I. Resources and Environmental Science

Students will be awarded graduate diploma of Northwest A&F University and Bachelor's degree after they have completed the four-year curriculum and passed the necessary courses. This department focuses on cultivating senior professionals with basic theories and skills in resources and environmental science. Students are required to master the theoretical knowledge of resources and environmental science, analyze and evaluate the quality of resources and environment, understand the basic knowledge of efficient utilization of soil resources, water resources, nutrient resources (especially fertilizer nutrient resources), biological resources, and ecological environment construction and protection, get a good knowledge of the national guidelines, policies and regulations on resources and environment, be able to employ information technology to realize macro-management and decision-making on the development, utilization, protection, degradation prevention and control of agricultural resources and environment. Besides, students are required to combine the elective courses offered, lay a solid foundation for their future career, broaden knowledge and improve comprehensive quality to meet the needs of social development for talents.

Main disciplines: Soil Science, Plant Nutrition, Microbiology, Environmental Science

Related disciplines: Botany, Geography, Ecology

Main courses: pedology, plant nutrition, ecology, soil-plant-environment analysis, resource and environment science, resource and environment investigation and evaluation, microbiology, waste recycling technology, nutrient resource utilization and management, fertilizer production principle and technology, land degradation and land remediation, microbial physiology.

Employment direction and further study: students can be engaged in teaching, scientific research, management and promotion in the fields of resource planning, management and utilization, environmental analysis and evaluation, environmental protection and restoration, environmental ecological construction, theoretical ecology, remote sensing and information technology, biological resources, and apply for postgraduate program in departments such as agriculture, biology, grassland, food, agricultural materials, nature reserves, etc.

II. Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Control

Students will be awarded with graduate diploma of Northwest A&F University and Bachelor's degree after they have completed the four-year curriculum and passed the necessary courses. Students are required to master basic theories, environmental science and soil and water conservation engineering, grasp planning and design methods, monitoring and evaluation techniques of soil and water conservation and sand control, get a good knowledge of the principles, policies and regulations of forestry, soil and water conservation, desertification control and ecological environment protection in China, understand the theoretical frontier, application prospect and relevant international conventions of soil and water conservation, desertification monitoring and control at home and abroad. Besides, students are required to combine the elective courses offered, lay a solid foundation for their future career, broaden knowledge and improve comprehensive quality, so as to meet the needs of social development for talents.

Main subject: Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Control

Related disciplines: Biology, Environmental Science, Forestry, Ecology, Geology, Agricultural Water and Soil Engineering

Main courses: botany, ecology, remote sensing technology, geographic information system, engineering mechanics, hydraulics, soil erosion principle, hydrology, engineering drawing and CAD, soil and water conservation engineering, soil and water conservation forestry, desertification control engineering, soil and water conservation supervision, soil and water conservation planning and program preparation, soil and water conservation economic plant cultivation, soil and water loss and desertification monitoring and evaluation, etc.

Employment direction and further study: students can be engaged in planning, design, construction, monitoring, resource development, engineering management, teaching and scientific research of soil and water conservation in the departments of land and resources, water conservancy, soil and water conservation, agriculture, forestry and environmental protection, etc. Students can also apply for postgraduate program or successive postgraduate and doctoral programs, or gain access to being exempted from the postgraduate student entrance examination in soil erosion, watershed management, forestry ecological engineering, soil and water conservation engineering or other related majors of our university if they meet certain requirements of the department.

III. Environmental Science

Students will be awarded graduate diploma of Northwest A&F University and Bachelor's degree after they have completed the four-year curriculum and passed the necessary courses. This department focuses on cultivating senior professionals with basic theories and skills of environmental science. Students are required to grasp the basic knowledge and skills of environmental monitoring, environmental assessment, environmental planning and management, and pollution control, master the basic methods of data inquiry, literature retrieval and using modern information technology to obtain relevant information, understand the national environmental protection, rational utilization of natural resources, sustainable development and other relevant policies and regulations. Besides, students are required to combine the elective courses offered, lay a solid foundation for their future career, broaden knowledge and improve comprehensive quality to meet the needs of social development for talents.

