curricula

noun

variants also curriculums
plural of curriculum
as in courses
formal the courses that are taught by a school, college, etc. the undergraduate curriculum The college has a liberal arts curriculum.

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Recent Examples of curricula Kyle taught in New York City for two years as part of Teach for America before working closely with several companies to reform curriculums in schools. — Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2026 The fund backs music and arts curriculums in public schools inspired by Brooklyn natives Jean-Michel Basquiat and Max Roach. — James Laforge, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 The academy idea remains in its formative stages but is likely to include curricula that cover human and non-human spaceflight operations, ground control operations, space vehicle design, orbital debris mitigation, and related disciplines. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 The regimen stresses the understanding of phonics, mandated in reading curriculums in Wisconsin since Act 20 was passed in 2023. — Elena Metinidis, jsonline.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The postsecondary programs include curriculums for HVAC certification, massage therapy, nursing assistants, phlebotomy, solar energy technician and semiconductor cleanroom operator, among other concentrations. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026 The agency recommended 71 wide-ranging topics for medical schools to consider adding to curriculums. — Lauren Chan, STAT, 27 July 2026 Universities built entire curricula in intercultural communication. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Vladimir Putin has established a Presidential Commission on AI and changed national curricula to emphasize the technology. — Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 18 June 2026
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  1. courses
  2. institutes
  3. seminars
  4. classes
Noun
  • The system, called Parcoursup, handles applications to universities and other higher education courses.
    — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Several courses of antibiotics failed to bring down his fever.
    — Rachel Melegrito, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of courses
Noun
  • The company’s facilities include kindergartens, schools and technical training institutes, with more on the way.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Zhou Bowen, the director and chief scientist at Shanghai AI Lab, one of the country’s leading AI research institutes, has similarly argued that AI models need robotics to understand the physical world.
    — Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of institutes
Noun
  • North Bergen officials have been holding seminars and passing out fliers to let residents know about their rights if they're stopped by ICE, including the right to remain silent.
    — Christine Sloan, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Members sign up to a set of guidelines around victim protection, attend events and host seminars.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of seminars
Noun
  • Then, through a program called Writers for Readers, those students teach free writing classes to the public at Kansas City Public Library locations.
    — Anne Kniggendorf, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Visitors can also explore additional hands-on art classes for an extra fee.
    — JP Shaffer, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of classes

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