Schools & Departments
School of Marxism
The School of Marxism is responsible for ideological and political theory education, scientific research, and discipline construction of Marxist theory for all students across the university.The school comprises seven public course teaching and research sections for ideological and political theory: Ideological Morality and Rule of Law, Outline of Modern Chinese History, Basic Principles of Mar...
School of Sports
I. About the SchoolThe School of Physical Education at Xi'an University traces its origins to the Physical Education Section of Xi'an Teachers College, founded in 1959. The Physical Education undergraduate program was launched in 2003, and the School began co-cultivating master's students in 2015. In 2024, the program successfully passed the Ministry of Education's Level-II Accreditation for Teacher ...
School of Arts and Design
The history of art and design education at the School of Arts and Design dates back to 1909, when art courses were first offered at Shaanxi Normal School. Today, the School of Arts and Design comprises three academic departments: Visual Communication Design, Fine Arts, and Digital Media Art. It boasts four major practical teaching facilities: the exclusive overseas branch of the world-renowned ...
School of Music
The School of Music at Xi’an University was founded in 1983 and is among the first higher education institutions in Shaanxi Province to establish a music major. For over four decades, the School has been dedicated to cultivating talent through the arts. Rooted in Xi’an, serving Shaanxi, and radiating across Northwest China, the School upholds the educational philosophy of “cultivating virtue...
North Palmerston North Institute of Xi'an University
Approved by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China in December 2025 (Approval No. MOE61NA02DNR20252597N), Palmerston North College of Xi'an University is an undergraduate-level Sino-foreign cooperative education institution jointly established by Xi'an University (XAU) and the Universal College of Learning (UCOL) in New Zealand. As a century-old public institute of technology, ...