The four optional courses of Wuhan University include the history of China, the history of People's Republic of China (PRC), the history of reform and opening up, and the history of socialist development.

In the third semester, the general course of "Four History" was offered. All students must choose one of the four courses in the third semester: History of China, History of People's Republic of China (PRC), History of Reform and Opening-up and History of Socialist Development, and get credit after passing the exam. This round of course selection is limited to undergraduates (including counterparts, excluding undergraduates).

The four history education refers to the history of the party, the history of the country, the history of reform and opening up and the history of socialist development.

The education of four histories is the general name of the education of party history, national history, reform and opening up history and socialist development history. It is a fine tradition of China to take the history of the Party as a mirror, educate people with history and attach importance to drawing wisdom and strength from the history of the Party.