The phrase 'practical subject' is correct and usable in written English.
It is generally used to refer to a type of academic subject that involves the application of theoretical knowledge to real-world situations. For example, a course in a practical subject such as engineering would require students to apply mathematical principles to build actual working models of machines.
Last year our reviewer, Edmund White, said the author turns "his supremely practical subject" into "an elegant and sometimes grotesque fairy-tale hero".
Science is very much a practical subject: as a teacher and senior leader, I've always said teachers should be doing practicals every lesson.
If a novel seemed to worsen a woman's condition, it should be taken away and replaced by "a book upon some practical subject; such, for instance, as beekeeping".
The simple subject specific scheme and a more practical subject independent scheme were designed to classify wake, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and non-REM (NREM) sleep.
Indeed, Baudrillard has no theory of the subject as an active agent of social change whatsoever, thus following the structuralist and poststructuralist critique of the philosophical and practical subject categorized by Descartes, Kant, and Sartre which was long dominant in French thought.
Despite the differences that may exist between the different Schools of Civil Engineering, Railways is an eminently practical subject and its purpose is that students learn not only the theoretical design of railway lines, but also the construction, management and operation processes.
The initiation "curriculum" does not usually include practical subjects.
Classes are held in English, and there is a western curriculum heavy on practical subjects such as business and engineering.
Udemy offers a huge variety of courses, primarily in practical subjects like Excel software or using an iPhone camera.
Northwestern offered a variety of liberal-arts majors, but was oriented toward Christian ministry and practical subjects like nursing and education.
Some British universities are moving away from literature-based degrees towards joint degrees linked to practical subjects such as law or business studies.
