Materials Science and Engineering (Raw Material Chemistry)

Professional Overview: The predecessor of this major is the Material Chemistry major, which was the first major established in our college at its inception. It enrolls 50 undergraduate students each year and awards a Bachelor of Engineering degree. To better adapt to the future development of materials and social needs, the Material Chemistry major was renamed as the Materials Science and Engineering major in 2016, enabling it to take into account the disciplinary characteristics of both materials and engineering. In 2021, it was selected as a provincial first-class undergraduate major. Currently, this major has a faculty team with a reasonable academic origin structure and high academic attainments, including more than 10 national and provincial-level talents such as an academician of the German Academy of Engineering, an effective candidate for the Chinese Academy of Engineering, a National Science Fund Distinguished Young Scholar, and talents from the New Century Talents Project. Leveraging the advantageous platform of the marine disciplines of our university, the major integrates materials science with marine science and technology, highlighting its marine characteristics. At the same time, it closely follows the forefront trends of materials science development, forming professional characteristics in fields such as materials processing and new optoelectronic functional materials.

Training Objectives: This major aims to cultivate builders and successors of socialist undertakings who meet the needs of national economic and marine industry development, possess a sense of patriotism, an international perspective, innovative spirit, and practical ability. After graduation, students can engage in scientific research, education and teaching, product development, engineering applications, production management, and other work in scientific research institutions, universities, enterprises, and other units in the fields of materials science and engineering and related areas (especially in the field of marine-related materials), becoming high-level scientific research and engineering and technical talents.

Main Courses: Mechanics of Materials, Fundamentals of Materials Science, Fundamentals of Materials Engineering, Materials Synthesis and Preparation Technology, Material Properties, Materials Research Methods and Testing Technology, Materials Forming and Processing, Material Corrosion and Protection Technology, Marine Materials, New Functional Materials, Introduction to Metal Materials, Introduction to Nanomaterials, etc. Among them, at the professional course level, two characteristic modules, namely Marine Materials and Materials Processing, are specially offered.

Employment Situation: After graduation, students can work in material-related enterprises and institutions in fields such as marine, materials, chemical engineering, energy, electronic information, metallurgy, aerospace, and military, engaging in design, new product development, production technology improvement, management, and marketing in the field of materials science and engineering; they can also be competent for experimental research and teaching work in schools and research institutions. In addition, the further education rate of this major is about over 50%.

Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering

Professional Overview: The Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering major was established in June 2004, enrolling about 50 undergraduate students each year, and awarding a Bachelor of Engineering degree upon graduation. In 2013, it was selected into the Excellence Engineer Training Program of the Ministry of Education, passed the Chinese Engineering Education Certification in 2019, and was selected as a national first-class undergraduate major in 2021. The major has a highly qualified and dynamic teaching staff. There are 18 full-time teachers, including 1 Outstanding Talent of the New Century of the Ministry of Education, 1 Xiangjiang Scholar in Hong Kong, 3 Young Experts of the Taishan Scholars Program in Shandong Province, 2 recipients of the Shandong Province Outstanding Young Scientists Fund (Overseas), and 10 talents of the Young Elite Project of the university. It has 4 high-quality courses in Shandong Province, national planning textbooks for undergraduate education during the 11th Five-Year Plan and 12th Five-Year Plan periods, and first-class textbooks for general higher education in Shandong Province, more than 10 national innovation and entrepreneurship training programs for college students, and several excellent undergraduate graduation theses in Shandong Province. This major has always regarded cultivating engineering and technical talents with innovative capabilities and a competitive spirit as its mission, attaches importance to disciplinary construction, and combines the development strategy of building China into a maritime power with the disciplinary advantages of Ocean University of China, integrating functional polymer materials with marine science and technology, forming the professional characteristics and research directions of marine applied functional polymer materials.

Training Objectives: With the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education, this major aims to cultivate high-level scientific research and engineering and technical talents who meet the needs of social sustainable development, national economic and scientific and technological development, master the basic knowledge of natural science and engineering science, possess profound humanistic qualities, solid professional knowledge, a broad international perspective, innovative spirit, and ethical (professional) morality, have knowledge related to the ocean, and can engage in scientific research, technology development, process and equipment design, and application in the fields of polymer materials and related areas (especially in the marine-related fields).

