field of study

n. academic discipline, branch of study, discipline, branch knowledge

An academic discipline, or field of study, is a branch of knowledge which is taught or researched at the college or university level. Disciplines are defined and recognised by the academic journals in which research is published, and the learned societies and academic departments or faculties to which their practitioners belong.
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Noun
1. a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
(synonym) discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, study, bailiwick, branch of knowledge
(hypernym) knowledge domain, knowledge base
(hyponym) occultism