Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016

• 40. - Physical sciences
• 40.06 - Geological and Earth sciences/geosciences

40.0605 - Hydrology and water resources science

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of the occurrence, circulation, distribution, chemical and physical properties, and environmental interaction of surface and subsurface waters, including groundwater. These programs include courses in geophysics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, chemical physics, geomorphology, mathematical modelling, hydrologic analysis, continental water processes, global water balance, and environmental science.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • hydrology
  • water resources science

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • hydrological engineering(14.0802)
  • marine resources management(03.0205)
  • ocean engineering(14.2401)
  • water purification(15.0506)
  • water resources engineering(14.0805)