Opening, in this new era, of the "four histories" courses in normal colleges and universities is a significant action to act out the fundamental task of foster character and civic virtue, an effective approach to complete ideological and political courses and make up its short board, and safeguards students of normal colleges to strengthen the "four self‐confidences" and live up to "two maintenances". Essential is scientific positioning for the setting of the "four histories" courses in normal colleges and universities, thus to mirror characteristics of the education. Efforts should be inputted to clarify teaching objectives, priorities and methods of these courses, properly handle teaching relationship between "historical courses" and "Introduction to the Theoretical System of Socialism of Chinese Characteristics", internal correlation of "historical courses", and interaction between "learning history" and "today's application", so as to give full play to the education effect of the courses to the greatest extent, from characteristics of high-quality basic education personnel training, normal college students, and teaching of ideological and political courses in normal colleges.