The tentacles of electrical engineering and its automation extend to all walks of life, from the design of a switch to the research of aerospace aircraft. This major involves power electronics technology, computer technology, motor technology, information and network control technology, electromechanical integration technology and many other fields, and is a comprehensive subject. This major is characterized by strong and weak electricity, mechatronics, combination of software and hardware, components and systems. It is interdisciplinary, integrating power, electronics, control and computer, which makes graduates have strong adaptability. It is a "wide-caliber" major that emphasizes practicality and requires practitioners to have high practical ability and good spatial thinking ability.