Determination (or designation) of its field of study

E.g. (я выбрала примеры с Политологией):

Introduction to Political Science

Fields of Study

The overall field of political science includes several major subfields: American politics, comparative politics, international relations, political economy, and political philosophy. Most political science departments at universities encourage students to specialize or concentrate in one of these subfields. http://www.sparknotes.com/us-government-and-politics/politic...


Fields of Study in Political Science http://www.depts.ttu.edu/politicalscience/Prospective Studen...