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The Institute
of Literature |
The Institute of Literature consists of the Chinese
Literature Department, News Broadcasting Department,
Elementary Education Department, Chinese Language
Department, Editing and Publishing Department and
three major undergraduate departments in the field
of Elementary Education. The institute has three
research departments—Yellow River Folk Customs
Research Department, Applied Linguistics Research
Department, and Editing and Publishing Studies
Research Department. There are six areas of study
offered to Master degree students: Literature and
Art; Ancient Chinese Literature; Language and
Applied Linguistics; Folklore; and Chinese Language
and Education. At present there are forty-seven
full-time teaching staff, including twelve
professors and seventeen associate professors. Nine
of the teaching staff have Doctorate degrees, and
the rest of the staff have Master degrees.
In recent years, the institute has undertaken
research at the national and provincial level. In
the following key academic periodicals – “Literature
and Art Research”, “Legacy of Literature”, “Theory
and Analysis of Art and Literature”, “Language of
China”, “Dialects”, “Chinese Language Research”,
“Folk Customs Research”, “Chinese Opera” –
approximately 500 research articles have been
published.
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Chinese
Language and Literature |
The main purpose of training: |
To provide basic training in theory, knowledge and
skills of Chinese Language and Literature, to
students who will go on to teach Chinese language
and literature in junior and senior middle schools,
as well as those who will do research in Chinese
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Major courses: |
Introduction to Linguistics, Modern Chinese, Ancient
Chinese, Study of Chinese Characters, History of
Chinese Language (or characters, tones and critical
interpretation of ancient texts), History of Chinese
and Foreign Linguistics, Chinese Word Usage,
Introduction to Chinese Culture, Study of Chinese
Historical Documents, Introduction to Literature,
Theory of Marxism, History of Chinese Modern
Literature, Selection of Chinese Modern Literature
Works, History of Ancient Chinese Literature, Folk
Literature, Comparative Literature, Writing,
Psychology of Art and Literature, the History of the
Criticism of Chinese Literature, Theory of Language
Teaching, and Basic Natural Science.
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Editing and Publishing (non-teaching)
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The main purpose of training:
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To systematically train qualified personnel in the
theory and skills of editing and publishing—while at
the same time providing them with a broad knowledge
base in culture and science—who will engage in
editing, publishing, distribution, management, news
broadcasting and cultural education work as well as
research.
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Main courses:
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Ancient Chinese, Modern Chinese, Ancient Chinese
Literature, Modern Chinese Literature, Foreign
Literature, Introduction to Editing, the History of
Chinese Editing and Publishing, Introduction to
Publishing, Newspaper Editing, Periodical Editing,
Book Editing, Modern Techniques of Publishing,
Distribution and Management in Publishing.
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Elementary Education (liberal arts)
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Main purpose of training:
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To provide students with professional knowledge and
competence in elementary school education and modern
educational concepts, who will go on to work in
educational research and management.
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Major subjects:
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Psychology of Elementary Students, Psychology of
Education, Mental Health of Elementary Students, the
Principles of Education, Theory of Education and
Theory of Moral Education, Elementary Language
Teaching Methods, Elementary Math Teaching Methods,
Modern Education Techniques, Elementary Spoken and
Calligraphy, Ancient Chinese, Modern Chinese,
Introduction to Literature, Ancient Chinese
Literature, Chinese Modern Literature, Foreign
Literature, Children’s Literature, Writing,
Elementary Language Teaching Research, Outline of
Chinese History, Outline of World History, Human
Geography, Comparison of Chinese Culture and World
Culture, and Basics of Natural Science.
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Politics and
Law Institute
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One of the main institutes in the area of liberal
arts at our university, the Politics and Law
Institute trains teachers of Political Thought and
Theory, cadres that will work in the government
system, and legal experts. The institute has two
departments—the Department of Political Thought
Education and the Law Department; and three research
institutes—the Research Institute of Marxist Theory
and Political Thought, the Sociology Research
Institute and the Research Institute of Comparative
Law.
