This paper introduces the curriculum and education reforms by the civil engineering specialty of Tongji University under the goal for excellent engineer training in attempt to address typical issues of slow teaching content update, short class hours, limited learning from practice session and monotonous assessment approach in the teaching of civil engineering construction. The authors explore the advantages of hybrid teaching through diversified teaching content designs, including MOOC application, tailored teaching content and optimized assessment protocols. The teaching effect has been a definite improvement.