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

• 10 - Health and related fields
• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.23 - Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions

51.2312 - Assistive/augmentative technology and rehabilitation engineering

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply the principles of psychology, engineering, and occupational therapy to the design and implementation of technological interventions and systems to promote patient rehabilitation and function. These programs include courses in ergonomics, seating and mobility design, universal and near environment systems design, rehabilitation research, rehabilitation biomechanics, access and communications design, microprocessor-based technologies, neurological trauma, standards and testing, and service delivery management.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • assistive technology and rehabilitation engineering
  • assistive/augmentative technology and rehabilitation engineering
  • augmentative technology and rehabilitation engineering
  • rehabilitation engineering

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • physical medicine and rehabilitation - residency(61.2001)