Variant of CIP 2000 - Primary groupings

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

02 - Visual and Performing Arts, and Communications Technologies

50. - Visual and Performing Arts

This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the creation and interpretation of works and performances that use auditory, kinesthetic, and visual phenomena to express ideas and emotions in various forms, subject to aesthetic criteria.

50.07 - Fine Arts and Art Studies

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 50.0701 to 50.0799.

50.0701 - Art/Art Studies, General

This instructional program class comprises any general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of the visual arts. These programs include courses in art, photography, and other visual communications media.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Art studies

  • Exclusion

    • Art teacher(13.1302)
    • Arts and science(24.0102)
    • Art(36.0110)
    • Arts and crafts(50.0201)
    • Design arts(50.0401)
    • Art therapy(51.2301)
50.0702 - Fine/Studio Arts, General

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. These programs include courses in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramics, textiles, intermedia, photography, digital images); theory of art; colour theory; composition and perspective; anatomy; the techniques and procedures for maintaining equipment and managing a studio; and art portfolio marketing.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Fine arts
    • Studio arts

  • Exclusion

    • Fine arts education(13.1302)
    • Art(36.0110)
    • Arts and crafts(50.0201)
    • Commercial art(50.0402)
    • Photographic arts(50.0605)
50.0703 - Art History, Criticism and Conservation

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the study of the historical development of art as a social and intellectual phenomenon, the analysis of works of art, and art conservation. These programs include courses in the theory of art, art history research methods, connoisseurship, the preservation and conservation of works of art, and the study of specific periods, cultures, styles, and themes.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Art conservation
    • Art history
    • Art history and criticism
    • Fine art history
    • History and philosophy of art

  • Exclusion

    • Cultural resource management(30.1202)
    • Museology(30.1401)
    • History(54.0101)
50.0704 - Arts Management

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to organize and manage art organizations, operations, and facilities. These programs include courses in business and financial management; marketing and fundraising; personnel management and labour relations; event promotion and management; public relations and arts advocacy; arts law; and applications to specific arts activities such as galleries, museums, studios, foundations, and community organizations.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Arts administration

  • Exclusion

    • Theatre arts management(50.0508)
    • Music industry management(50.0909)
    • Artist management(50.9999)
50.0705 - Drawing

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions through representation by lines made on a surface. These programs include courses in eye-hand coordination; line, value, shape, and perspective; figure and still life drawing; the use of media such as pen and ink, pencil, charcoal, pastel, and brush; and personal style development.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Drawing

  • Exclusion

    • Technical drawing(15.1301)
    • Art(36.0110)
    • Graphic design(50.0409)
    • Illustration(50.0410)
50.0706 - Intermedia/Multimedia

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions in either two or three dimensions, through simultaneous use of a variety of materials and media.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Intermedia
    • Multimedia art

  • Exclusion

    • Digital media(09.0702)
    • Interactive multimedia and design(11.0801)
    • Educational media(13.0501)
50.0708 - Painting

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by the application of paints and related chemical colour substances to canvases or other materials. These programs include courses in colour and colour mixing; surface preparation; composition; oil and acrylic media; watercolour media; painting techniques; and personal style development.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Painting
    • Painting arts

  • Exclusion

    • Art(36.0110)
    • Commercial painting(46.0408)
    • Sign painting(50.0402)
50.0709 - Sculpture

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by creating three-dimensional art works. These programs include courses in the analysis of form in space; round and relief concepts; sculptural composition; modern and experimental methods; different media such as clay, plaster, wood, stone, and metal; techniques such as carving, moulding, welding, casting, and modelling; and personal style development.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Carving
    • Sculpture

  • Exclusion

    • Art(36.0110)
    • Ironwork(48.0509)
    • Woodworking(48.0701)
    • Handicrafts(50.0201)
    • Jewellery design(50.0713)
50.0710 - Printmaking

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by rendering art concepts onto surfaces and transferring images, via ink or dyes, onto paper or fabric. These programs include courses in monochrome and colour printing; tonality; chemistry; equipment set-up and maintenance; techniques such as serigraphy, lithography, intaglio, woodcut, block, stencil, relief, etching, and composite; and personal style development.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Lithography
    • Photolythography
    • Printmaking
    • Serigraphy

  • Exclusion

    • Graphic communications(10.0301)
    • Screen printing(10.0305)
    • Platemaking(10.0306)
50.0711 - Ceramic Arts and Ceramics

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by producing art works out of clay and similar materials. These programs include courses in hand-built and wheel-thrown techniques; moulding; slips and glazes; trimming and decorating; firing and kiln operation; oxidation; mixed media; ceramic murals; and personal style development.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Ceramic art
    • Ceramics
    • Pottery

  • Exclusion

    • Ceramic sciences(14.0601)
    • Crafts(50.0201)
    • Art studies(50.0701)
50.0712 - Fibre, Textile and Weaving Arts

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by constructing art works from woven or non-woven fabrics and fibrous materials. These programs include courses in weaving techniques and loom operation; non-woven techniques such as knitting, coiling, netting, and crocheting; quilting; dyeing and pigmentation; printing and other finishing techniques; pattern design; tapestry; and personal style development.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Fabric design
    • Fibre arts
    • Textile arts
    • Textile design
    • Textile studies

  • Exclusion

    • Clothing and textiles(19.0901)
    • Handicrafts(50.0201)
    • Fashion design(50.0407)
50.0713 - Metal and Jewellery Arts

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by fashioning art works from gems, other stones, and precious metals. These programs include courses in gemology; metalsmithing and finishing; stone cutting and polishing; metal and non-metal casting and moulding; electroforming; metal colouring; enamelling; photo etching; lapidary technique and art; design concepts; and personal style development.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Gemology
    • Goldsmithing
    • Jewellery
    • Jewellery arts
    • Jewellery design
    • Silversmithing

  • Exclusion

    • Jewellery repair(47.0408)
    • Crafts(50.0201)
50.0799 - Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Fine Arts and Art Studies.

  • Example Program Names:

    • Glass blowing
    • Picture framing

  • Exclusion

    • Glazier(46.0406)
    • Arts and crafts(50.0201)
    • Art therapy(51.2301)
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