副専攻(ふくせんこう)

ふくせんこう
noun
minor (academic); sub-specialization
education
1. minor (academic); sub-specialization
A secondary field of study at a university, pursued alongside one's main major. The Japanese university equivalent of an academic minor.
副専攻(ふくせんこう)は心理学(しんりがく)です。
My minor is psychology.
経済学(けいざいがく)を副専攻(ふくせんこう)に選(えら)んだ。
I chose economics as my minor.
うちの大学(だいがく)では主専攻(しゅせんこう)と副専攻(ふくせんこう)の両方(りょうほう)の単位(たんい)を取(と)らないと卒業(そつぎょう)できない。
At my university, you can't graduate without completing credits in both your major and your minor.

Composed of 副(ふく) (sub-, secondary) + 専攻(せんこう) (major, specialization). Not all Japanese universities use this system; some use the term 副専攻(ふくせんこう) while others call it サブメジャー or 副(ふく)プログラム.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 専攻(せんこう): major, specialization — the primary field of study
  • 主専攻(しゅせんこう): main major — used explicitly when contrasting with the minor
  • 副(ふく)プログラム: sub-program — alternative term used at some universities
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Added 2026.4.27 20:15 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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