Major name: Control Engineering
Major code: 430111
Type of degree: Master (professional degree)
Minimum credits: 32
Minimum credits from courses: 29
Off-campus practice credits: 3

1. Training objectives
This major is intended to cultivate high-level talents who have broad knowledge in control engineering, good theoretical basis and strong practical experiences, who are familiar with the development trends on the science and technology research work they undertake.

2. Length of schooling
The length of schooling is two and a half years (including the dissertation defense time).

3. This major covers the following research areas
1) Industrial automation and process control technology
2) Equipment and manufacturing system of control and technology
3) Building intelligent and system integration technology
4) Network and fieldbus integration technology
5) Intelligent control theory and application
6) Industrial engineering and information
7) Intelligent detection and intelligent control
8) The embedded system technology
9) Instrument and automatic device
10) The image processing and pattern recognition

4. Education methods
The cultivation of the postgraduates adopts a 3-phase education system, i.e., course study, off-campus practice and dissertation.

5. Dissertation
The topic of dissertation should come from practical research project or engineering problem. The review of the dissertation focuses on the student’s ability to apply scientific theories to solve practical problems.

6. Curriculum and credits
The candidates should complete all of the compulsory courses and some optional courses in the education plan, and must gain at least 32 credits required by the school, where course learning should be not less than 29 credits and off-campus practice offers 3 credits.