You can apply for the exam and need to take basic courses. The same academic level, no degree certificate is required. As for preparation, everyone has his own method. You can check the review methods that suit you online. Make a review plan.

You'd better find a good textbook first, because you haven't studied this major in college, so you should read it from the beginning. The following is a better version of the textbook

China Ancient History Zhu Shaohou Fujian People's Publishing House

China philology Zhang Shunhui Huazhong Normal University Press

Ancient Chinese Guo Xiliang Beijing Publishing House

Selected Works of China History, edited by China Historical Literature Research Association, Zhonghua Book Company, 2006.

Chinese Ancient History

China Ancient History Zhu Shaohou Fujian People's Publishing House

Selected Works of China History Zhou Yutong Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House

Regional cultural history

China Ancient History Zhu Shaohou Fujian People's Publishing House

China Ancient Cultural History: Yinfalu Peking University Publishing House

Ancient Chinese Guo Xiliang Beijing Publishing House

Historiography theory and historiography history

Historical Theory and Method Li Henan University Press

Qu in the History of China, Beijing People's Publishing House.

modern history of China

Modern History of China Li Kan Zhonghua Bookstore (4th Edition)

Modern History of China (Part I) Wang Qilin Higher Education Press

history of the world

World history (ancient history, vol. 2), world history (modern history, vol. 2) and world history (modern history, vol. 2) and Qi Zhu Higher Education Press.

history of international relations

History of International Relations Yuanming Peking University Publishing House

History of International Relations Liu Debin Higher Education Press.

administration management

Cultural Studies Wang Yude Yunnan University Press

Introduction to Cultural Industry Hu Huilin Yunnan University Press

Cultural Marketing (Reference Book) Liu Yuzhu Liu Shifa Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House

Professional history

China Culture Course Ma Min Huazhong Normal University Press

Curriculum and teaching methods

Wang Duoquan, History Pedagogy, Shanghai Education Press.

Yu Youxi Higher Education Press, Teaching Method of Middle School History

historical geography

Introduction to Historical Geography of China Zhang Huazhong Normal University Press

China Ancient History Zhu Shaohou Fujian People's Publishing House

Note: 3 13 The outline of the basic examination for history major is formulated by the state.