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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.
副専攻は心理学です。
My minor is psychology.
経済学を副専攻に選んだ。
I chose economics as my minor.
うちの大学では主専攻と副専攻の両方の単位を取らないと卒業できない。
At my university, you can't graduate without completing credits in both your major and your minor.
Composed of 副 (sub-, secondary) + 専攻 (major, specialization). Not all Japanese universities use this system; some use the term 副専攻 while others call it サブメジャー or 副プログラム.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 副専攻を選ぶ: to choose a minor
- ��専攻の科目: minor courses
- 副専攻を取る: to take a minor
- 副専攻制度: minor system/program
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 専攻: major, specialization — the primary field of study
- 主専攻: main major — used explicitly when contrasting with the minor
- 副プログラム: sub-program — alternative term used at some universities