中美硕士研究生课程设置特点探析

科学优化的课程设置体系是保证研究生具备合理的知识结构，引导和激发其科研创新能力的关键途径。美国的研究生教育成功的关键因素之一在于不断更新和完善的课程教学及课程设置结构。因此，在深入地探析美国研究生课程设置特点的基础上，针对目前中国研究生教育在课程设置方面所存在的普遍不足，提出了中国大学硕士研究生课程设置体系建设的合理化建议。

Comparitive Study of Graduate Curriculums in China and USA

Scientific and optimized graduate curriculums are essential to offer graduates an appropriate intellectual structure with assurance, which would steer and inspire their innovative competence in scientific research. One of the key factors to American successful graduate education is the constant updating and improvement in its course instruction and curriculums. By analyzing in depth the characteristics of American graduate curriculums, the paper proposes a number of proper suggestions to improve the general deficiencies of current graduate education in China.