The Institute of Foreign Languages undertakes the task of cultivating master's degree in subject teaching (English). The School of Foreign Languages of Northeast Normal University has a long history, which was developed from the Russian Art Department of the former Northeastern University Literature Department. At present, the School of Foreign Languages has the first-class discipline of foreign languages and literature and the right to award doctors in Post-Doctoral Research Center; There are three doctoral programs in English language and literature, Japanese language and literature, foreign linguistics and applied linguistics, and six master programs in English language and literature, Japanese language and literature, Russian language and literature, foreign linguistics and applied linguistics, foreign language teaching theory and translation.