Main Courses: Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering, Polymer Chemistry, Polymer Physics, Polymer Reaction Engineering, Functional Polymer Materials, Polymer Composite Materials Engineering, Polymer Characterization and Analysis, Marine Engineering Materials, Marine Materials Engineering, Polymer Materials Molding and Processing, etc. Among them, Polymer Physics, Polymer Materials Molding and Processing, and Functional Polymer Materials are school-level high-quality courses, and the Functional Polymer Course Group composed of Polymer Chemistry, Polymer Physics, Polymer Materials Molding and Processing, and Functional Polymer Materials has been rated as a high-quality course in Shandong Province.

Employment Situation: Graduates mainly work in related units in fields such as marine, petrochemical, fine chemical, automotive, aerospace, new building decoration materials, surface coating and packaging, machinery and transportation, household appliances, and electronics and electricity, engaging in scientific research related to polymer materials and polymer composite materials, new material and new product technology development, process equipment design, production operation management, marketing, etc.; they can be competent for experimental research, scientific and technological services, and teaching work in schools and research institutions; they can also work in relevant government departments engaged in administrative management, quality inspection and supervision, etc. In addition, the further education rate of this major is about over 50%.

New Energy Materials and Devices

Professional Overview: The New Energy Materials and Devices major emphasizes interdisciplinary integration, makes full use of the overall advantages of the university's marine disciplines, integrates materials science with marine science and technology and energy technology. Focusing on energy collection, storage, and application, it has carried out the disciplinary layout of New Energy Materials and conducts basic energy science and applied technology research with significant marine characteristics. To meet the development needs of national strategic emerging industries, the college applied for and was approved by the Ministry of Education to establish the New Energy Materials and Devices major in 2024. In the same year, it was approved as a demonstration major for the integration of industry and education in Qingdao universities and enrolled students for the first time in 2024. The major will improve the quality of talent cultivation through ways such as deepening the integration of industry and education for collaborative education, strengthening the construction of the teaching staff, and promoting international exchanges and cooperation, providing strong talent support and intellectual support for achieving the goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. This major has a strong teaching staff, with more than 10 provincial and ministerial-level talents. All full-time teachers have international scientific research backgrounds, forming a vibrant teaching team.

Training Objectives: With the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education, adhering to the tenet of teaching profound academic knowledge, cultivating outstanding talents, and meeting national needs, facing the national Double Carbon strategy and the strategic emerging industries of New Energy and New Materials, it aims to cultivate socialist builders and successors who develop morally, intellectually, physically, aesthetically, and laboriously, have a strong sense of social responsibility and teamwork ability, possess a solid theoretical and professional foundation, strong innovative practical ability, and a broad international perspective. Students will systematically master the theoretical knowledge of new energy materials and devices focusing on chemical power sources, hydrogen energy, and solar cells, achieve interdisciplinary integration with the advantageous marine disciplines, and be able to engage in scientific research, teaching, technology development, product research and development, operation management, and other work in scientific research institutions, universities, enterprises, and other units related to new energy, new materials, and new devices, becoming high-level scientific research and engineering and technical talents.

Main Courses: Mechanics of Materials, Fundamentals of Materials Science, Fundamentals of New Energy Materials Synthesis and Preparation, Fundamentals of New Energy Materials and Devices, Electrochemical Fundamentals, Solid State Physics, Materials Research Methods and Testing Technology, Principles and Applications of Chemical Power Sources, Principles and Applications of Hydrogen Energy, Principles and Applications of Solar Cells, Computational Materials Science, etc. Among them, at the professional education level, four characteristic modules, namely Chemical Power Sources, Hydrogen Energy, Solar Cells, and Frontier Interdisciplinary Integration of Marine Energy, are specially offered.

Employment Situation: Graduates are suitable for working in research institutions and enterprises and institutions in national strategic emerging industries such as new energy, new materials, new energy vehicles, energy conservation and environmental protection, high-end equipment manufacturing, as well as in fields such as electricity, aerospace, information, and transportation, engaging in research, technology development, process and device design, and related management work; they can be competent for experimental research, scientific and technological services, and teaching work in schools and research institutions; they can also work in relevant government departments engaged in administrative management, quality inspection and supervision, etc.