Preschool Education

The course is a compulsory professional core (degree) course for preschool education majors. This course mainly teaches a brief history of the development of preschool education, an overview of the basic theories of preschool education, the development education of preschool children, the environment of kindergarten, kindergarten activities (curriculum, teaching, games, etc.), preschool teachers and preschool education evaluation and research, etc. Through the study of this course, students can systematically and comprehensively understand and master the knowledge content of the whole preschool education and the research and practice of preschool education, explore and reveal the development law of preschool education, so as to improve students' professional knowledge and promote students to have a deeper understanding and mastery of this professional discipline.

Preschool Childcare

The course is compulsory and is the main course of preschool education. It studies the interrelationship between the child’s organism and its living and learning environment, and studies the hygienic requirements and the development of hygienic measures to promote the healthy development of young children. Through the study of this course, students should understand the nursery work in the educational activities of kindergartens, and students should fully grasp the anatomical and physiological characteristics of children and the laws of physical development, systematically understand the common mental health problems and educational countermeasures of children, master the basic knowledge of nutrition, understand the dietary management of childcare institutions, be familiar with the creation of educational environment and the health requirements in the education process, understand the relevant knowledge and basic first aid measures of common diseases of preschool children, and be able to scientifically evaluate the physical and mental development of children.

Pre-school Education for Special Children

The course is a discipline that studies the basic principles and methods of preschool education for special children, and is a professional compulsory course for preschool education. In order to adapt to the internationalization trend of integrated education in China, it makes students establish a correct concept of education for special children, and improve the quality of education for preschool children. It provides the necessary theoretical and methodological guidance for the all-round development of all children.

Kindergarten Curriculum

The course is a discipline that studies the process of transition between the philosophy and practice of kindergarten education. Through the study of this course, students can acquire the basic concepts of the systematic kindergarten curriculum, the basic skills and basic theories to solve the problems that arise in practice, cultivate the students’ ability to comprehensively use the theoretical knowledge of the kindergarten curriculum to analyze and solve the practical problems of the kindergarten, and lay a solid theoretical foundation for future practical work.

Science of Preschool Child Development

The course is an important professional basic course for preschool education, and it is one of the compulsory courses for preschool education. In terms of its disciplinary nature, Preschool Child Development Science belongs to the discipline of psychology and is an important part of child developmental psychology. This course has always occupied a special place in the curriculum of the preschool education major, and it is an important foundation for learning the relevant courses of the preschool education major. The mission of this course is to enable learners to understand and master the basic theories of preschool children’s psychological development, form a correct view of children, understand the basic methods of studying children's psychology, form a preliminary understanding and ability to study children's psychology, and lay a professional foundation for effective early childhood education and scientific research in the future.

History of Chinese and Foreign Preschool Education

The course is a compulsory basic course for preschool education majors. This course mainly teaches the development of ancient, modern and modern early childhood education systems in China and abroad, as well as the early childhood education ideas of major thinkers in various periods. Through the study of this course, students can systematically and comprehensively grasp the historical development process of theoretical research and practice of early childhood education, so as to improve students’ professional comprehensive literacy, help students establish correct values of early childhood education and Marxist historical materialism, enhance students’ self-confidence in Chinese education and culture, and inspire students to devote themselves to the firm belief of China’s socialist early childhood education.

Science Education for Preschool Children

The course is a compulsory course for preschool education, and an important part of kindergarten “five fields” education, which is a science based on pedagogy and the theory and principles of education and psychology to study the process of early childhood science education. The main contents of this course include the overview of science education for preschool children, the theoretical basis of science education for preschool children, the interpretation of science education in the Outline and Guide, the content of science education for preschool children, the methods of science education for preschool children, the form of science education activities for preschool children, the design and guidance of science education activities for preschool children, and the evaluation of science education for preschool children.

Social Education for Preschool Children

The course is one of the core courses of preschool education, which mainly explores the influencing factors and rules of preschool children’s social development, the objectives, contents, methods and approaches of preschool children's social education, the design and implementation of kindergarten social education activities and their evaluation, and the intervention of preschool children’s problem behaviors. The focus of the teaching is on the influencing factors and rules of children's social development, the design, implementation and evaluation of social education activities in kindergartens, and the intervention of problem behaviors in preschool children. The teaching mainly uses the narration method, the practice observation method, the demonstration operation method, the design guidance method, and the case analysis method, etc. The depth and difficulty of the teaching content are moderate, and the theory and practice are highly integrated.

