humanities vs humanistic discipline

humanities and humanistic discipline both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
humanities	Yes	No	No	No
humanistic discipline	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, humanities and humanistic discipline are synonyms defined as:

humanities and humanistic discipline: studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)

Other synonyms of humanities include arts, liberal arts.

humanities (noun)	humanistic discipline (noun)
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)	studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)