Life And Beyond

It’s said:"Harvard came first, followed by the United States", this is not only a simple statement of the historical facts, but also means the important position in the field of higher education in the USA. For a long time, Harvard University as the top university in the world has been leading the wave of the Higher Education Reform. Curriculum reform first, and then The Education reform. Why are universities want to undertake the reform? which is the core value has embodied of the reform? what is the meaning for the higher education in China? These questions are the original intention of this study.This study has reviewed the previous four reforms of The Harvard University:The Free Elective System Reform, The Centralization And Allocation System Reform, The General Education Curriculum Reform, The Core Curriculum Reform. Then The Fifth Undergraduate Curriculum Reform in the new century based on the analysis of the four reforms. Then outlined The Fifth Harvard Undergraduate Curriculum Reform in the new century from three aspects:the reform background, the purpose and the content of the reform. Also summarized the core value of The Fifth Harvard University Curriculum Reform combined the analysis of the curriculum reform content:the philosophies of life and beyond. Harvard go on her life through the reforms, and regard The Liberal Education as her heart. Harvard keep the exceed through the reform, become the leader in the higher education.Thought analysis and explore The Harvard University Fifth Curriculum Reform’core ideas, discovered that the life and transcendence is the foundation of university, and also which is made universities full of vitality, and constantly sublimation.