Double degree: the main body of Peking University's talent training system
In order to meet the needs of the development of China's socialist modernization, accelerate the cultivation of knowledge-based talents with "thick foundation, wide caliber and high quality" and innovative spirit and practical ability, and at the same time, in order to further mobilize students' learning enthusiasm, let spare students make full use of the multidisciplinary educational resources of Peking University, learn more knowledge and improve their competitiveness, Peking University has set up minor and double-degree majors, and encouraged undergraduates to study minor and double-degree. Minors and double-degree education have become an important part of undergraduate education in Peking University.
In the study of Peking University students, besides their major, general courses and double majors (or minor in the second major) are the main channels for students to improve their knowledge structure, acquire multidisciplinary research methods and enhance their comprehensive knowledge ability. General elective course is a relatively loose curriculum system, which consists of more than 300 courses including natural science, social science, philosophical psychology, history, humanities and arts. It is a big platter for students, and students can choose freely according to their own interests and academic needs. Similar to general courses, almost all departments of Peking University offer double degrees, and the courses offered cover many disciplines of arts and sciences, providing students with rich choices. However, the dual-degree (second major minor) course provides more systematic academic training for elective students. The starting department will choose the core courses of this major as the backbone of the dual-degree courses, and strive to enable students to systematically and comprehensively obtain the same rigorous academic training as the students of this major with limited energy.
The minor second major mentioned here is similar to a double degree, but it is slightly lower than a double degree course in terms of learning requirements and course volume. According to the regulations of Peking University on minor/double-degree management, those who complete the teaching plan of minor subject under the condition of qualified professional study will get the graduation certificate of minor subject in Peking University; Peking University will be awarded a double degree if he has completed the teaching plan of double degree and meets the requirements for obtaining a bachelor's degree. (In the following, double degrees are used to indicate double degrees and the second largest minor.)
Double degrees benefit students a lot.
Double degrees in Peking University bring up "knowledge compound talents". Students studying double-degree courses outside their majors will enrich their knowledge and have a more complete knowledge system. However, this is not the biggest benefit that the double degree of Peking University brings to students. More importantly, multidisciplinary academic training exposes students to the research ideas and methods of different disciplines. In the process of learning, understanding and application, students will broaden their horizons from the comparison and practice of research ideas and methods in different disciplines, look at problems more comprehensively and improve their academic ability.
The academic training provided by double degrees is conducive to their further study and work. Some students who were not satisfied with their majors when they entered school, because they took double-degree courses, on the one hand, promoted their enthusiasm for university study, on the other hand, laid a learning foundation for cross-disciplinary professional further study (postgraduate entrance examination or interview). Many students really know their desired major through the dual-degree course, and successfully enter their favorite major in the postgraduate entrance examination stage. At the same time, due to the academic background of a specific double degree, students have a wider range of job choices, and employers also welcome such graduates. The most obvious example is the popularity of double-degree graduates in economics.
2 1 century is the era of the rise of interdisciplinary, which is the intersection of basic disciplines. Peking University is a comprehensive university focusing on humanities, science and medicine, and it is particularly strong in basic disciplines of science and liberal arts. The overall advantages of Peking University provide a good environment for cultivating interdisciplinary talents and rich resources for students who are interested in interdisciplinary work. A biology student of Peking University, with a double degree in mathematics, plans to study bioinformatics in the future. Students from the School of Mathematics and the School of Physics take double degrees in economics, hoping to become workers in the field of financial mathematics in the future; Some students in law school and journalism school take double majors in psychology, which is considered to be helpful to their work practice.
The academic requirements are strict, and the double degree has high gold content.
The dual-degree courses offered by various departments of Peking University have exactly the same academic requirements for elective students as those for students of this major. Only in the course arrangement, try to choose less course configuration for elective foreign majors, but it completely covers the basic knowledge and research methods of this discipline. Because Peking University implements the credit system, students who take dual-degree courses only need to complete the credits stipulated in the teaching plan, so students have the same rights to choose courses as students who offer dual-degree departments, and can take classes with them, complete the same academic standard courses under the guidance of the same teachers, and get the same credits. This strict professional academic training ensures the quality of the double-degree courses in Peking University, and every student who has completed the double-degree study in Peking University has passed the strict academic test.