The Politics
and Law Institute has a highly qualified teaching
staff. Of the forty-five staff, there are five
professors, fifteen associate professors, five
teaching staff with Doctorate degrees and nineteen
staff with Master degrees. In recent years, while
maintaining many teaching hours, teachers of this
institute have also engaged in significant
scientific research. The institute covers four of
the national level scientific research subjects and
eight of the provincial ones, publishing as many as
three hundred articles in national key periodicals.
It has also won many provincial awards in science
teaching. At present, there are twenty-three taught
classes in this institute and the number of the
students totals more than one thousand two hundred.
The institute has paid much attention to developing
appropriate teaching methods for the different
levels of study offered—for example, postgraduate,
undergraduate, correspondence and independent study.
The number of postgraduate students choosing to
study in this institute is increasing year by year.
In the provincial civil servant exams and female
cadre exams, over successive years students of this
university have received top marks, and subsequently
found good jobs in their field. Ninety five percent
of all students in this institute have found work on
graduation.
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Law (non-teaching)
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Main purpose of training:
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Students in this department are trained to master
the knowledge of the basic theory of law and to
become very familiar with the working of the legal
system in China—in particular the policies of the
Chinese Communist Party. In this way, they will be
qualified to work in senior positions in the legal
system at the national and provincial government
level, or engage in legal work in enterprises or
social organizations.
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Main courses:
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Theory of Law, History of the Chinese Legal System,
the Constitution, Administrative Law and
Administrative Lawsuits, Civil Law, Business Law,
Intellectual Property Law, Economic Law, Criminal
Law, Civil Lawsuits, Criminal Lawsuits,
International Law, International Privacy Laws, and
International Economic Law.
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Political and Thought Education
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Main purpose of training:
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This major aims to train people who are already well
versed in Marxist theory to gain a thorough
foundation of the theory and knowledge of different
subjects such as philosophy, law, politics and
education, so they will be well qualified to teach
Marxism and Political Thought in junior and senior
middle schools.
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Main courses:
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Marxist Philosophy, Marxist Politics and Economics,
Politics, General Theory of Mao Zedong, Theory of
Deng Xiaoping, World Politics, Economics and
International Relations, Selected Readings of
Marxism, General Theory of Law, Ethics, Theory of
Political and Thought Education, and Theory of
Teaching Political and Thought in Middle Schools.
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The Institute of History and Tourist Culture
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The institute mainly trains people who will teach in
middle schools, work as civil servants, or engage in
research or work in the field of tourism and
management. The institute consists of two
undergraduate departments—History and Tourist
Management. History was one of the earliest majors
offered at Shanxi Normal University. The History
Department offers two areas of study to Master
degree students, Specialized History and Education.
There are three key subjects: History of Ancient
China, Modern History of China and the History of
the World. The use of teaching aids, such as the
multi-media classroom, computer laboratories, the
Cultural Relic Exhibition Room and the modern
library, create a collaborative and dynamic
department combining the best of modern facilities.
In recent years, the institute has established a
cooperative relationship with some key schools and
historical sites in Shanxi Province, where teaching
and research is undertaken.
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History Major
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The main purpose of training:
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To provide basic training in theory, knowledge and
research skills of history, to students who will go
on to teach history in junior and senior middle
schools, as well as those who will do research in
history or education.
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Main courses:
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History of Ancient China, Modern History of China,
Contemporary History of China, History of the
Republic of China, History of the People’s Republic
of China, History of the Ancient World, History of
the Modern World, History of the Contemporary World,
Selections from Chinese History, the Theory of
History, History of Chinese Social Life, History of
Chinese Culture, History of Western Culture, History
of the Chinese Political System, History of Western
Political Systems, History of Chinese History
Studies, History of Chinese Thought, Editions and
Bibliography Studies, Theory of History Teaching,
the Writing of History Papers, History of Chinese
Education, History of Shanxi Culture, History of
Shanxi and the Thought and Method of the Study of
History.
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Tourist Management (non-teaching)
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The main purpose of training:
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To provide professional knowledge in tourism
management to students who will go on to work in
tourist administration management and tourist
enterprises, as well as those who will engage in
teaching the basic theory of tourist management.
