prospectus
/prəˈspɛktəs
/noun (plural prospectuses)
A printed booklet advertising a school or university to potential parents or students or giving details of a share offer for the benefit of investors.After finding a vacancy in your chosen subject area, read the university/college prospectus....
- Northern Ireland was the first to scrap league tables, in 2001, instead requiring schools to publish their own annual results in prospectuses for parents to read.
- Many university prospectuses talk about ‘access’ to courses by disabled students, but the encouragement needs to start earlier.
Synonyms
brochure, description, announcement, advertisement;
syllabus, curriculum, catalogue, programme, list, scheme, particulars, schedule, outline, synopsis;
pamphlet, literature
Origin
Mid 18th century: from Latin, literally 'view, prospect', from the verb prospicere, from pro- 'forward' + specere 'to look'.