Main disciplines: Environmental Science, Ecology

Related disciplines: Environmental Engineering, Agricultural Resources and Environment, Geography, Microbiology, Management

Main courses: environmental science, ecology, soil science, microbiology, environmental chemistry, environmental biology, environmental monitoring, environmental assessment, environmental planning and management, environmental physical pollution control, water pollution control engineering, air pollution control engineering, solid waste treatment and utilization, soil pollution and prevention, environmental biotechnology, etc.

Employment direction and further study: students can be engaged in scientific research, teaching, environmental protection and environmental management in scientific research, teaching, enterprises and institutions and administrative departments. Students can also apply for postgraduate program to get further education in environmental science, environmental engineering, soil science, etc.

IV. Geographic Information Science

Students will be awarded graduate diploma of Northwest A&F University and Bachelor's degree after they have completed the four-year curriculum and passed the necessary courses. This department focuses on cultivating senior professionals with basic theories, knowledge and skills of resources, environment and spatial information science. Students are required to grasp the theory, knowledge and experimental skills of remote sensing, cartography and geographic information system, master the basic knowledge and technology of spatial analysis method of geographic information, GIS design method, remote sensing interpretation and map compilation, be able to conduct geographic information system development and application, understand the theoretical frontier, application prospect and development trend of GIS discipline, and the principles, policies and regulations in related fields such as the development of information industry. Besides, students are required to combine the elective courses offered, lay a solid foundation for their future career, broaden knowledge and improve comprehensive quality to meet the needs of social development for talents.

Main disciplines: Geography and Cartography.

Related disciplines: Agricultural Resources Utilization, Information Management and Information System, Computer Science and Technology.

Main courses: physical geography, human geography, cartography, geographic information system principle, remote sensing principle and method, remote sensing image analysis and application, digital image processing, digital mapping, map projection and transformation, digital mapping principle and method, GPS principle and application, computer mapping, GIS design and implementation, Web geographic information system, spatial analysis and model, regional analysis and planning.

Employment direction and further study: students can be engaged in agriculture, forestry, water conservancy, land and resources, environmental protection, traffic construction, surveying and mapping exploration, basic facilities, regional planning, enterprises and institutions, and administrative management, etc., engaged in map mapping, computer mapping, digital image processing and spatial information system design, development and application. Students can also apply for postgraduate program in resources and environment remote sensing monitoring and evaluation, remote sensing model and information processing, GIS design and digital mapping of cartography and geographic information system.

V. Environmental Engineering

Students will be awarded graduate diploma of Northwest A&F University and Bachelor's degree after they have completed the four-year curriculum and passed the necessary courses. This department focuses on cultivating senior professionals with basic theories, basic knowledge and basic skills of environmental engineering. Students are required to master the basic theories and skills of water, gas, solid waste and other pollution control and treatment, environmental pollution remediation and environmental impact assessment, and be capable of engaging in environmental engineering research, design, planning, management, education and promotion in scientific research institutes, universities, enterprises, government and other departments.

Main disciplines: Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science

Related disciplines: Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Ecological Engineering

Main courses: water pollution control engineering, air pollution control engineering, solid waste treatment and resource utilization, environmental ecological engineering, environmental physical pollution control, soil pollution prevention and control, environmental biotechnology, chemical engineering principles, engineering mechanics, engineering drawing and CAD application, microbiology, ecology, environmental science, environmental chemistry, environmental monitoring, environmental assessment, environmental pedology, soil and water conservation engineering, desertification control engineering, etc.

Employment direction and further study: students can be engaged in scientific research, teaching, environmental management, protection and environmental management in scientific research, teaching, enterprises and institutions and administrative departments. Students can apply for postgraduate program for further study in environmental science, environmental engineering and other related majors in our college for further study.