Variant of CIP 2011 - Primary groupings

06 - Physical and life sciences and technologies

• 40. Physical sciences
• 30.32 Marine sciences
• 26. Biological and biomedical sciences
• 30.01 Biological and physical sciences
• 30.18 Natural sciences
• 30.19 Nutrition sciences
• 30.27 Human biology
• 41. Science technologies/technicians

26. - Biological and biomedical sciences

This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the biological sciences and the non-clinical biomedical sciences, and that prepare individuals for research and professional careers as biologists and biomedical scientists.

26.03 - Botany/plant biology

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 26.0301 to 26.0399.

26.0301 - Botany/plant biology, general

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of plants, related microbial organisms, and plant habitats and ecosystem relations. These programs include courses in plant anatomy and structure, phytochemistry, cytology, plant genetics, plant morphology and physiology, plant ecology, plant taxonomy and systematics, paleobotany, and applications of biophysics and molecular biology.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • botany
  • phytochemistry
  • phytology
  • plant biology

• Exclusion(s)

  • horticultural science(01.1103)
  • mycology(26.0506)
  • phycology(26.0399)
  • plant breeding genetics(01.1104)
  • plant genetics(26.0805)
  • plant sciences(01.1101)

26.0305 - Plant pathology/phytopathology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of plant diseases and plant health, and the development of disease control mechanisms. These programs include courses in plant anatomy and physiology; pathogenesis; molecular plant virology; molecular genetics; bacterial epidemiology; causal agent identification; host/agent interactions; disease resistance and response mechanisms; developing plant disease treatments; disease prevention; and disease physiology and control.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • phytopathology
  • plant pathology

• Exclusion(s)

  • pest management(01.1105)
  • plant physiology(26.0307)
  • plant sciences(01.1101)

26.0307 - Plant physiology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of plant internal dynamics and systems, plant-environment interaction, and plant life cycles and processes. These programs include courses in cell and molecular biology; plant nutrition; plant respiration; plant growth, behaviour, and reproduction; photosynthesis; plant systemics; and ecology.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • plant physiology

• Exclusion(s)

  • cell physiology(26.0903)
  • physiology(26.0901)
  • phytopathology(26.0305)
  • plant sciences(01.1101)

26.0308 - Plant molecular biology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the application of molecular biology, biochemistry, and biophysics to the study of biomolecular structures, functions, and processes specific to plants and plant substances. These programs include courses in the biochemistry of plant cells, nuclear-cytoplasmic interactions, molecular cytostructures, photosynthesis, plant molecular genetics, and the molecular biology of plant diseases.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • plant molecular biology

• Exclusion(s)

  • botany(26.0301)
  • molecular biology(26.0204)
  • plant sciences(01.1101)

26.0399 - Botany/plant biology, other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Botany/plant biology.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • phycology

• Exclusion(s)

  • botany(26.0301)
  • plant sciences(01.1101)