Variant of CIP 2011- STEM groupings

b - Non-STEM

Non-STEM: This class contains all CIP instructional programs classified as non-STEM.

52.10 - Human resources management and services

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 52.1001 to 52.1099.

52.1001 - Human resources management/personnel administration, general

This instructional program class comprises any program that generally prepares individuals to manage the development of human capital in organizations, and to provide related services to individuals and groups. These programs include courses in personnel and organization policy, human resource dynamics and flows, labour relations, sex roles, civil rights, human resources laws and regulations, motivation and compensation systems, work systems, career management, employee testing and assessment, recruitment and selection, managing employee and job training programs, and the management of human resources programs and operations.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • human resources
  • human resources administration
  • human resources management
  • personnel administration
  • personnel management

• Exclusion(s)

  • human resources development(52.1005)
  • labour-management relations(52.1002)
  • office management(52.0204)
  • operations management(52.0205)

52.1002 - Labour and industrial relations

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on employee-management interactions and the management of issues and disputes regarding working conditions and worker benefit packages, and that prepares individuals to function as labour or personnel relations specialists. These programs include courses in labour history, policies and strategies of the labour movement, union organization, labour-management negotiation, labour law and contract interpretation, labour economics, welfare and benefit packages, grievance procedures, and labour policy studies.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • industrial relations
  • labour relations
  • labour relations administration
  • labour-management relations

• Exclusion(s)

  • dispute resolution(30.2801)
  • human resources management(52.1001)
  • labour law (graduate level)(22.0299)
  • labour studies(52.1004)
  • organizational psychology(42.2804)

52.1003 - Organizational behaviour studies

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of the behaviour and motivations of individuals functioning in organized groups, and its application to business and industrial settings. These programs include courses in organization theory, industrial and organizational psychology, social psychology, sociology of organizations, reinforcement and incentive theory, employee relations strategies, organizational power and influence, organization stratification and hierarchy, leadership styles, and applications of operations research and other methodologies to organizational analysis.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • organizational behaviour
  • organizational behaviour studies

• Exclusion(s)

  • behavioural science(30.1701)
  • human resources(52.1001)
  • labour studies(52.1004)
  • organizational communication(09.0901)
  • organizational leadership(52.0213)
  • organizational psychology(42.2804)

52.1004 - Labour studies

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the study of various aspects of work, labour organization and policy, and labour movements from the perspective of the social sciences and history. These programs include courses in labour history; political and ideological issues; worker movements and social organizations; civil rights; labour law and policy studies; labour economics; international and comparative labour studies; and applications to specific industries, groups, locations, and time periods.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • labour and workplace studies
  • labour studies

• Exclusion(s)

  • labour law (graduate level)(22.0299)
  • labour relations(52.1002)
  • organizational psychology(42.2804)

52.1005 - Human resources development

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply integrated training, organizational development, and career planning and counselling skills to the design, management, and evaluation of programs to improve individual productivity, employability, and job satisfaction and organizational effectiveness. These programs include courses in psychology; organizational behaviour; principles of adult education; occupational counselling; skill testing and evaluation; program design; consulting practice; organizational development; and applications to issues such as training, management development, customer service, and total quality management.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • human resources development

• Exclusion(s)

  • human resources administration(52.1001)

52.1099 - Human resources management and services, other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Human resources management and services.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • pay supervisor
  • payroll administration
  • payroll clerk
  • payroll management

• Exclusion(s)

  • accounting clerk(52.0302)
  • public accounting(52.0301)
  • vocational rehabilitation counselling(51.2310)