Plain language definition
Main subject area of the person's highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.
Detailed definition
Refers to the predominant discipline or area of learning or training of a person's highest completed postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree classified according to the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2011.
Values (English)
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2011
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree
Education
13. Education
13.01 Education, general
13.02 Bilingual, multilingual and multicultural education
13.03 Curriculum and instruction
13.04 Educational administration and supervision
13.05 Educational/instructional media design
13.06 Educational assessment, evaluation and research
13.07 International and comparative education
13.09 Social and philosophical foundations of education
13.10 Special education and teaching
13.11 Student counselling and personnel services
13.12 Teacher education and professional development, specific levels and methods
13.13 Teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas
13.14 Teaching English or French as a second or foreign language
13.15 Teaching assistants/aides
13.99 Education, other
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services
10.01 Communications technology/technician
10.02 Audiovisual communications technologies/technicians
10.03 Graphic communications
10.99 Communications technologies/technicians and support services, other
50. Visual and performing arts
50.01 Visual, digital and performing arts, general
50.02 Crafts/craft design, folk art and artisanry
50.03 Dance
50.04 Design and applied arts
50.05 Drama/theatre arts and stagecraft
50.06 Film/video and photographic arts
50.07 Fine arts and art studies
50.09 Music
50.10 Arts, entertainment, and media management
50.99 Visual and performing arts, other
Humanities
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics
16.01 Linguistic, comparative and related language studies and services
16.02 African languages, literatures and linguistics
16.03 East Asian languages, literatures and linguistics
16.04 Slavic, Baltic and Albanian languages, literatures and linguistics
16.05 Germanic languages, literatures and linguistics
16.06 Modern Greek language and literature
16.07 South Asian languages, literatures and linguistics
16.08 Iranian languages, literatures and linguistics
16.09 Romance languages, literatures and linguistics
16.10 Aboriginal languages, literatures and linguistics
16.11 Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic languages, literatures and linguistics
16.12 Classics and classical languages, literatures and linguistics
16.13 Celtic languages, literatures and linguistics
16.14 Southeast Asian and Australasian/Pacific languages, literatures and linguistics
16.15 Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian and Central Asian languages, literatures and linguistics
16.16 Sign language
16.17 Second language learning
16.99 Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics, other
23. English language and literature/letters
23.01 English language and literature, general
23.13 English rhetoric and composition/writing studies
23.14 English literature
23.99 English language and literature/letters, other
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
24.01 Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
30.13 Medieval and renaissance studies
30.21 Holocaust and related studies
30.22 Classical and ancient studies
30.29 Maritime studies
38. Philosophy and religious studies
38.00 Philosophy and religious studies, general
38.01 Philosophy, logic and ethics
38.02 Religion/religious studies
38.99 Philosophy and religious studies, other
39. Theology and religious vocations
39.02 Bible/Biblical studies
39.03 Missions/missionary studies and missiology
39.04 Religious education
39.05 Religious/sacred music
39.06 Theological and ministerial studies
39.07 Pastoral counselling and specialized ministries
39.99 Theology and religious vocations, other
54. History
54.01 History
55. French language and literature/letters
55.01 French language and literature, general
55.13 French rhetoric and composition/writing studies
55.14 French literature
55.99 French language and literature/letters, other
Social and behavioural sciences and law
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies
05.01 Area studies
05.02 Ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies
05.99 Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies, other
09. Communication, journalism and related programs
09.01 Communication and media studies
09.04 Journalism
09.07 Radio, television and digital communication
09.09 Public relations, advertising and applied communication
09.10 Publishing
09.99 Communication, journalism and related programs, other
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
19.00 Work and family studies
19.01 Family and consumer sciences/human sciences, general
19.02 Family and consumer sciences/human sciences business services
19.04 Family and consumer economics and related services
19.05 Foods, nutrition and related services
19.06 Housing and human environments
19.07 Human development, family studies and related services
19.09 Apparel and textiles
19.99 Family and consumer sciences/human sciences, other
22. Legal professions and studies
22.00 Non-professional general legal studies (undergraduate)
22.01 Law (LLB, JD, BCL)
22.02 Legal research and advanced professional studies (post-LLB/JD)
22.03 Legal support services
22.99 Legal professions and studies, other
30.05 Peace studies and conflict resolution
30.10 Biopsychology
30.11 Gerontology
30.14 Museology/museum studies
30.15 Science, technology and society
30.17 Behavioural sciences
30.20 International/global studies
30.23 Intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies
30.25 Cognitive science
30.26 Cultural studies/critical theory and analysis
30.28 Dispute resolution
30.31 Human computer interaction
30.33 Sustainability studies
42. Psychology
42.01 Psychology, general
42.27 Research and experimental psychology
42.28 Clinical, counselling and applied psychology
42.99 Psychology, other
45. Social sciences
