【Discipline Ranking of Civil Engineering Major in Shenzhen University】

Shenzhen University’s engineering and material sciences have reached ESI world rankings of 3‰ and 5‰, of which the contribution rates of civil engineering discipline are ranked 1st and 4th, respectively.

“China's Best Discipline 2019” released by Shanghai Ranking (Chinese: 上海软科): Civil engineering was ranked 14th in China and No.1 in Guangdong Province.

“China University Rankings by undergraduate subject 2020” released by CUAA (Chinese Universities Alumni Association, Chinese: 中国校友会网): Civil engineering major won 5 stars, world-renowned, and China's first-class major, ranked 19th in China and No.1 in Guangdong Province.

【Certified by International Engineering Educator Certification Program】

Civil engineering major in Shenzhen University is approved as a national first-class undergraduate major construction site, ranked in the forefront of the national "civil engineering" major certification, and has entered the first phalanx of global engineering educator. The superior research fields include new materials for civil engineering, urban underground space, urban intelligence perception and disaster prevention, and etc.

【Elective subjects in college entrance examination】（Subject to the announcement of the Provincial Examination Institute）

Preferred elective subject: Physics only; Re-elective subjects and examination requirements: no elective subject requirement.

Major education duration: four years

Degree granted: Bachelor of Engineering

Major prospects (including employment destination): Graduates of this major can be employed in real estate development enterprises, architectural design institutes, relevant government departments, civil engineering infrastructure construction companies, etc., and can also engage in research and teaching jobs in scientific research institutions and universities, with wide range of employment and good employment prospects. Graduates can also choose to continue their studies on relevant majors in domestic or overseas universities.

Cultivation goals: Based on the construction demands in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, this subject enables students to accurately master the international cutting-edge trends of civil engineering through the study of system theory, method training and practice in international exchanges. It also aims at cultivating the talents with the science exploration spirit, innovation consciousness, innovation ability and international vision. The graduated students should also be able to analyze and solve coastal complex engineering problems and to conduct scientific research.

Acquisition of Knowledge: Master the core knowledge areas of mathematics and natural science foundation, mechanics principles and methods, structural basic principles and analysis methods, construction principles and technologies, engineering project economics and management, computer application technologies, etc.

Main courses: Engineering Survey, Material Mechanics, Housing Architecture, Structural Mechanics, Civil Engineering Materials, Concrete Structure Design Principles, Soil Mechanics, Civil Engineering Construction, Steel Structure Design Principles, Foundation Engineering, Engineering Cost Management, High-Rise Building Structure Design, Seismic Design of Buildings, etc.

Major Orientations: (1) Construction engineering; (2) Underground engineering; (3) Road and bridge engineering; (4) Civil engineering materials

Cultivation features: This major focuses on the combination of theory and practice, and focuses on training students' comprehensive ability to think independently, teamwork, analyze and solve problems. Students are actively encouraged to participate in innovation and entrepreneurship activities such as subject competitions. Relying on top level scientific research platforms the undergraduate students are provided with opportunities to participate in practical scientific research projects. In order to broaden the students' international perspective, some excellent students would be financially supported to visit and study abroad for free.

Characteristic experimental course of Intelligent Construction: Based on the civil engineering major, with information technology as the link, and mechanical engineering and control engineering as the tools, it will reflect the new development of the construction industry in the intelligent era and meet the demands of industry talents by developing cultivation programs separately, hiring industrial mentors and excellent teachers, small-class teaching, and engineering case-based teaching method.

Micro-major of integrated application of building information technology: The cultivation objective of the micro-major is to collaboratively mold high-quality compound personnel by setting 8 intensive courses covering the complete chain of the entire life cycle of the building structure, establishment of an off-campus teaching team and enterprise mentor system, combination of information technology and cutting-edge technology of building industrialization, focus on the core industrial technology and theory of building informationization, and integration of new industrial technologies such as BIM and prefabricated structure.

Honors bachelor degree program of Civil Engineering in Shenzhen University: With the goal of cultivating students' broad basic knowledge, high innovative thinking ability, profound academic research literacy and extensive practical application skills, elite selection teaching mode is adopted, which is composed of 10 professional honor courses, and the scale of Bachelor of Honors is controlled within 5%, so as to cultivate high-level professional talents with "solid professional theory and strong practical ability".

Main practical teaching procedures: Understanding practice, construction practice, geological practice, graduation practice and graduation design project (or graduation thesis), etc.

Student Awards (Partial)

Four “First Prize for Single item” and “Second Prize for Group” in the 12th National College Students Advanced Drawing Technology and Product Information Modeling Innovation Competition;

“Grand Prize” in the 11th National College Students Real Estate Planning Contest;

“First Prize” and “Excellent Organization Award” in the 11th National College Students Structural Design Competition;

“Second Prize” in the 1st Finite Element Modeling Competition of Guangdong Provincial Mechanics Association;

“Third Prize of Group Omnipotence” in the Grand Final of the 10th National University Thsware Cup Building Information Model Application Skills Competition.