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

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

That’s three to four years of coursework and clinical practice, followed by a mandatory one-year full-time internship.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

In that program, students split their coursework roughly half and half between the two schools, Johnson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Monteiro Kempf, who lives in Miami, completed two levels of coursework at the Wine & Spirits Education Trust, a professional accreditation institution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Having finished with his coursework that spring, he was only scheduled for thesis hours in the fall anyway.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

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