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 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 Unlike the main Nation's Report Card test for fourth and eighth graders, which is updated regularly with new skills to reflect changing curricula, the long-term test has stayed largely the same since the 1970s. — ABC News, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curricula
  1. courses
  2. institutes
  3. seminars
  4. classes
Noun
  • Cruisers University offers seminars and hands-on courses that aim to build confidence and improve sailing skills, the release said.
    — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The nine courses move between drink and dish, from a Sundarban honey mead with cotton candy to a Tooyamalli rice cocktail with clarified rasam, whiskey and rice foam, served alongside a Gunpowder Idli filled with pepper crab and caviar.
    — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 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
  • Members sign up to a set of guidelines around victim protection, attend events and host seminars.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Brokers no longer face a mandatory 12-hour wait period between educational seminars and sales presentations.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of seminars
Noun
  • Yes; on-site massages and private yoga classes can be scheduled in advance.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Despite repairs that began on Monday, the restoration was not going to be done in time to allow classes to take place on Tuesday at the affected school districts.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of classes

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