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title: "Topic"
space: "Education"
url: "https://docs.frappe.io/education/topic"
updated: "2026-02-09"
---

**A Topic is a subunit of a Course and will contain all the contents related to the topic.**

For example, under the program Economics Major, the course Mathematical Methods in Economics would be course whereas, within the course 'Linear Algebra' would be a topic.

![Topic](/files/education-program-workflow.png)  


The content of the topic could be in the form of an article, a video or a quiz.

![Topic](/files/education-topic-1.png)  


To access the Topic list, go to:


> Home > Education > Masters > Topic
> 
> 

1. Prerequisites
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Before creating a New Topic, it is advisable that you create the following first:

1. Article
2. Video
3. Quiz

2. How to create a Topic
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1. Click on New Topic and add the title of the Topic.
2. Add the related course (optionally).
3. Select the Content Type for the topic. It could be an Article, a Video or a Quiz.
4. Select the Content for the Topic. You can create a New Article, Video or a Quiz from here itself.
5. Optionally add a description and Save.

![education-topic-3](/files/education-topic-3.gif)