Specialty is "all specialized fields for higher and secondary specialized education to train students", which is an academic category divided by colleges and secondary specialized schools according to the needs of social division of labor. It is an activity carried out by colleges and secondary specialized schools to meet the needs of social division of labor. Such as: drama, dance, music, acrobatics, performance, performance, basic music theory, Quyi creation, education and other majors.
To some extent, this reveals the essential connotation of specialty, and shows the scope, object and function of specialty. "Professional field" is one of the characteristics that distinguish university education from other types of education.
Therefore, the understanding of the concept of "specialty" between the East and the West is quite different. The division of majors in western countries is only a statistical summary of the training results of professional talents in colleges and universities; The division of majors has little influence on the knowledge and ability structure of specific talents trained; Specialty setting often depends on the needs of society and the balance of courses that can be offered.
As long as the school can set up the necessary curriculum combination and meet the needs of society, it can set up new majors with great flexibility; The boundaries between majors are also blurred, and students have considerable freedom to change majors.
In China and the countries of the former Soviet Union, the professional division of labor plays a strong regulatory role in management, stipulating the caliber and field of specialized personnel training in colleges and universities, which is directly related to the knowledge and ability structure of the trained personnel.
The setting of majors often revolves around the division of prescribed disciplines and majors. When the market demand changes, it is quite difficult to adjust the whole discipline and major, and the professional boundaries are quite clear, which makes it more difficult for students to change majors.