1, different meanings: departments of universities are divided by disciplines, colleges are larger than departments, and colleges are divided by disciplines. In other words, the university is divided into several secondary colleges, and each secondary college has several departments, and each department has several undergraduate or postgraduate majors.

2. The content varies in size: the major is a small category, such as psychology and archival science; But the department is a relatively large classification, such as psychology and archival science, which all belong to the social service department. (For example, not every school is the same. ) General departments put the same major together, which can achieve the purpose of studying together.

3. Different grades: If graded, departments include majors, which are higher than professional grades. The order is as follows: university, college, department, major, class.

4. Different definitions: Specialty is "various specialized fields for cultivating students in higher education", which is an activity carried out by universities to meet the needs of social division of labor. Department is a teaching management organization set up by colleges and universities according to their professional nature. According to the category of majors, an institution of higher learning can be divided into several departments, and one or several majors with similar nature can be set up below the department.

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