Ideological and political education is a common subject in higher education in the People's Republic of China. It is called Morality and the Rule of Law in compulsory education and Ideological and Politics in high school education. It is closely related to the Chinese Communist Party's patriotic education campaigns. The Schools of Marxism of major universities in China have ideological and political education majors and courses, many of which are compulsory courses for students in other colleges.