Electronic Information at BIT (including electronic information engineering, electronic science and technology, communications engineering and information counter technology) is a national key program.

Electronics and Communication Engineering aims to training advanced engineering, technology and management talent who is engaged in management, research, design, operation and development in the areas of communication and information system, signal and information processing, optical fiber communication circuit and system, computer and data communication, network design and management, design and manufacture of integrated circuit and electronic components. This subject covers four research directions: communication technology and application of engineering, communication network and its security technology, signal and information processing theory and application and technology and application of electronic and circuit design automation.

The major of information and communication engineering in Xidian University was listed in China’s first batch of PhD and master programs. It ranked in the top 5% in the 4th round of the national assessment of first-level disciplines in 2017.

The discipline (specialty) aims to train all-round development of senior personnel from morally, intellectually and physically who could comply with the Chinese Constitution and laws and Postgraduate Code of Conduct.