Teachers of the two courses Maoism and Deng Xiaoping's Thoughts play an important role in cultivating students'ideological and political consciousness because they set examples for students in both academic study and daily behavior. These teachers' moral quality, knowledge level, professional level and dedication the career have direct influence on students and on the teaching effect of the courses. In this paper, the authors attempts to explore the basic qualities required of a university teacher so that he/she can keep pace with t...