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List of academic disciplines
This is a list of academic disciplines (and academic fields). An academic discipline is a branch of knowledge which is formally taught, either at the university, or via some other such method. Functionally, disciplines are usually defined and recognised by the academic journals in which research is published, and the learned societies to which their practitioners belong.
Each discipline usually has several sub-disciplines or branches and distinguishing lines are often both arbitrary and ambiguous.
Historically (in medieval Europe) there where only four faculties in a university: Theology, Medicine, Jurisprudence and Arts, with the last one having a somewhat lower status than the other three. Today's 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, physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering. In the opening decades of the 20th century, education, sociology, and psychology took their place in the university curriculum.
A "*" denotes a field whose academic status is debated.
List of academic disciplines - Natural sciences
List of academic disciplines - Astronomy
List of academic disciplines - Behavioral science
List of academic disciplines - Biology
- Aerobiology
- Anatomy
- Comparative anatomy
- Human anatomy
- Animal communications
- Biochemistry
- Bioinformatics
- Biophysics
- Botany
- Cell biology
- Chronobiology
- Cryobiology
- Ecology
- Human ecology
- Landscape ecology
- Endocrinology
- Entomology
- Evolutionary biology
- Genetics
- Human biology
- Limnology
- Linnaean taxonomy
- Marine biology
- Microbiology
- Molecular biology
- Mycology
- Neuroscience
- Ornithology
- Paleontology
- Parasitology
- Pathology
- Phycology
- Physiology
- Virology
- Molecular Virology
- Epidemial Virology
- Xenobiology
- Zoology
- Cryptozoology
- Entomology
- Herpetology
- Ichthyology
- Oology
- Ornithology
- Primatology
- Zootomy
See also: #Anthropology, #Psychology
List of academic disciplines - Chemistry
- Alchemy
- Analytical chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Computational chemistry
- Inorganic chemistry
- Organic chemistry
- Physical chemistry
- Theoretical chemistry
List of academic disciplines - Physics
- Acoustics
- Astrophysics
- Atomic, molecular, and optical physics
- Biophysics
- Computational physics
- Condensed matter physics
- Cryogenics
- Fluid dynamics
- Newtonian Dynamics
- Optics
- Nuclear physics
- Plasma physics
- Particle physics
- Vehicle dynamics
List of academic disciplines - Earth sciences
- Environmental science
- Geodesy
- Geography
- Geology
- Geomorphology
- Geophysics
- Glaciology
- Hydrogeology
- Hydrology
- Meteorology
- Mineralogy
- Oceanography
- Pedology
- Paleontology
- Planetary science
- Sedimentology
- Soil science
Academic conference, List of science topics, Interdisciplinarity, de:Studiengang
List of academic disciplines - Mathematics and computer science
List of academic disciplines - Mathematics
- Algebra
- Analysis
- Calculus
- Game theory
- Geometry
- Information theory
- Number theory
- Probability theory
- Statistics
- Topology
- For a more extensive list, see list of mathematics articles, and list of mathematics lists.
List of academic disciplines - Computer science
- Algorithms
- Artificial intelligence
- Computer security
- Computing
- Complexity theory
- Cryptography
- Distributed systems
- Hardware
- Programming (see List of programming languages)
- Formal methods
- Information systems
- Robotics
- Visual Analytics
See also: ACM Computing Classification System
List of academic disciplines - Social sciences
List of academic disciplines - Anthropology
- Biological anthropology
- Primate behavior
- Human evolution
- Population genetics
- Forensic anthropology
- Anthropological linguistics
- Synchronic linguistics (or Descriptive linguistics)
- Diachronic linguistics (or Historical linguistics)
- Educational
- Ethnolinguistics
- Sociolinguistics
- Archeology
- Cultural anthropology
- Anthropology of religion
- Anthropology of technology
- Economic anthropology
- Ethnography
- Ethnohistory
- Ethnology
- Ethnomusicology
- Human behavioral ecology
- Mythology
- Political anthropology
- Psychological anthropology
- Urban anthropology
- Historical anthropology
List of academic disciplines - Archaeology
List of academic disciplines - Communications
- Animal communications
- Information theory
- Interpersonal communications
- Marketing
- Propaganda
- Public affairs
- Public diplomacy
- Public relations
- Technical Writing
- Nonverbal communications
- Speech communications
- Telecommunications
- Computer-mediated communications
- Telecommunications Systems Management
List of academic disciplines - Economics
- Econometrics
- Game theory
- Human development theory
- Labour economics
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
List of academic disciplines - Ethnic Studies
- Asian American Studies
- Black Studies or African American Studies
- Latino/Latina Studies
- Native American Studies
List of academic disciplines - Ethnology
List of academic disciplines - History
- Ancient history
- Diplomatic history
