Variant of CIP 2000 - Primary groupings

• 04 - Social and Behavioural Sciences and Law
• 05. - Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies
• 05.02 - Ethnic, Cultural Minority and Gender Studies

05.0201 - African American/Black Studies

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of the North American peoples descended from the African diaspora; focusing on the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, but also including reference to Latin American elements of the diaspora.

• Example Program Names:

  • African American studies
  • Black Canadian studies
  • Black studies

• Exclusion

  • African studies(05.0101)
  • American studies(05.0102)
  • African languages and literature(16.0201)