a) Guangxi first-class undergraduate program

b) Duration of Study: 4 years

c) Degree conferred: Bachelor of Philosophy

 

The School of Marxism at Guangxi University has launched a degree program in philosophy since 1978. With a profound history in academic scholarship and a fine tradition in teaching and research, it has cultivated a large workforce of high-quality talent for the country. According to incomplete statistics, there is 1 sub-national leader, 3 government officials of provincial-ministerial level, more than 20 of bureau-director level, and 30 college professors among the alumni. The school features a key discipline in Guangxi in 2013, namely the first-level discipline in philosophy and in 2015 its undergraduate program in philosophy was rated as an advantageous and featured program in Guangxi. In 2019, it was selected as a first-class undergraduate major construction site. Moreover, with a first-level master's degree program in philosophy, the school has gone into the lead as to the rate of students continuing learning in graduate school.

 

Cultivation Objectives

Under the guidance of Marxism, the school aims to cultivate high-caliber talents with philosophical literacy, correct political direction, solid foundation of professional knowledge, strong theoretical thinking ability and considerable expertise. It highlights the development of students’ sound mind, humanistic literacy, and communicative competence, so as to better prepare students for managerial positions in government departments, or enterprise of every variety. Its primary goal is to nurture interdisciplinary talents who are socially responsible and highly creative.  

 

Main Courses

Introduction to Philosophy, History of Marxist Philosophy, Chinese Philosophy History, Modern Chinese Philosophy, Western Philosophy History, Modern Western Philosophy, Western Marxism, Selected Classic Readings in Marxist Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Ethics, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Science and Technology, Intercultural Communication, Introduction to Sociology, Theory and Methods of Social Investigation, General Psychology, Four Books Studying, Selected Classic Readings in Confucian Philosophy, Introduction to the Ancient Greek Philosophy, Introduction to German Classical Philosophy, Selected Classic Readings in Modern Western Philosophy, Theoretical Writing, etc.

 

Cultivation Mode

1. To cultivate students with profound knowledge and innovative thinking by providing well-developed academic programs and professional training.

2. To recommend undergraduates with outstanding academic performance for graduate admission or successive postgraduate and doctoral programs of study without entrance examination.

3. To select exceptional students for joint cultivation with Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS).

 

Graduate Employment

The fields that graduates are working in are varied, including administration, personnel management, policy publicity, cultural education, academic research, as well as editing and publishing. Graduates are employed by organizations like government departments, cultural and educational undertakings, press and publication administration, state-owned enterprises, and private companies.