Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Alternative primary groupings
11 - Personal, protective and transportation services
43. - Security and protective services
This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the principles and procedures for providing police, fire, specialized security and protective services, other safety services and managing penal institutions.
43.04 - Security science and technology
This subseries comprises instructional program classes 43.0401 to 43.0499.
43.0401 - Security science and technology, general
This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the general application of science and technology to security.
Illustrative example(s)
- general security science and technology
- introduction to security science and technology
- security science and technology
- security technology and science
Exclusion(s)
- security services(43.0109)
43.0402 - Criminalistics and criminal science
This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the application of clinical and criminal laboratory science, investigative techniques, and criminology to the reconstruction of crimes and the analysis of physical evidence. These programs include courses in laboratory science, laboratory procedures, criminology and police science, evidentiary testing and analysis, computer applications, record keeping, reconstruction techniques, evidence handling and storage, and applications to specific types of evidence and crimes.
Illustrative example(s)
- criminal science
- criminalistics
Exclusion(s)
- criminology(45.0401)
- forensic science(43.0406)
43.0403 - Cyber/computer forensics and counterterrorism
This instructional program class comprises any program focusing on the principles and techniques used to identify, search, seize and analyse digital media and to conduct cyber investigations against criminal and terrorist activity. These programs include courses in computer boot processes and drives, jumper setting, file access and reconstruction, hacking, network systems, cryptography, programming, investigative techniques, forensic imagery, web-based investigation methods, cyberterrorism, and applicable laws and administrative procedures.
Illustrative example(s)
- computer counterterrorism
- computer forensics
- computer forensics and counterterrorism
- cyber counterterrorism
- cyber forensics
- cyber forensics and counterterrorism
- cyber investigation
- forensic investigation - computer crime
- internet crime investigation
- internet forensic investigation
Exclusion(s)
- computer systems security(11.1003)
- cybersecurity defense strategy(43.0404)
- forensic auditing(43.0405)
- suspension and debarment investigation(43.0121)
43.0404 - Cybersecurity defense strategy/policy
This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the study of strategy, policy, and standards regarding the security of, and operations in, cyberspace. These programs include courses in incident response, information assurance, recovery policies, vulnerability reduction, deterrence, threat reduction, and resiliency.
Illustrative example(s)
- cybersecurity defense policy
- cybersecurity defense strategy
- cybersecurity policy
Exclusion(s)
- cyber forensics and counterterrorism(43.0403)
- cyberspace security(11.1003)
43.0405 - Financial forensics and fraud investigation
This instructional program class comprises any program focusing on the principles and techniques of conducting investigations into financial crime, terrorist activity, and the analysis and use of accounting data as evidence. These programs include courses in the principles of accounting, investigative auditing, computer investigations, accounting system documents and software, business corruption, criminal and terrorist financial networks, international money markets and movement, net worth analysis, financial fraud, exposing concealed assets, records seizure, fraud and money laundering statutes, fraud case initiation, case management, and case presentation.
Illustrative example(s)
- economic crime investigation
- financial forensics
- financial fraud investigation
- forensic accounting
- forensic auditing
- fraud and money-laundering
- fraud examination and forensic accounting
- investigative and forensic accounting
Exclusion(s)
- auditing(52.0303)
- computer forensics(43.0403)
- investigation and interviewing(43.0114)
- suspension and debarment investigation(43.0121)
43.0406 - Forensic science and technology
This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the application of the physical, biomedical, and social sciences to the analysis and evaluation of physical evidence, human testimony and criminal suspects. These programs include courses in forensic medicine, forensic dentistry, anthropology, psychology, entomology, pathology, forensic laboratory technology and autopsy procedures, DNA and blood pattern analysis, crime scene analysis, crime scene photography, fingerprint technology, document analysis, witness and suspect examination procedures, applicable law and regulations, and professional standards and ethics.
Illustrative example(s)
- forensic identification
- forensic science
- forensic science and technology
- forensic science technology
Exclusion(s)
- criminal science(43.0402)
- criminology(45.0401)
- forensic accounting(43.0405)
- forensic anthropology(45.0205)
- forensic chemistry(40.0510)
- forensic nursing(51.3824)
- forensic pathology - fellowship(61.1807)
- forensic psychology(42.2812)
43.0407 - Geospatial intelligence
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to analyse security and intelligence problems using a geographic perspective by relating human actions to cultural, political, economic, social, and physical landscapes. These programs include courses in aerial photography analysis, cartography, geographic information systems (GIS), physical geography, remote sensing, spatial programming, and quantitative methods in geographic research.
Illustrative example(s)
- geospatial intelligence
- geospatial intelligence (GEOINT)
Exclusion(s)
- geographic information science(45.0702)
- law enforcement intelligence analysis(43.0408)
- military intelligence(29.0501)
43.0408 - Law enforcement intelligence analysis
This instructional program class comprises any program focusing on the preparation of law enforcement personnel to perform intelligence and surveillance operations and to analyse and use data collected via such operations. These programs include courses in the intelligence cycle, information sources, data retrieval, digital investigation, financial investigations, document analysis, external sources, geographic information systems, link analysis, operation planning and security, case management, applicable law and regulations, and case preparation.
Illustrative example(s)
- law enforcement intelligence analysis
- law enforcement intelligence and surveillance operations
Exclusion(s)
- business intelligence(52.1301)
- geospatial intelligence(43.0407)
- investigation and interviewing(43.0114)
- maritime law enforcement(43.0122)
- military intelligence(29.0501)
- police science(43.0107)
43.0499 - Security science and technology, other
This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Security science and technology.
Illustrative example(s)
- other security science and technology
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