Exploration of Mining and Integration Paths of Ideological and Political Elements in the Food Quality and Safety Major

Abstract

The Food Quality and Safety major bears the dual mission of safeguarding public health and maintaining industry credibility. Its knowledge system contains scientific spirit, ethical awareness, and sense of responsibility, which constitute natural resources for the construction of ideological and political education within the curriculum. This study, based on the interdisciplinary attribute of "liberal arts, science, and engineering" of this major, systematically explores the mining and integration paths of ideological and political elements in the curriculum. The research first explains the intrinsic characteristics and logical rationale of ideological and political education within the curriculum from three dimensions: the value implications of the knowledge system, the isomorphic relationship between core competencies and educational elements, and the professional adaptability of integration. It then proposes three mining strategies: identification of implicit value factors based on the curriculum knowledge modules, extraction of the spiritual lineage from the discipline’s development history and technological evolution, and dimensions of value analysis in professional norms and ethical dilemmas. On this basis, it constructs an integrated path composed of three interconnected components: a curriculum objective system that integrates cognition and value, a teaching content organization with structured value presentation, and a teaching process mechanism that dynamically couples cognitive activities with value formation. This study aims to provide a theoretical basis and an operational framework for achieving the intrinsic unity of knowledge transmission and value guidance in the Food Quality and Safety major.