Both sides have different positions on the function of university education. As its famous liberal arts education expresses, undergraduate education in American universities is the most basic education for a free person, helping an individual to grow into a sound person with rational thinking ability and critical spirit. However, due to many reasons such as history and economic development level, China's university education is also positioned as a professional education to train professionals in a certain field.

Cultivate healthy individuals

The goal of undergraduate education in American universities is to cultivate sound individuals and make them qualified citizens of civilized society.

Extensive education

American college students have no major when they enter universities, but only study some public subjects according to certain requirements. These subjects generally cover several departments: literature, art, history, philosophy, humanities, society, mathematics, science and other fields. After extensive education, students can understand themselves, society and the connotation of various disciplines more clearly.

Proportion of specialized courses

College students in China have already decided on a certain major before entering the school. Moreover, from the first semester of college, I began to study specialized courses. However, after American college students determine their majors, students begin to study specialized courses. However, the proportion of specialized courses generally does not exceed 1/3 of all courses. Therefore, it is conceivable that the students trained by American university education have obvious advantages in terms of knowledge width and balance.