The major of Computer Science and Technology (080901) is a broad-caliber major that combines computer hardware and software and focuses on application. The orientation of this major is to meet the developmentdemands of the national strategic emerging industries, cultivate senior engineering and technical application-oriented talents with good scientific literacy, humanistic literacy and professional ethics,with basicknowledge of mathematics and physics, and computer science and technology, including computer hardware, software and application of basic theory, knowledge, skills and methods, and have the professional ability of developing and designing computer software and hardware systems and computer application systems, competent in research, design, development, testing, operation and maintenance and management related to computer software and hardware and application systems.

The computer major have extensive application and many cross areas, and has penetrated into various industries in the society. Computer science and technology majors pay more attention to practicality, and have good employment prospects. After graduation from this major, students can conduct management, scientific research and services in the fields of computer science and technology in government, national defense, military, telecommunications, electric power, finance, railways and other departments. Students can alsoundertake tecnologydesigning, developing, maintaining, educatingand trainingin large telecommunication service providers, large communication equipment manufacturing enterprises, many domestic and international software enterprises, state organs,information technology departments and education departments of large and medium-sized enterprises and institutionsbothat home and abroad. Besides, students can further study for a master's degree inComputerScience andTechnology,SoftwareEngineering,NetworkEngineering,ElectronicScience andTechnology,Information andCommunicationEngineering,ControlScience andEngineering and other disciplines.