Recently, the Ministry of Education released the "Catalogue of Undergraduate Majors in Ordinary Higher Education Institutions (2025)", adding 29 new majors. Among them, the establishment of the Artificial Intelligence Education major at Beijing Normal University has sparked heated discussions. Although the name of this major is similar to the artificial intelligence major that has received much attention in recent years, the content of the major is not completely the same. During an interview with Beijing Normal University, a reporter from Science and Technology Daily learned that the newly established undergraduate major in artificial intelligence education at the university is committed to cultivating composite talents who possess both artificial intelligence technology literacy and educational practice ability, solving the problem of shortage of artificial intelligence education teachers in primary and secondary schools, and serving the strategic needs of national education intelligence. Currently, artificial intelligence is reshaping our society at an unprecedented speed, profoundly changing various fields including education. ”Yu Shengquan, Executive Director of the Future Education High Precision Innovation Center at Beijing Normal University, stated that cultivating "digital citizens" who can handle new technologies has become an important issue in current education reform. In order to adapt to the development of artificial intelligence, Beijing Normal University's Future Education High Precision Innovation Center has previously collaborated with Tencent to jointly build the "Primary and Secondary School Artificial Intelligence Education Project". The project includes the development of a complete artificial intelligence knowledge system and curriculum covering primary, middle, and high school levels. At the end of 2024, the General Office of the Ministry of Education issued a notice on strengthening artificial intelligence education in primary and secondary schools, requiring the exploration of implementation methods for artificial intelligence education in primary and secondary schools and the strengthening of artificial intelligence education in primary and secondary schools. This year, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission issued the "Work Plan for Promoting Artificial Intelligence Education in Primary and Secondary Schools in Beijing (2025-2027)", proposing to build a normalized artificial intelligence education and teaching system and explore scientific and standardized education models. Against the backdrop of high policy attention, artificial intelligence education in primary and secondary schools in China still faces many practical challenges such as a shortage of teachers and a lack of professional training systems. ”The relevant person in charge of the Education Department of Beijing Normal University introduced, "Therefore, relying on the interdisciplinary advantages of education and artificial intelligence disciplines, we have taken the lead in establishing an undergraduate major in artificial intelligence education, aiming to cultivate composite talents with both technical literacy and educational practice ability, break the bottleneck of teacher shortage, and provide strong support for the national education intelligence strategy. What does the major of artificial intelligence education study? Simply put, this is a new major that integrates artificial intelligence and education. The curriculum system of this major includes two modules: artificial intelligence technology and education, corresponding to the basic and applied levels respectively. The courses of the two modules are integrated and organically combined to form a "double helix" curriculum system. Among them, the artificial intelligence technology module covers cutting-edge fields such as generative artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, and educational data mining. The education module integrates basic courses in educational science such as educational theory, learning science, educational psychology, curriculum design and development, and educational measurement and evaluation. At the same time, the major plans to offer practical and innovative courses on the application of artificial intelligence technology in education. Through the development of intelligent teaching assistants and educational data analysis projects, it will help students gain a deeper understanding of the practical application of artificial intelligence technology in educational settings. In addition, the major also offers compulsory courses such as artificial intelligence ethics and data security, strengthening students' sense of educational responsibility in technology applications and cultivating their values of 'technology serving education'. ”The above person in charge introduced. Beijing Normal University's Artificial Intelligence Education major belongs to the field of education, adopting the "three in one" education model. This major adheres to the disciplinary characteristics of emphasizing practice in education, and schools, enterprises, and other units can become places for students to practice. The relevant person in charge of the Education Department of Beijing Normal University introduced that Beijing Normal University adopts a three in one training model of "university+enterprise+primary and secondary schools", which will provide students with real teaching scenarios and internship opportunities, and help students transform artificial intelligence and educational theoretical knowledge into the ability to solve practical problems in frontline teaching. Under this training system, students will gradually grow into leading talents in the field of artificial intelligence education in primary and secondary schools, capable of overall design and teaching practice of artificial intelligence courses, promoting the two-way integration of intelligent technology and school business, and becoming the backbone of the popularization and intelligent transformation of artificial intelligence education in primary and secondary schools. The employment prospects of new majors are broad, and graduates can leverage their professional advantages in multiple fields and be competent in related jobs. ”The relevant person in charge of the Education Department of Beijing Normal University stated. In the field of basic education, graduates can serve as teachers for artificial intelligence and information technology courses in primary and secondary schools, responsible for curriculum design, teaching implementation, and the development and promotion of intelligent educational tools, helping schools achieve digital and intelligent transformation in education. At the same time, the education technology industry also needs relevant talents to engage in the research and optimization of intelligent teaching systems and other products, such as serving as product managers, educational technology consultants, curriculum designers, etc., to promote innovation and application of related courses. In addition, graduates majoring in artificial intelligence education can also enter research institutions or universities to conduct scientific research in the intersection of artificial intelligence and education, or engage in educational management work, participate in policy formulation and implementation in the fields of education digitization and artificial intelligence education. (New Society)