The Ecology major is an undergraduate major, which belongs to the biological sciences major, and awards a bachelor of science degree, with a basic study period of four years.
The purpose of the major is to cultivate compound talents with basic knowledge of biology and other related natural sciences, systematic mastery of ecological professional theories and knowledge, skills to carry out ecological experiments and field practice, and to be engaged in ecological teaching, scientific research, technology development and other work in teaching and scientific research units, functional departments and enterprises closely related to ecology, and have good scientific literacy and innovation ability.
In terms of curriculum, the major of ecology mainly includes public basic courses, professional core courses and practical courses. Common basic courses include Chinese, Politics, English, Mathematics, Computer Basics, etc. The core courses include General Ecology, Plant Ecology, Ecosystem Ecology, Agroecology, Ecological Engineering and Design, Ecological Management Engineering, Environmental Ecological Engineering, Water Source Protection and Drinking Water Security Technology, Wetland Plant Physiology and Ecology, Pollution Ecology, etc.
The main purpose is to master the basic knowledge and theories of mathematics, physics and chemistry, biology, ecology, environmental science, computer and information science. The practical courses include plant biology experiments, animal biology experiments, ecological experiments and other major professional experiments, as well as major practical teaching links, including ecological field practice, comprehensive practice, graduation thesis, etc.
In terms of employment prospects, ecology has broad application prospects. Students can engage in ecology-related teaching, scientific research, technology development and management in teaching and scientific research units, government functional departments and enterprises closely related to ecology, such as agriculture, forestry, water conservancy, environmental protection, meteorology, planning, and gardening.
Nationwide, the characteristic colleges and universities that have opened this major include Peking University, Fudan University, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhejiang University, Nanjing University, Xiamen University, China Agricultural University, Sichuan University, Ocean University of China, Minzu University of China, Wuhan University, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hebei Agricultural University, etc.
1. Analysis of the "2024 Alumni Association Ranking of Chinese Universities in Ecology".
Although the ecology majors of Sun Yat-sen University and Peking University are both 7-star disciplines, Sun Yat-sen University ranks first, and Peking University "loses the top spot" and only ranks second. The disciplines are all A++ universities.
The universities with 6-star disciplines in ecology are: Fudan University, East China Normal University, South China Agricultural University, Lanzhou University, Yunnan University and Zhejiang University, with a total of 6 universities. Tied for the third place in the national ecology major. The disciplines are all A+ universities.
Among the 5-star disciplines, Nanjing University, Nanjing Forestry University, Xiamen University and other three universities ranked tied for ninth place. Tibet University and China Agricultural University are tied for 12th place. The disciplines are all Class A universities.
Northeast Normal University, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Qinghai University, Shandong University, Sichuan University, Ocean University of China, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, and Minzu University of China are tied for 14th place, with B++ disciplines and 4-star disciplines.
Seven universities, including Anhui University, Jinan University, Inner Mongolia University, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuhan University, Tibet Agriculture and Animal Husbandry University, and Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, rank tied for 22nd place, and also belong to B++ majors, which are 4-star disciplines.
Does the "2024 Alumni Association Ranking of Chinese Universities in Ecology" meet the expectations of netizens, and does it match the real strength of the disciplines of various universities? This is a question that netizens, teachers, parents and candidates need to think about.
2. From the perspective of the fourth round of discipline evaluation, look at the strength of ecology majors in colleges and universities across the country - Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Beijing Normal University are "missing" in the alumni association ranking
From the perspective of the fourth round of discipline evaluation of national universities, two 985 universities, including Sun Yat-sen University and Zhejiang University, were evaluated as A+ disciplines. The ecology majors of Northeast Normal University, Peking University, and Lanzhou University are evaluated as Class A disciplines. The "2024 Alumni Association Ranking of Chinese Universities by Ecology Major" is very different.
First of all, Zhejiang University, which was evaluated as an A+ discipline, only ranked third, and Peking University, which was evaluated as an A-class discipline, ranked second in the country "against the trend". Northeast Normal University, which is evaluated as a Class A discipline, is only listed as a 4-star major and a B++ discipline in the "2024 Alumni Association Ranking of Chinese Universities in Ecology Majors", which will definitely be "sprayed" by netizens.
Although Tsinghua University's ecology major is evaluated as a B+ discipline, Tsinghua University is not "on the list" among 8-star majors to 4-star majors.
Five universities, including Nanjing University, Fudan University, East China Normal University, Beijing Normal University, and Yunnan University, were evaluated as A- disciplines in the fifth round of discipline evaluation of national universities. However, Nanjing University is only ranked ninth, and Beijing Normal University does not make it to the 4-8 star rankings.
The ecology major of Shanghai Jiao Tong University was evaluated as an A+ discipline in the fourth round of national university discipline evaluation, but it is also no longer "visible" in the "2024 Alumni Association Ranking of Chinese Universities in Ecology".
3. From the perspective of the fifth round of ecology discipline evaluation, the "2024 Alumni Association Ranking of Chinese Universities in Ecology" is even more "bizarre"
In the fifth round of discipline evaluation of national universities, four universities, including Peking University, Zhejiang University, Sun Yat-sen University, and Lanzhou University, were evaluated as A+ disciplines.
The biology and ecology majors of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Fudan University, Nanjing University, Beijing Normal University, China Agricultural University, Xiamen University, Tsinghua University, Huazhong Agricultural University, Beijing Normal University and other colleges and universities are evaluated as Class A disciplines.
Ecology and biology majors in East China Normal University, Jilin University, Shandong University, Northeast Normal University and other institutions are evaluated as A-class disciplines.
Therefore, the 2024 Alumni Association Ranking of Chinese Universities by Subject in Ecology ignores the strength of Tsinghua University, Beijing Normal University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and other institutions, and does not include these universities in the ranking, which is obviously "an obvious mistake", which is regrettable.
Of course, netizens will not use the "2024 Alumni Association Chinese University Ecology Major Ranking" as the basis for judgment, because, from the fourth round of national university discipline evaluation and the fifth round of discipline evaluation, it has already shown the true strength of various colleges and universities, as a professional ranking institution, "2024 Alumni Association Chinese University Major Ranking" should be more reliable, otherwise, it will be "complained", "criticized" and "spurned" by netizens.