an academic course providing an overview of a broad subject area
Prof. Shenton taught a 76-hour survey course, 'The Rise of the American Nation'.
survey course in American English
noun
Education
an introductory course of study that provides a general view of an academic subject
Word origin
[1915–20]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: camouflage, conditioning, costar, neorealism, supernationalism