What is an elective course in general education?
General elective course is a course aimed at improving the comprehensive quality of college students, which is usually offered by colleges and universities and involves many disciplines such as natural science, humanities and social sciences, art and culture. Its purpose is to expand the scope of knowledge, improve the knowledge structure, integrate the thoughts and thinking methods of multi-disciplinary fields at home and abroad, and improve the cultural quality, aesthetic taste, humanistic quality and scientific spirit. General elective courses include offline courses and online courses. Online courses include self-built massive open online courses on campus and the introduction of massive open online courses off campus. General elective courses include philosophy, history and psychology, culture, language and literature, economy, management and law, nature, environment and science, information, technology and engineering, art, sports and health, employment, innovation and entrepreneurship, society, communication and etiquette, life planning, morality and self-cultivation. Students can choose courses according to their hobbies to improve their initiative and enthusiasm in learning.