course of study vs orientation

orientation vs course of study

course of study and orientation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, orientation is a hyponym of course of study; that is, orientation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than course of study:

course of study: education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
orientation: a course introducing a new situation or environment

Other hyponyms of course of study include adult education, art class, childbirth-preparation class, correspondence course, course of lectures, directed study, elective, elective course, extension course, home study, industrial arts, orientation course, propaedeutic, propaedeutics, refresher, refresher course, required course, seminar, shop, shop class, workshop, precalc, precalculus, proseminar.

course of study (noun)	orientation (noun)
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings	the act of orienting
an integrated course of academic studies	a course introducing a new situation or environment
	an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
	a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships
	a predisposition in favor of something
	position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions

Difference between course of study and orientation

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