With the authorization of the Academic Degree Committee under the State Council, 6 new national first-class discipline doctorate specialties have been granted to NENU's Marxist theory, pedagogy, Chinese language and literature, mathematics, chemistry, environmental science and engineering. In addition, 6 second-class disciplines have also been authorized the doctorate specialties, 9 subjects were given first-class discipline master degree specialties, and seven second-class disciplines obtained master degree specialties. At present, NENU comprises 9 first-class discipline doctorate specialties, 70 second-class discipline specialties and 137 master degree specialties.
(From News Centre, School of Graduates, translated by Zhangyan)
