文章通过对中外两所大学的材料工程专业在课程设置上的具体对比分析，讨论了二所学校材料工程系教学计划的设计思想和一些具体课程设置等层次上的特点，结合国内外在教学形式中的一些差别，讨论了创新人才和应用型人才培养模式问题.文章认为，基础理论课程和具有专业特色的课程设置需要科学合理，具有创新性和应用型的人才培养源于教师对学生提出问题和解决问题能力的培养，源于科学合理的课程设置、学校硬件条件、教学管理制度以及贯穿于每门教学课程的师生互动等方面的协调配合.

Based on the comparative analysis on the undergraduate program for specialty in materials engineering in the two universities at home and abroad,the courses design planning and some courses characteristic were discussed.Mode of cultivating innovative students and applicationoriented students were also discussed with comparing the differences at the education procedure.Scientific and reasonable basic courses in general education and major courses in specialty are considered to be fundamental for training innovative students and applicationoriented students.It is pointed out that cultivating of students with innovative and qualified ability are contributed to scientific collaborations with reasonable courses planning,hardware and facilitates,courses management and interactions between lecturers and students at class.