Author(s)

Zhangjianing Cheng ¹, Xiaobing Tang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

Corresponding Author

Xiaobing Tang

ABSTRACT

"Theoretical Mechanics" is a core course for engineering majors and plays an important role in promoting the development of science, technology and society. This paper explores the teaching reform methods of the Theoretical Mechanics course under the guidance of Emerging Engineering Disciplines construction. First, it sorts out the current teaching content, teaching status and prominent problems of the course, and expounds the important significance of teaching under the guidance of Emerging Engineering Disciplines construction in stimulating students' interest and cultivating their abilities, which is specifically reflected in three aspects: clarifying the training orientation for solving complex engineering problems, promoting the update and modular reconstruction of curriculum content, and improving students' engineering literacy, innovation awareness and employability. In addition, it elaborates in detail the implementation paths for Emerging Engineering Disciplines construction to improve teaching quality, including reconstructing the teaching system, strengthening practical teaching, and deepening industry-university integration, so as to comprehensively promote the synchronous development of the "Theoretical Mechanics" course and Emerging Engineering Disciplines, and enhance the effectiveness and pertinence of teaching. Finally, it is pointed out that the in-depth integration of Emerging Engineering Disciplines construction and the teaching of Theoretical Mechanics can effectively improve teaching quality and cultivate high-quality engineering talents who meet the needs of the new era.

KEYWORDS

Theoretical Mechanics, Teaching Reform, Emerging Engineering Disciplines, Talent Cultivation

CITE THIS PAPER

Zhangjianing Cheng, Xiaobing Tang. Teaching Reform of Theoretical Mechanics under the Guidance of Emerging Engineering Education. Curriculum and Teaching Methodology (2026). Vol. 9, No. 3, 15-22. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/curtm.2026.090303.

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