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Introduction to science education specialty
Science education major is an education major based on imparting basic scientific knowledge and methods, relying on quality education, experiencing scientific thinking and scientific inquiry methods, cultivating scientific spirit and attitude, establishing a complete view of scientific knowledge and values, and cultivating the basic ability of scientific research and application of science and technology. Science education is a comprehensive discipline, involving natural science, social science, humanities and other fields.

The main courses of science education major include:

Basic courses of natural science: including basic science courses such as mathematics, physics and chemistry, aiming at cultivating students' basic scientific knowledge and scientific thinking ability.

Basic courses of social science: including social science courses such as philosophy, history and geography, aiming at cultivating students' scientific thinking and methods.

Basic humanities courses: including literature, art, music and other humanities courses, aiming at cultivating students' humanistic quality and scientific thinking.

Scientific method course: including the basic methods and skills of scientific research such as observation, experiment, analysis and explanation.

Science and technology application course: including the application and practice of science and technology such as scientific experiment, scientific investigation and scientific design.

Students majoring in science education need to have certain scientific knowledge and scientific literacy, as well as basic knowledge of educational theory and practice. After graduation, I can engage in related work in schools, scientific research institutions, scientific and technological enterprises and other fields, such as science education and teaching, science education research, science experiment, science investigation, science education management and so on.