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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 that exist in almost all universities and have well-defined rosters of journals and conferences, and nascent ones supported by only a few universities and publications. A discipline may have branches, and these are often called sub-disciplines.
The following outline is provided as 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 basic identity felt by its scholars; and lower levels of the hierarchy are sub-disciplines not normally having any role in the structure of the university's governance.
Main articles: Humanities and Outline of the humanities |
Main article: Outline of performing arts |
Main article: Outline of the visual arts |
Main article: Outline of history |
Also regarded as a Social science
Main article: Outline of literature |
Linguistics listed in Social science
Main article: Outline of law |
Also regarded as a Social science
Also listed in Applied science
Main article: Outline of philosophy |
Also regarded as the separate, an entry at the highest level of the hierarchy
Main article: Outline of religious studies |
Also regarded as a Social science
Main article: Divinity (academic discipline) |
Main article: Outline of theology |
Main articles: Social science and Outline of social science |
Main article: Outline of anthropology |
Main article: Outline of archaeology |
Main article: Outline of economics |
See also: Outline of finance |
Main article: Outline of geography |
Main article: Outline of linguistics |
Also regarded as a formal science
Main articles: Politics and Outline of political science |
Main articles: Outline of psychology and List of psychology disciplines |
See also: Branches of psychology, Cognitive science, Affective science, and Behavioural sciences |
Main article: Outline of sociology |
See also: Outline of organizational theory |
Main articles: Science, Outline of science, Natural science, and Outline of natural science |
Main article: Outline of biology |
See also: List of life sciences |
Main article: Outline of chemistry |
See also: Pure chemistry |
Main article: Outline of earth science |
See also: Branches of earth sciences |
Main article: Outline of astronomy |
Main article: Outline of physics |
Main articles: Formal science and Outline of formal science |
Main articles: Computer science and Outline of computer science |
See also: ACM Computing Classification System |
Also a branch of electrical engineering
Main articles: Mathematics and Outline of mathematics |
Main article: Mathematics Subject Classification |
Main articles: Applied science and Outline of applied science |
Main articles: Agriculture, Outline of agriculture, and Agricultural science |
Main articles: Architecture, Outline of architecture, Design, Outline of design, and Applied arts |
Main articles: Business, Outline of business, and Business education |
Main articles: Education and Outline of education |
Main articles: Engineering and Outline of engineering |
See also: List of engineering branches |
See also: Technology and Outline of technology |
Materials Science and Engineering
Main articles: Environmental studies, Outline of environmental studies, and Forestry |
Main article: Family and consumer science |
Main articles: Human reliability and human behavior |
Main articles: Journalism, Media studies, Communication, Communication studies, and Outline of communication |
Main articles: Law and Outline of law |
Also regarded as a Social science
Also listed in Humanities
Main articles: Library science, Outline of library science, and Museology |
See also: Outline of management |
Main articles: Medicine, Healthcare science, Outline of health sciences, and Biomedical sciences |
See also: Outline of medicine and Branches of medicine |
Main articles: Military science and Outline of military science and technology |
Main article: Public administration |
Main article: Public policy |
Main article: Social work |
Main articles: Transport and Modes of transport |