Educational Objectives

This major is established to train high-quality applied talents who have a systematic mastery of the knowledge of urban water supply engineering, drainage engineering, plumbing engineering, fire protection engineering, water pollution control planning, water resources utilization and protection and others, are able to engage in the planning, design, construction, and management of plumbing engineering, and prepare well for working for municipal engineering design, construction, supervision and scientific research organizations as well as construction administrative divisions, environmental protection administrations, water companies, fire-fighting equipment manufacturers, real estate development and other sectors.

Fundamental Courses

The fundamental courses include Engineering Surveying, Water Quality Engineering (Water Supply Engineering, Drainage Engineering), Plumbing Engineering, Plumbing System, Plumbing Engineering Construction, and Water Process Instrumentation and Control, etc. The main practical teaching activities include experiments of various fundamental courses, drawing training, surveying practice, water supply plant course design, sewage plant course design, building plumbing course design, water quality analysis experiments, cognitive practice, production practice, graduation practice, and graduation design.

Job Prospects

Graduates are mainly engaged in water supply engineering, drainage engineering, plumbing engineering and similar professional work. They may be employed by related design institutes, planning departments, economic management departments, water companies and related enterprises, environmental protection departments, the real estate industry, industrial and mining enterprises, fire-fighting equipment manufacturers and others to work on plumbing engineering planning, design, management, equipment and instrumentation research and development, and technical support, etc., and can also apply for the graduate program of municipal engineering, environmental engineering, environmental science and other majors. This major is categorized into civil engineering, so the work graduates are engaged in is closely related to the civil engineering industry, characterized by relatively less employment pressure, huge demand for talents, and a wide range of career opportunities.