List of academic disciplines
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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. In modern times, this system differentiated and changed considerably.
A "*" denotes a field whose academic status is debated.
Natural sciences
Astronomy
Behavioral science
Biology
- Aerobiology
- Anatomy
- Animal communications
- Biochemistry
- Bioinformatics
- Biophysics
- Botany
- Cell biology
- Chronobiology
- Cryobiology
- Ecology
- Evolutionary biology
- Genetics
- Human biology
- Limnology
- Linnaean taxonomy
- Marine biology
- Microbiology
- Molecular biology
- Mycology
- Neuroscience
- Paleontology
- Parasitology
- Pathology
- Phycology
- Physiology
- Virology
- Xenobiology
- Zoology
See also: #Anthropology, #Psychology
Chemistry
- Alchemy
- Analytical chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Computational chemistry
- Inorganic chemistry
- Organic chemistry
- Physical chemistry
- Theoretical chemistry
Physics
- 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
Earth sciences
- Environmental science
- Geodesy
- Geography
- Geology
- Geomorphology
- Geophysics
- Glaciology
- Meteorology
- Mineralogy
- Oceanography
- Pedology
- Paleontology
- Planetary science
- Sedimentology
- Soil science
Mathematics and computer science
Mathematics
- Algebra
- Analysis
- Calculus
- Game theory
- Geometry
- Information theory
- Number theory
- Probability theory
- Statistics
- Topology
- For a more extensive list, see list of mathematical topics, and list of lists of mathematical topics.
Computer science
- Algorithms
- Artificial intelligence
- Computer security
- Computing
- Complexity theory
- Cryptography
- Distributed systems
- Hardware
- Information systems
- Programming (see List of programming languages)
- Robotics
- Software engineering
See also: ACM Computing Classification System (http://www.acm.org/class/)
Social sciences
Anthropology
- Biological anthropology
- Anthropological linguistics
- Synchronic linguistics (or Descriptive linguistics)
- Diachronic linguistics (or Historical linguistics)
- Educational
- Ethnolinguistics
- Sociolinguistics
- Archeology
- Cultural anthropology
- Historical anthropology
Archaeology
Communications
- Animal communications
- Information theory
- Interpersonal communications
- Nonverbal communications
- Speech communications
- Telecommunications
Economics
Ethnology
History
see entry under humanities
Geography
Linguistics
Political science
Psychology
- Astropsychology*
- Behavioural psychology
- Cognitive psychology
- Cognitive science
- Differential psychology
- Developmental psychology
- Experimental psychology
- Intrapersonal communications
- Neuropsychology
- Organisational psychology
- Psychology of work
- Parapsychology*
- Psychoanalysis
- Social psychology
Semiotics
Sociology
- Future studies
- Industrial sociology
- Rural Sociology
- Science and technology studies
- Social Theory
- Urban studies
Humanities and arts
Area studies and ethnic studies (sometimes called cultural studies)
- American studies
- African studies
- Black studies
- Catholic studies
- Chinese studies
- Eastern European studies
- Esperanto studies
- German studies
- Japanese studies
- Latino/Latina studies
- Latin American studies
- Irish studies
- Islamic studies
- Jewish studies
- Native American studies
- Russian studies
Art
Classics
Creative writing
- Poetry composition
- Fiction writing
- Non-fiction writing and literary journalism
Dance
- Choreography
- Dance analysis
- Dance notation
- Dance studies
- Ethnochoreology
- History of dance
- Performance, somatic practice
English literature
also see Literature
- American literature
- Australian literature
- British literature (literature outside England may be written in Celtic languages)
- Canadian literature (significant amounts of Canadian literature is also written in French)
- Irish literature
- New Zealand literature
Film studies and film criticism
Folklore
History
- Ancient history
- Diplomatic history
- Ethnohistory
- European history
- History of science and technology
- Military history
- Modern history
Linguistics
see entry under social sciences
Literature and cultural studies
Literatures
- English literature
- French literature
- Gaelic literature
- German literature
- Hindi literature
- Modern Hebrew Literature
- Spanish literature
- Yiddish literature
- other languages' and cultures' literatures
Methods and topics
Music
- Accompanying
- Arts leadership
- Chamber music
- Church music
- Musical composition
- Conducting
- Early music
- Jazz studies and new media
- Music education
- Music history
- Music theory
- Musicology
- Performance and literature
- Orchestral studies
Mythology
Philology
Philosophy
- Aesthetics
- Continental philosophy
- Eastern philosophy
- Epistemology
- Ethics
- Hermeneutics
- History of philosophy
- Metaphysics
- Philosophy of language
- Philosophy of mathematics
- Philosophy of mind
- Philosophy of religion
- Philosophy of science
Religious studies
- Canon law
- Catholic studies
- Comparative religious studies
- Islamic studies
- Jewish Studies
- Mythology
- Theology
Theatre
Women's studies and gender studies
Professions / Applied sciences
Architecture and environmental design
- city planning, urban planning
- interior design (also see family and consumer science below)
- landscape architecture
Business
- Accounting scholarship
- Business ethics
- Finance
- Industrial and labor relations
- Information systems
- Management
- Marketing
- Manufacturing
Education
Engineering
- Acoustic engineering
- Agricultural engineering
- Architectural engineering
- Bioengineering
- Chemical engineering
- Civil engineering
- Combat engineering
- Computer engineering
- Control systems engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Electronic engineering
- Environmental engineering
- Industrial engineering
- Materials engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Mining engineering
- Nuclear engineering
- Ocean engineering
- Optical engineering
- Quality assurance engineering
- Robotics
- Safety engineering
- Telecommunications engineering
- Transportation engineering
Ergonomics
Agriculture
- Animal science
- Agrology
- Agricultural economics
- Aquaculture
- Beekeeping (Apiculture)
- Horticulture
- Plant science
Forestry
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
Journalism and mass communications
Law
- Canon law
- Comparative law
- Constitutional law
- Civil law
- Criminal law
- Criminal procedure
- Criminal justice (also see Public Affairs and Community Service below)
- Islamic law
- Jewish law
- Jurisprudence
- Philosophy of law
Library and information science
Health sciences
- Medical Sciences
- Nutrition (also see family and consumer science above)
- Optometry
- Pharmacy
- Physiotherapy
- Public health
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
- Special operations and low intensity conflict
- Strategy
- Tactics
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
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