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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.
新しい教科課程が来年度から導入される。
A new curriculum will be introduced starting next academic year.
この大学の教科課程は実践的な内容が多い。
This university's curriculum has a lot of practical content.
教科課程の改定に伴い、プログラミングが必修科目に加わった。
With the revision of the curriculum, programming was added as a required subject.
Composed of 教科 (school subject) and 課程 (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 (education curriculum) in official documents. 教科課程 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:
- 教科課程を編成する: to organize a curriculum
- 教科課程の改定: curriculum revision
- 教科課程に含まれる: to be included in the curriculum
- 教科課程を修了する: to complete a course of study
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 教育課程: 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: Course of Study — the official national curriculum guidelines issued by Japan's Ministry of Education
- 科目: subject, course — an individual class within the curriculum