Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016
40.0601 - Geology/Earth science, general
This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of the Earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behaviour of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. These programs include courses in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks and soils, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology, geostatistics, volcanology, glaciology, geophysical principles, and applications to research and industrial problems.
Illustrative example(s)
- Earth science
- geological science
- geology
- geoscience
Exclusion(s)
- Earth science teacher education(13.1337)
- geological engineering(14.3901)
- geological engineering technology(15.9999)
- soil chemistry(01.1202)
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