Our exploration of the subject areas begins with a definition of each subject area, the different disciplines that belong under each subject umbrella, and the ways in which they interlink and rely on each other.
Follow the links below to see these definitions, and fit what you study into the relevant subject areas. You can then start thinking about the nature of the knowledge you possess, and how it is used.
Find our more about the subject areas
Follow the links below to access our definitions of each subject area, the fields that belong under each umbrella, and how they interact and rely on each other. Each page provides you with links to quotes, ideas, thinkers, and real-world issues that will help you explore each one.
The arts include any subject or discipline that involves creative expression in order to represent ideas or concepts about the real or imagined world. Read more here.
Humanities include any subject or discipline that explores human culture from both the present and the past. Read more here.
Individual cognition means thinking about ourselves as knowers, and reflecting on the ways in which we acquire knowledge about the world on a personal level. Read more here.
When we talk of language, we mean a structured system of communicating ideas by both spoken and visual means. Read more here.
Mathematics includes any field that uses abstract systems of symbols to represent knowledge about the world. Read more here.