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

05 - Business, management and public administration

44. - Public administration and social service professions

This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals to analyse, manage, and deliver public programs and services.

44.04 - Public administration

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 44.0401 to 44.0499.

44.0401 - Public administration, general

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of government; and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. These programs include courses in the roles, development, and principles of public administration; the management of public policy; executive-legislative relations; public budgetary processes and financial management; administrative law; public personnel management; professional ethics; and research methods.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • First Nations public administration
  • government administration
  • Indigenous governance
  • municipal administration
  • municipal services management
  • public administration
  • public administration and governance
  • public sector management
  • public services management
  • regional public administration

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • fundraising(52.0206)
  • political science(45.1001)
  • public finance(52.0808)
  • public policy analysis(44.0501)
  • public relations(09.0902)
  • public works management(44.0402)
  • urban planning(04.0301)

44.0402 - Public works management

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on public works management skills and public works operation. These programs include courses in accountability, budget, conflict resolution strategies, ethics, finance, human resources, labor and employee relations, and operations management.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • public works administration
  • public works management
  • public works operations

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • public accounting(52.0301)
  • public administration(44.0401)
  • public finance(52.0808)
  • public services management(44.0401)

44.0403 - Public transportation and infrastructure planning/studies

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the economic, social, spatial, and environmental aspects of transportation and infrastructure planning. These programs include courses in economics, environmental analysis, geographic information systems (GIS), logistics, risk analysis, transportation economics, transportation evaluation, transportation planning, transportation policy, and urban transportation planning.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • public transportation planning
  • transportation and infrastructure planning
  • transportation and infrastructure studies
  • transportation planning
  • urban transportation planning

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • critical infrastructure protection(43.0399)
  • public transportation management(52.0209)
  • transportation engineering(14.0804)
  • transportation technician(52.0410)
  • urban and regional planning(04.0301)

44.0499 - Public administration, other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Public administration.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • First Nations housing management
  • First Nations housing manager
  • First Nations housing professional
  • housing management
  • other public administration
  • public housing management
  • social housing management

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • property management(52.1501)