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COURSE OF STUDY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
Example:
flirting is not unknown in college classes
Synonyms:
class; course; course of instruction; course of study
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("course of study" is a kind of...):
didactics; education; educational activity; instruction; pedagogy; teaching (the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill)
Meronyms (parts of "course of study"):
lesson (a unit of instruction)
coursework (work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course)
lecture; lecturing (teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class))
class period; course session; recitation (a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "course of study"):
workshop (a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving)
shop; shop class (a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity))
seminar (a course offered for a small group of advanced students)
required course (a course that all students are required to take)
refresher; refresher course (a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments)
propaedeutic; propaedeutics (a course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally))
orientation; orientation course (a course introducing a new situation or environment)
industrial arts (a course in the methods of using tools and machinery as taught in secondary schools and technical schools)
home study (a course of study carried out at home rather than in a classroom)
extension course (a course offered as part of an extension service)
elective; elective course (a course that the student can select from among alternatives)
directed study (a course of study that is supervised and controlled by a specialist in the subject)
course of lectures (a series of lectures dealing with a subject)
correspondence course (a course offered (by mail) by a correspondence school)
childbirth-preparation class (a course that teaches pregnant women to use breathing and concentration and exercise techniques to use during labor)
art class (a class in which you learn to draw or paint)
adult education (a course (via lectures or correspondence) for adults who are not otherwise engaged in formal study)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An integrated course of academic studies
Example:
he was admitted to a new program at the university
Synonyms:
course of study; curriculum; program; programme; syllabus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("course of study" is a kind of...):
info; information (a message received and understood)
Meronyms (parts of "course of study"):
course of lectures (a series of lectures dealing with a subject)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "course of study"):
crash course; crash program; crash programme (a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency))
reading program (a program designed to teach literacy skills)
degree program (a course of study leading to an academic degree)
