The college entrance examination results are coming soon. Have you thought about which school and major to apply for? Zang Qiang, Director of the Admissions and Employment Department of Capital Normal University, and Qian Yihui, Vice Dean of the School of History of Capital Normal University, are guests in the live broadcast room of Beijing Daily to help you! The live broadcast explains in detail the admissions policies and admissions rules of colleges and universities, building a bridge between outstanding candidates and the schools they apply for, allowing candidates to have close contact with the latest admissions information and authoritative admissions policy interpretations of colleges and universities during the "epidemic" period!
1. Basic overview and characteristics of Capital Normal University
School Profile
Capital Normal University was founded in 1954. It is a national “double first-class” university and a “provincial-ministerial” university jointly built by Beijing Municipality and the Ministry of Education. After years of construction, it has formed an all-round and multi-level education structure and education system from undergraduates to masters, doctoral students and postdoctoral students, from full-time to adult education and international student education.
The school currently has 18 first-level discipline doctoral degree authorization points, 106 second-level discipline doctoral degree authorization points, 25 first-level discipline master's degree authorization points, 134 second-level discipline master's degree authorization points, 9 interdisciplinary degree authorization points, 1 professional doctoral degree program, 16 professional master's degree programs, and 16 postdoctoral research mobile stations. In the fourth subject evaluation of the Ministry of Education, 5 subjects of our school entered Category A and 12 subjects entered Category B. Among them, five disciplines including education, Chinese language and literature, world history, Marxist theory, and fine arts were rated A-; six disciplines including Chinese history, mathematics, geography, biology, statistics, music and dance entered the B+ sequence. It demonstrates the overall strength of our school’s disciplines.
2. Admissions policy
Our school’s admissions policy this year remains stable compared with previous years. The current admissions regulations have been announced. Candidates can log on to our school’s undergraduate admissions website to view them. There are several aspects to remind candidates to pay attention to:
Subject selection requirements: Candidates must meet the subject selection requirements for our school’s admissions majors when applying. Principle of different majors: The score priority method is used to determine the candidate's major during admission, and there is no major difference. When candidates fill in their professional preferences, they mainly consider their own interests and score levels. Bonus points policy: Policy-based bonus points are recognized when submitting files. After submission, candidates will be admitted in the order of their actual test scores. Single subject score requirements: Except for the foreign language single subject score requirement of the "Foreign Training Program" for admissions in Beijing, which requires no less than 120 points, there are no restrictions on the foreign language oral test and the single subject scores of mathematics and English in the admission process of other general majors (arts have corresponding single subject score requirements, please be sure to check the art admissions brochure) to facilitate candidates' application. However, when applying, candidates should fully consider the learning requirements of relevant majors after entering the school. Teacher qualification certificate for normal college students is exempted from examination. Our school's normal school students implement a tuition-free policy and have two-way options to find employment in the basic education system after graduation. At the same time, in accordance with the spirit of relevant documents of the Ministry of Education, the normal school students recruited by our school participate in the teacher qualification exemption certification reform: our school conducts education and teaching ability assessment for normal students. Graduates who pass the assessment can be exempted from the National Primary and Secondary School Teacher Qualification Examination based on the results of the education and teaching ability assessment. Outstanding candidates who are interested in teaching are encouraged to apply for normal majors.
3. New professional and scientific research bases
1. New big data management and application major
The Big Data Management and Application Major is a major established to meet the development needs of national strategic emerging industries. It aims to cultivate comprehensive high-quality talents with solid basic theoretical knowledge of management and economics, proficiency in big data management and application related technologies, professional knowledge and skills, and strong management decision-making and practical application capabilities. .
2. New primary education (Science Normal School, Boliang Academy Experimental Class)
In order to further implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education and implement the requirements of the Ministry of Education on strengthening the training of primary school science teachers, Capital Normal University is based on the strategic positioning of Beijing’s “Four Centers” and actively explores new models for cultivating primary school science education talents. It has added a new primary school education (Science Normal University Experimental Class of Fan Boliang Academy) and will enroll the first batch of 40 students in Beijing in 2022.
3. World History + Foreign Language Double Bachelor’s Degree Comprehensive Talent Training Project
After approval by the Beijing Academic Degrees Committee, this year our school established for the first time this year a dual-bachelor's degree compound talent training project of "World History + Foreign Languages". Foreign languages include English, Japanese, Russian, French, and Spanish, and are enrolled in the undergraduate batch. This project adheres to a high starting point, high standards and high quality, and cultivates comprehensive and high-quality professional research talents and foreign-related talents. Those who graduate from the undergraduate program and meet the requirements for a dual bachelor's degree will be awarded a dual bachelor's degree (Bachelor of Arts in History and Bachelor of Arts).
In 2022, the School of World History and Foreign Languages will set up double majors in Russian, Japanese, French, Spanish, and English, and will officially enroll students.
