Wiktionary
n. An area of academic concentration; a discipline.
WordNet
n. a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn: discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, study, bailiwick, branch of knowledge]
Usage examples of "field of study".
She expanded her field of study from potions and spells to the uses of earth power and the elements, particularly the summoning up of shades and dead things that could be made to do her bidding and to offer their in sights.
She expanded her field of study from potions and spells to the uses of earth power and the elements, particularly the summoning up of shades and dead things that could be made to do her bidding and to offer their insights.
I'm in the Interplanetary Law program, What's your field of study?
Our field of study is the technological civilizations, none of which seem to be viable for any length of time.
My acquaintance with biological laboratories had suggested the answer to me: to a scientist who has chosen instinct and reflexes as his field of study, the sexual instinct has an exceptional interest.
The Angevin empire and the early Plantagenets were her special field of study.