Automation majors mainly study the principles and methods of automatic control, automation unit technology and integration technology and their applications in various control systems. Based on the theory of automatic control, it takes electronic technology, power electronics technology, sensor technology, computer technology, network and communication technology as the main tools, and faces the automatic control of industrial production process and the automation of various industries and departments. It has the distinctive characteristics of "combining control with management (science), paying equal attention to strength (electricity) and weakness (electricity), and paying equal attention to software (components) and hardware (components)", and is a large-caliber engineering major with interdisciplinary science, engineering, literature and management. After graduation, students can engage in technical work in automatic control, automation, signal and data processing and computer application. Employment fields are also very extensive, including high-tech companies, research institutes, design units, universities, financial systems, communication systems, taxation, foreign trade, industry and commerce, railways, civil aviation, customs, industrial and mining enterprises, government and science and technology departments.

First, the professional basic situation

1, culture target

The students trained in this major should have engineering technical foundation and certain professional knowledge in a wide range of fields, such as electrical technology, electronic technology, control theory, automatic detection and instrument, information processing, system engineering, computer technology and application, network technology, and be able to engage in system analysis, system design, system operation, scientific and technological development and research in the fields of motion control, industrial process control, power electronics technology, detection and automation instrument, electronics and computer technology, information processing, management and decision-making.

2. Training requirements

Students in this major mainly study basic theories and knowledge such as electrical technology, electronic technology, control theory, information processing, system engineering, automatic detection and instrumentation, computer technology and application, and network technology. , and trained in engineering practice; Have the basic ability of system analysis, design, development and research. Graduates should have the following knowledge and abilities:

Solid foundation in natural science, good foundation in humanities and social sciences, and strong comprehensive foreign language ability;

Master the extensive technical basic theoretical knowledge necessary in this professional field, mainly including circuit theory, electronic technology, control theory, information processing, computer software and hardware foundation and application.

Have a good understanding of motion control, industrial process control and automation instruments, power electronics technology and information processing, have professional knowledge and skills in this professional field 1-2, and understand the frontier and development trend of this professional discipline;

Get good engineering practice training in system analysis, system design and system development;

Have certain scientific research, scientific and technological development and organizational management capabilities in this professional field, and have strong work adaptability.

3. Main disciplines

Control science and engineering, electrical engineering, computer science and technology.

Step 4: Main course

Circuit principle, electronic technology foundation, computer principle and application, computer software technology foundation, process engineering foundation, motor and electric drive foundation, power electronics technology, automatic control theory, signal and system analysis, process detection and instrumentation, operational research, computer simulation, computer network, process control, motion control, system identification foundation, computer control system and system engineering introduction.

5. Study time

Four years.

6. Degree situation

Bachelor of Engineering.

7. Related majors

Electrical engineering and its automation.

8, the original professional name

Fluid transmission and control (part), electrical technology (part), automation, industrial automation, automatic control, aircraft guidance and control (part).

Second, the professional comprehensive introduction

For a high school student, the major of "Automation" may be a bit confusing, but if you ask college students or graduates about this major, I think they will give you a thumbs up and recommend this major. Why? Generally speaking, there are several reasons: first, it belongs to the information industry. Information industry, known as "sunrise industry", has become the trend of science and technology development because of its rapid development, high demand for talents and high treatment. Therefore, as an important member of the information industry, automation specialty is also promising. Second, automation has a wide range of applications. At present, almost all industrial sectors can be linked with automation, and modern agriculture and national defense are also closely related to automation. Third, this major is very beneficial to personal development. The courses of this major cover a wide range, and what you learn overlaps with other disciplines. This is also related to the origin of this major, most of which originated from the automatic control major of computer or electronic engineering department.

Then let's take a look at what knowledge and ability such a "panacea" major needs. Automatic control theory, operational research, signal and system analysis, computer software technology application, algorithm language and program design, analog electronic technology foundation, circuit principle, etc. Even fluid mechanics should be repaired. It can be said that automation major needs all aspects of engineering knowledge, and its courses overlap with electronic engineering, computer, electrical engineering and even chemical engineering. No wonder automation talents can work in various fields. The above learning characteristics require students to have a strong background in science and engineering and not to be partial to subjects. Of course, the different emphases of automation major in colleges and universities also make the later professional courses very different. Taking more courses than others in the same few years means being more tired than others, so I hope those students who have naive illusions about college life or want to have a good rest in undergraduate courses and expect romance will not apply for this major. Heavy academic pressure and the requirement of all-round development will be a kind of pain for you. However, for those students who are interested in learning real skills and working hard, this major is really a very good choice. Of course, such a hot major brings fierce and even cruel competition. For electronics and computer majors, it is not difficult to apply automatically.

