Which faculties were considered superior at the medieval University of Paris?

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At the medieval University of Paris, the academic structure was organized into four distinct faculties. The three faculties considered "superior" were:

Theology
Canon law
Medicine12

In contrast to these superior faculties, the faculty of arts was classified as "inferior." This faculty served as the foundational level of study, encompassing the trivium (grammar, rhetoric, and dialectic) and the quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music), alongside general cultural and scientific studies.12