Primary education mainly studies basic knowledge and skills such as pedagogy, psychology, literature and primary school curriculum teaching. , analyze the physical and mental activities of children aged 6- 12, cultivate good humanistic quality, psychological quality and teachers' professional ethics, and carry out education and teaching of Chinese, mathematics, English, morality and other subjects in primary schools, children's enlightenment education and psychological counseling.

The main courses of primary education major are pedagogy, psychology, logic, Putonghua, teachers' oral English, instructional design, moral education principles, educational sociology, work of class teachers, educational philosophy, mental health and psychological consultation, modern Chinese foundation, selected works of China literature in past dynasties, basic writing, children's literature, primary school Chinese course teaching, elementary number theory, mathematical analysis, applied mathematics, primary school mathematics course teaching, primary school English course teaching, primary school nature. Primary school social and moral course teaching, primary school art course teaching, development and educational psychology, a brief history of Chinese and foreign education, comparative education, modern education measurement and evaluation, information technology for primary and secondary school teachers.

Since a few years ago, teachers' access has been liberalized to the society. As long as social workers with teacher qualification certificates pass the exam, they can enter the education system and compete for teacher positions. Especially with the increasing difficulty of social employment, many Chinese departments, mathematics departments, English departments and even graduate students have joined the competition of primary school teachers, which undoubtedly increases the employment difficulty of undergraduate primary education students.