Research on General Education Curriculum Systems in China and Foreign Countries

Abstract

At present, most universities in China carry out the major education mode of separating science and technology and liberal arts to focus on developing all kinds of specialized training colleges. The ultimate aim of them is cultivating talents who are skilled in one or two fields. For college students, this kind of major education mode will limit the freedom of their choice, and their horizon will be restricted as well in a long time. This paper takes Japan, the United States, Britain and other countries as examples to analyze the room for improvement of college major education. What’s more, the paper will present some defects on the current general education curriculum from the view of college students at Beihang University, with a comparison between Beihang University and Massachusetts institute of technology, Columbia University and other research universities. In the end, this paper will put forward some relevant rationalization proposals and suggestions aiming at this issue.