It is necessary to optimize the curriculum system of automation major for comprehensive improving talent training quality. Combined with the training objectives of undergraduates of technology application-typed local university, the specialty orientation and its training objective were established. And the students' core competence was ascertained for automation major. The authors discussed the curriculum modules including several major relevant curriculums. Furthermore, the authors established the corresponding curriculum system. The overall framework of course offering, the main courses, and the arrangement of each course were proposed. The teaching contents and methods are innovated through our adopting advanced teaching methods and modern teaching measures. These methods can develop the students' learning initiative and professional capability. The practice teaching link is enhanced, which can improve the cultivation on students' technology practice capability.
