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survey course

American  

noun

Education.
  1. an introductory course of study that provides a general view of an academic subject.


Etymology

Origin of survey course

First recorded in 1915–20

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Taken in sequentially, Lepore’s essays constitute a dizzying, entertaining and urgent survey course on contemporary American life.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2023

Only 12% had an intermediate foreign language requirement, 58% mandated a general mathematics course and 18% required a survey course in U.S. government or history.

From Washington Times Apr. 4, 2023

It was so accessible, yet fact-filled, that it could be part of a fifth-grade science class or a college survey course.

From Washington Post Aug. 29, 2022

Here’s Meyers’ survey course in the president’s weekend tweets, complete with links:

From Slate Mar. 19, 2019

This edition of Lodge's "Rosalynde" has grown out of a need felt by the editor for an example of Elizabethan prose suitable for use in a general survey course in English, designed for college freshmen.

From Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy by Baldwin, Edward Chauncey

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