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List of academic disciplines

List of academic disciplines

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An academic discipline, or field of study, is a branch of knowledge which is taught or researched at the college or university level. Disciplines are defined and recognised 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.

In medieval Europe, there were only four faculties in a university: Theology, Medicine, Jurisprudence and Arts, with the last one having a somewhat lower status. Current-day university disciplines have their roots in the mid- to late-19th century secularization of universities, when the traditional curriculum was supplemented by non-classical languages and literatures, and by science and technology disciplines such as physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering.

In the early 20th century, new disciplines such as education, sociology, 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, corrections, also emerged in the universities. Finally, the visibility of such interdisciplinary scientific fields as biochemistry and geophysics increased, as their contribution to knowledge became widely recognized.

A "*" denotes a field whose academic status is debated. Note that the area into which some fields should be classified is debated, such as whether anthropology and linguistics are social sciences disciplines or humanities disciplines. Note that some people, particularly critical theorists are critical of the division of disciplines, and virtually every division of disciplines, as well as the structure of the concept of disciplines in general, is disputed by some.

[edit] Natural sciences

[edit] Space sciences

see also Branches of Astronomy

[edit] Earth sciences

see also Branches of Earth Sciences

[edit] Life sciences

see also Branches of Life Sciences, Psychology

[edit] Chemistry

see also Branches of Chemistry

[edit] Physics

see also Branches of Physics

[edit] Mathematics and Computer sciences

[edit] Mathematics


see also Branches of Mathematics and AMS Mathematics Subject Classification

[edit] Computer sciences

See also Branches of Computer Science and ACM Computing Classification System

[edit] Social sciences

[edit] Anthropology

see also Branches of Anthropology

[edit] Archaeology

see also Branches of Archaeology

[edit] Area studies

see also Branches of Area Studies

[edit] Economics

see also Branches of Economics

[edit] Ethnic studies

[edit] Gender and Sexuality studies

[edit] Geography

see also Branches of Geography

[edit] Political science

see also Branches of Political Science

[edit] Psychology

see also Branches of Psychology, Types of psychotherapy

[edit] Sociology

see also Branches of Sociology

[edit] Humanities

[edit] History

see also Branches of History

[edit] Philosophy

see also Branches of Philosophy

[edit] Religion

  • Other religions

see also List of Religions

[edit] Languages and linguistics

see also List of Languages, Branches of Linguistics, Anthropological Linguistics

[edit] Literature

[edit] English literature

[edit] World literatures

[edit] Literary theory

[edit] Creative writing

[edit] Visual arts

[edit] Architecture, design and applied arts

[edit] Performing arts

[edit] Music

[edit] Dance

[edit] Film and Television

[edit] Theatre

[edit] Professions and Applied sciences

[edit] Agriculture and forestry

[edit] Business

[edit] Education

[edit] Engineering

see also Branches of Engineering

[edit] Family and consumer science

[edit] Health sciences

see also Branches of Medicine

[edit] Journalism, media and communication

[edit] Law

[edit] Library and museum studies

[edit] Military sciences

[edit] Public affairs

[edit] Social work

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

  • 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.
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