Core courses: Study history courses in the School of History in the first academic year, start studying foreign languages (French, Spanish, German, Russian, Japanese, English) in the School of Foreign Languages in the second academic year, and study professional courses in world history in the School of History, including foreign languages for history majors. Professors from world-famous universities teach credit courses and academic lectures, which not only expands students' academic horizons but also creates conditions for further study abroad.
Major features: Interdisciplinary majors jointly cultivate talents in history and foreign languages, and the quality of school running is among the best in the country. Most of the graduates over the years have become high-quality students for postgraduate education.
The World History major was established in 2001, based on the professional teaching of world history and foreign languages, and cultivating compound talents with a professional foundation in world history and a professional foundation in foreign languages. It is a specialty major in Beijing and a city-level brand building major. The modern world history team is a national-level teaching team, and the world history teaching team is an outstanding undergraduate education team in Beijing universities. In 2019, it was selected as a national first-class undergraduate major construction site.
4. Add 2 new bases for the Ministry of Education’s Basic Subjects Top-notch Student Training Plan 2.0
The Base for Training Top-notch Students in Basic Subjects 2.0 was launched by the Ministry of Education in 2019. It aims to build a first-class base for training top-notch students in basic subjects and cultivate outstanding natural scientists, social scientists and medical scientists in the future. On the basis of our school being approved as a training base for top students in history last year, this year we have two new bases approved for mathematics and Chinese language and literature.
The mathematics experimental class relies on the national first-class construction discipline of "mathematics" and national scientific research platforms such as the Beijing National Center for Applied Mathematics to consolidate the foundation of the discipline and focus on cross-disciplinary innovation. Its mission is to explore the frontiers of international mathematics, serve the country's major strategic needs, and respond to major challenges in the future of the country and Beijing. Improve the quality of talent training through measures such as leading outstanding talents, innovating learning methods, giving full play to the advantages of academic tutors, deepening international training, and setting up special scholarships.
The Chinese Language and Literature Experimental Class is established on the basis of the national first-class majors of Chinese Language and Literature and Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages, serving the country's major development strategic needs, adhering to the educational philosophy of cultivating people with moral integrity, pursuing excellence, and the academic purpose of inheriting and promoting China's excellent traditional culture, and cultivating Outstanding talents with strong feelings for family and country and lofty life ideals, solid foundation in Chinese language and literature, profound humanistic qualities, outstanding academic innovation capabilities and broad international vision, who can bravely climb academic peaks, lead the progress of civilization, and have the potential to be outstanding social scientists. The experimental class adopts an academic tutoring system, a flexible credit system and a small class teaching system, implements through-training, and strives to pursue excellence and efficient teaching and management.
4. Advantageous disciplines and majors of Capital Normal University
The school consists of 31 departments including the School of Liberal Arts and the School of Mathematical Sciences, and currently has 55 undergraduate enrollment majors. The majors cover 10 disciplines including philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, management, and art, including 19 teacher education majors. The school has a total of 35 national first-class undergraduate majors and 14 provincial first-class undergraduate majors in the "Double Thousand Plan". All undergraduate enrollment departments of our school have national first-class professional construction sites. Nearly 80% of the departments (15 departments) have achieved full coverage of majors in the "Double Thousand Plan" first-class professional construction sites; all majors in the five departments including the School of Marxism, the School of Education, the School of Psychology, the School of Preschool Education, and the School of Life Sciences are national-level first-class professional construction sites. Among the 55 undergraduate enrollment majors in the school, the proportion of first-class major construction sites under the "Double Thousand Plan" has reached 89%, and the proportion of national first-class major construction sites has reached 64%, ranking among the best among normal universities in the country.
5. Talent training model of First Normal University
In recent years, the school has adhered to the educational philosophy of “building a solid foundation, stimulating potential, perfecting personality, and pursuing excellence”, followed the school-running idea of our school’s high-level discipline construction to support the development of high-level teacher education, and combined with the “double first-class” construction to further deepen the comprehensive reform of undergraduate teaching and build a student-centered talent training model to cultivate innovative, compound, and applied talents with both ability and political integrity, excellent professional quality and comprehensive quality, and an international perspective.
6. Employment situation of Capital Normal University graduates
There is sufficient social demand for all majors in the school. The employment rate of students has been above 90% for five consecutive years, and the proportion of students pursuing further studies has reached above 30%. The employment of normal school graduates is a two-way choice, not guaranteed allocation, but the scope of employment is required to be in the basic education system. Over the years, our school's normal school graduates have been widely praised by primary and secondary schools, and a large number of senior and special teachers, primary and secondary school principals and education management experts have emerged. Non-teaching graduates are employed in a wide range of industries, and the nature of employment units is mainly concentrated in large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises, party and government agencies and institutions at all levels, foreign-funded enterprises, etc.
