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social science
academic disciplines concerned with society and the relationships between individuals in society
philology
Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources. It is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics with strong ties to etymology. Philology is also defined as the study of literary texts and oral and written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning. A person who pursues this kind of study is known as a philologist. In older usage, especially British, philology is more general, covering comparative and historical linguistics.
sustainable development
mode of human development that meets current demands without compromising the needs of future generations
jurisprudence
thumb|A gavel and court minutes from 1861–1862, symbolic of legal decisions.
criminology
thumb|350x350px|Three women in the pillory, China, 1875 Criminology (from Latin , 'accusation', and Ancient Greek , -logia, from λόγος logos, 'word, reason') is the interdisciplinary study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is a multidisciplinary field in both the behavioural and social sciences, which draws primarily upon the research of sociologists, political scientists, economists, legal sociologists, psychologists, philosophers, psychiatrists, social workers, biologists, social anthropologists, scholars of law and jurisprudence, as well as the processes that define administration
social work
academic discipline and profession
geographer
thumb|The Geographer (1668–69), by [[Johannes Vermeer ]]
academic discipline
academic field of study or profession
economic history
history studies focused on economics
forensic psychology
the intersection between psychology and the justice system
legal history
interdisciplinary science that is both connected to the science of law as well as the science of history
comparative law
study of relationship between legal systems
praxeology
In philosophy, praxeology or praxiology (; ) is the theory of human action, based on the notion that humans engage in purposeful behavior, contrary to reflexive behavior and other unintentional behavior.
outline of academic disciplines
overviews of and topical guides to academic disciplines
English studies
discipline that studies the English language and literature
visual communication
communication of ideas and information in forms that can be read or looked upon
business informatics
science that deals with development and application of information and communication systems in business enterprises
environmental studies
multidisciplinary academic field which systematically studies human interaction with the environment in the interests of solving complex problems
medical entomology
study of insect impacts on human health
liturgics
Liturgics, also called liturgical studies or liturgiology, is the academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy (public worship rites, rituals, and practices). Liturgics scholars typically specialize in a single approach drawn from another scholarly field.
euthenics
Euthenics () is the study of the improvement of human functioning and well-being by the improvement of living conditions. "Improvement" is conducted by altering external factors such as education and the controllable environments, including environmentalism, education regarding employment, home economics, sanitation, and housing, as well as the prevention and removal of contagious disease and parasites.
arts administration
field in the arts sector that facilitates programming within cultural organizations
cameralism
former German science of administration
Studia humanitatis
Latin name for the entirety of the humanistic education program since the Renaissance
clinical physiology
academic discipline and a clinical medical specialty
Singularity studies
field of Research
curriculum studies
concentration within curriculum and instruction
politics in education
textual scholarship
academic analysis of texts
architectural analytics
academic discipline; field of study that focuses on the discovery and identification of meaningful patterns in architecture
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