LIGHT CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
The major in Light Chemical Engineering opens up exciting career opportunities for those passionate about printing and packaging technologies. It is a creative field that combines science, technology, and management, helping students develop specialized skills to meet the growing market demands.
Major Introduction
Light Chemical Engineering is an interdisciplinary field covering printing technology, equipment, processes, management, and other aspects. This major is committed to cultivating high-level engineering and technical talents with both modern printing technology theory and practical capabilities. Graduates are prepared to take on technical and management roles in printing enterprises, publishing units, and related research institutions.
Training Objectives
This program adheres to the principle of moral education and aims to cultivate talents who can meet the needs of socialist modernization and the development of the times. Graduates are expected to be well-rounded, with strong idealistic beliefs, deep patriotism, and humanistic qualities.
They should possess strong innovation awareness and high professional qualities, as well as an understanding of the current status, development trends, and cutting-edge dynamics of printing and related industries.
The program equips students with a solid foundation in the core theoretical knowledge of printing engineering and related disciplines, familiarizing them with the production, management, and operations of the printing industry.
Graduates will have strong problem-solving and innovative thinking capabilities to analyze and address engineering technical issues in their field. They will also be qualified for applied senior roles in production, technology, management, education, and research and development in fields like printing and visual communication industries, educational and research institutions, and governmental departments.
Graduation Requirements
- Engineering Knowledge: Able to apply mathematics, natural sciences, engineering fundamentals, and professional knowledge to solve complex engineering problems. Solid foundation in mathematics, modeling abilities, and awareness of applying mathematical methods to analyze phenomena. Capable of performing experiments.
- Problem Analysis: Able to apply the basic principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences to identify, express, and analyze complex engineering problems in the printing field through literature research to reach effective conclusions. Understanding of basic chemistry to analyze the chemical phenomena and technologies of printing materials, conduct chemical experiments, and possess basic mechanical and electronic analysis skills.
- Design/Development of Solutions: Capable of designing solutions for complex engineering problems in printing systems, designing systems, units (components), or process flows that meet specific needs while reflecting innovation awareness, considering social, health, safety, legal, cultural, and environmental factors.
- Research: Able to conduct research on complex engineering problems in the printing field based on scientific principles and using scientific methods, including designing experiments, analyzing and interpreting data, and synthesizing information to reach reasonable and effective conclusions.
- Use of Modern Tools: Able to develop, select, and use appropriate technologies, resources, engineering tools, and information technology tools to address complex engineering problems in the printing field, including forecasting and simulating complex engineering issues, while understanding their limitations.
- Engineering and Society: Able to conduct reasonable analysis based on engineering background knowledge, evaluate the impact of printing engineering practices and solutions on society, health, safety, law, and culture, and understand the responsibilities involved.
- Environment and Sustainable Development: Able to understand and assess the impact of engineering practices on the environment and social sustainability in relation to complex engineering problems, and to guide printing and related production activities with environmentally friendly concepts.
- Professional Ethics: Possess humanistic and social sciences literacy, social responsibility, and the ability to understand and adhere to engineering professional ethics and standards in printing engineering practices. High level of political theory, moral standards, and legal knowledge; ability to communicate internationally and acquire foreign scientific and cultural information.
- Individual and Teamwork: Able to take on individual, team member, and leadership roles within a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Communication: Able to effectively communicate and exchange ideas on complex engineering problems with industry peers and the public, including writing reports and design documents, making presentations, and clearly expressing or responding to instructions. Capable of communicating in a cross-cultural context with an international perspective.
- Project Management: Understanding and mastery of engineering management principles and economic decision-making methods, and the ability to apply them in a multidisciplinary environment.
- Lifelong Learning: Has the awareness of independent learning and lifelong learning, with the ability to continuously learn and adapt to development.
Core Courses
Core Disciplines: Light Industry Technology and Engineering, Computer Science and Technology, Materials Science and Engineering
Main Courses:
- Polymer Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry
- Basics of Materials Science
- Color Science
- Digital Image Processing
- Computer Graphics
- Prepress Processing Principles and Technology
- Printing Equipment
- Printing Materials and Compatibility
- Printing Principles and Technology
- Digital Media and Publishing Technology
- Postpress Processing Principles and Technology
Research Directions
The main research directions of the Light Chemical Engineering major include:
- Digital Printing Technology
- Packaging Printing Technology
- Printing Product Quality Control
- Research and Development of Printing Materials
- Printing Equipment Automation and Intelligence
- Printing Color Science
Degree Awarded
Graduates of the Light Chemical Engineering major will be awarded a Bachelor’s degree inLight Chemical Engineering.
Career Development
Graduates of the Light Chemical Engineering major have broad career prospects and may work in various roles, including:
- Technical and management positions in printing enterprises
- Editorial and layout work in publishing units
- Production and management positions in packaging printing enterprises
- Technical service and sales roles in printing equipment manufacturing companies
- Research and development work in related research institutions
Related Majors
Related majors to Light Chemical Engineering include:
- Light Chemical Engineering
- Packaging Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Electronic Information Engineering
Top Universities Offering Light Chemical Engineering Programs in China
In China, universities with strong programs in Light Chemical Engineering include:
- Beijing Institute of Printing
- Wuhan University
- South China University of Technology
- Shanghai Publishing and Printing College
- Nanjing University of Science and Technology
