Quality of Teaching Political Theory to Non-specialized Students at the Academy of Journalism and Communication: Reality and Recommendation

Surveying and evaluating the quality of teaching political theory in non-specialized majors is the task assigned by the Ministry of Education and Training to education institutions, which are specialized and not specialized in political theory. As the key university in the national education system, the Academy of Journalism and Communication (AJC) was selected by the Ministry of Education and Training for the pilot program of teaching political theory. With the view to evaluate preliminary achievements of pilot program of teaching political theory in non-specialized majors at AJC, the article identifies the reality of teaching political theory in non-specialized majors based on the survey in 2018-2019. Based on the findings, the authors propose some recommendations to innovate the improve the curriculum of political theory at higher education institutions in general and at AJC in particular.