(Department of Sports Management,Guangdong Vocational Institute of Sport,Guangzhou 510663,China) Abstract: The author investigated and analyzed the setting situation, geographical distribution, recruited student num-ber, employment rate, talent cultivation objectives of physical education majors in higher vocational colleges in Guangdong province, found that the setting of physical education majors in higher vocational colleges in Guangdong province was overall in conformity with the development of regional sports industrial economy in Guangdong prov-ince, but there were problems such as ambiguous cultivation objectives and similar cultivation specifications etc, and put forward suggestions such as to further specify various major boundaries and to establish major features etc. Key words: physical education major;higher vocational college;major setting;applied professional training |