文章通过对比国内外土建类研究生论文选题内容和工作要求，对国内外博士研究生的培养过程进行了分析，认为加强土建类研究生过程培养的重点是基础教育和基础理论研究，同时强化研究生的过程培养。根据国内外研究生科研成果的分析，认为科研成果的提炼和写作是土建类研究生培养的重要环节，也是研究生基础知识和独立工作能力的体现。

The postgraduate education of civil engineering has made a great success during the past 20 years. To training innovative talents, universities and colleges have done many works in the postgraduate education plan and curriculum system. We compared postgraduate education methods and requirements between P. R. China and the USA, and presented that it is important to strengthen the process management, including foundational course training, research topics, research requirements, etc. Meanwhile, to improve their independent creative work ability, they need to take part in more research projects and write more papers. The results show that the foundational theory training is the basis of the innovative ability cultivation.

“十一五”江苏省研究生教育创新课题资助