The courses studied in the university for the aged include English, literature and creative appreciation, history, regular script, running script, landscape painting, photography creation, social dance, square dance, folk dance, Shaanxi opera singing, Shaanxi opera performance, model figures, basic Chinese medicine, Chinese medicine health care, psychology for the aged, basic computer courses, Tai Ji Chuan, Taijijian, cooking, flower cultivation, craft making and so on.

The University for the Aged is a special school. In old age, you can learn a lot of different knowledge and meet many different friends in university, which is the main reason why many old people want to study in university for the aged.

Education for the aged is neither vocational preparation nor vocational training. It is different from general education, vocational education and professional continuing education, but a special education based on the physiological and psychological characteristics of the elderly. Its purpose is to make the elderly increase their knowledge, broaden their horizons, enrich their lives and strengthen their physique.

The courses in the university for the aged are very colorful and cover a wide range, from various sports to TCM health preservation, from flower arrangement cooking to the use of smart phones, all aspects take into account the needs of the elderly. There is no utilitarian study and useless appraisal activities in the university for the aged, so it is not necessary to deliberately.

In fact, the university for the elderly is mainly set up to solve the troubles of the elderly in their later years and increase their fun in life. Every university offers different courses for the elderly. There are more women in some places, so courses such as music and dance may be offered.