In most coal colleges, engineering geologyis an important basiccoursein hydrology and water resources engineering specialty. In order to meet the professional requirements and conform to the demand of industry. the reform of teaching mode is particularly important. Based on the prevalent problems in the engineering geology teaching, some reform ideas were proposed from the aspects of optimizing teaching contents reasonable, enriching the teaching methods, emphasizing engineering practice, and completing the exam content and method. That is expected to help for improve the quality of teaching in coal colleges, and develop the talents who take possess of industry characteristic advantages and meet the needs of the age.