Employers’ satisfaction with graduates’ comprehensive qualities and abilities and with our school’s employment has reached over 97% in the past three years. In 2021, the school held 16 dual selection fairs, more than 40 small-scale special job fairs, received more than a thousand employers, and the ratio of the number of students to the number of available positions reached 1:10. The school attaches great importance to stimulating students' awareness of career planning, improving their employability and comprehensive quality, and has complete employment guidance services. A career development education system has been established with the "Career Development and Employment Guidance for College Students" national-level quality course as the core. It combines online exchanges, practical experiential courses and employment-specific projects to comprehensively enhance students' employment competitiveness and career contribution.
7. Major settings and talent training characteristics of the School of History
1. Basic overview of the School of History
The School of History was established in 2007, formerly the History Department of Beijing Normal University founded in 1954. The famous historians Mr. Qi Shirong, Mr. Ning Ke, Mr. Qi Guogan and other first-generation teachers are the founders of the History Department. The School of History is the only department of Capital Normal University that has three first-level discipline doctoral authorization sites, three postdoctoral mobile stations, the Ministry of Education’s Basic Subject (History) Top Student Training Program 2.0 Base, National Excellent Doctoral Thesis, Beijing Higher Education Classic Textbooks, and National Famous Teachers. According to the fourth round of subject evaluation released by the Ministry of Education in 2017, our school’s world history is A-, Chinese history is B+, and archeology is B-. The comprehensive strength of the three disciplines ranks firmly among the top ten among history majors in the country.
2. Talent training model of the School of History
Interdisciplinary: Chinese history, world history, archeology, education and other multi-disciplinary courses; cross-department cooperation and curriculum system. The college is applying for double majors in History Normal University and Geography Normal University, Archeology and Geographic Information Science.
General courses and professional education are combined.
The practice system is perfect: academic lectures, professional inspections, professional internships, teaching practice, scientific research projects, social practice, academic papers, graduation thesis, etc.
We implement the tutoring system in an all-round way, assign tutors to each student to guide their studies, and implement personalized training.
Internationalization: Foreign teachers are hired to teach, and the curriculum system includes bilingual and pure foreign language courses. The school and college have many international cooperation platforms. A large number of people study abroad every year, and students have a broad vision.
3. Introduction to majors in the School of History
History (Top Student Training Program 2.0 Base)
History is the second batch of 2.0 bases for the top-notch history student training program approved by the Ministry of Education, and is one of 17 bases approved across the country. Implementing a combination of general training and professional training, there are three directions: Chinese history, world history, and archaeology. Outstanding talents can apply for early graduation. This major creates differentiated training programs and special course systems based on student characteristics, and establishes talent growth files. Open honors courses to achieve the leadership of academic masters; highlight the "dual foreign language + major" training model; fully implement the credit system and recognize cross-department, cross-school and transnational courses; fully implement the "one-to-one tutoring system" and attach importance to academic innovation capabilities; implement internationalization strategies and undergraduate and master's through-training; and create a complete academic practice system.
History (Normal College)
The major was established in 1954 and has extensive influence in middle school history teaching methods, middle school history pedagogy research, talent training, and social services. The professional curriculum system includes general history of China, general world history, archeology, education and other disciplines, which is conducive to cultivating comprehensive talents. We attach great importance to the improvement of the practice system and the construction of practice bases. We have built 29 off-campus internship bases and hired 42 off-campus instructors. We attach great importance to subject competitions and scientific research project guidance to enhance students' innovative ideas and practical abilities. Lead or compile the history curriculum standards for middle and high schools, compile the history textbooks for middle and high schools, and lead the national history education.
History base
One of the first batch of talent training and scientific research bases of the Ministry of Education was established in 1994, mainly cultivating high-level historical research talents. Adopt a training model that combines professional education and general education, focusing on the tutoring system, training courses, reading reports, academic papers, graduation thesis, scientific research project establishment, professional practice and other training links to strengthen the improvement of academic practical ability. Students have a solid foundation in history and high academic literacy, and master the theories and methods of historical research.
Archeology (a first-class undergraduate major in Beijing)
This major mainly cultivates comprehensive talents who have basic professional knowledge in history, archaeology, cultural heritage, museology, etc., are familiar with national and local cultural heritage protection policies and regulations, and can engage in archaeological investigation and excavation, protection, display and utilization, as well as related scientific research and practice, management and services.
Cultural Heritage (Beijing’s first-class undergraduate major)
The Ministry of Education has set up a special major and implemented major training with the archeology major. Core courses: including general history of China, general history of the world, archeology, museology, and cultural heritage. Practical courses include academic practice, academic lectures, professional inspections, professional internships, teaching visits, etc. This major takes tangible cultural heritage and intangible cultural heritage as its core content and specific educational direction, pays attention to the characteristics of Beijing's cultural heritage, and is multidisciplinary, interprofessional, and interdisciplinary.
