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

This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals to practice as licensed professionals and assistants in the health care professions and related clinical sciences and administrative and support services.

51.00 - General health services/allied health/health sciences

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 51.0000 and 51.0001.

51.0000 - Health services/allied health/health sciences, general

This instructional program class comprises any general, introductory, undifferentiated, or joint program in health services occupations that prepares individuals for either entry into specialized training programs or for a variety of concentrations in the allied health area. These programs include courses in the basic sciences, research and clinical procedures, and aspects of the subject matter related to various health occupations.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • Aboriginal health
  • health
  • health sciences
  • health sciences - Aboriginal health
  • health sciences - Indigenous health
  • health services
  • health studies
  • Indigenous health

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • health care interpreting(16.0103)
  • health law (graduate level)(22.0208)
  • health promotion and wellness(51.0001)
  • home health aide(51.2602)
  • medical biology(26.0102)
  • medicine(51.1201)

51.0001 - Health and wellness, general

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to assume roles as health/wellness professionals in private business and industry, community organizations, and health care settings. These programs include courses in personal health, community health and welfare, nutrition, epidemiology, disease prevention, fitness and exercise, and health behaviours.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • Aboriginal health and wellness
  • health and wellness
  • health promotion and wellness
  • Indigenous health and wellness
  • wellness, health promotion and injury prevention

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • health sciences(51.0000)