Abstract: On the basis of the introduction of the new media situation that the general education in fine arts faced with in comprehensive universities, the author analyzed dialectically and comprehensively the advantages and disadvantages of the traditional general education curriculum of fine arts, and revealed the causes of the problems existing in the traditional general education of fine arts, and then explored the new path of the development of the general curriculum of fine arts in comprehensive universities in China from the aspects of curriculum objectives, course contents, curriculum implementation and curriculum evaluation. Take the opportunity of China’s college general education development, and use scientific and technological progress means to reform and improve the effectiveness of education and teaching, so as to promote the healthy development of general education of fine arts in Chinas colleges and universities.

Key words: new media situation, colleges and universities, general education of fine arts, curriculum development, path selection