Abstract:Undergraduate training objective is key to undergraduate education. On the basis of the analysis for the advantages and disadvantages of current undergraduate education objectives of the soil & water conservation and desertification control major, four aspects about scientific personnel training orientation, supply and demand relationship, professional and discipline relationship, and relatively stable clientele are discussed and improved subsequently. The new training objectives are initially identified. With the new training objectives, the students graduated from the major can master the basic theories, knowledge, and skills of soil and water conservation and desertification control, possess the related knowledge of biology, geography, water conservancy engineering, environmental science and engineering, agronomy, agricultural resources utilization, animal science, forestry, management and law, and have the solid background for continuation education or become the specialized personnel capable of wo rking on the research, teaching, planning, design, construction, controlling, monitoring, and management of soil and water conservation in the department of water administration and related departments.