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Main courses:
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Western Economics, the Economics of Tourism,
Management of Travel Services, Professional Tourism
Guiding, Analysis of the Tourist Market, Principles
of Hotel Management, Restaurant Accounting, Hotel
Guest Management, Hotel Finance Management,
Introduction to Tourism Studies, Chinese Travel
Geography, the Development and Protection Tourism
Resources, English, and Second Foreign Language
(Japanese).
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School of
Foreign Languages
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At present, there are ninety-five full-time teaching
staff in the Foreign Language Department, including,
three professors and twenty-three associate
professors. At least half of the teaching staff have
Doctorate degrees, Master degrees or have studied
abroad. Each year the department employs five or six
foreign teachers. There are three areas of study
offered to Master degree students – Linguistics and
Applied Linguistics, Curriculum and Teaching Theory,
and Education. The institute now consists of an
English Department, a Japanese Department and a
department that specializes in teaching English to
non-English majors. There are eleven phonetics
rooms, seven multimedia labs, one computer room and
one audio-visual room, and three broadcasting
studios. In the last five years, teachers in the
Foreign Language School have undertaken twenty
national and provincial projects and have published
fifteen works as well as 300 articles about foreign
language teaching and research.
A teacher from this school won first place in the
provincial basic skills competition for young
teachers. Also, every year the percentage of
students that pass the Band Four and Band Eight
English Proficiency Tests is increasing. Students
from this school have also won prizes in speech
contests, such as the CCTV Cup.
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English Studies |
The Main purpose of training:
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To provide basic training in English Language
knowledge and skills to students who will go on to
teach English language, or research in English
Language teaching and education. Other students will
work in broadcasting stations as radio announcers,
write scripts for television or engage in
translation work for enterprises that have overseas
connections.
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Main courses:
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Basic English, Phonetics, Film Studies, Oral
English, English Writing, Linguistics, History and
Anthology of British and American Literature, The
Theory and Practice of Translation, English Teaching
Theory and Method, English Testing Theory and
Method, Computing and Second Foreign Language.
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Japanese Studies
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The main purpose of training:
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To provide basic training in Japanese language
knowledge and skill to students who, with a certain
degree of proficiency and cross-cultural
understanding, will go on to teach Japanese language
in junior and senior middle schools, or do research
in Japanese language and education. Its purpose is
also to comprehensively train students who will be
capable of working in foreign affair enterprises,
tourist agencies and in the field of foreign
economics and trade.
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Main courses:
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Basic Japanese, Phonetics, Film Studies, Oral
Japanese, Japanese Writing, Linguistics, History and
Anthology of Japanese Literature, Modern Japan,
Theory and Practice of Translation, Theory and
Method of Japanese Teaching and Theory and Method of
Japanese Testing.
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The Institute of Economic Management
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The Institute of Economic Management consists of two
departments—the Economics Department and the Money
Management Department; and two research
departments—Economic Research Department and Shanxi
Sustainable Development Research Department. There
are thirty-one full-time teaching staff, including
six professors and fourteen associate professors.
Five of the teaching staff have Doctorate degrees
and six of them have Master degrees. The institute
offers two areas of study to Master degree
students—Political Economics and Regional Economics;
and two undergraduate departments—Economics and
Financial Affairs Management.
The institute possesses a variety of equipment. At
present, there is an ERP lab, a computer room and a
reference library containing over 20,000 books and
more than forty journals. The institute has a web
based and CD database of economic management, which
can meet the needs of the teachers and students for
teaching and research. The institute pays much
attention to the training of students’ practical
ability and has set up more than ten internships
with different companies in Shanxi.
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The institute also attaches much importance to
scientific research. In recent years, it has offered
over twenty research subjects and has published more
than thirty articles in the key academic journal,
Journal of Economic Management. Also, fifteen works
have been published in the national press and six
awards have been given by the provincial government.
Some of the results of the research has been
effectively adopted by some government bodies and
enterprises. The institute has also established
cooperative relationships, to promote academic
exchange with many universities, including Japan’s
____________ University, Xian Transport University,
Fudan University and the Northwest University of
Economics.
