Human geography and urban-rural planning is a new specialty constructed by the Ministry of Education. By analyzing the documents of the Ministry of Education and the social demands of professional talents, the basic properties of human geography and urban-rural planning major were summarized. Combined with the subject characteristics of Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, the cross field between geography and information science was explored, the specialty orientation was discussed, and not only the construction principles but also the core framework of curriculum system were proposed.