You can refer to the subjects that are studied in a particular course as the syllabus.
[mainly British]
...the GCSE history syllabus.
2. countable noun
A syllabus is an outline or summary of the subjects to be covered in a course.
[mainly US]
More Synonyms of syllabus
syllabus in British English
(ˈsɪləbəs)
nounWord forms: plural-buses or -bi (-ˌbaɪ)
1.
an outline of a course of studies, text, etc
2. British
a.
the subjects studied for a particular course
b.
a document which lists these subjects and states how the course will be assessed
Word origin
C17: from Late Latin, erroneously from Latin sittybus parchment strip giving title and author, from Greek sittuba
Syllabus in British English
(ˈsɪləbəs)
noun Roman Catholic Church
1. Also called: Syllabus of Errors
a list of 80 doctrinal theses condemned as erroneous by Pius IX in 1864
2.
a list of 65 Modernist propositions condemned as erroneous by Pius X in 1907
syllabus in American English
(ˈsɪləbəs)
nounWord forms: pluralˈsyllabuses or ˈsyllaˌbi (ˈsɪləˌbaɪ)
1.
a summary or outline, esp. of a course of study
2. Law
brief notes preceding and explaining the decision or points of law in the written report of an adjudged case
Word origin
ModL < LL(Ec), a list, register (prob. false form for syllaba, syllable), mistaken reading of L sillybus, altered < sittybus, strip of parchment used as a label < Gr sittybos, strip of leather
Examples of 'syllabus' in a sentence
syllabus
Comparative religion, after all, was one of the subjects on the syllabus that all young Barn owls had to follow.
Hocke, Martin THE ANCIENT AND SOLITARY REIGN (2001)
Why were Shakespeare's tragedies always on the A level syllabus instead of his comedies?
Martin, Joy THE IMAGE OF LAURA (2001)
This aim might seem very obvious to an outsider, but within the Church fierce debates raged about reforming the traditional syllabus.
Howatch, Susan ABSOLUTE TRUTHS (2001)
The pilots who finish the syllabus first will act as instructors for the remainder of the syllabus for the others.
James W. Huston FALLOUT (2001)
In other languages
syllabus
British English: syllabus /ˈsɪləbəs/ NOUN
You can refer to the subjects that are studied in a particular course as the syllabus.
...the history syllabus.
American English: syllabus
Arabic: مِنْهَجٌ دِرَاسِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: plano de estudos
Chinese: 教学大纲
Croatian: nastavni plan
Czech: učební osnovy
Danish: læseplan
Dutch: syllabus
European Spanish: plan de estudios
Finnish: opinto-ohjelma
French: programme universitaire
German: Lehrplan
Greek: πρόγραμμα σπουδών
Italian: programma di studio
Japanese: 摘要
Korean: 강의 시간표
Norwegian: pensum
Polish: program nauczania
European Portuguese: plano de estudos
Romanian: plande învățământ
Russian: программа курса
Latin American Spanish: plan de estudios
Swedish: kursplan
Thai: หลักสูตรการเรียน
Turkish: müfredat
Ukrainian: програма
Vietnamese: chương trình học
Chinese translation of 'syllabus'
syllabus
(ˈsɪləbəs) (esp Brit)
n(c)
教学(學)大纲(綱) (jiàoxué dàgāng) (个(個), gè)
on the syllabus含在教学(學)大纲(綱)内(內) (hán zài jiàoxué dàgāng nèi)
(noun)
Definition
a list of these subjects
the history syllabus
Synonyms
course of study
course
I'll shortly be beginning a course on the modern novel.
curriculum
educational programme
programme of study
course outline
Additional synonyms
in the sense of course
Definition
a complete series of lessons or lectures
I'll shortly be beginning a course on the modern novel.