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Economic Studies
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The main purpose of training:
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To provide basic training in the theory of Marxist
Economics and Modern Western Economics Theory. To
assist the students in mastering modern economic
analysis methods and in gaining a wide range of
knowledge and ability in fields related to
economics. Students will go on to work in such
government departments as the Comprehensive Economic
Management Department and the Policy Research
Government Departments, financial organizations and
enterprises, engaging in economic analysis and
planning and economic management.
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Main courses:
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Political Economics, Selections of Das Capital,
Western Economics, History of Economics, Accounting,
Statistics, Economic Mathematics, Calculating
Economics, International Economics, Currency
Banking, Finance, Development Economics, Enterprise
Management, Markets, International Finance,
International Trade, Economic Law, Financial Affairs
Management, Labor Resource Management, National
Economic Management, Industry Economic Management,
Sociology, Theory and Application of Computers and
Asset Valuation.
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Financial Affairs Management (non-teaching)
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The main purpose of training:
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To provide basic training and ability in management,
economic law and finance to students who will go on
to work in enterprises or government departments in
the areas of financial management, such as, capital
funding, allocation and operation, planning and
decision making, analysis of financial affairs,
asset valuation, enterprise merging and enterprise
bankruptcy. Other students will go into research and
teaching of financial management.
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Main courses: |
Principles of Management, Micro Economics, Macro
Economics, Basic Accounting, Basic Knowledge of
Financial Affairs Management, Financial Affairs
Accounting, Asset Valuation, Financial Marketing,
Computer Generated Statistics, Management
Accounting, Cost Management, Auditing, Economic Law,
Program Valuation, Futures and Stocks, Enterprise
Management and Investment Banking.
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The Institute
of Management |
At present there are thirty-five full-time teaching
staff in this institute, including three professors,
nine associate professors, one with a Doctorate
degree and ten with Masters degrees. Five of the
teaching staff have been given the provincial prize
for excellence in teaching. In the last five years,
the institute has undertaken two of the nationally
funded social and science programs and five of the
provincially funded programs. Two of these programs
have won the provincial excellence achievement
prize. The Institute has published eight academic
works in national periodicals and published over two
hundred articles in national and international
academic journals. The institute provides a high
standard of instruction and research, with a
reference library with over 300,000 yuan worth of
books, including ten kinds of journals.
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Administrative Management (non-teaching)
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The main purpose of training:
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To train students who are capable of working as
civil servants or who will go on to work in a
variety of social organizations and enterprises,
engaging in administrative management. Other
students will become researchers in higher-level
educational organizations and research units in the
field of public administration and management.
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Main courses:
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English, Basic Computing, Advanced Mathematics,
Administrative Management, Modern Politics, Modern
Management Studies, Introduction to Law,
Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and
Administrative Lawsuits, Modern Chinese Political
System, Modern Western Political Systems,
Comparative Political Systems, System of Civil
Servants, Introduction to Administrative
Supervision, History of Chinese Administration,
History of Western Administration, Public Policy,
Organizational Behavior, Administrative Document
Writing, Sociology, Leadership, Secretarial Skills,
Western Economics, Development and Management of
Labor Resources, Automation of Office Work and the
Internet, Financial Affairs Management,
Socio-Psychology, Management Psychology, Methods of
Thinking and Overview of Chinese Culture.
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The Institute of Education and Psychology
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The Institute of Education and Psychology consists
of three departments—Educational Management
Department, Psychology Department and Pre-school
Education Department; three research
departments—Educational Science Research Department,
Curriculum and Teaching Research Department and
Comparative Education Research Department. There are
forty-three full-time teaching staff in this
Institute, including seven professors, thirteen
associate professors and ten lecturers. Five staff
have obtained a Doctorate degrees or will soon
receive one, and twelve staff have received or are
in the process of receiving Master degrees. Two
teachers have received prizes in the Provincial
Teaching Competition.