- European history
- Military history
- Modern history
List of academic disciplines - Geography
- Cultural geography
- Economic geography
- Environmental geography
- Human geography
- Physical geography
List of academic disciplines - Linguistics
- Historical linguistics
- Interlinguistics
- Morphology
- Phonetics
- Phonology
- Semantics
- Sociolinguistics
- Syntax
List of academic disciplines - Political science
- Civics
- International relations
- Political philosophy
- Psephology
- Public policy
List of academic disciplines - Psychology
- Astropsychology*
- Behavioural psychology
- Cognitive psychology
- Cognitive science
- Differential psychology
- Developmental psychology
- Evolutionary psychology
- Experimental psychology
- Intrapersonal communications
- Neuropsychology
- Organisational psychology
- Psychology of work
- Parapsychology*
- Psychoanalysis
- Social psychology
List of academic disciplines - Semiotics
List of academic disciplines - Sociology
- Collective behavior
- Computational sociology
- Environmental sociology
- Interactionism
- Economic development
- Economic sociology
- Feminist sociology
- Functionalism
- Future studies
- Human ecology
- Industrial sociology
- Media Sociology
- Medical sociology
- Political sociology
- Program evaluation
- Public sociology
- Pure sociology
- Rural Sociology
- Science studies
- Science and technology studies
- Social change
- Social demography
- Social inequality
- Social movements
- Social Theory
- Sociology of culture
- Sociology of conflict
- Sociology of deviance
- Sociology of disaster
- Sociology of the family
- Sociology of markets
- Sociology of religion
- Sociology of sport
- Urban studies or Urban sociology
- Visual sociology
List of academic disciplines - Humanities and arts
List of academic disciplines - Area studies sometimes called cultural studies
- American studies
- African studies
- Asian Studies
- Catholic studies
- Chinese studies
- Eastern European studies
- Esperanto studies
- German studies
- International Studies
- Japanese studies
- Latin American studies
- Irish studies
- Islamic studies
- Jewish studies
- Russian studies
List of academic disciplines - Art
List of academic disciplines - Classics
List of academic disciplines - Creative writing
- Creative nonfiction
- Fiction writing
- Non-fiction writing
- Literary journalism
- Poetry composition
- Screenwriting
List of academic disciplines - Dance
- Choreography
- Dance analysis
- Dance notation
- Dance studies
- Ethnochoreology
- History of dance
- Performance, somatic practice
List of academic disciplines - English literature
also see Literature
- American literature
- African American literature
- Southern literature
- Australian literature
- British literature (literature outside England may be written in Celtic languages)
- English literature
- Northern Ireland literature
- Scottish literature
- Welsh literature
- Canadian literature (a significant amount of Canadian literature is also written in French)
- Irish literature
- New Zealand literature
List of academic disciplines - Film studies and film criticism
List of academic disciplines - Folklore
List of academic disciplines - History
- Ancient history
- Diplomatic history
- Ethnohistory
- European history
- History of science and technology
- Military history
- Modern history
List of academic disciplines - Linguistics
see entry under social sciences
List of academic disciplines - Literature and cultural studies
- English studies
- Comparative literature
- English literature
- African American literature
- American literature
- British literature
- Indian literature
- Irish literature
- French literature
- Gaelic literature
- German literature
- Hindi literature
- Modern Hebrew Literature
- Portuguese & Brazilian literature
- Spanish literature
- Yiddish literature
- other languages' and cultures' literatures
- Literary criticism
- Literary theory
- Media studies
- New media
- Poetics
List of academic disciplines - Music
- Accompanying
- Arts leadership
- Chamber music
- Church music
- Musical composition
- Conducting
- Choral conducting
- Orchestral conducting
- Wind ensemble conducting
- Early music
- Jazz studies and new media
- Music education
- Music history
- Music theory
- Musicology
- Performance and literature
- Organ and historical keyboards
- Piano
- Strings, harp, and guitar
- Voice
- Woodwinds, brass, and percussion
- Orchestral studies
List of academic disciplines - Museology
List of academic disciplines - Mythology
List of academic disciplines - Philology
List of academic disciplines - Philosophy
- Aesthetics
- Continental philosophy
- Eastern philosophy
- Epistemology
- Ethics
- Hermeneutics
- History of philosophy
- Logic
- Metaphysics
- Philosophy of language
- Philosophy of mathematics
- Philosophy of mind
- Philosophy of religion
- Philosophy of science
List of academic disciplines - Religious studies
- Canon law
- Catholic studies
- Comparative religious studies
- Islamic studies
- Hadith
- Islamic history
- Islamic jurisprudence
- Qur'an
- Jewish Studies
- Bible
- Halacha
- Jewish history
- Jewish philosophy
- Jewish literature
- Mythology
- Theology
