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In 2010, SWJTU and OSU mutually settled on curriculum and credit validation and signed “2+2” undergraduate exchange agreement. About 10 students have taken part in this “2+2” exchange program so far. Furthermore, in 2016, on the basis of former cooperation between SWJTU and OSU, a cooperation agreement of joint declaration of Sino-foreign education program was signed.
A “double campus” model is set up within our program, that is, in the first 3 years, students study in SWJTU, while in the fourth year, they study in OSU. Education plan and training program are decided and implemented by the efforts of two schools. During the period in China, students are taught by Chinese and American professors in English or bilingual to complete majority educational and teaching activities, and during the period in USA, students get used to American campus life, learn some courses, improve their English-speaking and transnational social abilities, broaden their horizons and strengthen their international abilities.
Inaugural Ceremony for the Joint Program in 2017
Fire Protection Engineering of Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering was established in 2004 at SWJTU, which is the third domestic key university to set up this major and is the first university in the west of China qualified to award bachelor’s degree and master’s degree. Currently, Fire Protection Engineering at SWJTU is in the second position comparing to it at other universities within the whole nation, and this major is chosen to be a part of Sichuan Province Excellent Engineering Education Training Plan. Besides, Urban Rail Transit (Fire Protection Engineering direction) is selected to be a part of National Excellent Engineering Education Training Plan.
Oklahoma State University was founded in 1890, Fire Protection and Safety Technology was established in 1937 and is the oldest Fire Protection class major in North America, also is the first Fire Protection major to be certified by Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). This major is known as “the West Point in the field of Fire Protection”, reputable in global fire protection education and fire researches, and available the global only one Fire Science Professional Accreditation Committee.
Major:Safety Engineering (undergraduate)
Training Model：3+1 model, that is, 3 years in SWJTU, one year in OSU
Awarded Degree：
Qualified graduates will get the following certificates:
China: SWJTU undergraduate diploma, SWJTU bachelor’s degree certificate
USA: OSU diploma
Curriculum：
SWJTU and OSU decide the education plan, training plan, courses and teaching contents together, the standard should be at least as the same academic level as that in OSU. The total curricula and core curricula provided by OSU and implemented in SWJTU should be at least one third of the whole curricula and core curricula of this program, and the total curricula and core curricula taught by excellent teachers who are hired by global open recruitment should be at least one third of the whole curricula and core curricula of this program.
Teaching method is mainly face-to-face teaching. Referring to required education systems of both sides, the first year education generally focuses on common courses, English intensive course and those basic courses of science and engineering majors. In the second and third years, teaching affairs should be comprehensively conducted according to the requirements of syllabus, practice training is emphasized, and experts are introduced to supervise the professional teaching. Every student can get the status as a student in both SWJTU and OSU, and according to the student management requirements of OSU, students must take an OSU online elective per year during their study period in China. After passing all the curriculum, students are qualified to study in OSU and work out their graduation thesis or project.
Faculty Introduction:
| Carisa Ramming Associate Professor | |
Professor Ramming teaches engineering mechanics: statics and building structures courses including: timber, steel, and foundation design and structural analysis. Professor Ramming was awarded Oklahoma State University’s Faculty Excellence Award in 2019. SWJTU-OSU Programs Teaching Courses : Statics. |
| Agnew Robert Assistant Professor | |
Agnew Robert works on toxic chemicals on firefighters. He is the Member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, Ethics Education Committee and Academic Curriculum Committee. SWJTU-OSU Programs Teaching Courses: Fire suppression and Detection system, Fire Safety Hazards and Recognition. |
| Michol Miller Adjunct Professor | |
Michol Miller received the U.S. Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship for Brazil in 2012 and taught English in Brazil for over four years, and also taught English Composition and Technical Writing at Oklahoma State University as part of the International Composition Program during the 2018-2019 academic year. Additional experience includes rating for the TOEFL writing test, giving American Culture workshops in the United States. SWJTU-OSU Program Courses Taught: International English Composition I and Technical Writing. |
WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY:
| HE Wei Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology, Class of 2017 | |
‘It is my honor to be one of the students in the first of the SWJTU-OSU joint program. Looking back on these three years of experience, I am deeply impressed by the charitable nature and responsibility of all the staff, administrative teachers and my classmates. Furthermore, our routine courses cover a wide range of subjects and are rich in professional content. In addition to the daily classroom teaching, the fire engineering experiment class has also enjoyed great popularity among the students. As a senior, based on my interests and future career orientation, I have set the Engineering/Project Management programs at Northwestern and Cornell University as my goal. God helps those who help themselves, let’s get it !’ |
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| LI Linyao Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology, Class of 2017 | |
| ‘In three years of study, I have had many opportunities to speak on stage, helping me improve my oral English ability. I can communicate more confidently and boldly with others in English, and my listening has made great progress. In the beginning, it was challenging to keep up with the pace of international professors, but after three years, it's not difficult to understand their classes anymore. In learning, we must read a lot of literature, and I have learned how to research and collect documents; Also, my ability to assimilate and summarize knowledge has improved greatly. International education not only broadens our horizons, but also helps us think more actively and broadly when facing problems. I accept pluralistic knowledge and experience a diversified cultural atmosphere.’ |
| XU Yilan Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology, Class of 2019 | |
‘I was admitted to SWJTU-OSU Joint Program of SWJTU in 2019. I have fully adapted to the academic courses in English and took an active part in a variety of activities organized by school. It is my honor to study with many excellent students in the SWJTU-OSU Joint Program. The diversified educational ideas and international course shave equipped me with the ability of speaking fluent English and provided me unique insight into my profession. I especially enjoy the discussion style of classes, which makes the classroom atmosphere relaxing. All of the teachers and classmates here are glad to help me both academically and psychologically. I believe that I will benefit greatly and realize my dreams of going global after four years of study in our joint program.’ |
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Students Activities：
Celebrate Birthday with OSU Professor J.D.Brown |
OSU Faculties & Football Team Members |
OSU Faculties & Students Attending Military Training |
Dumpling Day with OSU Professor J.D. |
Football Team & International Students |
Dumpling Day with OSU Faculty Paul |
Celebrate New Year Together |
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