Abstract: How to implement the goal of diversified talent cultivation in higher education has become an urgent problem. In the context of the “free change of major” situation and disciplinary system adjustment in comprehensive universities, innovative reform was carried out on the Introduction to Life Sciences, enabling it to play a positive role in implementing the goal. The results showed as follows: the personalized and diversified developmental needs of students were supported by the interdisciplinary and integration resources integrated from biological science, biotechnology, ecology, and traditional Chinese medicine; interdisciplinary and integrated teaching teams could enable freshmen to establish timely connections with professional teachers, and selectively join research teams based on their interests and aspirations; maximizing the role of leading course of Introduction to Life Sciences, freshmen could quickly understand the characteristics of various disciplines and teacher resources. Independent development was promoted by autonomous choice from interdisciplinary and integration resources, and promoted by actively participating in diverse pathways, such as scientific research training, innovation and entrepreneurship ability cultivation, and professional and social practice. Students were guided to transform from cognitive to practical innovation and entrepreneurship; the training goal of diverse talents was effectively and long-term implemented by process and diverse valuations which could be used to adjust the teaching content and mode timely. This reform and practical achievements suggest that the continuous intersection and integration of relevant disciplines can meet the personalized and diversified needs of student development under the premise of institutional and resource guarantees; fully utilizing the function of pilot courses and strengthening the connection of educational processes can effectively promote personalized and diversified independent development; a diversified evaluation system can make the education process more effective and long-lasting.

Key words: introduction to life science, biology, talent training, diverse talents, personalized demands