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

Of professional interest to psychologists areinte

Contents 1 Natural sciences 1.1 Physical Sciences 1.1.1 Chemistry 1.1.2 Physics 1.1.3 Environmental sciences 1.2 Life Sciences 1.2.1 Biology 2 Formal sciences 2.1 Computer sciences 2.2 Mathematics 2.3 Systems science 3 Social sciences 3.1 Anthropology 3.2 Economics 3.3 Psychology 3.4 Philosophy 3.5 Political science 3.6 Sociology 3.7 Education 3.8 Management 4 Applied sciences 4.1 Architecture 4.2 Cognitive sciences 4.3 Health sciences 4.3.1 Medical sciences 4.4 Military Science 5 See also 6 External links

Natural sciences Edit

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

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

Physical SciencesEdit

ChemistryEdit

Analytical chemistry Biochemistry Computational chemistry Electrochemistry Inorganic chemistry

Medicinal chemistry Organic chemistry Physical chemistry Quantum chemistry Spectroscopy Stereochemistry

PhysicsEdit

Acoustics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical physics Biophysics Computational physics Electricity & Magnetism

Mathematical physics Mechanics Nuclear physics Optics Quantum Physics Electronics

Environmental sciencesEdit

Life SciencesEdit

BiologyEdit

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

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

Formal sciences Edit

Main article: Formal sciences

Computer sciences Edit

Theory of computation Automata theory (Formal languages) Computability theory Computational complexity theory Concurrency theory Algorithms Randomized algorithms Distributed algorithms Parallel algorithms Data structures Operating systems Computer communications (networks) Information theory Internet, World wide web Wireless computing (Mobile computing) Computer security and reliability Cryptography Fault-tolerant computing Distributed computing Grid computing Parallel computing High-performance computing Quantum computing Computer graphics Image processing Scientific visualization Computational geometry

Software engineering Formal methods (Formal verification) Programming languages Programming paradigms Object-oriented programming Functional programming Program semantics Type theory Compilers Concurrent programming languages Information science Database Relational database Distributed database Object database Multimedia, hypermedia Data mining Information retrieval Artificial intelligence Automated reasoning Computer vision Machine learning Artificial neural network Natural language processing (Computational linguistics) Expert systems Robotics

Human-computer interaction Computing in Mathematics, Natural sciences, Engineering and Medicine Numerical analysis Algebraic (symbolic) computation Computational number theory Computational mathematics Scientific computing (Computational science) Computational biology (bioinformatics) Computational physics Computational chemistry Computational neuroscience Computer-aided engineering Finite element analysis Computational fluid dynamics Computing in Social sciences, Arts and Humanities, Professions Computational economics Computational sociology Computational finance Humanities computing (Digital Humanities) Information systems (Business informatics) Information technology Management information systems Health informatics

See also Branches of Computer Science and ACM Computing Classification System

MathematicsEdit

Algebra Group theory Group representation Ring theory Field theory Linear algebra (Vector space) Multilinear algebra Lie algebra Associative algebra Non-associative algebra Universal algebra Homological algebra Category theory Lattice theory (Order theory) Differential algebra Analysis Real analysis Calculus Complex analysis Functional analysis Operator theory Non-standard analysis Harmonic analysis p-adic analysis Ordinary differential equations Partial differential equations

Probability theory Measure theory Ergodic theory Stochastic process Geometry and Topology General topology Algebraic topology Geometric topology Differential topology Algebraic geometry Differential geometry Projective geometry Affine geometry Non-Euclidean geometry Convex geometry Discrete geometry Trigonometry Number theory Analytic number theory Algebraic number theory Geometric number theory Logic and Foundations of mathematics Set theory Proof theory Model theory Recursion theory Modal logic Intuitionistic logic

Applied mathematics Statistics Mathematical statistics Econometrics Actuarial science Demography Approximation theory Numerical analysis Optimization (Mathematical programming) Operations research Linear programming Dynamical systems Chaos theory Fractal geometry Mathematical physics Quantum field theory Statistical mechanics Information theory Cryptography Combinatorics Coding theory Graph theory Game theory

see also Branches of Mathematics and AMS Mathematics Subject Classification

Systems science Edit

Chaos theory Complex systems Complexity theory Cybernetics Biocybernetics Management cybernetics Medical cybernetics New Cybernetics Second-order cybernetics Control theory Affect control theory Control systems Dynamical systems Perceptual control theory

Operations research Systems biology Computational systems biology Synthetic biology Systems immunology Systems dynamics Social dynamics Systems ecology Ecosystem ecology Systems engineering Biological systems engineering Systems analysis

Systems psychology Ergonomics Family systems theory Systemic therapy Systems theory Biochemical systems theory Ecological systems theory Developmental systems theory General systems theory Living systems theory LTI system theory Sociotechnical systems theory Mathematical system theory World-systems theory

Social sciences Edit

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

This box: view • talk • edit Fields within the social sciences
Anthropology | Economics | Education | Human geography | Information science | Law | Linguistics | Management | Political science | Psychology | Sociology

AnthropologyEdit

• Applied anthropology
• Anthropology of religion
• Cultural anthropology
• Ethnobiology
• Ethnography
• Ethnology
• Ethnopoetics
• Evolutionary anthropology
• Linguistic anthropology
• Medical anthropology
• Physical anthropology
• Psychological anthropology
• Anthrozoology

EconomicsEdit

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 Public finance Public economics Resource economics Socialist economics Welfare economics Computational economics Econometrics Evolutionary economics Experimental economics Social psychology Neuroeconomics Political economy Socioeconomics Transport economics

PsychologyEdit

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

Humanistic psychology Industrial and organizational psychology Neuropsychology Personality psychology Psychometrics Psychology of religion Psychophysics Physiological psychology

PhilosophyEdit

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
• Ethics
• Logic
• Philosophy of mind
• Philosophy of science

Political scienceEdit

• Public policy
• Public administration
• Ideology
• Game theory
• Psephology (voting systems and electoral behaviour)
• Political economy
• Geopolitics and political geography
• Policy studies and public policy analysis
• Comparative politics
• National systems
• Cross-national political analysis
• Supranational and intergovernmental politics
• Globalization studies
• Political development
• International relations theory
• Foreign policy analysis
• public administration and local government studies
• Political psychology, bureaucratic, administrative and judicial behaviour
• Legislative processes and public law
• Power in international relations and the theory of great powers and superpowers.
• Political science of religion
• Research methodology
• Security Studies
• Strategic Studies

SociologyEdit

See also Subfields of sociology

• Criminology
• Demography

EducationEdit

ManagementEdit

Applied sciencesEdit

ArchitectureEdit

Architectural engineering Architecture

Building science Urbanism

Cognitive sciencesEdit

Cognitive neuroscience Cognitive psychology

Neuropsychology Psycholinguistics

Health sciencesEdit

Conservation medicine Dentistry Medicine

Nutrition Veterinary medicine

Medical sciencesEdit

Anatomy Dermatology Gynecology Immunology Internal medicine Neurology Ophthalmology Pathology Pathophysiology

Pediatrics Pharmacology Physical therapy Physiology Psychiatry Radiology Toxicology Urology

Military ScienceEdit

• Military Organisation
• Military Education and Training
• Military History
• Military Engineering
• Military Strategy and Tactics

See also Edit

• Eugenics
• List of fields of doctoral studies
• List of academic disciplines
• Science
• Technology

External linksEdit

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