coursework

American

[kawrs-wurk, kohrs-] / ˈkɔrsˌwɜrk, ˈkoʊrs- /

noun

the work required of a student in a particular course of study; classroom work.
curricular studies or academic work.

coursework British

/ ˈkɔːsˌwɜːk /

noun

written or oral work completed by a student within a given period, which is assessed as an integral part of an educational course

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of coursework

course + work

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Collins only had two pieces of coursework to complete before he would have returned home to his family in Swansea, where his dad already had an engineering job set up for him.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The ABA last month proposed eliminating its requirement for full-time faculty to teach the first one-third of coursework.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

In some cases, they have prompted students to sue universities that accused them of cheating in coursework.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Lee then focused on graduating early, packing his remaining coursework into two dense semesters — taking seven classes during one of them.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

It took me a while, but I eventually got my bachelor’s degree from a college that mails the coursework to inmates at my prison.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

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