Program overview
This major is actually a combination of three fields: civil engineering (building skyscrapers, roads, and bridges), water resources engineering (dams, rivers, water supply systems), and ocean engineering (ports, offshore wind power, submarine pipelines). You might think it's very "hardcore," and you're right—core courses include mechanics (theoretical mechanics, material mechanics, structural mechanics), fluid mechanics, soil mechanics, reinforced concrete design, and engineering surveying. But don't be intimidated—all this knowledge is used to solve real-world problems, like how to keep a building from collapsing during an earthquake or how to make a dam withstand floods. Chinese universities have a unique edge in this field because China leads the world in infrastructure scale. Many schools have large experimental facilities and real project cases, such as Tongji University's bridges, Hohai University's water resources, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University's ocean engineering. Who is this major suitable for? If you enjoy hands-on work, have strong logical thinking, are curious about large-scale engineering projects, and don't mind occasionally getting a tan on construction sites, this major is a great fit.