propaedeutic vs course of study

propaedeutic and course of study both are nouns.

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

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

propaedeutic: a course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally)
course of study: education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

Other hypernyms of propaedeutic include class, course, course of instruction.

propaedeutic (noun)	course of study (noun)
a course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally)	education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
	an integrated course of academic studies

propaedeutic (adjective)	course of study (adjective)
preceding and preparing for something