diff --git a/blocks/completionstatus/block_completionstatus.php b/blocks/completionstatus/block_completionstatus.php
index 0daec7c852d..52cd48d23d1 100644
--- a/blocks/completionstatus/block_completionstatus.php
+++ b/blocks/completionstatus/block_completionstatus.php
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class block_completionstatus extends block_base {
         if (!empty($prerequisites)) {
 
             $phtml  = '<tr><td>';
-            $phtml .= get_string('prerequisitescompleted', 'completion');
+            $phtml .= get_string('dependenciescompleted', 'completion');
             $phtml .= '</td><td style="text-align: right">';
             $a = new stdClass();
             $a->first = $prerequisites_complete;
diff --git a/course/completion_form.php b/course/completion_form.php
index 951776a198b..f13f2af69ce 100644
--- a/course/completion_form.php
+++ b/course/completion_form.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class course_completion_form extends moodleform {
         $mform->setDefault('overall_aggregation', $completion->get_aggregation_method());
 
         // Course prerequisite completion criteria
-        $mform->addElement('header', 'courseprerequisites', get_string('courseprerequisites', 'completion'));
+        $mform->addElement('header', 'courseprerequisites', get_string('completiondependencies', 'completion'));
 
         // Get applicable courses
         $courses = $DB->get_records_sql(
diff --git a/lang/en/completion.php b/lang/en/completion.php
index 9a9d10cc373..8b73c59733c 100644
--- a/lang/en/completion.php
+++ b/lang/en/completion.php
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ $string['yourprogress'] = 'Your progress';
 $string['achievinggrade']='Achieving grade';
 $string['activities']='Activities';
 $string['activitiescompleted']='Activities completed';
-$string['addcourseprerequisite']='Add course prerequisite';
 $string['afterspecifieddate']='After specified date';
 $string['aggregationmethod']='Aggregation method';
 $string['all']='All';
 $string['any']='Any';
 $string['approval']='Approval';
+$string['completiondependencies']='Completion dependencies';
 $string['completionenabled']='Enabled, control via completion and activity settings';
 $string['completionmenuitem']='Completion';
 $string['completiononunenrolment']='Completion on unenrolment';
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ $string['coursealreadycompleted']='You have already completed this course';
 $string['coursecomplete']='Course complete';
 $string['coursecompleted']='Course completed';
 $string['coursegrade']='Course grade';
-$string['courseprerequisites']='Course prerequisites';
 $string['coursesavailable']='Courses available';
 $string['coursesavailableexplaination']='<i>Course completion criteria must be set for a course to appear in this list</i>';
 $string['criteria']='Criteria';
@@ -115,6 +114,8 @@ $string['criteriagroup']='Criteria group';
 $string['criteriarequiredall']='All criteria below are required';
 $string['criteriarequiredany']='Any criteria below are required';
 $string['days']='Days';
+$string['dependencies']='Dependencies';
+$string['dependenciescompleted']='Dependencies completed';
 $string['editcoursecompletionsettings']='Edit course completion settings';
 $string['enrolmentduration']='Days left';
 $string['err_nocourses']='Course completion is not enabled for any other courses, so none can be displayed. You can enable course completion in the course settings.';
@@ -141,8 +142,6 @@ $string['notyetstarted']='Not yet started';
 $string['overallcriteriaaggregation']='Overall criteria type aggregation';
 $string['pending']='Pending';
 $string['periodpostenrolment']='Period post enrolment';
-$string['prerequisites']='Prerequisites';
-$string['prerequisitescompleted']='Prerequisites completed';
 $string['recognitionofpriorlearning']='Recognition of prior learning';
 $string['remainingenroledfortime']='Remaining enrolled for a specified period of time';
 $string['remainingenroleduntildate']='Remaining enrolled until a specified date';
diff --git a/lib/completion/completion_criteria_course.php b/lib/completion/completion_criteria_course.php
index a25dea2ae6b..3fc19db9eee 100644
--- a/lib/completion/completion_criteria_course.php
+++ b/lib/completion/completion_criteria_course.php
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class completion_criteria_course extends completion_criteria {
      * @return string
      */
     public function get_title() {
-        return get_string('prerequisitescompleted', 'completion');
+        return get_string('dependenciescompleted', 'completion');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class completion_criteria_course extends completion_criteria {
      * @return string
      */
     public function get_type_title() {
-        return get_string('prerequisites', 'completion');
+        return get_string('dependencies', 'completion');
     }
 
     /**