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core curriculum

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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.


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Likely, this will result in a new core curriculum requirement for coursework in computational thinking within the next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

City & Guilds, who set the core curriculum for the Level 2 Beauty Diploma, declined to comment.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

"The statements made by the guest lecturer do not represent the opinion or position of the University of Texas Medical Branch, nor are they considered as core curriculum content for this course," the email said.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2023

As large schools have removed liberal arts core curriculum requirements for undergraduates, the number of majors in those subjects has plummeted.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 6, 2023

Was being “a geek on the rise” a valued asset at the University of Chicago, known for its classic core curriculum?

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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