full-time, part-time
graduate, postgraduate
independent, private
This grammar book is suitable both for classroom use and for independent study.

academic
The course integrates academic study and practical training.

language

course, programme/program

take up
Now that her children are all at school, she's going to take up full-time study again.

group
A study group meets every Sunday at the church.

programme/program
leave (BrE)
The company allows its staff to take paid study leave.

skills
The first part of the course is designed to develop students' study skills.

hall (AmE), period

study for
full-time study for an MA

an area of study, a field of study
Students do a foundation year before specializing in their chosen field of study.

further
Many undertake further studies after college.

begin, undertake (formal)
continue, pursue
complete, finish
When he has completed his studies, he'll travel around the world.

resume, return to
She returned to her studies when her children reached school age.

area, business, cultural, management, media, religious, women's, etc.
She's doing women's studies at Liverpool University.

do
lecture in, teach
He lectures in management studies.

department
Princeton's African American studies department

course, programme/program
the university's cultural studies course

current, new, present, recent
The present study reveals an unacceptable level of air pollution in the city.

earlier, original, previous
future
careful, close, comprehensive, detailed, in-depth, intensive, serious
a close study of energy prices
She devoted herself to a serious study of the literature.

longitudinal
a longitudinal study of children in low-income families

definitive, major
initial, pilot, preliminary
A preliminary study suggested that the product would be popular.

research
Research studies carried out in Italy confirmed the theory.

clinical, empirical, experimental, systematic, theoretical
anthropological, historical, literary, scientific, sociological, etc.
field
This phenomenon has been observed in field studies.

feasibility
The company undertook an extensive feasibility study before adopting the new system.

time-and-motion
case
a detailed case study of nine companies

comparative
a comparative study of the environmental costs of different energy sources

independent
An independent study was commissioned by the department.

commission, fund, support
a study commissioned by the World Bank

carry out, conduct, do, make, participate in, undertake, work on
He has made a special study of the way that birds communicate.

publish

take place
aim at sth, aim to do sth, attempt to, be aimed at sth, be designed to, set out to
The study aims to examine bias in television news coverage.

be based on sth
a study based on a sample of male white-collar workers

concern sth, cover sth, deal with sth, examine sth, explore sth, focus on sth, investigate sth, look at sth
The ten-year study covered 13 000 people aged 15-25.

compare sth
The study compares the incidence of bone cancer in men and women.

conclude sth, confirm sth, demonstrate sth, document sth, find sth, indicate sth, prove sth, report sth, reveal sth, say sth, show sth, suggest sth, support sth, warn sth
A new study shows that fewer students are studying science.

provide sth
The study provided valuable insight into the development of the disease.

highlight sth, identify sth
The study highlighted three problem areas.

group
The study group was selected from a broad cross section of the population.

session

according to a/the study, in a/the study
In a recent study, 40% of schools were found to be understaffed.

under study
the biochemical process under study

study into
a study into the viability of the mine

study on
a definitive study on medieval weapons

an area of study, a field of study
the author of a/the study
the objective of a/the study, the purpose of a/the study
the findings of a/the study, the results of a/the study
the subject of a/the study
Shakespeare is the subject of a new study by Kraft.

hard
abroad

at
to study at college

for
She is studying hard for her exams.

under, with
He studied under Professor Sager.

carefully, closely, in depth, in detail, intensively, intently
She picked up the letter and studied it carefully.
In the third year a number of areas are studied in detail.

extensively, widely
fully, thoroughly
systematically
thoughtfully
He studied her thoughtfully, then smiled.

be well studied
This area has not been well studied.
The influence of heredity is best studied in identical twins.

Study is used with these nouns as the subject:
eye, researcher, scientist

Study is used with these nouns as the object:
ballet, anatomy, aspect, behaviour, Bible, book, cause, collection, composition, craft, data, detail, document, ecology, effect, effectiveness, evidence, feasibility, galaxy, impact, implication, influence, judo, karate, language, literature, manual, map, menu, module, movement, nail, painting, phenomenon, possibility, problem, profile, property, record, reflection, region, relationship, religion, remains, sample, scripture, subject, syllabus, text, theatre, videotape, workings