Abstract: Self-confidence in history comes from a clear understanding of the development of history and is the origin of the spiritual strength to continue the struggle. Ideological and political courses in universities are the main arena for enhancing students' confidence in history. They major role to play is to deepen students' cognition and understanding of self-confidence and self-reliance through ideological dissemination, to meet their needs and expectations for growth and development through knowledge transmission, and to strengthen their adherence to and exertion of responsibility through theoretical instruction. Enhancing college students' confidence in history is a gradual process of educational practice. It is necessary to start from the actual situation of education and teaching, make good use of classics, allusions and examples to explain the Chinese story of confidence in history, make good use of “overall ideological and political courses” to broaden the space and time field of enhancing confidence, and make good use of the discourse close to the public to construct dialogue and interaction. On the new journey, the ideological and political courses in colleges and universities should give full play to their educational influence in explaining and convincing, in pervading and leading, and in inspiring and bonding, so as to guide and inspire college students to take initiative in building their confidence in history.

Key words: college ideological and political courses, teaching, college students, the new era, confidence in history