The School of Civil Engineering and Architecture was founded in 1987 as the Department of Architectural Engineering of Pingyuan University, one of the earliest established engineering departments in the university. Since its establishment, the school has continuously reformed and innovated in discipline and specialty construction, adhering to the path of connotative development.

I. Teaching Staff

The school currently has 65 full-time teachers, including 9 professors, 20 associate professors, and 14 teachers with the qualification tosupervisepostgraduates. Among the teaching staff, 21 have a doctorate degree and 43 have a master degree. There are 39 double-qualified teachers, and many of them have obtained professional qualification certificates such as national first-class registered structural engineers, first-class registered architects, first-class registered constructors, first-class registered geotechnical engineers, and registered cost engineers. The school attaches great importance to the introduction of high-level talents. It has successively invited doctoral supervisors fromChinese top universities, likeTongji University, Dalian University of Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, and Tianjin Chengjian University as specially-appointed and dual-employed professors, providing talent support and guarantee for the high - quality development of the majors.

II. Teaching Resources

The school has large-scale experimental instruments such as a constant-temperature and humidity energy-saving detection system, an oblique mapping unmanned aerial vehicle, an industrial-grade 3D printer, and a laser 3D scanner. There are more than 1,700 sets of teaching and research instruments and equipment, with a total value of more than 21 million yuan. It has 11 laboratories with 31 sub-laboratories, including a building materials laboratory, an engineering survey laboratory, a geotechnical laboratory, a comprehensive laboratory for building environment and energy application engineering, a traffic engineering laboratory, a BIM innovation laboratory, a non-destructive testing laboratory, and a landscape architecture professional laboratory. It has jointly established internship bases with 19 enterprises, providing a strong guarantee for the cultivation of applied professionals.

III.Undergraduate programs

Civil Engineering

Building Environment and Energy Application Engineering

Traffic Engineering

Urban and Rural Planning

Landscape Architecture

Intelligent Construction

IV. Honors

Civil Engineering is a characteristic major construction point of higher education institutions in Henan Province and a first-class undergraduate major in Henan Province

Civil engineering materials are an important supporting direction of the key discipline of materials and chemical engineering in Henan Province, and jointly apply for the cultivation point of provincial master professional degree

Structural engineering has been approved as one of the first-batch of key-construction disciplines of the school

Civil and Hydraulic Engineering has been approved as a school-level master professional degree construction point and a provincial key-cultivation discipline.

V. Students

The school actively establishes an outcome-oriented educational concept, focusing on cultivating students' innovation awareness and innovation ability. Based on the concept of collaborative innovation, the school has carried out horizontal project cooperation with many well-known enterprises in the fields of BIM (Building Information Modeling) application, anti-radiation of steel structures, research on the performance of road modified asphalt, and prefabricated buildings, helping to cultivate students' engineering practice ability and innovation awareness. Large-scale instruments such as oblique mapping unmanned aerial vehicles and industrial-grade 3D printers are open to undergraduates. Through the integration of science and education and multi-disciplinary collaborative teaching methods, students' innovation and practice abilities are strengthened.

The school has jointly established an internship and training base with the BIM Center of the China Academy of Building Research, built a high-level industry-university-research-application cooperation platform, trained many students and enterprise employees, provided high-quality internship and training positions for students, and become a leader in this field among similar universities in Henan Province.

The school actively explores the high-end internship and employment market for graduates, guiding and escorting graduates to intern, seek jobs, and be employed in famous enterprises. The employment rate of each major has reached over 95% in the past three years. Graduates are distributed in government construction management departments, universities, research institutions, design institutes, construction, supervision companies, and engineering consulting and other related units across the country.

The school actively organizes subject-related competitions, guides students' all-round development, and constructs a multi-disciplinary collaborative teaching mode guided by competitions. Students have won many national and provincial awards in the "Internet+" College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, the "Challenge Cup" National College Students' Extracurricular Academic and Technological Works Competition, the National Traffic Science and Technology Competition, and various innovation and entrepreneurship competitions.

