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.

51.02 - Communication disorders sciences and services

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 51.0201 to 51.0299.

51.0201 - Communication sciences and disorders, general

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the application of biomedical, psychological, and physical principles to the study of the scientific bases, development, and treatment of speech, language, hearing, and cognitive communication problems caused by disease, injury, or disability. These programs include courses in language science, hearing science, speech and voice science, biology of communication, behavioural linguistics, psychology, and applications to the development of diagnostic and rehabilitative strategies and technologies.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • communication disorders
  • communication sciences and disorders

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • audiology(51.0202)
  • communication sciences(09.0100)
  • communication studies(09.0100)
  • speech-language pathology(51.0203)
  • teacher of the deaf(13.1003)

51.0202 - Audiology/audiologist

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to diagnose and treat hearing loss and other disorders involving the ear, advise patients on means to use their remaining hearing, and select and fit hearing aids and other devices. These programs include courses in acoustics, anatomy and physiology of hearing, hearing measurement, auditory pathology, middle and inner ear analysis, rehabilitation therapies and assistive technologies, and pediatric and other special applications.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • audiologist
  • audiology
  • audiology and hearing sciences

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • communication disorders(51.0201)
  • hearing aid specialist(51.0918)
  • speech therapy and audiology(51.0204)
  • teacher of the deaf(13.1003)

51.0203 - Speech-language pathology/pathologist

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to evaluate the speaking, language interpretation, and related physiological and cognitive capabilities of children and/or adults and develop treatment and rehabilitative solutions in consultation with clinicians and educators. These programs include courses in the anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing; biomechanics of swallowing and vocal articulation; communications disorders; psychology of auditory function and cognitive communication; language assessment and diagnostic techniques; and rehabilitative and management therapies.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • speech language pathologist
  • speech pathologist
  • speech pathology
  • speech therapy
  • speech-language pathology

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • communication disorders(51.0201)
  • communication studies(09.0100)
  • education of individuals with speech or language impairments(13.1012)
  • speech teacher education(13.1331)
  • speech therapy and audiology(51.0204)
  • speech-language pathology assistant(51.0816)

51.0204 - Audiology/audiologist and speech-language pathology/pathologist

This instructional program class comprises any integrated program that prepares individuals to work as both audiologists and speech-language pathologists. These programs include courses in a variety of communication disorder studies, audiology, speech pathology, language acquisition, and the design and implementation of comprehensive therapeutic and rehabilitative solutions to communications problems.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • audiologist and speech language pathologist
  • audiology and speech-language pathology
  • combined audiologist and speech language pathologist
  • combined audiology and speech language pathology
  • speech pathology and audiology
  • speech therapy and audiology

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • audiology(51.0202)
  • communication disorders(51.0201)
  • education of individuals with speech or language impairments(13.1012)
  • speech-language pathology(51.0203)

51.0299 - Communication disorders sciences and services, other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Communication disorders sciences and services.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • child speech-language disorders
  • other communication disorders sciences and services
  • pre-speech language pathology and audiology

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • communication sciences and disorders(51.0201)
  • speech-language pathology assistant(51.0816)