Beijing Normal University is a key university directly under the Ministry of Education, and it is a famous institution with the main features of teacher education, educational science and basic disciplines of arts and sciences.

The school's predecessor was Shi Jing University Hall, which was founded in 1902. 1908 was renamed as Shi Jing Excellent Normal School, with independent organizational system. 19 12 was renamed Beijing Normal University. 1923, the school was renamed as Beijing Normal University, becoming the first normal university in the history of China. 193 1 year, 1952 Beiping Women's Normal University and Fu Jen Catholic University were successively merged into Beijing Normal University.

Discipline construction of Beijing Normal University;

Beijing Normal University has 76 undergraduate majors, 38 first-class disciplines authorized by master's degree, 365,438+0 first-class disciplines authorized by doctor's degree, and 28 post-doctoral research stations. Five first-level disciplines, 1 1 two disciplines were approved as national key disciplines, and two two disciplines were approved as national key (cultivation) disciplines. 39 disciplines cover 10 disciplines, forming a comprehensive discipline layout.

The fourth round of the first-level discipline evaluation in 20 16 released by the Center for Degree and Postgraduate Education Development of the Ministry of Education shows that six first-level disciplines, including pedagogy, psychology, China language and literature, China history, drama, film and television, and geography, got A+, two first-level disciplines got A-, and seven first-level disciplines got A-, ranking sixth in the number of universities in China.