Abstract: To implement the new-era labor education initiative and strengthen the practical labor skills of university students, a labor education course was designed and delivered at Peking University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, integrating the fieldwork in medicinal plants with medicinal plant cultivation practice. A total of 118 students from the pharmacy program (Class of 2022) were selected as participants. The teaching effectiveness was evaluated through attendance rate, the quantity and quality of plant specimens, medicinal plant cultivation reports, and questionnaire surveys. Among the 48 students in the medicinal plant fieldwork module, the full attendance rate was 100.0% (48/48), yielding over 200 high-quality specimens. Survey results showed that 93.8% (45/48) acquired basic skills in field collection and identification, 91.7% (44/48) reported enhanced perseverance and teamwork, and 100.0% (48/48) expressed overall satisfaction and willingness to recommend the course. In the medicinal plant cultivation module (70 students), over 200 square meters of land were prepared and more than 100 types of medicinal herbs were planted. The full attendance rate was 97.1% (68/70), and 95.7% (67/70) of cultivation reports were rated excellent. Additionally, 94.3% (66/70) of the students were satisfied with the course; 84.3% (59/70) felt joy and achievement from labor; 72.9% (51/70) strengthened their perseverance through fieldwork hardships; 81.4% (57/70) mastered the key planting methods; and 98.6% (69/70) would recommend the course. By aligning with the core principles of labor education and integrating professional training, the course received strong recognition from students. It effectively enhanced the practical labor skills of the students and contributed to achieving the holistic educational goal of ″integration moral, intellectual, physical, esthetic, and labor education″ through labor.

Key words: Pharmacy, Labor education, Medicinal plants, Fieldwork, Planting practice