(humanities) A field that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms.

(humanities) An academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language, English linguistics, and English sociolinguistics.

(uncountable) Research performed in detail on a single individual, group, incident or community, as opposed to, for instance, a sample of the whole population.

A program of study which is located in a different country than one’s home or resident country.

An academic field that deals with processes of communication, commonly defined as the sharing of symbols over distances in space and time.

A club or informal group of people sharing knowledge of a specific subject.

Academic discipline that deals with the content, history, meaning and effects of various media, in particular mass media.

plural of study hall

(Canada, US) A class period, usually in boarding school or high school, where students are afforded the time for independent study and homework assignments, as part of the curriculum or after hours, the last notably as a punishment called detention.

(informal) A schoolmate with whom schoolwork is completed, often somebody one sits next to in a classroom.