VI. Scientific Research

The teachers of the school have strong teaching and research capabilities. They have presided over 4 first-class undergraduate courses in Henan Province, 1 online high-quality course in Henan Province, 2 undergraduate research-based courses in Henan Province, 1 model course of curriculum ideology and politics in Henan Province, 1 demonstration project of curriculum ideology and politics in vocational education and continuing education in Henan Province, 1 high-quality online open course in vocational education and continuing education in Henan Province, and 23 demonstration courses of curriculum ideology and politics in Xinxiang University. In terms of education and teaching project construction, 1 experimental teaching demonstration center for civil engineering in Henan Province, 1 excellent grassroots teaching organization in Henan Province, 1 provincial virtual simulation experimental teaching project, 1 off-campus practice education base for undergraduates in Henan Province, 1 brand project of industry-education integration in Henan Province, 4 collaborative education projects under the background of new engineering of the Ministry of Education, and 16 education and teaching reform projects of Xinxiang University have been approved. In terms of textbook construction, "Manufacturing and Construction Technology of Prefabricated Concrete Building Components" has been approved for the construction of the "14th Five-Year Plan" textbook for undergraduate higher education institutions in Henan Province.

They have presided over 3 general projects of the National Natural Science Foundation, 17 provincial and ministerial-level projects, won 4 provincial (ministerial)-level scientific and technological awards, 7 teaching achievement awards of higher education in Henan Province, and 43 national invention patents.

VII. Undergraduate Programs

Civil Engineering

The Civil Engineering major aims to meet the strategic needs of the future transformation and upgrading of the construction industry in China and the needs of economic development. It aims to cultivate high-quality applied talents with profound humanistic connotations, adaptability to future scientific and technological progress, and all-round development in morality, intelligence, physique, and aesthetics. In this discipline, students master the basic theories, basic knowledge, and basic skills of building structure design, civil engineering construction, engineering budget, BIM application technology, and building seismic design. They have good moral, scientific, cultural, and professional qualities, as well as innovative spirit and teamwork spirit. They can engage in building structure design, civil engineering construction, building disaster prevention and mitigation, engineering consulting, engineering inspection and reinforcement, intelligent operation and maintenance management, and application and development in the field of civil engineering construction. Or, based on this major, they can continue to pursue a master degree at universities in China and other countries.

Core Courses:Theoretical Mechanics, Material Mechanics, Civil Engineering Materials, Structural Mechanics 1, Civil Engineering Surveying, Basic Principles of Steel Structures, Basic Principles of Concrete Structures, Foundation Engineering, Civil Engineering Construction, Seismic Design of Building Structures.

Building Environment and Energy Application Engineering

Guided by the international scientific and technological frontiers and the current strategic background of new energy technology in China, this major aims to cultivate high-level, high-quality, and all-round developed senior technical talents in the field of building environment and energy application with an international perspective. In this discipline, students master solid and broad basic theories and systematic and in-depth professional knowledge, master one or two foreign languages, have good moral, scientific, cultural, and professional qualities, as well as innovative spirit and teamwork spirit. They can engage in technical and management work in enterprise research and development, planning and design, construction and installation, operation and maintenance management, system guarantee, and consulting services in the fields of building environment, building energy conservation, and regional energy in China and other countries. Or, based on this major, they can continue to pursue other majors and degrees at universities in China and other countries.

Core Courses:Engineering Drawing, Fluid Mechanics, Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Artificial Environment, Building Water Supply and Drainage Engineering, Building Cold and Heat Sources, Heating Engineering, Air-Conditioning Engineering, Ventilation Engineering

Traffic Engineering

Guided by the background of adapting to the national strategy of building a transportation-powerful country and the development of the industry, this major aims to cultivate high-level, high-quality, and all-round developed senior technical talents in the field of traffic engineering with an international perspective, including morality, intelligence, physique, aesthetics, and labor. In this discipline, students master solid and broad basic theories and systematic and in-depth professional knowledge, master one or two foreign languages, have good moral, scientific, cultural, and professional qualities, as well as innovative spirit and teamwork spirit. They can engage in traffic industry planning, design, operation, construction, and related management work in research institutions, enterprises, and public institutions in the fields of urban roads, highway transportation, intelligent transportation, and the Internet, big data, and information in China and other countries. Or, based on this major, they can continue to pursue other majors and degrees at universities in China and other countries.

