short course

Brief study program

A short course is a condensed educational program, typically lasting days or weeks rather than months or semesters.

Universities and professional organizations offer short courses for skill development or continuing education: She took a short course in project management.

In golf, a short course has fewer or shorter holes than a standard eighteen-hole layout.

educational

seminar

Group discussion for learning

  • workshopPlace for making or learning
  • tutorialInstructional step-by-step guide
  • moduleIndependent functional component

bootcamp · training · certification · webinar · masterclass · lecture · lesson · session · curriculum · syllabus

format

condensed

Made more compact

compressed · concentrated · abridged · brief · quick · rapid · immersive · hands-on · practical · online

golf

links

Things that connect

iron · wedge · tee · green · putting · municipal

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duration/intensity of study

short coursedegree program

Formal course of study

four-year degree · graduate program · doctoral program · residency · apprenticeship

formality/credential weight

short coursedegree program

Formal course of study

diploma program · formal education · undergraduate degree · graduate degree · certificate program

Family

short, course, shorter, shortest, shortly, shortness, shorten, shortened, shortening

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