List of academic disciplines

List of academic disciplines

This is a (partial) list of academic disciplines (and academic fields). An academic disciplin 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 and distinguishing lines are often both arbitrary and ambiguous.

Table of contents

1 Natural sciences

1.1 Astronomy
1.2 Biology
1.3 Chemistry
1.4 Physics
1.5 Planetary science

2 Mathematics and Computer science

2.6 Mathematics
2.7 Computer science

3 Social sciences

3.8 Anthropology
3.9 Archaeology
3.10 Architecture
3.11 Communications
3.12 Economics
3.13 Ethnology
3.14 Geography
3.15 Linguistics
3.16 Political science
3.17 Psychology
3.18 Sociology

4 Humanities and arts

4.19 Art
4.20 Cultural studies
4.21 Dance
4.22 English
4.23 Film studies and film criticism
4.24 History
4.25 Linguistics
4.26 Literature and cultural studies
4.27 Music
4.28 Philosophy
4.29 Religious studies
4.30 Semiotics
4.31 Women's studies and Gender studies

5 Professions / Applied sciences

5.32 Business
5.33 Engineering
5.34 Ergonomics
5.35 Forestry
5.36 Journalism
5.37 Law
5.38 Library and information science
5.39 Medicine
5.40 Military science

6 See also