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Academic Disciplines - INI
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.
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[item.humanities]
code=01
slug=humanities
name=Humanities
description=Academic fields that study human culture, expression, and experience.
subDisciplines=[{"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"}]
[item.social-sciences]
code=02
slug=social-sciences
name=Social Sciences
description=Academic fields that study the structure, behavior, and relationships of human societies.
subDisciplines=[{"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"}]
[item.natural-sciences]
code=03
slug=natural-sciences
name=Natural Sciences
description=Academic fields that study natural world phenomena through observation and experimentation.
subDisciplines=[{"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)"}]
[item.formal-sciences]
code=04
slug=formal-sciences
name=Formal Sciences
description=Academic fields that study abstract structures, logic, and formal systems.
subDisciplines=[{"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"}]
[item.applied-sciences]
code=05
slug=applied-sciences
name=Applied Sciences
description=Academic fields that apply scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.
subDisciplines=[{"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"}]
[item.interdisciplinary-fields]
code=06
slug=interdisciplinary-fields
name=Interdisciplinary Fields
description=Emerging research areas that span multiple academic disciplines.
subDisciplines=[{"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"}]