Mechanics is the discipline that studies the laws of mechanical motion of objects and their relationships with interactions, serving as a bridge connecting basic science and engineering applications. It extracts universal scientific questions from engineering practice, leverages the latest achievements in fundamental research to solve practical engineering challenges, and supports innovative development across numerous engineering fields such as aerospace, advanced manufacturing, energy and transportation, biomedical engineering, and civil engineering.

The discipline of Mechanics at South China University of Technology was established in the 1950s. It has now developed a comprehensive talent training system covering "undergraduate-master's-doctoral-postdoctoral" levels, and holds the authority to confer doctoral and master's degrees in Mechanics as a first-level discipline, along with a postdoctoral research station. The discipline focuses on three main directions: Solid Mechanics, Engineering Mechanics, and Fundamental Mechanics & Interdisciplinary Mechanics.

The discipline engages with international academic frontiers in mechanics, closely aligns with national major needs in aerospace and defense, and actively contributes to the socio-economic development of the South China region. It has established prominent research strengths in areas such as explosion and impact dynamics, nonlinear mechanics, and has achieved outstanding scientific outcomes in key directions including "mechanical behavior of advanced materials and structures", "critical mechanics issues in aerospace and weaponry", and "theoretical and experimental analysis of soft matter in life and biomechanics".

The Mechanics program is dedicated to cultivating versatile and innovative senior talents with a solid theoretical foundation in mechanics, systematic expertise, and the ability to integrate engineering practice. Graduates are equipped to conduct scientific research that advances theoretical development or technological progress in the discipline, and to apply mechanical theories in fields such as transportation engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, and naval architecture for analysis, design, and management roles.