In order to ensure that students' dual-degree courses will not affect their professional studies, Peking University has formulated strict academic standards, requiring students who study minor/dual-degree majors to ensure that they learn professional courses well first. Students whose majors are warned by academic circles or whose average GPA of minor/double-degree courses is less than 2.0 (equivalent to 75 points) for two consecutive semesters will have their minor/double-degree status cancelled and their minor/double-degree studies will be terminated. This regulation not only urges students to study double-degree with a serious attitude, but also ensures that students can complete their professional studies without being affected by double-degree courses.
Peking University students have the ability to complete two majors at the same time.
Double-degree courses and minor courses do not lower academic requirements because of non-professional courses, so taking double-degree courses will bear a heavier academic burden. In order to give students the time and energy to take double degrees and achieve good academic results, Peking University lowered the original credit requirements for majors and strictly limited the graduation credit requirements of all departments in the school to 140 credits; At the same time, Peking University has shortened the term length and added a small term every summer vacation. Students can voluntarily stay in school and take various courses, so that students can have more energy to engage in undergraduate research, choose a double degree or minor in their second major, and have more space to choose their own learning content and arrange their own learning plans.
The school has created an environment for students to take double degrees, so do students have enough energy to study? The answer is yes. In several science departments with heavy academic work in Peking University, such as Physics College, Chemistry College and Information Science and Technology College, many students take various double-degree courses. Of course, taking a double degree will make the week's class more compact, but most students can successfully complete the course and get their degrees. Take the double-degree course of economics offered by the Economic Center as an example. Many science students not only completed their studies, but also won double-degree scholarships awarded by the Economic Center because of their excellent grades. This shows that all students, whether in science or liberal arts, can complete double-degree courses with high quality as long as they arrange elective courses reasonably and make full use of peacetime and primary schools.
Catalogue of Double Degrees/Minors in Peking University
● Peking University Admissions Network
The double-degree minor education in Peking University is one of the highlights of undergraduate talent training in Peking University, which is welcomed by Peking University students and also concerned by high school students and parents. According to the enrollment brochure of double-degree minor issued by Peking University Academic Affairs Office in 2005, we compiled the list of double-degree minor majors currently offered in Peking University for your reference. It is worth pointing out that the double-degree and minor education of Peking University is constantly developing, and I believe that there will still be new majors entering this list in the future.
Humanities and social sciences
Economics major (double degree/minor), provided by China Economic Research Center.
International Relations and Diplomacy offered by the Institute of International Relations (double degree/minor).
German major (minor), provided by Foreign Languages Institute.
French major (minor), provided by Foreign Languages Institute.
Japanese major (minor), offering foreign languages.
Administration major (minor) is offered by the School of Government Administration.
E-commerce major (double degree), School of Information Science and Technology, School of Economics and School of Intellectual Property are offered together.
Sociology major (double degree), provided by sociology department.
Philosophy major (double degree/minor), offered by philosophy department.
History major (double degree/minor), history department offers.
Art major (double degree), art department offers.
Mathematics and natural science, technical science
Computer software major (double degree/minor), offered by School of Information Science and Technology.
Microelectronics major (double degree/minor), offered by School of Information Science and Technology.
Electronic major (double degree/minor), offered by School of Information Science and Technology.
Chemistry major (double degree/minor), offered by School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering.
Physics major (double degree/minor), provided by the Institute of Physics.
Astronomy major (double degree/minor), provided by the Institute of Physics.
Major in atmospheric science (double degree/minor), offered by the Institute of Physics.
Biochemistry major (double degree/minor), provided by College of Life Sciences.
Biology major (double degree/minor), provided by the College of Life Sciences.
Mathematics and applied mathematics (double degree/minor), provided by the School of Mathematical Sciences.
Statistics major (double degree/minor), provided by the School of Mathematics and Science.
Psychology major (double degree/minor), offered by the Department of Psychology.
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