We found 2 definitions of academic department from 2 different sources.
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academic department - a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject | ||
department, section a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature" | ||
anthropology department, department of anthropology the academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology | ||
art department the academic department responsible for teaching art and art appreciation | ||
biology department, department of biology the academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology | ||
chemistry department, department of chemistry the academic department responsible for teaching and research in chemistry | ||
department of computer science the academic department responsible for teaching and research in computer science | ||
department of economics, economics department the academic department responsible for teaching and research in economics | ||
department of english, english department the academic department responsible for teaching English and American literature | ||
department of history, history department the academic department responsible for teaching history | ||
department of linguistics, linguistics department the academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics | ||
department of mathematics, mathematics department the academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematics | ||
department of philosophy, philosophy department the academic department responsible for teaching philosophy | ||
department of physics, physics department the academic department responsible for teaching and research in physics | ||
department of music, music department the academic department responsible for teaching music and music appreciation | ||
department of psychology, psychology department the academic department responsible for teaching and research in psychology |