course of study vs education

course of study and education both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
course of study	Yes	No	No	No
education	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, education is a hypernym of course of study; that is, education is a word with a broader meaning than course of study:

course of study: education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
education: the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

Other hypernyms of course of study include didactics, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching.

course of study (noun)	education (noun)
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings	the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
an integrated course of academic studies	the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
	the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
	knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
	the gradual process of acquiring knowledge