It belongs to the automation category.
According to Baidu's encyclopedia, automation is an undergraduate major in China's general institutions of higher learning, belonging to the automation category, with a basic training period of four years, and conferring the degree of Bachelor of Engineering. The first automation majors in China originated from one of the first majors established in 1952 during the restructuring of the faculties and departments of national colleges and universities, namely, "electrification of industrial enterprises".
The technology and knowledge involved in the automation control program are applied in many industries, so the employment direction is relatively wide. The following are some common employment directions:
1. Manufacturing: automation control technology is widely used in manufacturing, covering areas such as industrial robotics, automated production lines, and intelligent manufacturing.
2. Energy industry: automation control technology is also used in the energy industry, such as smart grid, intelligent oil drilling, nuclear power plants and so on.
3. Transportation industry: automation control technology is used in the transportation industry, including self-driving cars, highway tolling systems, aerospace, and so on.
4. Logistics industry: the application of automation control technology in the logistics industry, including intelligent warehousing, logistics and distribution robots, intelligent logistics centers and so on.
5. Medical industry: the application of automation control technology in the medical industry, including the automation control of medical equipment, intelligent wards, robotic surgery and so on.
6. Other industries: automation control technology is also used in many other industries, such as construction, agriculture, environmental protection and so on.