I.
noun
1 complete series of lessons or lectures
ADJECTIVE
▪ computer , psychology , Spanish , etc.
▪ crash , intensive
▪ short
▪ two-day , two-week , etc.
▪ advanced , beginners' , intermediate , introductory
▪ college-level , graduate-level (both AmE )
▪ day ( BrE ), evening ( esp. BrE ), night ( AmE )
▪ elective ( AmE )
▪
Psychology is offered as an elective ~.
▪ required ( AmE )
▪
Students take required ~s in music theory and performance.
▪ refresher , remedial
▪
He enrolled in a remedial mathematics ~.
▪ induction ( BrE )
▪ training
▪ correspondence , online , Web-based
▪ external ( BrE )
▪ in-house ( esp. BrE )
VERB + COURSE
▪ attend , do , take
▪
He took a crash ~ in Spanish.
▪ enrol on ( BrE ), join ( esp. BrE ), sign up for
▪ teach
▪ offer , run
▪
The school runs ~s all year round.
▪ design , develop
▪
We have designed the ~ for students at all levels of ability.
▪ complete , finish
▪
She has completed a ~ in first aid.
▪ pass
▪ fail , flunk ( informal , esp. AmE )
COURSE + VERB
▪ run
▪
The ~ runs from January till March.
▪ consist of sth , cover sth , focus on sth , include sth
▪
The ~ consists of both lectures and practical workshops.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
a ~ in art history
▪ ~ on
▪
a ~ on the development of capitalism
2 ( esp. BrE ) period of study at a college/university
ADJECTIVE
▪ full-time , part-time
▪ one-year , two-year , etc.
▪ access ( BrE ), foundation ( BrE )
▪ graduate , postgraduate , undergraduate
▪ degree , diploma , honours/honors
▪
a joint-honours ~ in French and Russian ( BrE )
▪ mathematics , physics , psychology , etc.
▪ academic
▪ vocational
▪ sandwich ( BrE )
VERB + COURSE
▪ offer , run
▪
the only university in the UK to offer ~s in computer games technology
▪ complete , finish
▪ drop out of
3 route/direction
VERB + COURSE
▪ alter , change , reverse ( esp. AmE )
▪
The boat altered ~ during the storm.
▪ chart , plot , set
▪
We set ~ for Vancouver Island.
▪ navigate , steer
▪ follow
▪
The path follows the ~ of the river.
▪ resume
▪
The plane resumed its original ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ off ~
▪
We're a long way off ~.
▪ on ~
▪
We're on ~ for our destination.
PHRASES
▪ on a collision ~
▪
The two planes were on a collision ~.
▪ be blown off ~
▪
The boat was blown off ~.
4 way of acting
ADJECTIVE
▪ best , better
▪ prudent
▪
Taking action without knowing all the facts would not be a prudent ~.
VERB + COURSE
▪ adopt , choose , follow , pursue , steer , take
▪
She shrewdly steered a middle ~ between the two factions.
▪
It was the best ~ of action to take in the circumstances.
COURSE + VERB
▪ be open to sb
▪
It was the only ~ open to him.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of action
5 development of sth over a period of time
ADJECTIVE
▪ natural , normal , usual
▪
It's best to let things follow their natural ~.
VERB + COURSE
▪ change
▪
an event that changed the ~ of his life
▪ reverse ( esp. AmE )
▪
The dollar fell sharply for two days, and then reversed ~.
▪ affect , decide , determine , dictate , influence , shape
▪
War has determined the ~ of much of human history.
▪ follow , run , take
▪
Her career followed a similar ~ to her sister's.
▪
We could do nothing but let the disease run its ~.
▪ resume
▪
Prices resumed their upward ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ during the ~ of
▪
during the ~ of the war
▪ in the ~ of
▪
In the ~ of time, I began to understand.
PHRASES
▪ the ~ of history
▪
This was an event that changed the ~ of history.
▪ in due ~ (= at the appropriate time; eventually)
▪ in the normal ~ of events , in the ordinary ~ of events
▪
In the normal ~ of events, you should get a reply by Monday.
▪ let nature take its ~
▪
When the dog responded so badly to the treatment, we decided to let nature take its ~ (= stop treating it and let it die naturally) .
6 part of a meal
ADJECTIVE
▪ main
▪ first , second , etc.
PREPOSITION
▪ for a/the ~
▪
We had chicken for our main ~.
7 in a sport/a race
ADJECTIVE
▪ golf
▪ nine-hole
▪ obstacle , race (usually racecourse ) ( BrE ) ( racetrack in AmE )
VERB + COURSE
▪ complete
▪
Only ten yachts completed the ~.
▪ build , design
8 series of medical treatments
VERB + COURSE
▪ give sb , put sb on
▪
She's been put on a ~ of injections.
▪ prescribe (sb)
▪ take
▪ complete , finish
▪
If you are prescribed antibiotics, it's important to finish the ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of antibiotics
II.
verb
Course is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ adrenalin , ↑ blood