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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

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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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