Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0

30. - Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies

This series comprises instructional programs that derive from two or more distinct programs to provide a cross-cutting focus on a subject concentration that is not subsumed under a single discipline or occupational field.

30.38 - Earth systems science

This subseries comprises instructional program class 30.3801.

30.3801 - Earth systems science

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the interaction of the Earth's oceanographic, atmospheric, and terrestrial systems. These programs include courses in biogeochemistry, climate dynamics, geographical information science (GIS), geophysics, hydrology, landscape ecology, meteorology, and satellite remote sensing analysis.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • Earth system science
  • Earth systems science

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • Earth science(40.0601)
  • geographic information science(45.0702)
  • systems science(30.0601)