Ideological and political education in colleges and universities includes an introduction to the basic principles of Marxism, an introduction to Mao Zedong Thought and Socialism with Chinese characteristics, an outline of China's modern history, ideological and moral cultivation and legal basis, forms and policies, and contemporary world economy and politics.

Ideology and morality is a multi-factor comprehensive system, and it is the sum total of relatively stable psychological characteristics, ideological tendencies and behavior habits that people show in their moral behavior under the guidance of certain thoughts. It is related to certain economic activities, political activities and moral customs, and is restricted by the level of social development. Ideology and morality are not only manifested in consciousness and behavior, but also in politics and morality. The essence of ideological and moral education is to transform the ideological and moral of a certain society into the personal ideological and moral of the educated.