humanistic discipline
- noun
- /ˌhjuːməˈnɪstɪk ˈdɪsəplɪn/
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disciplina humanística
- Studying a humanistic discipline helps students develop their analytical skills and understand diverse perspectives.
Examples
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For example, in 1989, 27.4% of men reported that they were planning to study a humanistic discipline, while in 2012, 42.7% of aspiring humanities students were men.
Academic text (2016) -
This is considered a waste because there is a large supply of professionals from various humanistic disciplines, compared to a shortage of graduates of technological colleges (4).
Academic text (2016) -
Many universities offer courses in a variety of humanistic disciplines, encouraging critical thinking and creativity.
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Graduates from humanistic disciplines often excel in communication and problem-solving in various fields.
Synonyms
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College or university studies that teach broad knowledge and thinking skills across subjects like literature and history
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Subjects taught at university that focus on knowledge and thinking skills like history and languages
Antonyms
How Humanistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines the adjective 'humanistic' (relating to human culture/humanities) with the noun 'discipline' (an academic field), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to an academic field within the humanities that emphasizes general intellectual and cultural knowledge rather than technical training. This is a regular adjective+noun composition that is cross-linguistically common and therefore immediately comprehensible to learners who know the constituents.
Etymology
Humanistic discipline joins humanistic (about people, art, and ideas) and discipline (a field of study) to give the image of a subject that studies human life and culture rather than job training. That's why it means 'an academic field' that gives general knowledge and 'thinking skills' instead of 'specialized technical training'.