The phrase "are expected to master" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing anticipated skills or knowledge that someone should acquire in a particular context, such as education or training.
Example: "Students in this course are expected to master the fundamentals of programming by the end of the semester."
Alternatives: "are anticipated to master" or "are required to master".
Now the curriculums are all about "competencies", general skills that students are expected to master.
Moreover, Mr. O'Connell said that the state's instructional materials were woefully out of date, reflecting little of the new curriculum that students are expected to master to pass the exit exam.
Most eighth-grade math exams in the United States emphasize arithmetic, computation, whole numbers and fractions -- topics that students in top-ranked nations are expected to master well before middle school.
These days, empathy — understanding others by putting yourself in their shoes — is a skill managers are expected to master.
Unsurprisingly, numerous studies indicate that students are overwhelmed by the vast amount of information that they are expected to master (National Research Council 2003; Seymour and Hewitt 2000).
English language proficiency is considered a basic skill that students from different language backgrounds are expected to master, independent of whether they are native or non-native speakers.
The nation's governors and education commissioners created them so that all children had a clear set of expectations, and a prescription for the skills they were expected to master at different ages, from learning how to read to drawing a bar graph.
All four kids were expected to master a musical instrument.
A century ago, college students were expected to master courses in classical rhetoric.
She soon discovered that she was expected to master complicated cultural dances in a few hours.
Young players were expected to master T20 skills first and then bridge the gap into Test cricket.
