2. Ideological and political science is quite extensive. Personally, I think it is simpler than Ma Yuan in professional research. Ma Yuan has more original works on Marxism-Leninism.
Ideological and political education is a major offered by many universities in China. This major trains professionals who have the basic Marxist theory and professional knowledge of ideological and political education and can engage in ideological and political work in party and government organs, schools, enterprises and institutions. This major mainly studies the basic theories and knowledge of Marxism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory and ideological and political education. They are trained in the skills and methods of ideological and political education and master the basic ability to engage in ideological and political work. Civil servants in ideological and political education major belong to pedagogy, while civil servants in Henan Province belong to secretarial category. Ideological and political education is a basic content of education in China. With the development of socialist market economy and the improvement of political consciousness, the pursuit of human freedom and all-round development has become one of the fundamental tasks of education.
The major of Marxist Theory and Ideological and Political Education is a new major name after the Ministry of Education revised the 1996 Postgraduate Professional Catalogue. Prior to this, there were ideological and political education majors in the undergraduate professional catalogue and ideological and political education majors in the graduate professional catalogue, which were consistent; After 1996, "ideological and political education major" is still kept in the undergraduate professional catalogue, while the ideological and political education major in the postgraduate professional catalogue is changed to Marxist theory and ideological and political education major, which is inconsistent.