The latest news is that calligraphy has officially become a first-class discipline of doctoral degree. What do you think this means? what do you think? The following is what it means to have a doctorate when calligraphy becomes a first-class discipline. I hope to provide you with reference and reference.
Calligraphy has officially become a first-class discipline, and a doctoral degree can be established. What does it mean?
On September 13, 2022, the the State Council Academic Degrees Committee and the Ministry of Education issued a new edition of the Catalogue of Postgraduate Education (2022) (hereinafter referred to as the Catalogue) and the Measures for the Administration of the Catalogue of Postgraduate Education, which officially listed "Artistic Calligraphy" as a first-class discipline, and the postgraduate training started in the second half of 2023 was carried out according to the new edition of disciplines and majors.
It took less than a year from 202 1, 12, 10 to formally locate the first-class discipline. The rationality and necessity of calligraphy becoming a first-class discipline and a special doctoral degree category, as well as the discussion on the future development of the discipline and the employment situation of students are constantly emerging. In this regard, the reporter talked with relevant people in order to fully understand the system construction and design considerations behind this major.
From art majors to first-class disciplines, the space is much broader than that of the other two disciplines.
According to public information, 1963, China Academy of Fine Arts opened the first undergraduate calligraphy major. However, before the new catalogue came into being, calligraphy majors were all enrolled by art, which was a four-year undergraduate major alongside art and music (some colleges had junior colleges).
According to the reporter's incomplete statistics, before the release of the new catalogue, about 140 colleges and universities across the country offered calligraphy undergraduate majors, and nearly 34 colleges and research institutes were recruiting calligraphy graduate students.
So, what does it mean that calligraphy major is included in the first-class discipline? Chu Zhao Hui, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences, told the reporter: "Being a first-class discipline means that two disciplines can be established under its branches, and the space is much broader than the two disciplines."
What are the future prospects?
Will encourage more people to pay attention to calligraphy learning.
What are the different weights of the new edition of the Catalogue compared with the past? What opportunities can it bring to the construction of calligraphy discipline?
After calligraphy enters the first-class discipline, it will encourage more people to pay attention to calligraphy learning, and also convey the promotion of traditional culture by China education. Regarding the teaching significance of calligraphy major entering the process of first-class discipline construction, Yu Yang, a professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts and deputy director of the National Theme Art Creation Research Center, recently published an article pointing out that calligraphy major has been attached to other majors such as literature, art and fine arts for a long time, and the current development status of calligraphy discipline cannot fully adapt to the changes of the times, so it is necessary to think about whether the allocation of resources is reasonable and whether there is a shortage of high-quality teachers.
Why are calligraphy students keen on postgraduate entrance examination?
Narrow employment makes it difficult to take the postgraduate entrance examination.
Teacher Zhang, a calligraphy major in a postgraduate training institution, told reporters that most students majoring in calligraphy will choose to engage in calligraphy teaching after graduation. However, because the post of calligraphy education teacher in primary and secondary schools in China has not really been established, most graduates can only engage in hard pen or brush calligraphy training, and their employment methods are relatively simple. Therefore, more undergraduates majoring in calligraphy have chosen to continue their studies under the pressure of employment.
Teacher Li, a calligraphy trainer from another postgraduate school, also said that most students choose to study for a master's or doctor's degree in calligraphy in order to get more employment opportunities and expand their future promotion space. "For example, if you want to enter an authoritative calligraphy association or teach in a university, and want to get a higher professional title evaluation, education is a threshold."
The Employment Quality Report of Hubei Academy of Fine Arts (202 1) released by Hubei Academy of Fine Arts in June 2022 shows that the employment units of calligraphy and law graduates are mainly in education (33.33%), culture, sports and entertainment (33.33%) and leasing and business services (33.33%).
Of course, Mr. Yang, who is also a training teacher for calligraphy majors, told reporters that although the employment model of calligraphy majors is relatively simple, it is more common to take postgraduate entrance examinations. On the one hand, although it is difficult for the industry to find a good job, it is also a good choice for many people to enter an educational institution or become a calligraphy teacher in primary and secondary schools after graduation. On the other hand, the postgraduate entrance examination of calligraphy major is relatively difficult, so students who think that their major is not very good will also choose cross-disciplinary examination and postgraduate study.
However, Chu did not agree with the statement that calligraphy was established as a first-class discipline to alleviate the employment pressure. In his view, the calligraphy major can't absorb much work, and it is very professional. It is untenable to increase employment by increasing doctoral programs. At the same time, due to the strong professionalism of calligraphy, although the employment of graduates is not as wide as other majors, the existence of the threshold means that the competition in the same industry will be lower.