Introduction to the School of Marxism (School of Political Science)

The School of Marxism at Jiangxi Agricultural University traces its roots back to the Marxism-Leninism Teaching and Research Section established in 1962. It officially commenced operations as an independent, directly subordinate institution under the leadership ofJiangxi Agricultural University in March 2011. It is responsible for the ideological and political theory courses for all undergraduate, college studentsand postgraduate students as well, and managesallthe teachersresponsible for the courses. The school currently owns six teaching and research sections:General Introduction to Marxism, Ideology, Morality and Rule of Law, Mao Zedong Thought and the Theoretical Systems of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, Outline of Modern and Contemporary Chinese History, Situation and Policy, An Introduction to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.Our school also has the first-level discipline master's degree authorization point for "Marxist Theory" which is one of the key construction disciplines of the university. Our school possesses three research institutions: the Research Center for the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, the Research Center for Rural Cultural Development, and the Research Center for Rural Governance. Among them, the Research Center for Rural Cultural Development is a key research base for cultural and artistic sciences in Jiangxi Province.

Our school currently has 72 teachers including 9 professors, 17 associate professors and 16 master's supervisors. It has one national backbone teacher for ideological and political theory courses in colleges and universities, one gold medal teacher (gold medal professor) in ordinary undergraduate colleges in Jiangxi, one famous teacher for ideological and political theory courses in Jiangxi Province, five outstanding ideological and political theory teachers in colleges and universities in Jiangxi Province (including one selected as the top ten in the province), one "May 1st Women's Hero" in Jiangxi Province; two people selected as "One Hundred Outstanding Ideological and Political Teachers" in Jiangxi Province, and one person selected as "Good Teacher in the Hearts of New Era Students" in Jiangxi Province. In the past five years, the school has won one second prize in the national college ideological and political theory course teaching demonstration activity; three first prizes in the provincial college youth teacher teaching competition; three first prizes and four second prizes in the provincial college ideological and political theory course youth teacher teaching competition.Our school has published 8 monographs, 5 textbooks, and more than 100 high-level academic papers.Besides, our school also obtains two second prizes and four third prizes for social science achievements in Jiangxi Province and one first prize and one second prize for teaching achievements. Currently, there are 7 National Social Science Fund projects and over 30 provincial and ministerial scientific research projects understudy.