The Physics (Teacher Education) major was established in 1958 and is currently recognized as a Hubei Provincial Featured Undergraduate Program, a National Featured Major, and a National First-Class Undergraduate Major Development Program. Over more than six decades, the program has cultivated a large number of outstanding professionals for China, particularly for Hubei Province, including physics educators and researchers at universities and secondary schools, as well as talented professionals working in a wide range of other fields.

The program is committed to cultivating qualified and high-caliber secondary school physics teachers with sound political and ethical qualities, a strong humanistic background, and scientific literacy. Students receive a well-rounded education encompassing moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor education, while acquiring a solid understanding of the fundamental theories and methods of physics, sound mathematical foundations, and strong experimental skills. The program emphasizes the development of innovative and practical capabilities, professional adaptability, teamwork, a broad international perspective, a strong sense of innovation, and social responsibility. Graduates are well prepared to undertake physics teaching and educational work in secondary schools.

Major Courses

Core and specialized courses include Mechanics, Thermal Physics, Electromagnetism, Optics, Atomic Physics, Theoretical Mechanics, Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics, Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, Solid-State Physics, Physics Curriculum and Instruction, Research Methods in Physics Education, Secondary School Physics Laboratory Techniques, and other related courses.