cur‧ric‧u‧lum /kəˈrɪkjələm, kəˈrɪkjʊləm/ noun (plural curricula /-lə/ or curriculums) [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: Latin, 'running, course', from currere; ⇒ current¹]
the subjects that are taught by a school, college etc, or the things that are studied in a particular subject:
Languages are an essential part of the school curriculum.
curriculum planning
on the curriculum British English:
IT is now on the curriculum in most schools.
in the curriculum American English:
Students are exempt from some classes in the curriculum for religious reasons.
⇒ syllabus

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curriculum
noun
ADJ. broad, broadly-based, wide | narrow Teachers feel that the present curriculum is too narrow.
core Student choose from optional subjects in addition to the core curriculum.
national, official, statutory | mainstream His disability does not prevent him from following the mainstream curriculum.
academic, educational | higher education, primary, school, secondary, undergraduate | subject-based | English, geography, mathematics, etc. | hidden Children learn many of their attitudes to life from the hidden curriculum at school.
VERB + CURRICULUM design, develop, plan | broaden | introduce sth into Film Studies has been introduced into the curriculum as an option.
follow
CURRICULUM + NOUN content, subjects | materials | design, development, planning | aims, objectives | change, reform, review
PREP. across the ~ Pupils use computers across the curriculum (= in all or most subjects).
on a/the ~ They all have to study French because it's on the curriculum.
in a/the ~ More room should be given to foreign languages in the curriculum.
within a/the ~ the balance of subjects within the curriculum
PHRASES areas of the curriculum We cover all areas of the curriculum.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

curriculum

the school curriculum
The children carried out the project as part of the school curriculum.
the National Curriculum (=the curriculum set by the government for schools in England and Wales)
the primary/secondary/high school etc curriculum (=for particular ages at school)
the undergraduate curriculum (=for a first degree at university or college)
the science/maths/history etc curriculum
The English curriculum is divided into Language and Literature.
a core/common curriculum (=the subjects that everyone must study because they are considered very important)
There has been a lot of debate on the content of the core curriculum.
an academic curriculum (=involving studying from books, not practical subjects)
They unquestioningly accept the traditional academic curriculum.
a broad/broad-based/wide curriculum (=involving a wide range of different types of subjects)
The school provides a broad curriculum with a rich choice of learning opportunities.
balanced (=with a mix of academic and practical subjects)
We want to ensure a balanced curriculum for all pupils.
narrow (=not broad enough)
Many teachers complained that the new curriculum was too narrow.
plan/develop/design a curriculum
Fifty academics have been involved in developing the new school curriculum.
follow a curriculum (=study the subjects that are in a curriculum)
Five-year-olds now follow the National Curriculum.

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