Elective courses refer to courses arranged by students themselves in the teaching plans of various disciplines and majors in colleges and universities. Compared with the "compulsory course". There are restricted elective courses and unrestricted elective courses.
The former refers to the courses to be taken within the prescribed scope, such as taking a certain number of courses within the prescribed number of courses, or taking a certain number of courses within the prescribed number of courses; The latter refers to the courses that students can choose freely without restriction.
Specialized courses are opposite to "basic courses". Refers to the professional knowledge and skills courses offered by institutions of higher learning and secondary specialized schools according to the training objectives.
Dividing courses into three categories can be seen according to the classification of the school's educational administration system.
The task of specialized courses
Enable students to master the necessary professional basic theory, professional knowledge and professional skills, understand the frontier science and technology and development trend of this major, and cultivate the ability to analyze and solve general practical problems within this major.
Due to the rapid development and frequent changes of professional knowledge, professional knowledge involves a wide range. Generally speaking, the setting of professional courses is not static, and the content of professional courses changes rapidly.
However, because colleges and universities can only lay a certain foundation of professional knowledge, more professional knowledge, and continue to study in actual jobs, the setting of professional courses and the main course content are relatively stable in a certain period of time.