Elective courses mainly refer to courses that students who study a certain major in colleges and universities can choose selectively. Some elective courses introduce advanced science and technology and the latest scientific achievements; Some elective courses are designed to expand students' knowledge (for example, students majoring in language and literature in China take general history, students majoring in chemistry take biology, and students majoring in accounting take introduction to law, etc.). ); There are also some elective courses to satisfy students' interests and develop their talents (such as literature, music, painting, drama and other courses for professional students). Elective courses can be divided into restricted elective courses and unrestricted elective courses. Restricted elective courses, also known as designated elective courses, mean that students must take a certain subject or a certain group of courses; If some professional teaching plans stipulate that senior students must take several courses in a special group or elective group. Foreign institutions of higher learning often require students to take several credit courses in the fields of natural science and social science. Unlimited elective courses, also known as arbitrary elective courses, are not restricted by the above provisions. In order to adapt to individual differences, teach students in accordance with their aptitude and give full play to their specialties, students should take a certain proportion of courses in the professional teaching plan. But not too much, so as not to affect the basic norms of training specialized personnel. In the teaching plans of secondary specialized schools and ordinary middle schools, a small number of elective courses can be offered if conditions permit.
Tongji University, referred to as Tongji for short, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Tongji University is a famous institution of higher learning in China with a long history and outstanding reputation. It is one of the national "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Project" key universities, and it is also one of the universities with the strictest enrollment standards in China. It is "20 1 1 plan", "Everest Plan", "Excellent Engineer Plan", "Excellent Legal Talents Education and Training Plan", "1/plan" and "/kloc-0+" It is a member of Environment and Sustainable Development Cooperation Alliance, International Union of Design and Art Colleges, 2 1 Century Academic Alliance, Outstanding University Alliance, Sino-Russian Engineering University Alliance, China-Europe Engineering Education Platform and Tongji-Berkeley Engineering Alliance, and it is a deputy ministerial college in China.
As of 20 14 and 12, Tongji University has 36 colleges (departments) and secondary colleges, 7 affiliated hospitals and 4 affiliated middle schools. Full-time undergraduate students 18005, graduate students 13644, doctoral students 4504, and 2477 foreign students studying for degrees.