National key disciplines of Huazhong Normal University: scientific socialism and international production movement, basic principles of Marxism, principles of education, Chinese language and literature; Huazhong University of Science and Technology belongs to a university of science and engineering and lacks the basic principles of Marxism. Huazhong Normal University has 8 national key disciplines, 1 national key (cultivation) disciplines, 22 first-class key disciplines in Hubei Province, and 13 majors have postdoctoral mobile stations. There are 14 first-class disciplines authorized by doctor's degree, 33 first-class disciplines authorized by master's degree, 94 first-class disciplines authorized by doctor's degree and 184 master's degree disciplines.