List of Academic Disciplines

Being a list of academic disciplines and applied sciences peculiar to Asdar and common to Earth

List of Academic Disciplines

A

• Aetherobatics♦
• Aetheronautics♦ See Etheronautics
• Aeronautics
• Aeronesology♦ The study of skynesses
• Alchemy
• Arcanism♦ arcanism relies on accessing power of the World Soul through parameters that are external to the human soul (the universe is out there) by means of esoteric conventions
• Arcanodynamics♦ the study of magical energy (pan) in motion
• Arcanophysics♦ the study of how magic works, magical principles, and how magic works in magical systems, including the world soul
• Arcanistry♦ Study of the inner workings of the creatrix which is essential to titancraft engineering
• Archeology
• Asdarography, compare geography
• Astrology
• Astronomy
• Astrobatics♦ The study of locomotion in the Astral Realm.
• Astrodynamics♦
• Astronautics♦ The study of vessels designed for travel through the Astral Realm
• Astrophasics♦
• Astrophysics♦ The study of phenomena in the Astral Realm.
• Astrocosmism♦
• Autochthonism

C

• Cosmogony, The study of the creation of the universe
• Cosmonuminism♦ The study of the life force energy of the living world and contiguous realms

D

• Draconology♦ Study of draconic physiology and dragon culture

E

• Elementology♦ The study of the four classical elements
• Etherodynamics♦ The study of the behavior of ethereal matter and matter in an ethereal state
• Etherobatics♦ The study of locomotion in the Ethereal Realm
• Etheronautics♦ The study of vessels designed for use in the Ethereal Realm

G

• Gigantology♦ Study of giant human physiology

H

• Hecatology♦ The study of the properties of the Witchlands
• Hormastics♦

K

• Kalamantology♦ the study of the history, culture, and language of ancient Kalama

M

• Magdeology♦, compare geology
• Magdeometry♦, compare geometry, Magdeometry is the measurement of the world of Asdar with respect to esoteric knowledge
• Magecraft♦
• Metallurgy
• Midrettarianism♦
• Mixotherology♦ study of half-human half-beast creatures, such as centaurs, dracknaughts, and uhlaks.

N

• Nanology♦ Study of dwarven physiology
• Numinology♦ Study of the energy forces of nature

P

• Pamphysiology♦ Study of how natural laws relate on a macro-scale
• Panurgistics♦
• Parkyology♦ Study of the Sky
• Physics♦, compare physics, study of natural phenomena, compare physics and chemistry; physicker
• Polycosmology♦, The study of various realms and how they interrelate.
• Polytheology♦ The study of the gods and of one or more pantheons

R

• Retromechanics♦

T

• Theologian, Polytheologian
• Theophilosophy♦, The study of the nature of the existence of divinities
• Titancraft♦
• Titanology♦ Study of the culture of the ancient titans

Academic Schools of Thought

• Arcanoskepticism♦
• Autochthonism, Mixochthonism♦, and Titanism♦
• Polycosmism♦

Types of Scholars

• Archeologer, Scholar and practitioner of archeology
• Magdeologer
• Physicker, a scholar of physics
• Realmsage, the common name of a polycosmologer or one who studies polycosmology

♦ indicates a discipline peculiar to Asdar and not known to Earth.

See Also

• List of Scholarly and Technical Journals
• List of Higher Institutions of Learning