mid-15c., "a going away, act of leaving," from Old French departement (12c.) "division, sharing out; divorce, parting," from Late Latin departire (see depart). French department me [..]

At Nottingham, subject areas are usually broken down into departmental units. For example, the School of Humanities comprises the Department of Archaeology, the Department of Music, and so on. Students usually 'belong' to whatever department teaches their course. On a joint honours course, students have one lead department and another par [..]

A distinct area or branch of an enterprise supervised by a manager. [D02647]

a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury [..]

a part or section of a shop, office or factory

Lower case except when in the title: the Department of Health.

A division of a government or other large institution.

An area in a retail store designated for a category of products, such as, grocery, meat, produce, bakery, among others.

An international coordinating body of closely related Industrial Unions

The departments that comprise the Public Service are listed in the First Schedule to the State Sector Act. In addition to those departments, the Public Finance Act includes the New Zealand Defence Force, New Zealand Police, Office of the Clerk, Parliamentary Counsel Office, Parliamentary Service, and New Zealand Security Intelligence Service. The l [..]

A cost center, operating unit, or area; a function; an activity.

The term department, when used with respect to a military department, means “the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and [..]

An operating unit of the University. See Home Department,

Section of the university devoted to teaching and researching a specific academic subject eg, Department of Chemistry.

Each Faculty or School is usually made up of several departments. For instance, the Faculty of Science has the Department of Chemistry, the Department of Biology and the Department of Physics and more [..]

Faculty and administrators associated with a particular discipline or program (e.g. the Sociology Department).

(n) a specialized division of a large organization(n) the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)(n) a specialized sphere of knowledge

There are 10 departments and schools in the Faculty of Science: Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Computer Science, Environment, Leigh Marine Laboratory, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Sport and Exercise Science, and Statistics.

Division of faculty or instruction within a college, such as Department of Accounting within the Sam M. Walton College of Business.

The combined faculty within each academic field of study. The department decides how many courses in specific areas a student must take to receive a degree in a particular field of study.

An academic department is an organizational unit within an institution of higher education that is comprised of the faculty of a common area of study. For example, French may be a department in the Sc [..]

Faculty and administrators associated with a particular discipline or program (e.g. the English Department).

  Faculty is typically organized into departments along academic disciplinary lines to assist with efficiency of planning and program development activities.  Depending on the size [..]

the University is organised into six faculties, contained within each faculty are a number of schools. Some schools are also divided into subject-specific departments, for example the School of Arts c [..]

Most faculties are divided up into departments that correspond to subjects and disciplines. For example, psychology is a discipline within the Department of Humanities.

A specific unit that usually focuses on one specific field of academics (e.g. psychology or history).

An administrative organization within the university.

Administrative subdivision of a school, college, or university through which instruction in a certain field of study is given (such as English department or history department).

A department is an administrative unit at the University that offers classes and degree programs in a subject or discipline. For example, faculty in the Chemistry Department who teach the chemistry courses establish degree requirements to graduate with a major in Chemistry.  

An academic unit responsible for teaching a subject, for example, SFU's Department of History or School of Engineering Science.

An organisational unit of the University consisting of academic staff teaching a particular subject or discipline together with supporting general staff.

A department is the disciplinary unit that is responsible for teaching and examining an area of study. It may be called a school, department, centre or unit within the University. See also Faculty.

n. (governmental or academic) departamento

An academic unit of the University which offers instruction in a particular branch of knowledge, such as the Department of Music.

A division of faculty and staff members most knowledgeable in a particular area of specialization or study.

a division of a faculty concerned with a specific branch of study, such as the English Literature Department within the Arts Faculty.

of Labor:

of State:

Major administrative divisions of the Hospital.

Hospital Department responsible for the flow of Patients and the processing of admissions, discharges, transfers, and also most procedures to be carried out in the event of a Patient's Death.

Hospital Department responsible for the administration of functions and activities pertaining to the delivery of Anesthetics.

Hospital Department responsible for administering educational and training activities pertaining to Health for Patients and staff.

Hospital Department which administers and provides Pathology services.

Hospital Department responsible for the Organization and Administration of psychiatric services.

Hospital Department which is responsible for the administration and provision of x-ray diagnostic and Therapeutic services.

Hospital Department which administers all departmental functions and the provision of surgical diagnostic and Therapeutic services.

Hospital Department responsible for the administration and provision of diagnostic and Therapeutic services for the urologic Patient.

Hospital Department responsible for the creating, care, storage and retrieval of Medical Records. It also provides statistical information for the medical and administrative staff.

An academic unit within a School of Studies/Faculty that is responsible for teaching a particular subject e.g. Chemistry Department.

"Department" means the Department of Transportation. [1983 c.338 §37]

The administrative unit of the College responsible for the academic functions of a program of study.

Includes independent establishment, agency, or Federally-owned or -controlled corporation (USAID Automated Directives System - ADS - Chapter 443).

A references within the law to a Department means the Australian Government department whose Minister administers the matter to which the reference relates. This principle is set out in the Acts Inter [..]

DÉPARTEMENT Academic and administrative unit at a faculty (e.g. Department of Communication, Department of Biology, etc.).

One of the 8 required fields of a chemical inventory item. Within any Site, all Owners must belong to at least one Department (or organizational unit). Set up by an Administrative User at each institution using the User / Owner Maintenance tool.

General grouping for items. Used for organization, reporting, and ticket printing.

An area in a retail store designated for a category of products, such as, grocery, meat, produce, bakery, among others.department flow:

," unless otherwise designated, means the Department of Revenue

A department is the administrative subdivision of a school, college, or university through which instruction in a certain field of study is given (such as English department or History department).

More terms in: Academics and Higher Ed

Department may refer to: Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility

Department is an organizational term used by the U.S. Army, mostly prior to World War I, to describe named geographical districts created for control and administration of installations and units. In [..]

A department (French: département, Spanish: departamento) is an administrative or political division in many countries. Departments are the first-level divisions of 11 countries, nine in the Americas [..]

Department is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Rana Daggubati in lead roles. The film released on 18 May 2012, and [..]