Core Courses:Introduction to Traffic Engineering, Traffic Engineering, Traffic Planning, Traffic Design, Traffic Flow Theory, Traffic Management and Control, Urban Public Transportation, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Operations Research, Construction Organization and Budgeting.

Urban and Rural Planning

Guided by international advanced technical means and the strategic background of urban and rural planning development in China, and implementing the fundamental task of cultivating people with morality, this major aims to cultivate high-level, high-quality, and all-round developed senior technical talents in the field of urban and rural planning with an international perspective. This discipline keeps up with the development trends of ecological civilization construction and urban-rural planning management, masters one or two foreign languages, has good moral, scientific, cultural, and professional qualities, as well as innovative spirit and teamwork spirit. Students can engage in planning, design, management, and scientific research work in urban-rural planning compilation units, management agencies, research institutions, and design units in the fields of ecological city human settlement environment construction, characteristic town protection planning, territorial space system planning, and urban construction in China and other countries. Or, based on this major, they can continue to pursue other majors and degrees at universities in China and other countries.

Core Courses:Principles of Urban and Rural Planning, History of Urban Development and Planning, Urban Detailed Planning and Design, Urban and Rural Planning Management and Regulations, Comprehensive Urban-Rural Social Survey and Research, Urban-Rural Ecology and Environmental Planning, Urban-Rural Infrastructure Planning, Urban-Rural Road and Traffic Planning, Overall Territorial Space Planning, Urban Design, Application of Geographic Information System.

Landscape Architecture

Oriented towards cultivating backbone forces and industry leaders in the field of landscape architecture, this major fully meets the needs of national and human settlement ecological environment construction and serves national ecological civilization construction. It cultivates high-quality and well-rounded senior compound talents who systematically master multi-scale planning and design methods for territories, regions, and sites, have the ability to complete various types of projects such as landscape architecture planning and design, territorial and scenic area and urban-rural green space planning and design, landscape architecture, and landscape architecture engineering, have a solid basic theory, excellent professional quality, and an international perspective. In this discipline, students will master solid and extensive basic theoretical knowledge and in-depth and systematic professional knowledge, be proficient in one or two foreign languages, have good moral character, scientific spirit, humanistic quality, and professional ethics, and be rich in innovative thinking and teamwork ability. Graduates can engage in planning and design, project management, ecological protection, landscape construction, teaching and research, and related management work in the fields of landscape architecture, urban planning, ecological environment restoration, green building, cultural tourism, etc., as well as in government landscape management departments, research institutions, design firms, construction enterprises, educational institutions, and other enterprises and public institutions in China and internationally. In addition, students can use this major as a foundation to continue their studies at higher education institutions in China and overseas, pursue other related majors and degrees, and further broaden their academic vision and career development paths.

Core Courses:History of Chinese and Foreign Gardens, Landscape Architecture Planning and Design, Landscape Architecture Design, Landscape Architecture Engineering, Urban-Rural Green Space System Planning, Landscape Plant Design, Landscape Ecology, Landscape Planning and Ecological Restoration.

Intelligent Construction

The Intelligent Construction major aims to meet the strategic needs of the future transformation and upgrading of the construction industry in China and the needs of regional economic development. It aims to cultivate high-level, high-quality, and all-round developed high-quality applied compound talents in intelligent construction with an international perspective. In this discipline, students master the basic theories, basic knowledge, and basic skills of engineering digital design, industrialized construction, automated construction, and intelligent operation and maintenance and service. They have good moral, scientific, cultural, and professional qualities, as well as innovative spirit and teamwork spirit. They can engage in intelligent planning and design, intelligent equipment and construction, intelligent facilities and disaster prevention, intelligent operation and maintenance and management, application and development of new engineering technologies and intelligent construction in the field of civil engineering construction. They can be employed in large-and medium-sized listed companies such as China Construction and China Communications, or continue to pursue postgraduate studies.

Core Courses:Theoretical Mechanics, Material Mechanics, Structural Mechanics, Civil Engineering Materials, Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Principles and Design of Concrete Structures, Design and Reading of Steel Structures, Modern Engineering Construction Technology, Intelligent Surveying and Mapping, Design and Construction of Prefabricated Concrete Buildings.