Fields of science

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Fields of science are widely-recognized categories of specialized expertise within science, and typically embody their own terminology and nomenclature.

Contents 1 Natural sciences 1.1 Astronomy 1.2 Biology 1.3 Chemistry 1.4 Earth sciences 1.5 Environmental sciences 1.6 Physics 2 Social sciences 2.1 Anthropology 2.2 Economics 2.3 Psychology 2.4 Geography 2.5 Linguistics 2.6 Philosophy 2.7 Political Science 2.8 Sociology 3 Interdisciplinary and applied sciences 3.1 Cognitive sciences 3.2 Computer and information sciences 3.3 Engineering 3.4 Health Science 3.4.1 Medicine 3.5 Other 4 See also

[edit] Natural sciences

Main article: Natural sciences   See also: Social sciences, below

v • d • e  Fields within the natural sciences
Astronomy | Biology | Chemistry | Earth science | Physics

[edit] Astronomy

Archaeoastronomy Astrobiology Astrochemistry Astrodynamics Astrometry Astronomy Astrophysics Cosmochemistry

Extragalactic astronomy Galactic astronomy Cosmology Planetary geology Planetary science Solar astronomy Stellar astronomy

[edit] Biology

Anatomy Astrobiology Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biophysics Biotechnology Botany Cell biology Cladistics Cytology Developmental biology Ecology Embryology Entomology Epidemiology Ethology Evolution (Evolutionary biology) Evolutionary developmental biology Freshwater Biology Genetics (Population genetics, Genomics, Proteomics)

Histology Immunology Marine biology Microbiology Molecular Biology Morphology Neuroscience Ontogeny Phycology (Algology) Phylogeny Physical anthropology Physical therapy Physiology Population dynamics Structural biology Taxonomy Toxicology Virology Zoology

[edit] Chemistry

Analytical chemistry Biochemistry Computational chemistry Electrochemistry Inorganic chemistry Materials science Organic chemistry

Polymer chemistry Physical chemistry Quantum chemistry Spectroscopy Stereochemistry Thermochemistry

[edit] Earth sciences

Biogeography Cartography Climatology Coastal geography Geodesy Geography Geology Geomorphology

Geostatistics Geophysics Glaciology Hydrology Hydrogeology Mineralogy Meteorology Oceanography

Paleoclimatology Paleontology Petrology Limnology Seismology Soil science Topography Volcanology

[edit] Environmental sciences

Environmental science Environmental chemistry

Environmental geology Environmental soil science

[edit] Physics

Acoustics Agrophysics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical physics Biophysics Computational physics Condensed matter physics Cryogenics Dynamics Fluid dynamics Materials physics Mathematical physics

Mechanics Nuclear physics Optics Particle physics (or High Energy Physics) Plasma physics Polymer physics Thermodynamics Statics Solid State Vehicle dynamics

[edit] Social sciences

Main article: Social sciences   See also: Natural sciences, above

General subfields of the social sciences
Anthropology | Economics | Education | History | Human geography
Linguistics | Management | Political science | Psychology | Sociology

[edit] Anthropology

Applied anthropology Anthropology of religion Archaeology Cultural anthropology Ethnobiology Ethnography Ethnology Ethnopoetics Evolutionary anthropology

Experimental archaeology Historical archaeology Linguistic anthropology Medical anthropology Physical anthropology Psychological anthropology Zooarchaeology

[edit] Economics

Macroeconomics Microeconomics Behavioural economics Bioeconomics Development economics Econometrics Economic geography Economic history Economic sociology Energy economics Entrepreneurial Economics Environmental economics Feminist economics Financial economics Green economics Industrial organization International economics Institutional economics Islamic economics Labor economics Law and Economics

Managerial economics Mathematical economics Monetary economics Physical economics Public finance Public economics Platform economics Real estate economics Resource economics Socialist economics Welfare economics Computational economics Econometrics Evolutionary economics Experimental economics Social psychology Neuroeconomics Political economy Socioeconomics Transport economics

[edit] Psychology

Behavior analysis Biopsychology Cognitive psychology Clinical psychology Cultural psychology Developmental psychology Educational psychology Experimental psychology Forensic psychology Health psychology

Humanistic psychology Industrial and organizational psychology Neuropsychology Personality psychology Psychometrics Psychology of religion Psychophysics Physical Psychology Sensation and perception psychology Social psychology

[edit] Geography

[edit] Linguistics

• Historical linguistics
• Morphology
• Phonetics
• Phonology
• Semantics
• Semiotics
• Syntax
• Etymology

[edit] Philosophy

Not considered a science by some thinkers, instead considered a precursor of it. Several fields of philosophy are more directly relevant to the natural and social sciences than others. These include:

• Epistemology
• Logic
• Philosophy of mind
• Philosophy of science

[edit] Political Science

[edit] Sociology

See also Subfields of sociology

• Criminology
• Demography

[edit] Interdisciplinary and applied sciences

[edit] Cognitive sciences

Cognitive neuroscience Cognitive psychology

Neuropsychology Psycholinguistics

[edit] Computer and information sciences

Computational linguistics Computer science Cybernetics

Information science Library science Systemics

[edit] Engineering

Agricultural engineering Agricultural science Biomedical engineering Civil engineering Computer engineering Control engineering

Electrical engineering Language engineering Mechanical engineering Nuclear engineering Software engineering

[edit] Health Science

Conservation medicine Dentistry

Medicine Veterinary medicine

[edit] Medicine

Anatomy Dermatology Gynecology Immunology Internal medicine Neurology Ophthalmology Pathology

Pathophysiology Pediatrics Pharmacology Physical therapy Physiology Psychiatry Radiology Toxicology

[edit] Other

• Military science

[edit] See also

• Science
• List of academic disciplines
• Complete Joint Academic Classification of Subjects (JACS) from Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) in the United Kingdom: [1]