Relying on the discipline of instrument science and technology, the measurement & control technology and instrumentation of Xidian University is characterized by electronic measurement and general instrument technology, and trains patriotic and enterprising engineering technology talents with solid foundation, international vision, standardized engineering quality and good occupational ethics, and professional knowledge of electronic measurement, automatic control, computer control and other aspects; that can be engaged in research, design, development and management work in information acquisition and processing, electronic measurement and control, automatic test and intelligent instrument and meter and other fields.
This major is the first batch of national first-class majors, and passes the engineering education professional certification, and the international mutual recognition of degrees. It is also a provincial characteristic major and the first batch of famous-brand major in Shaanxi Province.
Measurement & Control Technology and Instrumentation researches intelligent perception and information acquisition, and it is an electronic information major with modern electronics technology, information detecting and processing technology, computer technology, automatic control technology, and communication technology as the basis and is the source of information acquisition. This major has the national first-class undergraduate major, the first-class instrument science and technology discipline master and doctoral degree programs, and the post-doctoral research station, and it has a complete talent training system. It has a national electrical and electronic experimental teaching center: circuit signal and system laboratory, a key laboratory of general electronic measurement technology and instrument of the provincial and ministerial level, a measurement and instrument virtual simulation experiment teaching center of the provincial level, a time-frequency and satellite navigation virtual simulation experiment teaching center of the provincial level, an electronic measurement instrument innovation center jointly built by Xidian University and CETC 41st Research Institute, a virtual simulation experiment project of the Ministry of Education, a new engineering construction project of the Ministry of Education, a virtual simulation experiment project of Shaanxi Province, a provincial teaching team of measurement & control technology and instrumentation, and provincial quality resource sharing courses.
This major pays special attention to the training of the scientific and technological practice capabilities of the students who have obtained outstanding achievements in undergraduate students' science and technology competitions and practice activities. In the past three years, the students have won 32 national awards and 37 provincial and ministerial awards in competitions.
This major belongs to the electronic information field with prominent employment advantages. In the past three years, the average rate of the graduates' pursuits of further study is about 50%, including those who are recommended for postgraduates of about 15%. Graduates can obtain the student engineer qualification certificate issued by China Instrument and Control Society. The employment situation is good, with a one-time employment rate of above 98%. They are mainly engaged in scientific research, product research and development, system building, technology management, etc. in electronic communication companies, scientific research institutions.
A follow-up survey is conducted every year for students and employers who have graduated for about 5 years in this major.In the past three years, the investigation of 105 graduates and 71 employers has been completed. The graduates who are engaged in electronic information fields account for 49%, of which 69% of the graduates are engaged in technology research and development. Graduates whose salaries are higher than the average salary of the local salary can reach 89%. 47% of the alumni have become technical backbones or responsible persons of their units after graduating for 5 years, and they are relatively satisfied with their capabilities to undertake complex projects. The employers' recognition of the graduates is 86%, and the graduates' recognition of their professional capabilities is 90%.
