Subjects in a course of study (8)
I believe the answer is:
syllabus
'subjects in a course of study' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for syllabus that I've seen before include "Outline of subjects included in course of study" , "Prescribed course of study" , "Programme of studies" , "Programme for a course of study" , "Course list of subjects" .)