Variant of CIP 2000 - Primary groupings

03 - Humanities

16. - Aboriginal and Foreign Languages, Literatures and Linguistics

This series comprises instructional programs that focus on foreign languages and literatures, the humanistic and scientific study of linguistics, and the provision of professional interpretation and translation services.

16.15 - Turkic, Ural-Altaic, Caucasian and Central Asian Languages, Literatures and Linguistics

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 16.1501 to 16.1599.

16.1501 - Turkish Language and Literature

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the Turkish language in either or both of its premodern and modern variants. These programs include courses in Turkish philology, Ottoman Turkish, Modern Turkish, Turkish dialects, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Turkish
    • Turkish literature
  • Exclusion

    • East European studies(05.0105)
    • Near Eastern studies(05.0108)
16.1502 - Finnish and Related Languages, Literatures and Linguistics

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on Finnish and related Finnic languages such as Estonian, Karelian, Sami, and others. These programs include courses in Finnish and Finnic philology, oral and written literatures, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Estonian
    • Finnish
  • Exclusion

    • Scandinavian studies(05.0111)
    • Scandinavian languages, literatures and linguistics(16.0502)
16.1503 - Hungarian/Magyar Language and Literature

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

  • Example Program Names:

    • Hungarian
    • Hungarian literature
  • Exclusion

    • East European studies(05.0105)
16.1504 - Mongolian Language and Literature

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

  • Example Program Names:

    • Mongolian
    • Mongolian literature
  • Exclusion

    • Central Asian studies(05.0120)
    • Oriental languages(16.0300)
16.1599 - Turkic, Ural-Altaic, Caucasian and Central Asian Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, Other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Turkic, Ural-Altaic, Caucasian and Central Asian Languages, Literatures and Linguistics.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Altaic
    • Armenian
    • Avaric
    • Azeri
    • Bashkir
    • Chechen-Ingushetian
    • Georgian
    • Kazakh
    • Kirghiz
    • Tatar
    • Turkmen
    • Uighur
    • Uzbek
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