The phrase "a shift in course" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a change in direction or strategy, often in contexts such as business, personal decisions, or navigation.
Example: "After reviewing the project's progress, the team decided that a shift in course was necessary to meet the deadline."
Alternatives: "a change in direction" or "a change in strategy."
But it also implies a shift in course for humanitarianism, toward a route more politically engaged, less neutral.
No one on its board of directors is worried or is demanding a shift in course or Mark Zuckerberg's resignation.
Such a shift in course would give a much-needed boost to the French economy, and to the E.U. at large, which remains depressed.
Since last year's elections, Republicans in Congress have struggled for traction on their legislative efforts, torn between conservatives who drove the agenda after their 2010 landslide and new voices counseling a shift in course to reflect President Obama's re-election and the loss of Republican seats in the House and the Senate.
Students in the Carlone and Johnson (2007) study had to make a shift in their course performance, from simply doing well on exams to applying their knowledge and thinking like a scientist.
Pyongyang used the change of American administration to signal a major shift in course.
But analysts said they did not expect a major shift in course.
And in naming Ms. Norton, 46, as his steward of the nation's public lands, Mr. Bush has sent a strong signal that what he has in mind -- and not only in Alaska -- would indeed mark a sharp shift in course.
Mr. Armitage's remarks, made on Tuesday to regional reporters and released by the State Department today, represent a potential shift in course for the administration, which has until now insisted that all military, economic and political matters in Iraq remain under total American control.
A shift in the time-course of NCAM-L1 expression resulted in a significant increase in NCAM-L1 in HG males on P18, an isolated time at which cerebellar mass does not significantly differ between HG and SC neonates.
Until now, a shift in the time-course of retinal development has been observed only in mice with natural genetic mutations that affect the rate of natural cell death [25].
