This major cultivates compound talents with good political theory quality, ideological and moral quality and scientific and cultural quality, who can not only engage in teaching and scientific research in schools and scientific research institutions, but also engage in propaganda, organization, management and ideological and political work based on this major in party and government organs and enterprises and institutions; Can be engaged in ideological and political teaching in primary and secondary schools, student counselors, young pioneers counselors and other related positions.
The main courses of this major are: political theory, Marxist philosophy, introduction to Marxist political economy, introduction to scientific socialism, and the study of Marxism in China.
This major trains compound talents with good political and theoretical quality, ideological and moral quality and scientific and cultural quality, who can not only engage in teaching and scientific research of this major in schools and scientific research institutions, but also engage in propaganda, organization, management and ideological and political work based on this major in party and government organs and enterprises and institutions.
Development history
In 1950s, the major of ideological and political education was established.
By 1993, a total of 58 colleges and universities across the country had set up ideological and political education majors, of which 17 colleges and universities had obtained master's degrees in ideological and political education. The major of ideological and political education has become one of the sources of full-time personnel for ideological and political work in universities, enterprises and institutions.
1July, 1993, in the catalogue of undergraduate majors in colleges and universities promulgated by the State Education Commission, the major of ideological and political education belongs to the category of ideological and political education under the education category, and can be awarded a bachelor's degree in pedagogy or law.
During the period of 1998, the major of ideological and political education was adjusted in the comparison table between old and new majors in the Catalogue of Undergraduate Majors in Colleges and Universities issued by the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) (hereinafter referred to as "the Ministry of Education"), which belongs to the political science major under the category of law and can be awarded a bachelor's degree in law or education.
In 20 12, the major of ideological and political education was changed from the political science major in the original Catalogue of Undergraduate Majors in Colleges and Universities (20 12) to the comparison table of new and old majors in Marxist Theory and the Catalogue of Undergraduate Majors in Colleges and Universities issued by the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC).
In February, 2020, in the Catalogue of Undergraduate Majors in Colleges and Universities (2020 Edition) issued by the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), the major of ideological and political education belongs to Marxist theory and was awarded the bachelor of law degree. In April, 2023, in the Catalogue of Undergraduate Majors in Colleges and Universities promulgated by the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), the major of ideological and political education still belongs to Marxist theory, and it was awarded the bachelor of law degree.