Advanced Vocabulary - Parts of Courses of Study

Parts of Courses of Study

assignment noun

work that you must do as part of a course of study or as part of your job.

clinic noun

an occasion when an expert teaches a class on their subject.

coursework noun

school work that a student must do as part of a course of study, with the mark that they achieve forming part of their exam result.

credit noun

a part of a college or university course that you have completed successfully.

dissertation noun

a long piece of writing on a particular subject that you do as part of a university degree.

graduation noun

the act of receiving a degree or other qualification after finishing your studies at a college or university.

master class noun

a lesson for advanced students given by someone who is an expert.

module noun

one of the separate units of a course of study.

paper noun

mainly American a piece of writing that is done as part of a course at school or university.

placement noun

a temporary job that is part of a course of study and that gives you experience of the work you hope to do at the end of the course. The American word is internship.

seminar noun

a class at a college or university in which a small group of students discuss a subject with a teacher.

syllabus noun

a list of the main subjects in a course of study.

term paper noun

American a long piece of writing on a particular subject that you do as part of a course in high school, college, or university.

text noun

a piece of writing such as a book or play that you study for an examination or for research.

text noun

a short piece of writing that you discuss or answer questions about.

thesis noun

a long piece of writing that is the final part of an advanced university degree.

tutorial noun

a lesson in which a student or a small group of students discusses a subject with a tutor, especially at a university or college.

unit noun

one of the parts that an educational book or course of study is divided into.

work placement noun

British a temporary job that you do as part of a course of study in order to get practical training and experience.

Total words = 17