教科課程(きょうかかてい)

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)を編成(へんせい)する: to organize a curriculum
• 教科課程(きょうかかてい)の改定(かいてい): curriculum revision
• 教科課程(きょうかかてい)に含(ふく)まれる: to be included in the curriculum
• 教科課程(きょうかかてい)を修了(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