Field of study of person

Status: This standard was approved as a departmental standard on June 20, 2011.

Definition

Field of study refers to the discipline or area of learning or training associated with a particular course or program of study.

Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.

Usage

A person can be assigned a field of study based on the discipline or area of learning or training of a particular course or education program he or she has taken or is taking. Some typical applications are: the education program associated with the person's highest certificate, diploma or degree; the person's highest trade certification or diploma; the program or course the person completed most recently; and, the person's current program of study.

Conformity to relevant internationally recognized standards

The international standard classification related to field of study is the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) is much more detailed than ISCED but the categories are quite compatible.

Classifications

• Type of MBA January 01, 2023 to current
• Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 December 14, 2021 to current
• Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Alternative primary groupings December 14, 2021 to current
• Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings December 14, 2021 to current
• Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and Business, humanities, health, arts, social science and education (BHASE) groupings December 14, 2021 to current
• Status relative to the field of study of first enrolment January 01, 2020 to current
• Variant of CIP Canada 2016 - Cannabis groupings November 27, 2018 to current
• Variant of CIP 2000 - NGS University-level Historical Groupings August 17, 2015 to current
• Variant of CIP 2016 - Alternative primary groupings September 19, 2016 to December 13, 2021
• Variant of CIP 2016 - STEM and BHASE groupings June 20, 2016 to December 13, 2021
• Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016 January 18, 2016 to December 13, 2021
• Variant of CIP 2016 - Primary groupings January 18, 2016 to December 13, 2021
• Variant of CIP 2011- STEM groupings February 18, 2013 to June 19, 2016
• Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2011 September 20, 2010 to January 17, 2016
• Variant of CIP 2011 - Primary groupings September 20, 2010 to January 17, 2016
• Classification of instructional programs (CIP) Canada 2000 February 21, 2005 to September 19, 2010

Relation to previous version

• Field of study of person June 20, 2011 to current

  This standard replaces the previous standard entitled "Major field of study". The current standard clarifies that a person can be assigned a field of study based on either their current or past discipline or area of learning or training. The definition has been updated to be more consistent with the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP). In particular, instructional programs are now considered to be a "discipline or area of learning/training" rather than "a combination of courses and experiences".

• Major field of study July 15, 1998 to June 19, 2011

  'Field of study of person' replaces the standard 'Major Field of Study' as of June 20, 2011.

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