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cur·ric·u·lum  (k-rky-lm)
n. pl. cur·ric·u·la (-l) or cur·ric·u·lums
1. All the courses of study offered by an educational institution.
2. A group of related courses, often in a special field of study: the engineering curriculum.

[Latin, course, from currere, to run; see current.]

cur·ricu·lar (-lr) adj.

curriculum [kəˈrɪkjʊləm]
n pl -la [-lə], -lums
1. (Social Science / Education) a course of study in one subject at a school or college
2. (Social Science / Education) a list of all the courses of study offered by a school or college
3. any programme or plan of activities
[from Latin: course, from currere to run]
curricular  adj

curriculum, syllabus - A curriculum is a complete course of study offered by a school; a syllabus is the outline of a single course.
See also related terms for outline.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.curriculum - an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university"
course of lectures - a series of lectures dealing with a subject
info, information - a message received and understood
crash course, crash program, crash programme - a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency); "he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy"; "his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people"; "a crash programme is needed to create new jobs"
reading program - a program designed to teach literacy skills
degree program - a course of study leading to an academic degree
Translations
curriculum [kəˈrɪkjʊləm]
A. N (curriculums or curricula (pl)) [kəˈrɪkjʊlə] [of school] → plan m de estudios; [of college/university course] → programa m de estudios
B. CPD curriculum vitae N (esp Brit) → curriculum m (vitae), historial m (profesional)

curriculum [kəˈrɪkjʊləm] [curriculums or curricula] (pl) nprogramme m d'études national curriculum

curriculum
n pl <curricula> → Lehrplan m; to be on the curriculumauf dem Lehrplan stehen

curriculum [kəˈrɪkjʊləm] n (curricula or curriculums (pl)) [kəˈrɪkjʊlə] (Scol, Univ) → programma m

curriculum
n curriculum [kəˈrikjuləm]
a course, especially of study at school or university They are changing the curriculum. curriculum منهَج تعليمي، بَرنامَج دِراسي учебен план studijní plán pensum; studieplan der Lehrplan πρόγραμμα μαθημάτων, σπουδών currículum õppekava برنامه آموزشی opinto-ohjelma programme (des études) תָכנִית לִימוּדִים पाठ्यक्रम nastavni program tananyag, tanterv program, kurikulum námsefni; námsskrá programma di studi 教科課程 교과과정 mokymo planas/programa mācību plāns/programma kurikulum leerplan fag-/studietilbud; undervisningsplan, pensum program currículo programă (de studiu) учебный план študijný program učni načrt raspored studie-, kursplan, schema หลักสูตร müfredat/öğretim programı (學校或大學)課程 курс навчання, навчальна програма نصاب các môn học hoặc khóa học ở trường đại học
n curriculum vitae [kəˈrikjuləm ˈviːtei]
see CV, ~cv.

curriculum منهج دراسى učební osnovy læseplan Lehrplan πρόγραμμα μαθημάτων currículo opinto-ohjelma programme nastavni program curriculum カリキュラム 교육과정 curriculum læreplan program nauczania currículo учебный план läroplan หลักสูตร müfredat chương trình học 课程


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Where many texts on curriculum development draw mainly from behavioral philosophy, this book incorporates a variety of philosophies, judgments, and values--behavioral, humanistic, progressive, liberal, radical, and analytical--applicable to the development of sound curricula for adult learners in diverse social, cultural and economic contexts.
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