The specialty of electrical engineering and its automation is a new discipline in the field of electrical information. However, it has developed rapidly and is relatively mature due to its close relationship with people's daily life and industrial production. It has become an important part of high-tech industry, widely used in industry, agriculture, national defense and other fields, and plays an increasingly important role in the national economy.
Control theory and power network theory are the basis of electrical engineering and automation, and power electronic technology and computer technology are the main technical means. At the same time, they also include system analysis, system design, system development, system management and decision-making and other research fields. There are also some characteristics of this major, that is, combination of strong and weak current, combination of electrical and electronic technology, combination of software and hardware. It has the nature of interdisciplinary, and the integration of power, electronics, control and computer disciplines, which makes graduates have strong adaptability and is a "wide caliber" major.