CIP Code 50.0504 - Playwriting and Screenwriting

CIP 2020 · 6-digit program · National Center for Education Statistics

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CIP 2020 6-digit program. Official National Center for Education Statistics classification.

Key facts for CIP 50.0504

Code
50.0504
Level
6-digit program, CIP 2020
Official title
Playwriting and Screenwriting
STEM
No
IPEDS
Valid for completions reporting

Definition

National Center for Education Statistics, CIP 2020.

A program that focuses on the principles and techniques for communicating dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the composition of creative written works for the theatre, film, and/or television. Includes instruction in creative writing craft, scene writing, script development, stage and/or camera instructions, line and moment analysis, script reading, script editing, and the creation of full productions.

Classification scope

Examples

Common catalog titles. Not a complete list of college major names.

  • Dramatic Writing
  • Writing for Screen and Television

Where CIP 50.0504 sits in the hierarchy

2-digit series 50 Visual and Performing Arts 4-digit series Direct parent 50.05 Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
6-digit program Current 50.0504 Playwriting and Screenwriting

Related programs in 50.05

10 official

Other 6-digit programs in this 4-digit series.

CIP classifies programs. Occupations are linked through the NCES and BLS CIP to SOC crosswalk. Industries are NAICS sectors from the BLS occupation-by-industry table for those occupations. This is not a placement rate, and it is not a direct CIP to NAICS or CIP to SIC crosswalk.

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Using CIP 50.0504

What is CIP Code 50.0504?

CIP Code 50.0504 is the CIP 2020 6-digit program Playwriting and Screenwriting.

Is CIP Code 50.0504 a STEM-designated program?

No. CIP Code 50.0504 is not on the DHS STEM designated degree program list used on this site.

Sources for CIP 50.0504

  • Official classification source National Center for Education Statistics. Classification of Instructional Programs, CIP 2020. NCES CIP 2020
  • Occupation crosswalk NCES and BLS CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk.

Published by SICCODE.com. The title, definition, examples, and cross-references are the NCES CIP 2020 text. STEM marks use the DHS STEM designated degree program list, archived July 12, 2023.