Notes on usage: Course / program

 

BrE = British English | NAmE = North American English

 

In BrE course is used for a series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject: a physics course | a course of ten lecturers.

In NAmE a course is usually an individual unit that forms part of a longer period of study: I have to take a physics course/class. This is called a module in Britain, especially in a college or university.

In BrE course can also mean a period of study at a college or university: a two-year college course. In NAmE you would say: a two-year college program.

 

 

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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