List of Academic Disciplines Information
An academic discipline, or field of study, is a branch 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 to which their practitioners belong.
Fields of study usually have several sub-disciplines or branches, and the distinguishing lines between these are often both arbitrary and ambiguous.[1]
Overview
The University of Paris in 1231 consisted of four faculties: Theology, Medicine, Canon Law and Arts.[2] Most academic disciplines have their roots in the mid- to late-19th century secularization of universities, when the traditional curricula were supplemented with non-classical languages and literatures, social sciences such as political science, economics, sociology and public administration, and natural science and technology disciplines such as physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering.
In the early 20th century, new disciplines such as education and psychology were added. In the 1970s and 1980s, there was an explosion of new disciplines focusing on specific themes, such as media studies, women's studies, and black studies. Many disciplines designed as preparation for careers and professions, such as nursing, hospitality management, and corrections, also emerged in the universities. Finally, interdisciplinary scientific fields such as biochemistry and geophysics gained prominence as their contribution to knowledge became widely recognized.
There is no consensus on how some academic disciplines should be classified, e.g., whether anthropology and linguistics are social sciences disciplines or humanities disciplines. More generally, the proper criteria for organizing knowledge into disciplines are also open to debate.
An asterisk (*) denotes a field whose academic status has been debated among this article's editors.
Humanities
Main article:
Humanities
History
Main articles:
History and
Branches of history
Languages and linguistics
Main articles:
Language,
Linguistics,
Lists of languages, and
Branches of linguistics
Literature
Main articles:
Literature and
Outline of literature
Performing arts
Main articles:
Performing arts and
Outline of performing arts
Philosophy
Main articles:
Philosophy and
Outline of philosophy
Religion
Main article:
Religious studies
See also:
List of religions and spiritual traditions
Visual arts
Main articles:
Visual arts and
Outline of visual arts
Social sciences
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Social science
Main articles:
Anthropology and
Outline of anthropology
Archaeology
Main articles:
Archaeology and Outline of archeology
See also:
Branches of archaeology
Area studies
Main article:
Area studies
Cultural and ethnic studies
Main articles:
Cultural studies and
Ethnic studies
Economics
Main articles:
Economics and
Outline of economics
Gender and sexuality studies
Main article:
Gender and sexuality studies
Geography
Main articles:
Geography and
Outline of geography
Political science
Main article:
Political science
See also:
Outline of politics
Psychology
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Psychology
See also:
Branches of psychology,
Cognitive science,
Affective science, and
Behavioural sciences
Sociology
Main articles:
Sociology and
Outline of sociology
Natural sciences
Main articles:
Natural science and
Outline of natural science
Space sciences
Main article:
Space science
- See also Outline of astronomy
Earth sciences
Main articles:
Earth science and
Outline of earth science
- See also Branches of earth sciences
Life sciences
Main article:
Life sciences
- See also Branches of life sciences
Chemistry
Main articles:
Chemistry and
Outline of chemistry
- See also Branches of chemistry
Physics
Main articles:
Physics and
Outline of physics
- See also Branches of physics
Formal sciences
Main article:
Formal sciences
Computer sciences
Main articles:
Computer sciences and
Outline of computer science
- See also Branches of computer science and ACM Computing Classification System
Logic
Main articles:
Logic and
Outline of logic
Mathematics
Main articles:
Mathematics and
Outline of mathematics
- See also Branches of mathematics and AMS Mathematics Subject Classification
Statistics
Main articles:
Statistics and
Outline of statistics
Systems science
Main article:
Systems science
Professions and Applied sciences
Main articles:
Profession and
Applied science
Agriculture
Main articles:
Agriculture and
Outline of agriculture
Architecture and design
Main articles:
Architecture and
Design
Business
Main articles:
Business and
Business education
Divinity
Main article:
Divinity (academic discipline)
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- Scriptural study and languages
- Theology
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Education
Main articles:
Education and
Outline of education
Engineering
Main articles:
Engineering,
Outline of engineering, and
Engineering education
- See also Branches of engineering
Environmental studies and Forestry
Main articles:
Environmental studies and
Forestry
Family and consumer science
Main article:
Family and consumer science
Health sciences
Main article:
Health science
- See also Branches of medicine
Human physical performance and recreation*
Journalism, media studies and communication
Main articles:
Journalism,
Media studies, and
Communication studies
Law
Main article:
Law
Library and museum studies
Main articles:
Library science and
Museology
Military sciences
Main article:
Military science
Public administration
Main article:
Public administration
Social work
Main article:
Social work
Transportation
Main article:
Transportation theory
See also
Main article:
Branches of science
Notes
- ^ Andrew Abbott, Chaos of Disciplines University Of Chicago Press 2001 ISBN 0-226-00101-6
- ^ History of Education, Encyclopædia Britannica (1977, 15th edition), Macropaedia Volume 6, p. 337
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