Variant of CIP 2000 - Primary groupings

Variant of CIP 2000 - Primary groupings
Abbreviations, acronyms and superscripts

16.05 - Germanic Languages, Literatures and Linguistics

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 16.0500 to 16.0599.

16.0500 - Germanic Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, General

This instructional program class comprises any general program that focuses on the Germanic languages of Western, Central, and Northern Europe. These programs include courses in philology, linguistics, dialects and pidgins, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Germanic languages
    • Germanic philology

  • Exclusion

    • Germanic studies(05.0125)
    • German teacher(13.1326)
    • German language and literature(16.0501)

16.0501 - German Language and Literature

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the German language and related dialects as used in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, neighbouring European countries containing German-speaking minorities, and elsewhere. These programs include courses in German philology; Old, Middle, and High German; Plattdeutsch and other regional dialects; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

  • Example Program Names:

    • German
    • German language
    • German language and literature
    • German linguistics
    • German literature
    • German philology

  • Exclusion

    • German studies(05.0125)
    • German teacher(13.1326)
    • Germanic languages(16.0500)

16.0502 - Scandinavian Languages, Literatures and Linguistics

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on one or more of the languages, literatures, and linguistics of the peoples of Scandinavia and associated Northern European island groups. These programs include courses that may involve multiple languages and language families, not be specific as to the name of the language(s) studied, or be otherwise undifferentiated.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Scandinavian
    • Scandinavian languages, literatures and linguistics

  • Exclusion

    • Scandinavian studies(05.0111)

16.0503 - Danish Language and Literature

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the Danish language and related dialects as used in Denmark and Greenland (Kaalit Nuniat). These programs include courses in Danish philology, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Danish
    • Danish language and literature

  • Exclusion

    • Scandinavian studies(05.0111)
    • Scandinavian languages, literatures and linguistics(16.0502)

16.0504 - Dutch/Flemish Language and Literature

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the Dutch language and related dialects as used in the Netherlands, Flemish-speaking Belgium, the Netherlands Antilles, and Surinam. These programs include courses in Dutch/Flemish philology, literature, Dutch Creoles, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Dutch
    • Dutch language and literature
    • Flemish

  • Exclusion

    • European studies(05.0106)
    • Germanic languages(16.0500)

16.0505 - Norwegian Language and Literature

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the Norwegian language and related dialects. These programs include courses in Norwegian philology, Bokmal and Nynorsk dialects, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Norwegian
    • Norwegian language
    • Norwegian language and literature

  • Exclusion

    • Scandinavian studies(05.0111)
    • Scandinavian languages, literatures and linguistics(16.0502)

16.0506 - Swedish Language and Literature

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the Swedish language and related dialects as used in Sweden, Finland, and related island groups. These programs include courses in Swedish philology, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Swedish
    • Swedish language

  • Exclusion

    • Scandinavian studies(05.0111)
    • Scandinavian languages, literatures and linguistics(16.0502)

16.0599 - Germanic Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, Other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Germanic Languages, Literatures and Linguistics.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Afrikaans
    • Faeroese
    • Frisian
    • Gothic
    • Icelandic
    • Luxembourgetsch
    • Old Norse
    • Old Saxon
    • Yiddish

  • Exclusion

    • Germanic studies(05.0125)
    • Germanic languages(16.0500)
    • German language and literature(16.0501)
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