1. Brief Introduction

The Energy and Environment System Engineering (EESE) program is an undergraduate program founded in 2008 at Shandong University. The EESE program is a prominent-class major, which is specially included in "the Undergraduate Specialty Catalogue of Higher Institutions" by the Ministry of Education in 2012. The EESE program enrols 30 students in the major of Energy and Power Engineering every year. The courses in the EESE program focus on the interdisciplinary area of energy and environment, especially on the fundamental theory and professional knowledge about high-efficiency energy conversion and sustainable application. The program organizes many bilingual courses and students have many opportunities to join international academic activities. The EESE program concentrates on developing the students’ innovative capability by involving a variety of practical exercises and industrial internships. 30% of the graduates from the EESE program are exempted from the admission exam and can directly enter their master study. For four successive years, over one third of the graduates have been admitted by foreign universities.

2. Program Aims

The program aims to train the students to master the principles of power engineering and thermodynamics and the professional knowledge about high-efficiency energy conversion, sustainable application and energy and environmental system engineering. The students should be able to work on scientific research, technical development, design & manufacture, operation & control in the area of energy, power and environmental protection. The program trains the students with full sense of social responsibility, rich humanistic attainments, good professional ethics and good physical health. The program wishes the students would become innovative researchers and leading experts who own an international perspective, innovative spirit, practical capability and sense of competition and cooperation.

3. Graduation Requirements

Knowledge requirements

i. Humanistic and social knowledge

Basic knowledge about foreign language, economics, politics, management, Chinese traditional culture, history, legislation, art

ii. Basic knowledge of the major

Basic theory and knowledge about the basic subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry and about the subjects including mechanics, machinery, material, electrical engineering, computer, environment and control science

iii. Basic knowledge of the program

Basic theory and knowledge about of thermodynamic fluid, energy conversion and clean utilization, energy and the environment, test and control; the courses include: thermodynamics, engineering fluid mechanics, heat transfer, ecology, operations research and measuring and testing techniques for thermal and power engineering.

iv. Professional knowledge

Basic theory and knowledge about the R&D, design, manufacture, operation, management, test and analysis of the systems and devices of high-efficiency energy conversion and clean utilization; the courses include: principles of boiler, principles of steam turbine, circular economy and cleaner production, thermodynamic system, automation and control technology in energy production, principles and design of heat exchangers, pumps and fans, energy and environmental management, environmental system analysis and science and technology of new energy

Capability requirements

i. Capability of self-learning: capability of self-learning, independent thinking, active exploration; capability of searching the latest scientific and technical literature and other materials using modern information technology; active learning and exploring knowledge upon the practical requirements; actively meeting the requirements on the development of new theories, new processes and new techniques in the area of EESE

ii. Capability of engineering practice: mastering basic scientific research methods and owning the capability of computer-aided design, numerical calculation and analysis; owning the practical capability of engineering project design for energy and power systems and devices, operational control, diagnosis, reliability analysis and techno-economic analysis.

iii. Innovation and entrepreneurial capability: acknowledging the status quo and development direction of EESE-related technology; owning good sense of innovation and entrepreneurship; owning the capability of designing and developing new processes and products; owning the capability of improving techniques and innovation; owning the basic spirit, capability and property to start their own enterprises.

iv. Management capability: capability of management, leadership and operation for company operation, project management, technology design and consultation

v. Communication capability: good capability of expression in both Chinese and English, communication capability, sense of team work, international perspective and ability of cross-culture communication, competition and cooperation.

Quality requirements

i. Humanistic and spiritual quality: a correct view on the world, life and values; good ideological and moral cultivation; good humanistic, social and scientific quality; and great sense of social responsibility.

ii. Scientific and cultural quality: the scientific spirit of being realistic and pragmatic, pursuing truth, being hard-working and innovation; the cultural quality of keeping learning and being open-minded.

iii. Professional and occupational quality: owning the occupational and academic morality of being rigorous and realistic, collaborative and responsible; and owning a global perspective and the sense of sustainable development.

iv. Physical and mental quality: owning good psychological quality, physical health and healthy life habits and broad mind.

4. Core courses

Basic courses of the major: natural science, mechanical design, material science, electrical and electronic courses and mechanics

Core courses of the program: thermodynamics, engineering fluid mechanics, heat transfer, industrial ecology, measuring and testing techniques for thermal and power engineering, automation and control technology in energy production, circular economy and cleaner production, principles of boiler, principles of steam turbine, pumps and fans, principles and design of heat exchangers and thermodynamic systems

5. Main education sessions for practical exercises (including professional laboratory training)

The main education sessions for practical exercises and laboratory experiments in the EESE program

Main experiments include: thermodynamic experiment, fluid mechanical experiment, heat transfer experiment, measuring, testing and controlling experiment, experiment regarding unconventional energy such as solar energy/nuclear, simulation of thermal fluid and innovative experiment on energy saving and emission reduction

Sessions of intensive practice mainly including: engineering training (metalworking practice and electrician), cognitive practice, production practice, design for basic mechanic courses, innovation training on energy saving and emission reduction, cutting-edge lectures on sustainable development, professional course design, graduation project.

6. Credits for graduation 160 credits

7. Standard duration of the program 4 years

Longest duration 6 years

8. Degree conferred Bachelor of Engineering

9. Course periods and credits

Note: there are four honorary credits for the compulsory course on innovation and entrepreneurial education, which is included in the compulsory general education courses, while not in the total credits for graduation.

10. Curriculum and credits of the EESE program

11. Main courses and their relation with target capabilities and qualities of eduction

12. College English Courses and Credits