The advantages of automation specialty are more prominent in employment. First of all, all industries can be linked to automation, and it is very easy to change careers. "Hard" can be transferred to electronic engineering, and "soft" can be transferred to computers or communications. Of course, the treatment is also very good. If you take the postgraduate entrance examination, there are some related institutes of Chinese Academy of Sciences to choose from. Similar to several other majors of "electricity", it is not particularly easy to go abroad automatically, and there are basically no corresponding majors in foreign universities. Generally speaking, it is necessary to apply for DoubleE (Electronic Engineering) or CS (Computer Science), which also makes automation graduates more unfavorable when choosing to study abroad. But on the whole, the automation major is satisfied with its future. Faced with such a broad development space, are you tempted?

Automation professional code: 080602.

Third, develop vocational education.

Automation education is rising with the wide application of automation technology in social production and life. This paper mainly studies the principles and methods of automatic control, automatic unit technology and integration technology and their applications in various control systems. In this field, the United States is at the leading level in the world. Due to the wide application of automation technology, the demand for this professional talent has also increased greatly. In order to adapt to this situation, American universities introduced this professional education into the classroom in time. Because of the applicability of this professional skill, it quickly aroused the strong interest of young students, and laid a solid talent foundation for the rapid development of the United States in this field and its future far ahead of other countries.

China's research in this technical field is also relatively early, but it is relatively late to enter the university classroom as a professional education. This is also an important reason why China is short of reserve talents in this field and there is a gap with other countries.

In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the people's political power was faced with a situation in which everything was in ruins, and the socialist economic construction needed advanced production technology. Therefore, with the support of the Party and the state, a number of schools such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, Shanghai Jiaotong University and Beijing Institute of Technology have established relevant professional education and technical research institutes.

After the reform and opening up, facing the wave of the fourth new scientific and technological revolution, automation professional education has made great progress. In addition to colleges and universities that have established related majors, a large number of colleges and universities such as Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Southeast University and Nanjing University have added this major. According to statistics, at present, more than 90% colleges and universities in China offer automation education, which is favored by more and more people because of its wide applicability and the wide demand for professionals in the society. Ordinary colleges and universities recruit 200-300 talents every year, and some colleges and universities even more. The educational level varies from junior college, undergraduate course to master's degree and doctor's degree, forming a stepped education mode of talent training. In recent years, many famous professors and experts have emerged in this field, and the teaching staff has been greatly enhanced. For example, Professor Wu Cheng from the Department of Automation of Tsinghua University has made great achievements in system integration technology, and Professor Chen, Professor Leng, Professor Yang Jiaben, Professor Yang Shiyuan and Professor Xiao Deyun have made great achievements in their respective research fields. Professor Wu of Tongji University has been engaged in the theoretical and applied research of modern control, automation system engineering, computer integrated manufacturing system and intelligent automation system for a long time. The Department of Automatic Control and the Institute of Automation of Southeast University have high-level academic leaders headed by Qian and Feng Chunbai, two academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences. These outstanding scholars and experts have made outstanding contributions to the development of high technology in China in the new period.

Looking forward to the new century, with the rise of the information revolution and the impact of the new economy, automation professional education will inevitably receive more attention from all countries in the world. Because this technology has gradually developed from office automation and industrial automation to home automation, it is inextricably linked with the daily life of ordinary people, and further development is inevitable.

After China entered the 1990s, with the enlivening of the socialist market economy and the deepening of the policy of opening to the outside world, the social demand for automation professionals has been expanding day by day, which has been in short supply for several years (in recent years, the supply-demand ratio of graduates of this major has been stronger than 1: 10). As some large foreign enterprises enter the domestic market, some well-known domestic enterprises will also go to the world, so the competition for high-tech talents will become increasingly fierce, and the demand for professional talents will also be greatly expanded. Therefore, in the next few decades, automation education will have sufficient room for development.

