文章分析了吉首大学土木工程专业办学的基本现状及存在的问题，提出了从专业建设目标、人才培养方案、师资队伍建设、实验室和实习基地建设与学生专业技能培养等方面加强民族地区地方高校新办土木工程专业建设的总体思路和主要措施。

This paper analyzes the present situation and problems of civil engineering specialty in Jishou University, puts forward the general idea and major measures to enhance the professional construction of new civil engineering in local university in ethnic regions, from the aspect of the professional construction target, the talent training scheme, the teachers troop construction, the laboratory construction，practice base construction and students’ professionals kill straining.