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Academic Disciplines

Academic disciplines are a classification system for organizing human knowledge systematically. They are divided into five major categories: Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Formal Sciences, and Applied Sciences, each with its own methodology and subject area. Humanities focus on human culture and expression, Social Sciences on the structure and behavior of human societies, Natural Sciences on natural phenomena, Formal Sciences on abstract structures and logic, and Applied Sciences on practical problem-solving. These fields are interconnected and form the foundation of modern academic research and education.

academic disciplines humanities social sciences natural sciences formal sciences applied sciences education research university
code slug name description subDisciplines
01 humanities Humanities Academic fields that study human culture, expression, and experience. [{"code":"01-01","slug":"literature","name":"Literature"},{"code":"01-02","slug":"history","name":"History"},{"code":"01-03","slug":"philosophy","name":"Philosophy"},{"code":"01-04","slug":"linguistics","name":"Linguistics"},{"code":"01-05","slug":"arts","name":"Arts"},{"code":"01-06","slug":"religious-studies","name":"Religious Studies"},{"code":"01-07","slug":"classics","name":"Classics"}]
02 social-sciences Social Sciences Academic fields that study the structure, behavior, and relationships of human societies. [{"code":"02-01","slug":"economics","name":"Economics"},{"code":"02-02","slug":"political-science","name":"Political Science"},{"code":"02-03","slug":"sociology","name":"Sociology"},{"code":"02-04","slug":"psychology","name":"Psychology"},{"code":"02-05","slug":"anthropology","name":"Anthropology"},{"code":"02-06","slug":"geography","name":"Geography"},{"code":"02-07","slug":"law","name":"Law"},{"code":"02-08","slug":"education","name":"Education"}]
03 natural-sciences Natural Sciences Academic fields that study natural world phenomena through observation and experimentation. [{"code":"03-01","slug":"physics","name":"Physics"},{"code":"03-02","slug":"chemistry","name":"Chemistry"},{"code":"03-03","slug":"biology","name":"Biology"},{"code":"03-04","slug":"earth-sciences","name":"Earth Sciences"},{"code":"03-05","slug":"astronomy","name":"Astronomy"},{"code":"03-06","slug":"mathematics","name":"Mathematics (Natural Sciences)"}]
04 formal-sciences Formal Sciences Academic fields that study abstract structures, logic, and formal systems. [{"code":"04-01","slug":"mathematics","name":"Mathematics"},{"code":"04-02","slug":"logic","name":"Logic"},{"code":"04-03","slug":"statistics","name":"Statistics"},{"code":"04-04","slug":"computer-science","name":"Computer Science"},{"code":"04-05","slug":"systems-theory","name":"Systems Theory"}]
05 applied-sciences Applied Sciences Academic fields that apply scientific knowledge to solve practical problems. [{"code":"05-01","slug":"engineering","name":"Engineering"},{"code":"05-02","slug":"medicine","name":"Medicine"},{"code":"05-03","slug":"agriculture","name":"Agriculture"},{"code":"05-04","slug":"architecture","name":"Architecture"},{"code":"05-05","slug":"business-administration","name":"Business Administration"},{"code":"05-06","slug":"information-technology","name":"Information Technology"}]
06 interdisciplinary-fields Interdisciplinary Fields Emerging research areas that span multiple academic disciplines. [{"code":"06-01","slug":"environmental-science","name":"Environmental Science"},{"code":"06-02","slug":"cognitive-science","name":"Cognitive Science"},{"code":"06-03","slug":"data-science","name":"Data Science"},{"code":"06-04","slug":"bioinformatics","name":"Bioinformatics"},{"code":"06-05","slug":"neuroeconomics","name":"Neuroeconomics"}]

A classification system of academic disciplines into five major fields: Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Formal Sciences, and Applied Sciences.