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An academic discipline or field of study is a branch of ______, taught and researched as part of higher education.
An academic discipline or field of study is a branch of ______, taught and researched as part of higher education.
knowledge
A scholar's discipline is commonly defined by the university faculties and learned societies to which they belong and the academic journals in which they publish ______.
A scholar's discipline is commonly defined by the university faculties and learned societies to which they belong and the academic journals in which they publish ______.
research
Disciplines vary between well-established ones that exist in almost all universities and have well-defined rosters of journals and conferences, and nascent ones supported by only a few universities and ______.
Disciplines vary between well-established ones that exist in almost all universities and have well-defined rosters of journals and conferences, and nascent ones supported by only a few universities and ______.
publications
A discipline may have branches, and these are often called ______.
A discipline may have branches, and these are often called ______.
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In each case an entry at the highest level of the hierarchy (e.g., Humanities) is a group of broadly similar disciplines; an entry at the next highest level (e.g., Music) is a discipline having some degree of autonomy and being the basic identity felt by its scholars; and lower levels of the hierarchy are ______ not normally having any role in the structure of the university's governance.
In each case an entry at the highest level of the hierarchy (e.g., Humanities) is a group of broadly similar disciplines; an entry at the next highest level (e.g., Music) is a discipline having some degree of autonomy and being the basic identity felt by its scholars; and lower levels of the hierarchy are ______ not normally having any role in the structure of the university's governance.
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Academic Discipline
- An academic discipline or field of study is a branch taught and researched as part of higher education.
- A scholar's discipline is defined by the university faculties and learned societies they belong to and the academic journals in which they publish.
Characteristics of Disciplines
- Disciplines vary between well-established ones that exist in almost all universities and have well-defined rosters of journals and conferences.
- Nascent disciplines are supported by only a few universities and have limited resources.
Hierarchy of Disciplines
- The highest level of the hierarchy includes groups of broadly similar disciplines (e.g., Humanities).
- The next highest level includes disciplines with some degree of autonomy and a basic identity felt by its scholars (e.g., Music).
- Lower levels of the hierarchy are sub-disciplines or specialized fields that do not normally have a role in the university's governance.
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Test your knowledge of academic disciplines with this quiz on the overview of various fields of study taught and researched in higher education. Explore the branches of knowledge defined by university faculties and learned societies.
