Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0

• 40. - Physical sciences
• 40.10 - Materials sciences

40.1001 - Materials science

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the general application of mathematical and scientific principles to the analysis and evaluation of the characteristics and behaviour of solids, including internal structure, chemical properties, transport and energy flow properties, thermodynamics of solids, stress and failure factors, chemical transformation states and processes, compound materials, and research on industrial applications of specific materials.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • materials science

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • ceramic sciences(14.0601)
  • chemical and materials science(40.1002)
  • chemical engineering(14.0701)
  • materials chemistry(40.1002)
  • materials engineering(14.1801)
  • materials science and engineering(14.1801)
  • polymer engineering(14.3201)
  • textile sciences and engineering(14.2801)