45.01 Social sciences, general
45.02 Anthropology
45.03 Archaeology
45.04 Criminology
45.05 Demography and population studies
45.06 Economics
45.07 Geography and cartography
45.09 International relations and national security studies
45.10 Political science and government
45.11 Sociology
45.12 Urban studies/affairs
45.13 Sociology and anthropology
45.14 Rural sociology
45.99 Social sciences, other
Business, management and public administration
30.16 Accounting and computer science
44. Public administration and social service professions
44.00 Human services, general
44.02 Community organization and advocacy
44.04 Public administration
44.05 Public policy analysis
44.07 Social work
44.99 Public administration and social service professions, other
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services
52.01 Business/commerce, general
52.02 Business administration, management and operations
52.03 Accounting and related services
52.04 Business operations support and assistant services
52.05 Business/corporate communications
52.06 Business/managerial economics
52.07 Entrepreneurial and small business operations
52.08 Finance and financial management services
52.09 Hospitality administration/management
52.10 Human resources management and services
52.11 International business/trade/commerce
52.12 Management information systems and services
52.13 Management sciences and quantitative methods
52.14 Marketing
52.15 Real estate
52.16 Taxation
52.17 Insurance
52.18 General sales, merchandising and related marketing operations
52.19 Specialized sales, merchandising and marketing operations
52.20 Construction management
52.21 Telecommunications management
52.99 Business, management, marketing and related support services, other
Physical and life sciences and technologies
26. Biological and biomedical sciences
26.01 Biology, general
26.02 Biochemistry/biophysics and molecular biology
26.03 Botany/plant biology
26.04 Cell/cellular biology and anatomical sciences
26.05 Microbiological sciences and immunology
26.07 Zoology/animal biology
26.08 Genetics
26.09 Physiology, pathology and related sciences
26.10 Pharmacology and toxicology
26.11 Biomathematics, bioinformatics, and computational biology
26.12 Biotechnology
26.13 Ecology, evolution, systematics and population biology
26.14 Molecular medicine
26.15 Neurobiology and neurosciences
26.99 Biological and biomedical sciences, other
30.01 Biological and physical sciences
30.18 Natural sciences
30.19 Nutrition sciences
30.27 Human biology
30.32 Marine sciences
40. Physical sciences
40.01 Physical sciences, general
40.02 Astronomy and astrophysics
40.04 Atmospheric sciences and meteorology
40.05 Chemistry
40.06 Geological and Earth sciences/geosciences
40.08 Physics
40.10 Materials sciences
40.99 Physical sciences, other
41. Science technologies/technicians
41.00 Science technologies/technicians, general
41.01 Biology technician/biotechnology laboratory technician
41.02 Nuclear and industrial radiologic technologies/technicians
41.03 Physical science technologies/technicians
41.99 Science technologies/technicians, other
Mathematics, computer and information sciences
11. Computer and information sciences and support services
11.01 Computer and information sciences and support services, general
11.02 Computer programming
11.03 Data processing and data processing technology/technician
11.04 Information science/studies
11.05 Computer systems analysis/analyst
11.06 Data entry/microcomputer applications
11.07 Computer science
11.08 Computer software and media applications
11.09 Computer systems networking and telecommunications
11.10 Computer/information technology administration and management
11.99 Computer and information sciences and support services, other
25. Library science
25.01 Library science and administration
25.03 Library and archives assisting
25.99 Library science, other
27. Mathematics and statistics
27.01 Mathematics
27.03 Applied mathematics
27.05 Statistics
27.99 Mathematics and statistics, other
30.06 Systems science and theory
30.08 Mathematics and computer science
30.30 Computational science
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies
04. Architecture and related services
04.02 Architecture (BArch, BA, BS, BSc, MArch, MA, MS, MSc, PhD)
04.03 City/urban, community and regional planning
04.04 Environmental design/architecture
04.05 Interior architecture
04.06 Landscape architecture (BS, BSc, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)
04.08 Architectural history and criticism
04.09 Architectural sciences and technology
04.10 Real estate development
04.99 Architecture and related services, other
14. Engineering
14.01 Engineering, general
14.02 Aerospace, aeronautical and astronautical/space engineering
14.03 Agricultural engineering
14.04 Architectural engineering
14.05 Bioengineering and biomedical engineering
14.06 Ceramic sciences and engineering
14.07 Chemical engineering
14.08 Civil engineering
14.09 Computer engineering
14.10 Electrical, electronics and communications engineering
14.11 Engineering mechanics
14.12 Engineering physics/applied physics
14.13 Engineering science
14.14 Environmental/environmental health engineering
14.18 Materials engineering
14.19 Mechanical engineering
14.20 Metallurgical engineering
14.21 Mining and mineral engineering
14.22 Naval architecture and marine engineering
14.23 Nuclear engineering
14.24 Ocean engineering
14.25 Petroleum engineering
14.27 Systems engineering
14.28 Textile sciences and engineering
14.32 Polymer/plastics engineering
14.33 Construction engineering
14.34 Forest engineering
14.35 Industrial engineering
14.36 Manufacturing engineering
14.37 Operations research
14.38 Surveying engineering
14.39 Geological/geophysical engineering
14.40 Paper science and engineering
14.41 Electromechanical engineering
14.42 Mechatronics, robotics, and automation engineering
14.43 Biochemical engineering
14.44 Engineering chemistry
14.45 Biological/biosystems engineering
14.99 Engineering, other
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields
15.00 Engineering technology, general
15.01 Architectural engineering technology/technician
15.02 Civil engineering technology/technician
15.03 Electrical and electronic engineering technologies/technicians
