PART ONE  Introduction of program

Traffic and transportation is an important program for the development of both national security and industry. It's one of the fundamental programs of technological development of our country. The primary program of traffic and transportation is traffic and transportation engineering, which is a first level discipline. This program has a long history at Shandong University and is a special and feature program. We educate professional personnel of traffic and transportation in the division of vehicle engineering. The enrolment of undergraduate students started in 2002. The qualification of bachelor degree conferment was awarded in 2011. After decades of education experience, a program feature is formed as ‘wide division, deep fundamental, extensive practice, and high innovation’. The program of traffic and transportation of Shandong University is based on transportation (vehicle utilization engineering) while traffic is covered as well. It’s a comprehensive program covering the disciplines of mechanical engineering, energy, controlling, and management, cultivating senior professional personnel in the area of traffic and transportation (vehicle utilization engineering) who have basic theoretical knowledge, strong ability of practice and innovation, and high moral and cultural quality, and could work in the area of traffic and transportation (vehicle utilization engineering) for scientific research, technical development, design/manufacturing, experiments/tests, and sales/maintenance/technical and economic management. The graduates could work in the industry and research institutes in the area of traffic and transportation, vehicle and engine manufacturing, and goods shipping. They can also continue further study in this and some other relevant disciplines for master’s or PhD degrees. Up to now, we have about 40% of our graduate continuing the postgraduate study in China and 10% overseas.

PART TWO Objective of the program

The program cultivates comprehensive personnel with multi-discipline background and leading talents in the future, who have solid fundamental theory on major of vehicle utilization engineering under the discipline of traffic and transportation, professional knowledge and skills on vehicle utilization engineering (including vehicles driven by new energy) and traffic and transportation area, rich social responsibility, good cultural quality and professional morality, strong physical and psychological capability, international aspect, and ability of self-learning, conducting management, communication and cooperation, innovation and entrepreneurship, engineering practice. It is expected that the program could meet the personnel requirement of the society in the industry of traffic, transportation, and vehicles for scientific research, technical development, design and manufacturing, operation and control, experiment and tests, sales and maintenance, teaching, and management.

PART THREE Requirement of education

1. Requirement of knowledge

① Cultural and social knowledge

The students need to have the basic cultural and social knowledge on second language, economics, management, Chinese culture, history, law, art, politics, and military.

② General knowledge of the discipline

The students need to have the basic theory and knowledge on mathematics, physics, and chemistry.

The students need to know the history of traffic and transportation discipline, the state of art, and the current trend of development. The importance of traffic and transportation discipline on the economic and social development should be acknowledged.

The students also need to have the basic theory and knowledge on dynamics, mechanics, material, electric and electronics, computer, control, and system science.

③ Basic professional knowledge

The students also need to have the basic theory and knowledge on thermodynamics, theory of computer, information, economics, shipping and transportation. The main courses include hydrodynamics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, singlechip microcomputer theory and application, management information system, shipping, and transportation economics.

④ Professional knowledge

The students also need to have the basic theory and knowledge on vehicle development, design, manufacturing, test, management, maintenance, and reliability analysis. They should also be able to design transportation system and conduct management by modern scientific methods. The professional knowledge and skills include engine structure, car structure, car engine theory, car theory, car electronic control technology, car application and simulation technology.

2. Requirement of ability and skills

① Ability of self-learning: The students need to have the ability to study independently, think independently and explore actively; to have the ability to do literature review, retrieve information, obtain the latest scientific and technological information using modern information technology; to be able to learn and explore independently according to practical requirements during work; to actively adapt to the developing requirements of new theories, new techniques and new technologies of traffic and transportation engineering.

② Engineering Practice：The students need to obtain general methods and abilities of scientific research; to be able to use computer for computer aided design, numerical calculation and analysis; to have the ability to carry out car and its system design, operation control, fault diagnosis, maintenance and sales, manufacturing and management, reliability analysis and technical-economic analysis.

③ Innovation and Entrepreneurship：The students need to understand the development status and trend of traffic and transportation technology area; to have strong innovation consciousness and entrepreneurial vision; to have the ability to carry out development and design of new processes and products, and technical transformation and innovation; to cultivate students' entrepreneurship.

④ Organization and Management：The students need to have good organization ability, leadership and management skills in company operation, engineering project management, technical design and consulting.

⑤  Communication and Collaboration：The students need to have good skills in communication, interpersonal skills and teamwork; to have the skills in communication, competition and cooperation with international vision and interdisciplinary experts.

3. Quality Requirements

① Humanistic and Spiritual Quality：The students need to have correct world outlook, outlook on life and value theory; to have good ideological and moral cultivation, humanistic-social science accomplishment and strong sense of social responsibility.

② Scientific and Cultural Literacy：The students need to have the scientific spirit of pursuing truth and innovations, to have the cultural literacy of endless learning.

③ Professional Quality：The students need to be rigorous, realistic, cooperative and responsible; to have the idea of global vision, sustainable development and good professional ethics and academic ethics.

④ Physical and Mental Literacy：The students need to have good psychological quality, strong physique, healthy living habits and inclusive mind.

PART FOUR Core Courses 

Core fundamental courses include: applied science, mechanical design, material science, electric and electronics and dynamics, etc.

Core Professional Courses include: Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Electrical and Electronic Technology, Theoretical Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, engine structure, car structure, car engine theory, car theory, and car electronic control technology, etc.

PART FIVE Main Practical Training (Including major professional experiments)

Laboratorial tests mainly includes: test of heat transfer, test of thermodynamics, test of fluid mechanics, test of control theory, Testing Technology and other tests related to professional courses.

Practical training mainly includes: Engineering Training (metalworking practice, electrical engineering practice）, Energy-saving and emission reduction innovation training, Cognition Practice、production practice, seminars of advanced car technology, curriculum design and graduation project, etc.

PART SIX Credits For Graduation    162 Credits

PART SEVEN Standard Duration for Graduation      4 Years

             Maximum Duration for Graduation      6 Years

PART EIGHT Degree Awarded    BE, Bachelor of Applied Science

PART NINT Course types & Credits

Notes：The 14 credits of Core General Education Courses include to 4 credits for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education, which is compulsory and not included in the total credits.

PART TEN Professional Curricula and Credits

PART ELEVEN Main Courses and Related Competencies and Attributes

PART TWELVE College English Series and Credit Distribution