The phrase "academic specialties" refers to specific areas or subjects that professors, teachers, or scholars specialize in or have in-depth knowledge about within the field of academics or education. Full definition
The Real Crusades Thomas F. Madden («Inventing the Crusades,» June / July 2009) complains about nonspecialists getting the Crusades wrong and then proceeds to make a questionable generalization about a period outside of his own area of academic specialty. (firstthings.com)
Dr. Bromberg has a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from The University of Denver, with academic specialties in psychological assessment, child and adolescent therapy, and couples and family therapy. (equilibriapcs.com)
With her death, the book deal she had made with a major publisher disappeared, and sex ratio theory stayed mainly in the obscure recesses of various academic specialties. (discovermagazine.com)