The institute has many different projects it has
undertaken recently, including national and
provincial projects—for example, two National
Educational Science Planning projects; one key
project from the Education Department on curriculum
reform in basic education; as well as over twenty
provincial education projects, including three
projects for students who have returned from
overseas study. At present, the Institute has
undertaken eleven provincial scientific research
projects and has won a number of prizes in the area
of social science, also at the provincial level. In
the last five years, the institute has published 200
academic articles, forty of them published in top
academic journals.
The institute offers five areas of study to Master
degree students—Principles of Education, Educational
Economics and Management, the History of Education,
the Theory of Curriculum and Teaching and an
Education Masters (management-oriented). The
institute has four undergraduate
departments—Pre-school Education, Management of
Public Business, Education and Psychology. At
present, the institute has established a wide range
of cooperative relationships with the external
world, including seven practice bases in middle
schools, primary schools and kindergartens. It is
also cooperating with experimental kindergartens
opened in Guangdong and Shenzhen. Apart from this,
the institute has established a relationship of
academic exchange and cooperation with the
Psychology Department of Brigham Young University,
the Education Institutes of Columbia University in
America, Munich University in Germany and the
Chinese University in Hong Kong, as well as the
Education Department of King’s College of London
University in the United Kingdom.
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Psychology
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The main purpose of training:
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To provide basic training in psychology to students
who will work in junior and senior middle schools
engaging in teaching, research, psychological
consultation services, scientific research and
management.
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Main courses:
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English, Basic Computing, Anatomic Physiology of the
Human Body, Common Psychology, Experimental
Psychology, Cognizant Psychology, Psychological
Statistics, Development Psychology, Educational
Psychology, Anatomic Psychology, Social-psychology,
Management Psychology, School Psychology,
Psychological Survey, Psychological Consultation and
Treatment, Clinical Psychology, Psychology of
Personality, Design of Psychological Experiments and
Psychology of Youth.
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Public Business
Management
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The main purpose of training:
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To provide basic training in the theory of modern
management, theory of educational science, knowledge
and practical ability of educational management
skills and methods to those who will teach in normal
schools and engage in the field of psychology, as
well as those who will engage in management jobs in
educational institutions.
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Main courses:
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English, Basic Computing, Principles of Management,
Organizational Behavior, Public Relationships,
System of Educational Information, Educational
Administration, School Management, Educational
Economics, Educational Law, Education Evaluation,
Anatomic Physiology of the Human Body, Common
Psychology, Educational Psychology, Common
Education, History of Chinese Education, History of
Foreign Education, Educational Statistics and
Measurement, Educational Science Research Methods,
School Hygiene, Psychological Health and
Consultation, Documentary Archives, Theory of Middle
School Teaching and Educational Technology.
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The Research Institute of Traditional Opera and
Historical Relics
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The institute was founded in 1984. In 1990, it was
given the right to confer Master degrees and it
became a key provincial program in 1996. In 1998 it
was designated as a “Model Collective” by the Shanxi
Provincial Government. Among the full-time staff,
there are two teachers who have Doctorate degrees
and five teachers who have Master degrees. At
present, there are five professors, all of whom are
teachers of postgraduate students and eighty percent
of the teaching staff have the status of associate
professor or above. The main characteristic of the
institute: excellence in field studies and combined
research of folk and documentary materials. The
institute focuses on four areas—scientific research,
teaching, historical relic exhibitions and
publishing academic journals in this field, and has
received obvious achievements. Now, the institute
has become an important base of overseas opera
research. It is one of the strongest subjects of
Shanxi Normal University and has created a
platform for international exchange specializing in
opera relics and folk opera.
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Public Business Management (Culture-Business
Management Oriented) (non-teaching)
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Main purpose of training:
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To train students who are well versed in culture and
art but are also skilled in economic management, who
will go on to work in the culture industry. They
will educate people on the present situation of the
culture industry and undertake research in the
development of the culture industry. They will also
work in the field of cultural relics and
international exchange (of cultural relics).