- Astrology*
- Christology
- Kabbalah
- Midrash
- Moral theology
- Mystical theology
- Numerology*
- Spirituality
- Talmud
List of academic disciplines - Theatre
- History
- Acting
- Directing
- Design
- Dramaturgy
List of academic disciplines - Women's studies and gender studies
List of academic disciplines - Professions / Applied sciences
List of academic disciplines - Design
- city planning, urban planning
- industrial design, product design
- graphic design
- architecture
- interior design (also see family and consumer science below)
- landscape architecture
List of academic disciplines - Business
- Accounting scholarship
- Business ethics
- Finance
- Industrial and labor relations
- Collective bargaining
- Human resources
- International and comparative labor
- Labor economics
- Labor history
- Labor statistics
- Information systems
- Management
- Marketing
- Manufacturing
List of academic disciplines - Education
- Curriculum and instruction
- Elementary Education (Primary education & Intermediate education)
- Middle school education
- Secondary education
- Higher education
- Physical Education
- Educational administration
- Educational psychology
- Educational technology
List of academic disciplines - Engineering
- Acoustic engineering
- Agricultural engineering
- Architectural engineering
- Bioengineering
- Biomaterials engineering
- Biomedical engineering
- Chemical engineering
- Civil engineering
- Combat engineering
- Computer engineering
- Control systems engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Electronic engineering
- Microelectronics and semiconductor engineering
- Environmental engineering
- Industrial engineering
- Materials engineering
- Ceramic engineering
- Metallurgical engineering
- Polymer engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Mining engineering
- Nuclear engineering
- Ocean engineering
- Optical engineering
- Quality assurance engineering
- Petroleum engineering
- Robotics
- Safety engineering
- Telecommunications engineering
- Transportation engineering
- Aerospace engineering
- Automotive systems engineering
- Naval engineering
- Marine engineering
- Naval architecture
List of academic disciplines - Ergonomics
List of academic disciplines - Agriculture
- Animal science
- Agrology
- Agricultural economics
- Aquaculture
- Beekeeping (Apiculture)
- Horticulture
- Plant science
List of academic disciplines - Forestry
- Forestry organisation
- Silviculture
List of academic disciplines - Family and consumer science
- Foodservice management
- Consumer education
- Housing
- Interior design (also see architecture and environmental design above)
- Nutrition (also see medical sciences below)
- Textiles
List of academic disciplines - Journalism and mass communications
- Advertising
- Film
- Journalism
- Broadcast journalism
- New media journalism
- Print journalism
- Public relations
- List of journalists
List of academic disciplines - Law
- Canon law
- Comparative law
- Constitutional law
- Civil law
- Accounting law
- Admiralty law
- Corporations
- Civil procedure
- Contracts
- Environmental law
- International law
- Labor law
- Property law
- Tax law
- Torts
- Criminal law
- Criminal procedure
- Criminal justice (also see Public Affairs and Community Service below)
- Islamic law
- Jewish law
- Jurisprudence
- Philosophy of law
List of academic disciplines - Library and information science
List of academic disciplines - Health sciences
- Medical Sciences
- Dentistry
- Dental hygiene and Epidemiology
- Dental surgery
- Restorative dentistry and Endodontics
- Orthodontics
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Pedodontics (Pediatric dentistry)
- Periodontics
- Prosthodontics
- Implantology
- Human medicine
- Cardiology
- Endocrinology and diabetology
- Epidemiology
- Forensics
- Geriatrics
- Hematology
- Internal medicine
- Health science
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Pathology
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry (see also: Anti-psychiatry*)
- Rheumatology
- Surgery
- Midwifery
- Nursing
- Veterinary medicine
- Nutrition (also see family and consumer science above)
- Optometry
- Pharmacy
- Physiotherapy
- Public health
List of academic disciplines - Military science
- Artillery
- Air force studies
- Campaigning
- Combat engineering
- Comparative military systems
- Doctrine
- Force planning
- Game theory (also see economics above)
- Generalship
- Joint warfare studies
- Leadership
- Logistics
- Military ethics
- Military history
- Military intelligence
- Military law
- Military medicine
- Naval science
- Naval engineering
- Naval tactics
- Naval architecture
- Weapons systems
- Special operations and low intensity conflict
- Strategy
- Tactics
List of academic disciplines - Public affairs and community service
- Criminal justice (also see Law above)
- Nonprofit administration
- Parks and recreation management
- Public administration
- Industrial and labor relations (also see Business above)
- Social work
See also
- Academic conference
- List of science topics
- Interdisciplinarity
- de:Studiengang
Category: Academia
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