Ⅰ. General Description

Philosophy is one of the first research-based teaching majors constructed by Yangzhou University. College is authorized to confer master's degree of Philosophy in first-level disciplines.

Ⅱ. Objectives

This major is to cultivate talents with certain theoretical qualities and systematic professional fundamental knowledge of Marxist philosophy, who can be further trained as high-level and high-quality philosophical professionals with potential, innovative spirit and strong adaptability; To cultivate talents interdisciplinary senior talents who has a comprehensive development on the aspects of moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, psychological; To cultivate application-oriented talents who have certain practical application ability and are competent to be engaged in administrative management, theoretical publicity, teaching and scientific research, publishing and editing in Party and Government offices, public institutions, education publicity, enterprises and institutions.

Ⅲ. Length of Schooling and Conferred Degree

Four years

Ⅳ. Core Courses

General Introduction to Philosophy, Principles of Marxist Philosophy, History of Marxist Philosophy, Classical Readings of Marxist Philosophy, Modern Chinese Philosophy, History of Chinese Philosophy, Classical Readings of Chinese philosophy, Contemporary Western Philosophy, Classical Readings of Western Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Technology, Ethics, Religious Studies, Logic, Aesthetics, Psychology.