农田水利工程专业是我国水电类大中专院校的一个历史悠久的专业。该专业对农业生产的发展有着举足轻重的作用。然而，由于人们的一些错误观念和城乡差别等原因，该专业目前的状况与其应有的作用之间的差距很大。为了缩小这一差距，有必要从较高的层次和我国的现状出发，加深对 Farmland water conservancy engineering is China’s hydropower colleges and universities has a long history of professional. The profession plays a decisive role in the development of agricultural production. However, due to some misconceptions of people and the differences between urban and rural areas, the gap between the present situation of the profession and its due role is very large. In order to narrow this gap, it is necessary to proceed from a higher level and from the current situation in our country,