minicourse

English

Etymology

From mini- +‎ course.

Noun

minicourse (plural minicourses)

1. A brief educational course
   • 1995 April 7, Deanna Isaacs, “Chesterton, IN”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     A day trip to Chesterton can be a self-guided minicourse in midwestern architecture, thanks to a survey of Porter County sites and structures published by the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana.

   • 2007 August 31, Tamar Lewin, “N.Y.U. Plans a Branch in Abu Dhabi, Officials Say”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     […] financial incentives would help lure dozens of New York University professors — and not just those interested in the Middle East — to the Abu Dhabi campus even if only for a semester or a January minicourse.

Translations

brief course

• Spanish: cursillo (es) m