中美土木工程硕士培养体系比较及分析

Comparison study of civil engineering master cultivation system between China and the United States

通过比较中美两国四所典型高校土木工程专业硕士培养体系,从学制、培养目标、培养环节、课程设置、学位论文要求等方面深入分析两国培养体系的差异,结合当前社会发展的现状,总结两国培养体系的优势与不足,从而为推动中国高校土木工程硕士研究生培养体系改革、探索中外联合培养模式提供参考。

Based on the comparison of civil engineering masters education system in four typical universities from China and the United States,this paper deeply analyzes the education system’s differences between two countries.The aspects of academic system,cultivation targets and procedure,curriculum provision and degree thesis requirements are discussed.Furthermore,the advantages and disadvantages of each cultivation system are also summarized and hopefully this may provide references for future reforms of domestic master cultivation system as well as the exploration of Chinese foreign joint cultivation mode.