文章主要研究加州大学伯克利分校土木工程专业实践教学的目标和具体做法。文章研究了该校土木工程专业的课程设置如何支持学生能力的培养，介绍了该校课外实践活动的做法,包括参加专业协会和组织、结构和施工竞赛、本科生研究计划和专业资格认证计划的做法。文章旨在为当前中国土木工程教育改革提供一定的参考和借鉴。

We studied the objective and methods of practice teaching of civil engineering specialty in University of California, Berkeley. To provide a reference for practice teaching innovation in P. R. China, we researched how to set the course program to training students’ ability, and introduced extracurricular activities, including participating in professional associations, the engineering design and construction competition, and the undergraduate research program.

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