Engineering mechanics majors in colleges and universities usually offer advanced mathematics, linear algebra, college physics, mechanical drawing, theoretical mechanics, material mechanics, structural mechanics, elastic mechanics, fluid mechanics, experimental mechanics, vibration mechanics, plastic mechanics, finite element method and other mechanical theory courses to lay a solid foundation for future employment or further study. Different colleges and universities will also offer some special courses in consideration of their own industry background and advantageous majors. For example, Chang 'an University will offer courses combined with civil engineering, such as dynamic testing and data acquisition technology, application of structural analysis software, soil science and soil mechanics, structural design principles, bridge engineering, pavement and subgrade engineering, etc.
In addition to the above-mentioned basic courses and characteristic courses, engineering mechanics also includes a considerable number of practical links, such as metalworking practice, software structure design, structural vibration test course design and so on.
Because mechanical problems involve a lot of calculations, the requirements for mathematical knowledge are quite high. In the future, large-scale engineering mechanics analysis software may be used in practical engineering, and computer test system may also be used for engineering test analysis, so computer courses are also very important, even directly related to the quality of employment.
The major of engineering mechanics should also have a solid foundation in natural science, a good foundation in humanities, arts and social sciences, be able to use domestic languages correctly, have strong theoretical analysis ability and experimental skills to solve engineering technical problems related to mechanics, have strong computer and foreign language application ability, systematically master a wide range of technical theoretical basic knowledge of this major, mainly including basic knowledge of fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, electrical and electronic technology, market economy and enterprise management, and have strong self-learning ability.