core curriculum

noun

, Education.

1. a curriculum in which all or some of the subjects or courses are based on a central theme in order to correlate the subjects and the theme.

Example Sentences

Sustainability has been part of the core curriculum at Ivey, in Ontario, since 2003.

From Time

Like adding spinach to a child’s smoothie, 5 STA-Z is designed to give students the important stuff — the core curriculum of Ugandan education using modularized packages of English, science, math and social studies — while also being delicious.

From Ozy

She said they’re really looking to include the student voice in what is taught in the school’s already existing core curriculum like history and English classes in the fall.

From Voice of San Diego

Undergrads must complete a rigorous core curriculum, one that emphasizes literary and historical texts.

From The Daily Beast