Herbart divided the courses into two categories, namely natural and social. The specific ones are:

(1) Based on the interest of experience, set up natural (natural history), Physics, chemistry, geography and other subjects;

(2) Based on speculative interests, set up mathematics, logic, grammar, natural philosophy and other subjects;

(3) Based on aesthetic interests, Establish subjects such as literature, music, painting, and sculpture;

(4) Establish subjects such as classical languages, modern foreign languages, and native languages ??according to sympathetic interests;

(5) According to social According to the interest in religion, the disciplines of history, politics, law, etc. are established;

(6) According to the interest in religion, the theology discipline is established.