1. The major of metal material engineering of Yanshan University was founded in 1958. It is one of the earliest departments of the College of Materials Science and Engineering, formerly known as Harbin Institute of Technology, majoring in metal materials and heat treatment. Now it includes heat treatment and welding. Metal material specialty was originally a key discipline of the Ministry of Machinery, and now it is a key discipline in Hebei Province, and "Material Science" is a national key discipline.

2. Yanshan University has the right to award bachelor's, master's and doctor's degrees, and has a postdoctoral mobile station. It is a major integrating undergraduate teaching, basic research and engineering application research, forming a complete teaching and research system. The specialty has a strong faculty and a first-class scientific research platform.

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1. The major of metal material engineering in Yanshan University is based in Hebei Province, serving the whole country and facing the world. Cultivate students to systematically master the basic theory of materials science and engineering and the professional knowledge of metal materials engineering, to meet the needs of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's economic construction and the development of metal materials engineering, to undertake social responsibilities, and to have the spirit of teamwork.

Senior engineering talents with international vision, strong innovative practice ability and certain R&D ability, who can constantly learn and adapt to the rapid development of industry technology, have strong engineering practice ability, and can engage in scientific research, technology development, equipment and process design, production and management in the field of metal material heat treatment and welding in industrial production frontline and scientific research institutes.

2. In the past three years, the primary employment rate of this major is over 96%, of which the postgraduate entrance examination/postgraduate entrance examination rate is over 53%. Graduate schools are mainly Harbin Institute of Technology, Tianjin University, Beihang University, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Institute of Metals, Institute of Physics and Institute of Materials of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Up to now, most graduates have become the technical backbone and management backbone of enterprises, and many of them have served as the chairman, general manager and chief engineer of large state-owned enterprises and listed companies such as China Zhong Yi Group Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and Tuopai Shede Group.