Tongji University is one of the first universities in China, and is also the only university in Shanghai city, that offers geological engineering education. Tongji University established this discipline in 1952, started to enroll geotechnical engineering undergraduate students in 1958, and established the master degree station for engineering geology and hydrogeology disciplines in 1982. Tongji University established the level-2 geological engineering doctor station in 2003 and the level-1 master station of geology resources and geology engineering in 2006. In 2007 geological engineering was named the key disciplines in Shanghai while in 2009 the geological engineering discipline was appointed by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Finance as the fourth batch of high school featured discipline establishing unit. In September 2009, the discipline was approved by the Ministry of human resources and social security to establish the level-1 geological recourses and geological engineering post-doctor research station. In 2016 the discipline was authorized by China engineering education Accreditation Association, and in 2017 Tongji University was awarded the doctoral section of level-1 geological recourses and geological engineering. According to the national high school discipline assessments (the fourth round) released by the degree and graduate students’ education development center of the Ministry of Education in December 2017, the level-1 discipline ranked B (in the top 20%~30% all over the country). According to the results from the ‘Best Chinese Subjects Rankings’ in 2018 from Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, this discipline was in the top three (the 10% in the upper ranks).
The discipline is consisted of 42 full-time teachers, including 1 academician of the Chinese Academy of engineering, 2 winners of the National Science Fund for Outstanding Young Scholars, 1 winner of the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars, 2 members of the Thousand Talent Program for Young outstanding scientists and more than 10 provincial and ministerial level talents. An academic team with reasonable structure has been formed and framed by national and provincial level talents as the core members.
Based on the platform of the Geological and Underground Engineering Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education of Tongji University, the discipline’s research work covers the principle geological engineering problems in the fields of civil engineering, architecture, water conservancy, transportation, energy, materials and environment, and has undertaken a large number of national 973 plan, 863 plans, National Natural Science Foundation and many provincial key scientific research projects, with fruitful research achievements. In recent years the discipline has won more than 10 provincial and ministerial scientific and technological progress awards and the teaching achievement awards, published more than 10 scientific monographs, and published more than 100 research papers every year. The discipline also has close academic contact and frequent exchanges with internationally renowned universities and research institutes, and has carried out extensive academic exchanges and cooperation in scientific research with Japan, France, United States, Germany, Britain and other countries. The discipline emphasizes on the combination of geology, mechanics and engineering, integrates the theories with engineering practices, and adheres to the teaching features of combination of industry, teaching and researching, and collaboration with civil engineering. Since the 60's of the last century, the discipline has cultivated a large number of advanced scientific research and engineering technical personnel for the society. Due to the solid theoretical foundation, comprehensive professional knowledge, strong engineering concepts and practicing ability, and high comprehensive quality of the cultivated personnel, most of them became the principal technical backbone and management personnel in survey, design, consultation, construction companies, universities and research institutes, and won high opinions from the society. In recent years, the graduate students in our discipline has been in short supply compared with the demand.
To adhere to the socialist orientation of running schools, building morality, cultivating people and training builders and successors for the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.
1. To have a firm and correct political orientation, loving our socialist motherland and supporting the leadership of the Communist Party of China; to study Marxism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, Three Represents, the scientific outlook on development and Xi Jinping's socialist ideological system with Chinese characteristics in the new era; to dedicate oneself to serving the people and striving hard for the prosperity and strength of the motherland and to abide by consciously the law and regulations and to obtain good moral characters.
2. Students that have good qualities in science area such as being practical and realistic of scientific attitude and emotion, being brave in exploring and being initiative to seek truth.
3. Students that have all round development of morality, intelligence and physique, solid theoretical foundation, professional knowledge system, outstanding practice ability, and profound science and humanistic attainments; students that are skilled in the geological engineering principles and basic methods, have ability of academic research and independently solving practical engineering problems, have received good engineering training, so as to be competent for design, construction and management of complex civil engineering projects, or to be engaged in investment and development, finance and insurance, social service and administration, with lifelong learning ability, innovation ability, international vision and leadership.
4. To Master at least one foreign language and have the ability to apply foreign languages in academic research and international academic exchanges. .
5. To be physically and mentally healthy.
1. Geolgogical engineering
2. Geodetection and information technology
3. Groundwater engineering and environment
Totally, there are 2.5 years of full-time study, among which 1-1.5 years for course study and no less than 1 year for thesis work. The maximum duration of schooling is no more than 4 years.
