Among the graduate schools of water conservancy and hydropower engineering, Yangzhou University, North China University of Water Conservancy and Hydropower, Xinjiang Agricultural University and Tianjin University are relatively easy to land. Relatively speaking, the schools with the least difficulty in postgraduate entrance examination are Xi University of Technology, China Agricultural University, Northwest A&F University and Inner Mongolia Agricultural University. Students can choose according to their actual situation.

Water conservancy engineering majors cultivate all-round development of morality, intelligence, physique and aesthetics, have good professional ethics and humanistic accomplishment, master the basic knowledge of water conservancy construction technology and organization and management, have the abilities of farmland water conservancy construction and management, urban water conservancy construction and management, rural drinking water safety management, engineering surveying and mapping, and engage in high-quality technical and skilled talents in farmland water conservancy construction and management, urban water conservancy construction and management, and rural drinking water safety management.

The main courses of hydraulic engineering specialty are: engineering mechanics, hydraulics, river dynamics, soil mechanics, engineering geology and hydrogeology, hydraulic engineering drawing, surveying, engineering hydrology, hydraulic engineering economics, structural mechanics, building materials, hydraulic reinforced concrete structure, hydraulic steel structure, hydrological and hydraulic calculation, irrigation and drainage engineering, hydraulic structure, hydraulic engineering budget, hydraulic engineering construction, water pumps and pumping stations, hydraulic engineering contract management and.