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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02 - Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies

50. - Visual and performing arts

This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the creation and interpretation of works and performances that use auditory, kinesthetic, and visual phenomena to express ideas and emotions in various forms, subject to aesthetic criteria.

50.07 - Fine arts and art studies

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 50.0701 to 50.0799.

50.0701 - Art/art studies, general

This instructional program class comprises any general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of the visual arts. These programs include courses in art, photography, and other visual communications media.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • art studies

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • art(36.0110)
    • art teacher(13.1302)
    • art therapy(51.2301)
    • arts and crafts(50.0201)
    • arts and science(24.0102)
    • design arts(50.0401)
50.0702 - Fine/studio arts, general

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. These programs include courses in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramics, textiles, intermedia, photography, digital images); theory of art; colour theory; composition and perspective; anatomy; the techniques and procedures for maintaining equipment and managing a studio; and art portfolio marketing.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • fine arts
    • plastic arts
    • studio arts

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • art(36.0110)
    • arts and crafts(50.0201)
    • commercial art(50.0402)
    • creative photography(50.0605)
    • fine arts teaching(13.1302)
50.0703 - Art history, criticism and conservation

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the study of the historical development of art as a social and intellectual phenomenon, the analysis of works of art, and art conservation. These programs include courses in the theory of art, art history research methods, connoisseurship, the preservation and conservation of works of art, and the study of specific periods, cultures, styles, and themes.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • art conservation
    • art history
    • art history and criticism
    • fine art history
    • history and philosophy of art

    All examples

  • Inclusion(s)

    • art restoration

  • Exclusion(s)

    • cultural resource management and policy analysis(30.1202)
    • history(54.0101)
    • museum studies(30.1401)
50.0705 - Drawing

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions through representation by lines made on a surface. These programs include courses in eye-hand coordination; line, value, shape, and perspective; figure and still life drawing; the use of media such as pen and ink, pencil, charcoal, pastel, and brush; and personal style development.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • drawing

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • art(36.0110)
    • graphic design(50.0409)
    • illustration(50.0410)
    • technical drawing(15.1301)
50.0706 - Intermedia/multimedia

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions in either two or three dimensions, through simultaneous use of a variety of materials and media.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • intermedia
    • multimedia art

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • digital communication and multimedia(09.0702)
    • educational media(13.0501)
    • interactive multimedia and design(11.0801)
    • webmaster(11.1004)
50.0708 - Painting

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by the application of paints and related chemical colour substances to canvases or other materials. These programs include courses in colour and colour mixing; surface preparation; composition; oil and acrylic media; watercolour media; painting techniques; and personal style development.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • artistic painting
    • fine art painting

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • art(36.0110)
    • commercial art(50.0402)
    • fine arts(50.0702)
    • painter and wall coverer(46.0408)
50.0709 - Sculpture

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by creating three-dimensional art works. These programs include courses in the analysis of form in space; round and relief concepts; sculptural composition; modern and experimental methods; different media such as clay, plaster, wood, stone, and metal; techniques such as carving, moulding, welding, casting, and modelling; and personal style development.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • carving
    • sculpture

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • art(36.0110)
    • arts and crafts(50.0201)
    • ironworker(48.0509)
    • metal arts(50.0714)
    • woodworking(48.0701)
50.0710 - Printmaking

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by rendering art concepts onto surfaces and transferring images, via ink or dyes, onto paper or fabric. These programs include courses in monochrome and colour printing; tonality; chemistry; equipment set-up and maintenance; techniques such as serigraphy, lithography, intaglio, woodcut, block, stencil, relief, etching, and composite; and personal style development.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • lithography
    • photolithography
    • printmaking
    • serigraphy
    • silk screen printing

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • graphic communications(10.0301)
    • platemaking(10.0306)
    • screen printing(10.0305)
50.0711 - Ceramic arts and ceramics

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by producing art works out of clay and similar materials. These programs include courses in hand-built and wheel-thrown techniques; moulding; slips and glazes; trimming and decorating; firing and kiln operation; oxidation; mixed media; ceramic murals; and personal style development.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • ceramic arts
    • ceramics
    • pottery

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • art studies(50.0701)
    • arts and crafts(50.0201)
    • ceramic sciences(14.0601)
50.0712 - Fibre, textile and weaving arts

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by constructing art works from woven or non-woven fabrics and fibrous materials. These programs include courses in weaving techniques and loom operation; non-woven techniques such as knitting, coiling, netting, and crocheting; quilting; dyeing and pigmentation; printing and other finishing techniques; pattern design; tapestry; and personal style development.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • fibre arts
    • textile arts
    • textile studies
    • weaving

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • arts and crafts(50.0201)
    • clothing and textiles(19.0901)
    • fabric design(19.0902)
    • fashion design(50.0407)
50.0713 - Jewellery arts

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by fashioning jewelry from gems, other stones, and precious metals. These programs include courses in design concepts, electroforming, enamelling, gemology, lapidary technique and art, metal and non-metal casting and molding, metal colouring, metalsmithing and finishing, personal style development, photo etching, and stone cutting and polishing.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • gemology
    • jewellery arts
    • jewellery design

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • folk art and artisanry(50.0201)
    • goldsmithing(50.0714)
    • jeweller(47.0408)
    • metal arts(50.0714)
    • mineralogy(40.0606)
    • silversmithing(50.0714)
50.0714 - Metal arts

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the development of individual artistic expression and technical skills necessary for fabricating refined metal works. These programs include courses in aesthetics, anodizing, art history, casting, design, electroforming, enamelling, metalsmithing, sculpture, two and three-dimensional design, wax carving, and welding.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • goldsmithing
    • metal arts
    • silversmithing

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • blacksmith(48.0599)
    • folk art and artisanry(50.0201)
    • jewellery arts(50.0713)
    • metal fabricator(48.0511)
    • metallurgy(40.1099)
50.0799 - Fine arts and art studies, other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Fine arts and art studies.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • artistic glass making
    • glass blower
    • glass blowing
    • other fine arts and art studies
    • picture framing

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • art therapy(51.2301)
    • arts and crafts(50.0201)
    • glazier(46.0406)
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