Abstract:Modern university general education responses actively to the expansion of science in university education. It characters with the era and audience, which requires university general education to change from subject education to interdisciplinary education, from knowledge education to cultural education. History and Philosophy of Science (HPS) education is one of the traditional interdisciplinary education, committed to exhibiting the real appearance of scientific development, studying the formation and development of science and culture. In contemporary universities it can help university students master the unity of history and logic methods, form the concept of the integration of scientific culture and humanistic culture, improve the ability of innovative thinking. The contribution of HPS education to the general education of contemporary university is not only a theoretical purview, but also a practical activity. It can integrate into the general education through curriculum setting and student activities, and use the theory of public relations for reference to make its contribution more easily recognized and accepted by the majority of educators and students.