COURSEWORK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coursework mean? 

• COURSEWORK (noun)
  The noun COURSEWORK has 1 sense:

1. work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course

  Familiarity information: COURSEWORK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COURSEWORK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("coursework" is a kind of...):

work (activity directed toward making or doing something)

Holonyms ("coursework" is a part of...):

class; course; course of instruction; course of study (education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings)

 Context examples 

A professional school offering coursework leading to a degree in the field dentistry.

(Dental School, NCI Thesaurus)

Coursework is primarily of an applied or performing nature with the program often culminating in a major work or performance.

(Master of Fine Arts, NCI Thesaurus)

Conferral or receipt of an academic degree or diploma marking the completion of a defined set of coursework.

(Graduation, NCI Thesaurus)