4. Introduction to the employment, studying abroad and postgraduate studies of undergraduate graduates from the School of History
Top-notch base for history: Most students can be exempted from postgraduate study or admitted to graduate school, or go abroad for further study; those who are recommended for postgraduate study can choose to study for a master's degree at another school, or stay in the school to pursue a master's and doctoral program.
History (Normal College): Graduates can apply for a master's degree in education, or engage in teaching and education management in the basic education system.
History base: Most students recommend being exempted from exams or admitted to graduate school; or studying abroad for further studies; they can also choose to be employed in various government agencies at all levels, cultural enterprises and institutions (such as museums, publishing houses, newspapers, magazines, cultural companies) and secondary education units. Universities recommended or admitted include Peking University, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Fudan University, Renmin University, Beijing Normal University and other domestic first-class universities and research institutes.
World history: recommended or admitted to domestic first-class universities (such as Peking University, Tsinghua University, Renmin University of China, Beijing Normal University, Fudan University, Nanjing University, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhejiang University), or entering prestigious international universities such as the United Kingdom, France, the United States, and Australia for further studies. Graduates can enter prestigious domestic and international universities for postgraduate studies; scientific research and teaching work; administrative, copywriting and foreign-related work in government agencies and enterprises and institutions; and writing and language work in various cultural and educational institutions. The excellent school quality and social reputation of the world history major, the good history and foreign language skills of graduates, and the broad international perspective are the core factors that attract employers.
Archeology: recommended to or admitted to prestigious universities at home and abroad (domestic universities such as Peking University, Shandong University, Jilin University, Northwest University, Renmin University of China, Sichuan University, Zhengzhou University, etc.; foreign universities such as University of Bologna, Durham University, University of Birmingham in Italy, etc.); employment directions include employment in all levels and types of archaeological and cultural institutions; civil servant positions related to this major in customs, public security and other departments; schools, publishing houses, newspapers, radio stations, television stations and other cultural education and communication units, etc.
Cultural heritage: The employment direction is to work in the national and Beijing cultural management departments and cultural enterprises and institutions (such as museums, libraries, TV stations, publishing houses, cultural relics bureaus, newspapers, etc.); to work in public and private institutions such as cultural tourism and art auctions.
In the past three years, the total postgraduate study rate of the college has been about 45%; the highest rate for the history base major is 68.75%; the highest rate for the world history major is 69.57%; the highest rate for the archeology major is 60%.
The School of History has developed rapidly in international exchanges. It has signed cooperative education agreements with many universities such as the Normal School of Paris in France, the University of Edinburgh in the UK, King's College London in the UK, the University of Birmingham in the UK, the University of Hawaii in the US, Iowa State University in the US, Tohoku University in Japan, Waseda University in Japan, Kukaku Gakuin University in Japan, Chuo University in Japan, and Shinso University in Japan. Every year, students go to Europe, the United States and Japan to study and visit. For example, Shinso University and Tohoku University in Japan have visiting programs for 2-3 people every year. The teacher major has an external training program, with 2-3 students per year. The overseas study rate from 2020 to 2022: 4.2%-5%.
8. Questions from the scene and netizens
1. What are the admission scores from previous years to apply for?
Our school is one of the colleges and universities loved by the majority of candidates. There are sufficient students applying for the school, and the quality of the students is improving year by year. This year is the third year of the Beijing College Entrance Examination reform. It is recommended that candidates refer to our school’s admissions in Beijing in 2020 and 2021. To facilitate candidates’ application, the setting of our school’s professional groups remains stable. The average admission score of the 2021 undergraduate batch of Capital Normal University in Beijing is 585 (ranked around 10,000 in the city), and the school’s admission ranking range is around 4,000-13,000 in the city.
2. After entering the school, if the candidate finds that he is not interested in or adapts to the major he is studying, can the candidate change his major?
Students have two opportunities to change majors after admission (the second semester and the fourth semester after enrollment); except for a few majors, we follow the major-changing policy of "no threshold for application, review for admission". In addition, in order to fully stimulate students' interest in learning and study expertise and enhance their employment competitiveness, our school offers minor majors for students who have the ability to learn, and implements a "one textbook, one supplement" talent training format. This year, new minor majors such as music, art, and biostatistics have been added to provide students with more choices. The existing minor majors cover literature, science, management, art and other disciplines, forming unique training characteristics.
The above content is the essence of the live broadcast of Capital Normal University and its School of History. The Beijing Daily client has specially launched the "Decisive College Entrance Examination" live broadcast column to introduce the latest and most important information about the 2022 College Entrance Examination, and invite heavyweight experts from various universities to interpret it. Please stay tuned!
