survey course

noun

sur·​vey course ˈsər-ˌvā- How to pronounce survey course (audio)
Synonyms of survey coursenext
: a course treating briefly the chief topics of a broad field of knowledge

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Eighteen months after Ed died, Daniel enrolled in a modern art survey course. — Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2026 And if that sometimes makes the album seem like a survey course in British underground music of the last 40 years, well, seldom has getting educated been such a blast. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2024 The hours devoted to social studies in schools are shrinking, and survey courses in American history are vanishing from college campuses. — Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026 Belong is also a thrilling survey course of Jay Som’s influences, from crunch-guitar emo to delicate folk music, with features from Hayley Williams and Jimmy Eat World’s Jim Adkins. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for survey course

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First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of survey course was in 1916

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