Music Education for Preschool Children

The course is one of the core courses of preschool education, and this course mainly discusses eight aspects: introduction to preschool children’s music education, preschool children’s music education goals, kindergarten singing activities, kindergarten rhythm activities, kindergarten percussion performance activities, kindergarten music appreciation activities, gamification music teaching activity design, preschool children’s music education activity evaluation, etc. The focus of teaching is on singing, rhythm, and percussion activities. The teaching methods are mainly lectures, practices, case studies, etc. The depth and difficulty of the teaching content are moderate, and the theory and practice are highly integrated.

Health Education for Preschool Children

The course is one of the core courses of preschool education, which mainly explores the following contents: the significance of preschool children’s health education, the goals of health education for preschool children, physical health education for pre-school children, mental health education for preschool children, and physical education for preschool children. Through the study of this course, students will understand the theoretical knowledge of preschool children’s health education, and use the relevant theories of children’s health education to explain the teaching phenomenon of kindergarten health education and the solution of practical problems

Language Education for Preschool Children

The course is a compulsory professional core (degree) course for preschool education and an important part of the “five areas” of kindergarten education. Based on pedagogy, this course uses the theories and principles of pedagogy, psychology and other related disciplines to study children’s language development and education, and further expands students’ horizons through a large number of practical cases of language activities. This course mainly introduces the overview of preschool children’s language education, preschool children's language acquisition and development, preschool children’s language education goals, content, methods and activity design, preschool children’s talking, telling, language games, literature, design and organization of early reading activities, preschool children’s speech and language disorders and corrections, and preschool children’s language education evaluation.

Art Education for Preschool Children

The course is a core compulsory course for preschool education, and an important part of the “five fields” education in kindergartens. The content of this course mainly involves the basic theoretical knowledge of kindergarten art education, the objectives and content of preschool children’s art education activities, and the design, guidance and evaluation of preschool children’s art education activities. Through the study of this course, students can have an in-depth understanding of the relevant knowledge of kindergarten art education, understand the development law of children’s art skills, master the relevant teaching methods of kindergarten art teaching, be able to design and guide children’s art activities according to the needs of children’s development, and have the preliminary ability to carry out scientific research related to preschool children’s art education.

Design and Guidance of Kindergarten Educational Activities

The course is an applied professional compulsory course for preschool education students, which mainly studies the general theory of kindergarten curriculum and educational activities and the objectives, contents, means, methods, design and guidance of teachers of various educational activities. At the same time, this course is also an application-oriented course that integrates preschool education theory and preschool education practice, focusing on students’ practical training, and it forms a practical curriculum system together with students’ skill training, internship observation, internship practice, etc., and occupies a core position in the preschool education curriculum system.

Applied Psychology

General Psychology

The course is a subject that studies the basic principles of psychology and the general laws of psychological phenomena. It is the first basic compulsory course for students majoring in psychology. Almost all valuable and cutting-edge research results in the discipline of psychology are included in this course. Therefore, this course is not only a summary of the development of psychology, but also reveals the overall trend of today’s psychological research. Through the study of general psychology, beginners can enter the world of psychology as soon as possible.

History of Psychology

The course is a professional basic course for the major of applied psychology. The course aims to systematically and comprehensively introduce people’s understanding of human psychology and behavior at various historical stages, introduce the development of other fields related to the development of psychology, introduce the process of the emergence, development and change of various important psychological schools, and introduce the development of some important fields of psychology, and introduce the contributions of thinkers, psychologists and other important historical figures who have made important contributions to the development of psychology.

Developmental Psychology

This is a very important professional basic course for psychology students. It studies the regular changes of human development from birth to death, and gives more macro enlightenment and warning to human development. Through the study of this course, students should not only understand and master the basic concepts and theories of development psychology, the basic paradigms and specific methods of development psychology research, and the role of development psychology in optimizing human development, but also be able to use relevant knowledge and theories to analyze the development process of themselves and others and possible or existing problems in the development process, so as to lay a solid foundation for the study of subsequent related courses.

