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

Even at four hours, it’s a survey course, streamlined but not simplistic, and as such it will fly through some points and elide others; there are whole volumes dedicated elsewhere to what constitutes a single sentence here, and libraries dedicated to some of these figures.

From Los Angeles Times

In Los Angeles Unified, the state’s largest school system, 11 courses can satisfy the district’s requirement, including a broad survey course and more specialized classes, such as African American Literature, American Indian Studies and Exploring Visual Arts through Ethnic Studies.

From Los Angeles Times

They glued themselves to an art-history survey course’s worth of priceless works, from Picasso to Raphael to Botticelli.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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

From Los Angeles Times