This major is the national first-class undergraduate major, the characteristic major of the Ministry of Education, the selected major of the Ministry of Education "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Plan" and the key major of Heilongjiang Province.

This major is committed to training to meet the needs of social and economic development, capable of controlling theory and application, motion control, process control, computer control and other automation related fields. Especially in the field of automation engineering and ship control engineering, who are engaged in the analysis and design, optimization and integration, development and research, operation and maintenance and technical management of automatic devices and systems.Specifically including the following 5 aspects:

Training goal 1: Be able to adapt to the development needs of modern automation science and technology, comprehensively apply basic knowledge of mathematics and mathematics, basic knowledge of engineering and professional knowledge of automation engineering to provide systematic solutions for complex engineering projects in the field of automation engineering.

Training goal 2: Have the ability of system thinking, independent learning and innovation, be able to track the frontier technology of automation engineering and related fields, and be able to use modern engineering technology to engage in the design, development and realization of related products in the field of automation engineering and ship control engineering.

Training Goal 3: To have a sense of social responsibility, to understand and adhere to professional ethics, to comprehensively consider the influence of law, environment and sustainable development and other factors, and to adhere to the public interest in the implementation of projects.

Training Goal 4: Have the ability to organize and cooperate in engineering projects, have a healthy body and mind and good humanities training, adapt to the independent and team work environment, have effective communication and expression skills and the ability to manage engineering projects.

Training Goal 5: To have a sense of globalization and international vision, to be able to actively adapt to the ever-changing domestic and foreign situations and environments, and to have independent lifelong learning habits and abilities.

The college adheres to the professional training mode of combining basic theory teaching with practice. The core courses offered include Introduction to Automatization, automatic control theory, modern control theory, microcomputer principle and interface technology, motion control system, computer control system, power electronic technology, ship control system, industrial process control, etc. Relying on the national experimental teaching Center, the school offers a number of experimental and practical courses, and most of the graduation design comes from engineering practice and scientific research projects.