Fourth, professional employment data analysis

Verb (abbreviation of verb) Professional Employment Situation and Trend

Automation majors mainly study the principles and methods of automatic control, automation unit technology and integration technology and their applications in various control systems. Based on the theory of automatic control, it takes electronic technology, power electronics technology, sensor technology, computer technology, network and communication technology as the main tools, and faces the automatic control of industrial production process and the automation of various industries and departments. It has the distinctive characteristics of "combining control with management (science), paying equal attention to strength (electricity) and weakness (electricity), and paying equal attention to software (components) and hardware (components)", and is a large-caliber engineering major with interdisciplinary science, engineering, literature and management. During school, students generally study nearly 40 courses, such as semiconductor converter technology, automatic control system, electric drive and control, optimal control, microcomputer control technology, computer communication and network, digital signal processing, software engineering, sensor principle, automatic detection technology, introduction to system engineering, operational research, information retrieval and so on. This major is an engineering and technical discipline with strong adaptability and wide application. It aims to train students to become advanced engineering and technical talents with solid foundation, in-depth knowledge system of automatic control technology and strong computer application ability. Therefore, after graduation, students can engage in automatic control, automation, signal and data processing, computer applications and other technical work. Employment fields are also very extensive, such as high-tech companies, research institutes, design units, universities, financial systems, communication systems, taxation, foreign trade, industry and commerce, railways, civil aviation, customs, industrial and mining enterprises, government and science and technology departments. For many years, the supply-demand ratio of graduates in this major has remained at around 1: 10. In recent years, the employment destination is mainly in the fields of system integration, computer software and hardware development, communication and so on.

In the second half of the 20th century, the fourth wave of scientific and technological revolution, characterized by information technology, shocked the whole world and greatly promoted the economic development of all countries. Whether we can seize this rare development opportunity determines whether all countries in the world can occupy a favorable position in the future international competition. Under the favorable situation of reform and opening-up, China actively responded to this challenge. Party and state leaders attach great importance to the great role of automation technology in the national economy, formulate corresponding measures, increase investment in automation education, establish laboratories in colleges and universities, improve teaching environment and train more outstanding professionals.

In recent years, a large number of outstanding experts and scholars have emerged in the field of automation. Professor Wu, currently president, professor and doctoral supervisor of Tongji University, director of China Automation Society and senior member of IEEE, has been engaged in the theoretical and applied research of modern control theory, automation system engineering, computer integrated manufacturing system and intelligent automation system for a long time. Published monograph 1 department, translated 4 books, and published more than academic papers 100. He presided over the completion of more than 20 scientific research projects, and won the second prize of major technical improvement of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, the first prize of scientific and technological achievements of the Ministry of Electronics Industry, and the third prize of scientific and technological progress in Shanghai. The Department of Automatic Control and the Institute of Automation of Nanjing Southeast University not only have high-level academic leaders headed by two academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qian and Feng Chunbo, but also have a group of young and middle-aged technical backbones with solid theoretical foundation, rich practical experience and advanced computer technology.

Graduates of this major have a wide range of employment channels, because automation technology is widely used and employment fields are diverse. Because of this, some students tend to have the psychology of "the emperor's daughter doesn't worry about getting married" when choosing a job, thinking that their automation major is in short supply and the social demand is large, so the work unit can choose according to their own needs. Although the current student employment policy is a "two-way" choice, you choose the employer, but the employer is also choosing you. Therefore, don't put on an air of "Lao Zi is the best in the world" and feel great about yourself, which will only arouse the resentment of the employer and even eventually refuse to hire you. Modesty, steadiness and sureness are the first choice for graduates of this major to choose a job. Judging from the employment situation of graduates in recent years, their jobs are ideal and their income is quite optimistic.

In recent years, with the help of invigorating the market economy and deepening opening to the outside world, industries related to the employment field of this major have also developed rapidly. Civil aviation, railway, finance, communication system, taxation, customs and other departments are becoming more and more automated, and scientific research institutes and high-tech companies are also developing rapidly with the help of strong talent advantages. In the future, with the expansion of the application field of automation technology, the demand for professionals will continue to increase, and graduates majoring in automation will also find an ideal position to play their expertise in all fields of social life and all aspects of economic development with the help of the wide application of this technology.

Automation major has always been an urgent need for talents in society. Including electrical automation, railway, chemical industry and many other fields.

Automation engineer-engaged in the maintenance and optimization of automation system;

Automation designer-engaged in the design and development of automation systems;

Software engineer-engaged in the design and development of software related to automation system.

You can also engage in teaching and related research.