Abstract: Being geographically remote,western minority area,without big industries and companies,is relatively backward in economy,culture and education development,which  greatly affects the construction of information specialty  and the talent cultivation in universities.Taking into consideration these characteristics of western minority area,the talent cultivation of information majors of the universities in this area should be oriented to local economy and requirements,so is the setting of specialty and the design of talent cultivation program.It’s necessary to strengthen the practice teaching ability and to achieve the advantage of the specialty,so that the competitiveness of the majors and the quality of talent cultivation can be enhanced.

Key words: information major, talent cultivation, practice teaching, specialty characteristics