(きょうかかてい)

きょうかかてい
noun
curriculum; course of study
1. curriculum; course of study; academic program
The organized plan of subjects and content that students follow at a school or university. Defines what is taught, in what order, and how much time is allocated.
(あたら)しい教科課程(きょうかかてい)来年度(らいねんど)から導入(どうにゅう)される。
A new curriculum will be introduced starting next academic year.
この大学(だいがく)教科課程(きょうかかてい)実践的(じっせんてき)内容(ないよう)(おお)い。
This university's curriculum has a lot of practical content.
教科課程(きょうかかてい)改定(かいてい)(ともな)い、プログラミングが必修科目(ひっしゅうかもく)(くわ)わった。
With the revision of the curriculum, programming was added as a required subject.

Composed of 教科(きょうか) (school subject) and 課程(かてい) (course, program). An educational administration term used in discussions about what schools teach and how education is structured.

USAGE:
More commonly seen as 教育課程(きょういくかてい) (education curriculum) in official documents. 教科課程(きょうかかてい) emphasizes the subject-based structure of the curriculum. Both terms appear in discussions about education reform, school management, and academic planning. The English loanword カリキュラム is also widely used.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 教科課程(きょうかかてい)編成(へんせい)する: to organize a curriculum
  • 教科課程(きょうかかてい)改定(かいてい): curriculum revision
  • 教科課程(きょうかかてい)(ふく)まれる: to be included in the curriculum
  • 教科課程(きょうかかてい)修了(しゅうりょう)する: to complete a course of study

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 教育課程(きょういくかてい): education curriculum — the broader, more official term used in government guidelines
  • カリキュラム: curriculum — the English loanword, commonly used in both formal and informal contexts
  • 学習指導要領(がくしゅうしどうようりょう): Course of Study — the official national curriculum guidelines issued by Japan's Ministry of Education
  • 科目(かもく): subject, course — an individual class within the curriculum