Study Hydropower & Information Engineering 力学与信息工程学 at Huazhong University of Science and Technology

The School has the state key disciplines and the State 211 Project key disciplines and was among the first group to have Post Doctoral mobile stations. The faculty includes 14 professors among whom 4 are academicians and 11 are PH.D supervisors. It offers "Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering" Bachelor's degree program, and boasts of first class computer simulation and network environments.The comprehensive exploitation and research of hydropower is of vital importance to the national economy, for having a bearing on policy, economy, zoology, environment and other fields. The discipline of hydropower energy and computer digital simulation is the national main constructive discipline of 211 Project. There are four academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and nine doctoral degree tutors. The school has hydropower energy simulation center and digital urban engineering center.

The School offers the disciplines on water conservancy and hydropower engineering, hydrology and water resources, system analysis and integration that lead to a doctoral degree in engineering and a master's degree in engineering, which have trained a great group of high-ranking technicians and management specialists for hydropower, power and other concerned fields. The specialty is ranked among the first-level group on the programming, design, control, operation and management of hydropower energy and district economic system throughout the country.

The students principally study the major courses concerned with hydropower energy and the knowledge about information science, control science, management science and humanities.

Undergraduate Programs 

Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering

Ⅰ. Educational Objectives

This major aims at nurturing engineers and researchers with all-round development through different educational approaches as classroom teaching, experiments and social practices. Students of this major will be able to do scientific research, planning, S&R development, operation control, management and teaching jobs in different areas.

Ⅱ. Skills Profile

The students in this major should learn the basic theory on mathematics, electrics, automatic control, optimization decision and information technology which are needed to plan, design, operate, control and manage the hydropower systems, so the students will be trained in the process control, fault analysis, operation schedule, and management decision. The major pays great attention to cultivate the ability to adapt to the social and innovation for students.
As a graduator of this major, you will gain：
1. Strong responsibility, precise attitude on S&R and creative heart；
2. Solid foundation in both natural sciences and humanities；
3. Basic knowledge and theories of this major, including mechanics, electronic and electrical technology, automatic control theory, optimization technology, compute and information processing；
4. Basic skills, methods of this course and related knowledge, esp. computer application skills；
5. Capability of independent learning and scientific and project problem-solving；
6. Understanding of the development trend of this subject；
7. Good Chinese language proficiency and foreign language proficiency.

Ⅲ. Length of Schooling and Degree

Duration：4 years
Degrees Conferred：Bachelor of Engineer

Ⅳ. Hours/Credits

Total Credits：209.5
Curriculum Class Hours/Credits：2649/165.5
Percentage in Total Credits：79%

Including：

Class Hrs/Crs of General Education：1369/85.5
Percentage in Total Credits：40.8%

Class Hrs/Crs of Basic Courses of Disciplines：848/53
Percentage in Total Credits：25.3%

Class Hrs/Crs of Specialized Courses：432/27
Percentage in Total Credits：12.9%

Weeks/Credits of Major Practical Training：34/34
Percentage in Total Credits：16.3%

Minimum Credits of Extracurricular Activities and Practice：10
Percentage in Total Credits：4.8%