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Main courses:
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Theory of Chinese Culture, History of Ancient China,
Theory of Culture and Art, Basic Knowledge of
Culture and Museums, History of Chinese Traditional
Opera, History of Chinese Literature, History of
Foreign Literature, Ancient Chinese, Principles of
Culture Management, Psychology of Management, Basic
Knowledge of the Culture Industry, Management
Secretarial Skills, Theory of Administration and
Public Relations.
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The Institute of
Music
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At present, there are 45 full-time teaching staff in
the Institute of Music, including one professor,
five associate professors and eleven lecturers. Mr.
Wu Tianqiu of the English Department of the Central
Music College, Professor Huang Meiying of the
Capital Teachers University, Mr. Nie Zhongming, a
famous conductor from the Central Broadcasting
Symphony Group and Mr. Niu Baoling from the Shanxi
Song and Dance Theatre—are all guest professors at
the university.
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The institute has achieved much success with its
breakthroughs in using the theoretical skill of
composing and its original renditions of traditional
Shanxi Folk Songs. The Candela Chorus of Shanxi Normal University, whose members are mainly
students from this department, has won first prize
in the International Chorus Festival and National
Students Theatrical Festival and the Shanxi College
Theatrical Festival many times. The Candela Chorus
has produced a CD with the People’s Music Publishing
Press. In recent years, this institute has published
twenty-eight national level theses, five books and
60 provincial theses, and has received over ten
awards. The institute is currently applying for the
right to confer Master degrees for the following
subjects: Ethnic Vocal Music, Music Education and
Ethnic Music.
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Music
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The main purpose of training:
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To provide training in basic theory, knowledge and
skill of music to students who will go on to teach
in junior and senior middle schools, as well as
those who will do research and teaching at a higher
level in this field.
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Main courses:
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Solfeggio, Theory of Music, Study of Musical
Harmony, Writing of Songs and Analysis of Related
Works, Polyphony, Theory of Folk Music, Basic
Knowledge of Chorus and Conducting, Basic Theory of
Music Education, Music Esthetics, Vocal Music,
Piano, Instrumental Music.
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Practical
teaching courses:
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Educational Practice, Graduation Performance and
Graduation Essays.
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The Institute of
Art
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At present, there are thirty-eight staff in this
institute. Among them, there are thirty professional
teachers, one professor, seven associate professors,
six lecturers and fifteen assistant teachers. There
are nearly six hundred undergraduate students. The
institute has three majors—Oil Painting, Traditional
Chinese Painting, and Design. Each of these majors
has its own teaching and research section. In 2003,
another field of study was added for Master degree
students.
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Art
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The main purpose of training:
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To provide training in basic theory, knowledge and
skills of art to students who will go on to work in
the fields of art education, art educational
management and art educational research, art
production and appreciation and teaching art through
the use of modern educational technology.
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Main courses:
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Basic Art Skills, Basic Theory, Oil Portraits,
Scenery, Still Life, Oil Painting Production,
Traditional Chinese Production, ??? Characters of
Portrait from Scenery, Art of Pottery, Print,
Landscape Painting, ??? Material and Skill Research
of Traditional Chinese Painting, Material and Skill
Research of Oil Painting, Advertisement Design,
Indoor and Outdoor Design, Enterprise Image Design,
Packaging Design, Design of Books, Computer Aided
Design.
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Practical teaching courses:
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Sketch from nature, ?? Art Practice, Art Production,
Design Application, Educational Practice and
Graduate Essays.
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Art (Calligraphy)
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Main Purpose of Training:
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To provide knowledge in the basic theory, knowledge
and skill of calligraphy carving to those who will
engage in calligraphy production, calligraphy
education, calligraphy editing and related jobs.
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Main courses:
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Regular Script Copy and Production, Official Script
Copy and Production, Running Hand Copy and
Production, Seal Character Copy and Production, Copy
and Production, Seal Cutting, Copy and Production,
Methods of Traditional Chinese Painting, Theory of
Calligraphy, History of Ancient Chinese Calligraphy,
History of Modern and Contemporary Calligraphy,
Calligraphy, Calligraphy Critique, Calligraphy
Education, Calligraphy Esthetics, Ancient Chinese
Language, Chinese Classical Literature, Stone
Inscription, Appraisement of Painting and
Calligraphy, the Study of Metal and Stone,
Comparative Calligraphy, Applied Writing,
Appreciation and Writing of Ancient Poems,
Calligraphy Documentary, Introduction to Art, Art
Philosophy, Ancient Characters, Critical
Interpretation of Ancient Texts, Selected Readings
of Theory of Ancient Books, Writing of Calligraphy
Essays.
