(School of Physical Education,South China Normal University,Guangzhou 510006,China) Abstract: The authors analyzed the current state of the curriculum setup for the physical education major in South China Normal University, and revealed the following findings: 49% of the students majoring in physical education were not clear about the basic objectives of the major, which is far short of the requirement; the students highly agreed with the talent cultivation orientation of the physical education major; over 60% of the students were satis-fied with the curriculum setup for the major, which to a certain extent reflects the university’s reform on the cur-riculum system was quite ideal, but the university was still unable to meet the students’ needs for some specialized skill courses; the arrangement of required courses and optional courses, as well as theory courses and physical edu-cation practice courses was not rational enough, and needs to be further perfected; most students were unsatisfied with guided practice courses, for which major adjustments should be made. Key words: school physical education;physical education major;cultivation objective;curriculum setup;South China Normal University |