国内外土木工程专业本科课程体系的比较研究

选取美国伊利诺伊大学、英国伦敦帝国理工学院和同济大学三所土木工程专业名校为调研对象,从培养目标、课程设置、总学分要求、课程结构、专业类课程构成、实践环节、核心课程设置等多方面,与北京交通大学土木工程专业课程体系进行对比研究。研究表明,三所高校土木工程专业课程体系建设各具优势和特点。与三所高校相比,北京交通大学土木工程专业课程体系存在总学分偏多、人文社科通识类课程学分偏多、工程实践学分偏少等问题。应进一步明晰培养目标、适当降低总学分要求、精简课程规模、调整课程结构、加强专业核心课程建设、引入专业类课程实践折算学分、实现本科和研究生课程贯通等,以提升土木工程专业课程体系科学化水平。

A comparative study of undergraduate curriculum system of civil engineering at home and abroad

Three famous universities of civil engineering, namely University of Illinois, Imperial College London and Tongji University, are selected as the survey objects and the curriculum system of civil engineering in Beijing Jiaotong University is compared. Comparative analysis includes educational objectives, course framework, total credit requirements, course structure, composition of major courses, engineering practice, core course setting and so on. The research indicates that the curriculum system construction of civil engineering in the three universities has its own advantages and characteristics, which is worth learning. Compared with the three universities, there are some deficiencies in the curriculum system of civil engineering in Beijing Jiaotong University such as more total credits, higher credits for general courses on humanities and social sciences, and less engineering practice credits. Further clarifying the educational objectives, properly lowering the total credit requirements, briefing the course scale, adjusting the course structure, strengthening the quality of core major courses, introducing practice-converted credits of major courses, and achieving the integration of undergraduate and graduate courses will effectively improve the scientific level of the civil engineering curriculum system.