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

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

16. - Indigenous and foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics

This series comprises instructional programs that focus on Indigenous and foreign languages and literatures, the humanistic and scientific study of linguistics, and the provision of professional interpretation and translation services.

16.05 - Germanic languages, literatures and linguistics

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 16.0500 to 16.0599.

16.0500 - Germanic languages, literatures and linguistics, general

This instructional program class comprises any general program that focuses on the Germanic languages of Western, Central, and Northern Europe. These programs include courses in philology, linguistics, dialects and pidgins, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • Germanic languages
    • Germanic languages and literature
    • Germanic linguistics
    • Germanic literature
    • Germanic philology

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • German language and literature(16.0501)
    • German studies(05.0125)
    • German teacher(13.1326)
16.0501 - German language and literature

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the German language and related dialects. These programs include courses in philology; dialects; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • German
    • German language
    • German language and literature
    • German linguistics
    • German literature
    • German philology

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • German studies(05.0125)
    • German teacher(13.1326)
    • Germanic languages(16.0500)
16.0502 - Scandinavian languages, literatures and linguistics

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on one or more of the languages, literatures, and linguistics of the peoples of Scandinavia and associated Northern European island groups. These programs include courses that may involve multiple languages and language families, not be specific as to the name of the language(s) studied, or be otherwise undifferentiated.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • Scandinavian
    • Scandinavian languages
    • Scandinavian languages and literature
    • Scandinavian languages, literature and linguistics
    • Scandinavian linguistics
    • Scandinavian literature

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • Scandinavian studies(05.0111)
16.0503 - Danish language and literature

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the Danish language and related dialects. These programs include courses in philology, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • Danish
    • Danish language
    • Danish language and literature
    • Danish literature

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • Scandinavian languages, literature and linguistics(16.0502)
    • Scandinavian studies(05.0111)
16.0504 - Dutch/Flemish language and literature

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the Dutch language and related dialects. These programs include courses in philology, literature, Dutch Creoles, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • Dutch
    • Dutch language
    • Dutch language and literature
    • Dutch literature
    • Flemish
    • Flemish language
    • Flemish language and literature
    • Flemish literature

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • European studies(05.0106)
    • Germanic languages(16.0500)
16.0505 - Norwegian language and literature

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the Norwegian language and related dialects. These programs include courses in philology, dialects, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • Norwegian
    • Norwegian language
    • Norwegian language and literature
    • Norwegian literature

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • Scandinavian languages, literature and linguistics(16.0502)
    • Scandinavian studies(05.0111)
16.0506 - Swedish language and literature

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the Swedish language and related dialects. These programs include courses in philology, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • Swedish
    • Swedish language
    • Swedish language and literature
    • Swedish literature

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • Scandinavian languages, literature and linguistics(16.0502)
    • Scandinavian studies(05.0111)
16.0599 - Germanic languages, literatures and linguistics, other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Germanic languages, literatures and linguistics.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • Afrikaans
    • Faeroese
    • Frisian
    • Gothic
    • Icelandic
    • Luxembourgetsch
    • Old Norse
    • Old Saxon
    • Scots
    • Yiddish

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • German language and literature(16.0501)
    • German studies(05.0125)
    • Germanic languages(16.0500)
    • Scots Gaelic(16.1301)
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