15.04 Electromechanical and instrumentation and maintenance technologies/technicians
15.05 Environmental control technologies/technicians
15.06 Industrial production technologies/technicians
15.07 Quality control and safety technologies/technicians
15.08 Mechanical engineering related technologies/technicians
15.09 Mining and petroleum technologies/technicians
15.10 Construction engineering technology/technician
15.11 Engineering-related technologies
15.12 Computer engineering technologies/technicians
15.13 Drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians
15.14 Nuclear engineering technology/technician
15.15 Engineering-related fields
15.16 Nanotechnology
15.99 Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields, other
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation
46. Construction trades
46.00 Construction trades, general
46.01 Masonry/mason
46.02 Carpentry/carpenter
46.03 Electrical and power transmission installers
46.04 Building/construction finishing, management and inspection
46.05 Plumbing and related water supply services
46.99 Construction trades, other
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians
47.00 Mechanics and repairers, general
47.01 Electrical/electronics maintenance and repair technology
47.02 Heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician
47.03 Heavy/industrial equipment maintenance technologies
47.04 Precision systems maintenance and repair technologies
47.05 Stationary energy sources installer and operator
47.06 Vehicle maintenance and repair technologies
47.99 Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians, other
48. Precision production
48.00 Precision production trades, general
48.03 Leatherworking and upholstery
48.05 Precision metal working
48.07 Woodworking
48.08 Boilermaking/boilermaker
48.99 Precision production, other
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences
01.00 Agriculture, general
01.01 Agricultural business and management
01.02 Agricultural mechanization
01.03 Agricultural production operations
01.04 Agricultural and food products processing
01.05 Agricultural and domestic animal services
01.06 Applied horticulture/horticultural business services
01.07 International agriculture
01.08 Agricultural public services
01.09 Animal sciences
01.10 Food science and technology
01.11 Plant sciences
01.12 Soil sciences
01.99 Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences, other
03. Natural resources and conservation
03.01 Natural resources conservation and research
03.02 Natural resources management and policy
03.03 Fishing and fisheries sciences and management
03.05 Forestry
03.06 Wildlife and wildlands science and management
03.99 Natural resources and conservation, other
Health and related fields
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies
31.01 Parks, recreation and leisure studies
31.03 Parks, recreation and leisure facilities management
31.05 Health and physical education/fitness
31.06 Outdoor education
31.99 Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies, other
51. Health professions and related programs
51.00 Health services/allied health/health sciences, general
51.01 Chiropractic (DC)
51.02 Communication disorders sciences and services
51.04 Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
51.05 Advanced/graduate dentistry and oral sciences (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
51.06 Dental support services and allied professions
51.07 Health and medical administrative services
51.08 Allied health and medical assisting services
51.09 Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions
51.10 Clinical/medical laboratory science/research and allied professions
51.11 Health/medical preparatory programs
51.12 Medicine (MD)
51.14 Medical scientist (MS, MSc, PhD)
51.15 Mental and social health services and allied professions
51.17 Optometry (OD)
51.18 Ophthalmic and optometric support services and allied professions
51.19 Osteopathic medicine/osteopathy (DO)
51.20 Pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences and administration
51.21 Podiatric medicine/podiatry (DPM)
51.22 Public health
51.23 Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions
51.24 Veterinary medicine (DVM)
51.25 Veterinary biomedical and clinical sciences (Cert., MS, MSc, PhD)
51.26 Health aides/attendants/orderlies
51.27 Medical illustration and informatics
51.31 Dietetics and clinical nutrition services
51.32 Bioethics/medical ethics
51.33 Alternative and complementary medicine and medical systems
51.34 Alternative and complementary medical support services
51.35 Somatic bodywork and related therapeutic services
51.36 Movement and mind-body therapies
51.37 Energy-based and biologically-based therapies
51.38 Registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing
51.39 Practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants
51.99 Health professions and related clinical sciences, other
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs
60.01 Dental residency programs
60.03 Veterinary residency programs
60.04 Medical residency programs - general certificates
60.05 Medical residency programs - subspecialty certificates
60.06 Podiatric medicine residency programs
60.99 Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs, other
Personal, protective and transportation services
12. Personal and culinary services
12.03 Funeral service and mortuary science
12.04 Cosmetology and related personal grooming services
12.05 Culinary arts and related services
12.99 Personal and culinary services, other
28. Military science, leadership and operational art
28.08 Military science, leadership and operational art
29. Military technologies and applied sciences
29.05 Military technologies and applied sciences
43. Security and protective services
43.01 Criminal justice and corrections
43.02 Fire protection
43.03 Security and protective services, specialized programs
43.99 Security and protective services, other
49. Transportation and materials moving
49.01 Air transportation
49.02 Ground transportation
49.03 Marine transportation
49.99 Transportation and materials moving, other
Other
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other