin 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 asocial 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 scienceandOutline 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 studiesandFutures 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 aformal science

Political science

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Main articles:PoliticsandOutline of political science

Psychology

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Main articles:Outline of psychologyandList 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,andOutline 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 scienceandOutline of formal science

Computer science

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

Also a branch ofelectrical engineering

Mathematics

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

Pure mathematics

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Applied mathematics

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Applied science

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Main articles:Applied scienceandOutline of applied science

Agriculture

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Main articles:Agriculture,Outline of agriculture,andAgricultural science

Architecture and design

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Main articles:Architecture,Outline of architecture,Design,Outline of design,andApplied arts

Business

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Main articles:Business,Outline of business,andBusiness education

Education

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Main articles:EducationandOutline of education

Engineering and technology

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Main articles:EngineeringandOutline of engineering
See also:List of engineering branches
See also:TechnologyandOutline 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,andForestry

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 reliabilityandhuman behavior

Journalism, media studies and communication

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Main articles:Journalism,Media studies,Communication,Communication studies,andOutline of communication

Law

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Main articles:LawandOutline of law

Also regarded as a social science

Alsolistedin Humanities

Library and museum studies

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

Medicine and health

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Main articles:Medicine,Healthcare science,Outline of health sciences,andBiomedical sciences
See also:Outline of medicineandBranches of medicine

Military sciences

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Main articles:Military scienceandOutline 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:TransportandModes 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.ISBN978-0-226-00101-2.
  • Oleson, Alexandra; Voss, John (1979).The Organization of knowledge in modern America, 1860–1920.ISBN0-8018-2108-8.
  • US Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences.Classification of Instructional Programs(CIP).National Center for Education Statistics.
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