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Education, psychology and sports science on the Double First-Class list

Sources checked · Unofficial summary

The annex to the second-round Double First-Class list prints three disciplines in this subject area: Education, Psychology and Sports Science. Counting the entries of the list, Education is printed for six institutions, Psychology for one and Sports Science for two. The rows below follow the order of school codes in the annex. For other subject areas, see this directory's section page.

What the annex prints

The rows come from annex 1 to the notice of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission, document number 教研函〔2022〕1号, dated 9 February 2022. The annex is the second-round list of Double First-Class construction universities and disciplines. Each entry gives a Chinese institution name, a colon, and the disciplines for that institution. The annex prints Chinese names only.

The English names and discipline names on this page are this directory's renderings. The official lists are in Chinese. The English text of this page is this site's translation of the Chinese text. Confirm every row against the current official list before you rely on it.

Education (教育学, discipline code 0401)

Counting the entries of the list, the annex prints Education for six institutions.

Institution as printed in the annex English name used by this directory
北京师范大学 Beijing Normal University
东北师范大学 Northeast Normal University
华东师范大学 East China Normal University
厦门大学 Xiamen University
华中师范大学 Central China Normal University
西南大学 Southwest University

Psychology (心理学, discipline code 0402)

Counting the entries of the list, the annex prints Psychology for one institution.

Institution as printed in the annex English name used by this directory
北京师范大学 Beijing Normal University

Sports Science (体育学, discipline code 0403)

Counting the entries of the list, the annex prints Sports Science for two institutions.

Institution as printed in the annex English name used by this directory
北京体育大学 Beijing Sport University
上海体育学院 Shanghai University of Sport

Peking University and Tsinghua University

The annex prints no disciplines for Peking University or for Tsinghua University. Paragraph 2 of the notice states that these two universities determined their construction disciplines themselves and published them separately. Their absence from the rows above says nothing about what they teach. Their directory pages are Peking University and Tsinghua University.

What the list does not show

Being on the list does not show whether a university enrols international students in a given programme. Whether a programme is open to international students is set out in each university's own admission prospectus.

Questions people ask

Which institutions does the annex print Education for?

The annex prints Education (教育学, code 0401) for six institutions, counting the entries of the list: Beijing Normal University, Northeast Normal University, East China Normal University, Xiamen University, Central China Normal University and Southwest University, in that printed order. The English names are this directory's renderings. Confirm the rows against the current official list.

Does appearing on the list show that a university accepts international students?

No. The list does not show whether a university enrols international students in a given programme. The admission prospectus of each university is the document that states whether a programme is open to international students.

Why are Peking University and Tsinghua University absent from these rows?

Paragraph 2 of the notice of 9 February 2022 states that these two universities determined their construction disciplines themselves and published them separately. The annex prints no disciplines for them. Their absence from the rows does not show what they teach.

Sources

Checked 11 October 2026.

This page is an unofficial summary. It is not published by the Ministry of Education or any university, and it promises no admission outcome. If the official Chinese text or the current official list differs from this page, the official text and the current list prevail.

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