A syllabus differs from a curriculum in that a curriculum is a more generalised or an overview of the sum total of subjects or topics that the students are meant to learn. A syllabus is a more detailed overview of the subject of study like African History. To illustrate, a mathematics curriculum may list basics of algebra, basics of geometry and basics of trigonometry. While, the class syllabus lists what topics will be covered under each of the basic topics, what will be the concepts that students may understand by the end of each topic, and it may even list what exercises or problems in the textbook will be covered during class. Hence, it can be said that syllabus is a subset of curriculum.