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The Institute of Math and Computer Science
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The Institute of Math and Computer Science consists
of three departments, the Math Department, the
Computer Science and Technology Department and
Information and Calculating Science Department. It
also has two research departments—Math and Applied
Math Research Department and the Computer Software
Exploiting Research Department. Applied Math is a
key provincial subject. There are three areas of
study offered to master degree students—Applied
Math, Basic Math and Calculus, and two majors—Math
Curriculum and Teaching and Computing Curriculum and
Teaching. The institute has nearly one thousand five
hundred students, approximately one hundred and ten
postgraduate students, 1120 undergraduates and 320
junior college students as well as over one thousand
adult students. The institute has 88 staff,
including 78 professional teachers, 3 tutors, 12
professors and 20 associate professors. One staff
has a doctorate degree, eight will soon receive
doctorate degrees, and twenty staff have Master
degrees. It is a young staff, with ninety percent of
them under the age of forty. Since 2000 the
institute has begun to enroll postgraduate students
and has established eleven majors for them.
In recent years, scholars like Professor Huo
Jinchuan, Zhang Qinhai and Gao Mingchu have gained
renown in Quantitative Mathematics and and
Application in Bead and ????. The institute has
undertaken over ten national research programs
concurrently, over thirty provincial research
programs and ten development programs. According to
incomplete statistics, teachers in this institute
have published over four hundred articles in
journals both at home and abroad; this includes
seventy published in famous international journals
and two hundred published in national journals. They
have also published fifteen papers from
international conferences and over forty books and
translations of different works. The programs they
have undertaken have won many prizes—for example,
the Science and Technology Progressive Prize
presented by the National Education Committee, the
National Excellence in Teaching Prize, the
Excellence Award for scholars returned from study
abroad, the National Youth Science and Technology
Prize, and the Provincial Science and Technology
Progressive Prize. About forty dissertations have
been accepted by the world renowned Science and
Technology Essay Searching System.
In October 2001, the institute held an international
academic meeting on Bead Theory and Bead Algebra. In
August 2003, the National Math Mass Conference was
successfully hosted by the institute.
In the National University Students’ ??? Math
Competitions, held from 1999 to 2003, three teams
from this institute won national second, four
provincial first prizes, and three teams won
provincial second prize and four teams won
provincial third prize. One hundred percent of
students found employment after graduation.
The long-term plan of the institute is to develop
more rapidly and improve the training in order that
the Math and Computer Science Department of Shanxi Normal University will be a base for training
qualified personnel in math, computing and
information technology.
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Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
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The main purpose of training:
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To provide basic training in the theory and methods
of mathematics to students who will work in junior
and senior middle schools engaging in math teaching
and research.
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Main courses:
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Math Analysis, Senior Algebra, Space Analytical
Geometry, Differential Equations, Modern Algebra,
Probability Statistics, Differential Algebra,
Applied Software, Common Physics, Math Pedagogy,
History of Math, “C” Procedure Design,
Calculating-method Analysis and Design and Topology.
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Computer
Science and Technology
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The main purpose of training:
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To provide training to students in the basic theory,
knowledge, skill and application of computer
software and hardware to those who will work in
middle schools, research and enterprises engaging in
teaching work, research and management.
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Main courses:
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Introduction to Computing, Senior Math, Data
Structure, Operating Systems, Principles of
Translation and Editing, Dispersion Math, Basic
Knowledge of Electronics, “C” Procedure Design,
Probability Statistics, Calculating-Method Analysis
and Design, Computer Teaching Theory, Compilation
Language, Computer Composing Theory, Data Base
Theory and Application and Computer Communication
and Networks.
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Information and Computer Science (non-teaching)
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