Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Alternative primary groupings

26.1004 - Toxicology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of poisons and other biohazards; their interactions with organisms and their food and respiratory systems; and their prevention, management, and counteraction. These programs include courses in toxicological biochemistry, toxic agents and transporters, toxin fate, toxicokinetics and metabolism, toxin classification, molecular toxic mechanisms, extracellular matrices and cell function, bacterial pathogenesis and mutagenesis, pathophysiology and apoptosis, cell stress and injury, studies of specific toxins, and studies of specific organ systems and physiological functions in relation to toxicological problems.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • biomedical toxicology
    • toxicology

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • environmental toxicology(26.1006)
    • hazardous waste technology(15.0508)
    • medical toxicology - fellowship(61.0208)
    • molecular toxicology(26.1005)
    • pharmacology and toxicology(26.1007)
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