survey course

American  

noun

Education.

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

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Etymology

Origin of survey course

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

It’s a survey course of the directors responsible for making American cinema the most influential art form of the 20th century.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

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

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

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2019

Olcott has spent the two decades since in veterinary jobs that constitute a sort of survey course of the entire animal health-care business — emergency, cardiology, ultrasound, general practice.

From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2017

She tried to remember her high school science survey course; and she found that she could remember it very clearly.

From Earth Alert! by Neville, Kris