Program Duration: 4 Years

Degree Conferred: Bachelor of Engineering

Major Introduction: Road bridge and river-crossing engineeringis a major that sets up a very strong practicalness according to the demand in the construction of national transportation network. The major is capable of cultivating top-level applied talents engaged in the design, construction, maintenance and management of road engineering, bridge engineering and underground engineering and so on. Aiming at the rapid development of our country’s transportation infrastructure engineering construction and huge road network management and actual demand of underground rail traffic construction, the major of road bridge and river-crossing engineering is to cultivate constructors and senior management engineers of road, bridge and underground engineering basing on professional knowledge background of road, bridge and underground engineering and combining with computer and practice teaching and other basic skills training.

Employment Orientation: After graduation, students can engage in technical work in aspects of survey, planning, design, construction, supervision, consultation, management and so on of road, bridge and underground engineering. Students can be mainly employed in administrative departments and their large and medium-sized enterprises and public institutions like road, railway, municipal administration, transportation, construction and so on. At present, our country is in the period of rapid development of infrastructure construction, with good employment prospects.

I. Training Objective

This major is to cultivate applied advanced technology talents who can develop well in moral education, intellectual education, physical education and aesthetic education, master basic theories, professional knowledge and skills of science and technology of road bridge and river-crossing engineering, have practical ability, innovative and enterprising spirits and good comprehensive quality to adapt to the demand of social development, and engage in the design, construction, maintenance, management and so on of road, urban road, airport engineering, bridge and tunnel engineering and so on.

II. Core Curriculum

Theoretical Mechanics, Material Mechanics, Structural Mechanics, Road Engineering Drawing and CAD, Soil Mechanics, Civil Engineering Materials, Engineering Geology, Engineering Surveying, Structural Design Principles, Bridge Engineering, Roadbed Pavement Engineering, Road Survey and Design, Basic Engineering.

III. Major Feature

1. Highlighting the practice teaching and other basic skills training. Strong practical ability;

2. Large choice of major orientation, a wide range of obtaining employment.