The key disciplines of Jiangsu University include fluid machinery and engineering, agricultural electrification and automation, machinery manufacturing and automation, materials science and engineering, power engineering and engineering thermophysics, control science and engineering, computer science and technology, environmental science and engineering, food science and engineering, management science and engineering, etc. The 13 majors selected by Jiangsu University in the national first-class undergraduate specialty construction site include: mathematics and applied mathematics, mechanical design and manufacture and automation, vehicle engineering, measurement and control technology and instruments, metal material engineering, energy and power engineering, electrical engineering and automation, computer science and technology, agricultural electrification, environmental engineering, food science and engineering, medical inspection technology and public utility management.

In recent years, the school has conscientiously implemented the spirit of the National Education Work Conference and the National Undergraduate Education Work Conference in the New Era, firmly established the central position of talent training and the primary position of undergraduate education, strengthened top-level design and scientific planning around the fundamental task of cultivating people, and made overall plans to promote the construction of new engineering, new agricultural science, new medical science, new liberal arts and new normal universities, with remarkable results in professional construction.

In accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Education on the construction of first-class undergraduate majors, the school will further improve the professional construction plan, strengthen the connotation construction, deepen the teaching reform, strengthen the professional characteristics, create landmark achievements, and continuously improve the level of professional construction and the quality of personnel training.