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survey course

noun \ˈsər-ˌvā-\

: a class at a college or university that gives general information about a subject for students who have not studied it before : an introductory course at a college or university

Full Definition of SURVEY COURSE

:  a course treating briefly the chief topics of a broad field of knowledge
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First Known Use of SURVEY COURSE

1916

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, thesis

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