Psychological Statistics (including experiments)

The course is a branch of statistics in the field of application. It is a basic subject that uses the principles and methods of statistics to study psychological and educational phenomena, and collects, collates, calculates and analyzes relevant digital data. It is a compulsory instrumental course for psychology majors, and provides tools for empirical research in psychology to make a judgment on the relevant parameters of the whole with the minimum sample size and the accuracy we need, and give the possibility of error at the same time.

Personality Psychology

The course is a required course for undergraduates majoring in Applied Psychology. It systematically teaches the research methods of personality psychology, six research fields and related research in various fields. It has the nature of tool course, theory course and practice course. This course teaches the basic theoretical knowledge and related research of personality psychology, which plays an important role in strengthening the training of students’ basic skills, cultivating and improving students’ understanding, analysis, research, and application of personality psychology knowledge, as well as guiding the study and research of psychology. Personality psychology is also a basic course for applied psychology majors.

Abnormal Psychology

The course is a professional basic course in professional courses. At the same time, it is also a highly theoretical and practical course. This course is a subject that studies people’s abnormal psychology or abnormal behavior. It uses psychological principles and methods to study the manifestations, causes, mechanisms and development laws of abnormal psychology or abnormal behavior, and discusses the methods of identification and evaluation, as well as the measures of correction and prevention. Learning this course will help students understand the basic principles of abnormal psychology, be familiar with the basic research technology of abnormal psychology, carry out psychological diagnosis, correction and consultation activities for people with psychological abnormalities, and master the contents, principles, methods and approaches of consultation, treatment and diagnosis of psychological abnormalities.

Psychometrics (including experiments)

Psychological measurement is the scientific, objective, and standardized process of measuring, analyzing, and evaluating specific human qualities. A psychological test is a specific method of psychological measurement that uses certain procedures and observations of representative behaviors to make scientific inferences and quantitative analyses of psychological characteristics across all human activities. As a technical tool, psychological tests are widely used in basic psychological research, talent selection and placement, clinical diagnosis, consultation, and treatment.

Social Psychology

The course is a core compulsory course for the applied psychology major in higher education institutions. This course mainly discusses the fundamental issues of social psychology, including the psychological and behavioral processes that occur when individuals interact with others and their surrounding environment (impressions and attributions, attitudes and their changes), the processes of interaction between individuals and the resulting interpersonal relationships (interpersonal communication and relationships), and how the micro-social realities that directly affect people’s behavior and ways of thinking (group influences). Through teaching, students are expected to understand the fundamental issues of social psychology, grasp the basic concepts and principles of social psychology, and attempt to construct a basic knowledge system of social psychology. They should also be able to analyze some social psychological phenomena using this basic knowledge, solve social psychological problems they encounter, and better adapt to society.

Educational Psychology

The course is a compulsory course for majors in applied psychology and teacher education. It is a course that has both theoretical and practical significance. It plays an irreplaceable role in helping students understand the status and function of educational psychology, grasp the basic principles of educational psychology scientifically, and improve students’ professional competence and teaching skills. Through this course, students can master the concepts and history of educational psychology, understand the value and mechanisms of educational psychology, elucidate the internal processes, characteristics, and laws of student learning, and explore the internal and external factors that influence student learning.

Experimental Psychology (Including Experiments)

The course is the foundation of psychological methodology, primarily teaching how to apply experimental research methods to various fields within psychology. As a fundamental course in the discipline, its purpose is to train students to understand the scientific nature of psychological research and to lay the groundwork for students to comprehend psychological experiment reports and conduct psychological experiments effectively. This course teaches the basic principles, methods, and techniques of experimental research through a combination of methodological theory and exemplary cases. It provides an introduction to research methodology, suitable for college students who are initially encountering psychology courses. The course content is divided into two main modules.

Cognitive Psychology (including experiments)

The course is a highly professional and deepening course based on general psychology, which mainly discusses the mechanism of information processing and the representation of knowledge. Cognitive psychology is not only a professional course, but also a methodology course. This requires students to master the theoretical knowledge of the information processing process of advanced psychological activities, including pattern recognition, selective attention, memory, thinking and speech. On the other hand, learners are also required to understand and master the scientific research methods of cognitive psychology through the scientific experimental design provided in the course of cognitive psychology.