foundation course
noun [C] UK (US introductory course)Definition
› a college or university course that introduces students to a subject and prepares them for studying it at a higher levelClasses, courses and coursework
(Definition of foundation course noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- access course noun
- advanced adjective
- core adjective (IMPORTANT)
- correspondence course noun
- coursework noun
- crash course noun
- degree noun (COURSE)
- grade noun (SCHOOL)
- interdisciplinary adjective
- lesson noun
- masterclass noun
- multidisciplinary adjective
- open admissions noun
- period noun (TIME)
- practical noun
- summer school noun
- Sunday school noun
- syllabus noun
- teach-in noun
- the national curriculum noun
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