Programme of study (6)
I believe the answer is:
course
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">programme of study</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(academic course)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for course that I've seen before include "Syllabus" , "soup?" , "Layer (of bricks)" , "Route for Crusoe" , "Direction taken or intended, as in race" .)