Based on teaching practice of brief introduction to environmental engineering for civil engineering, the paper analyzes the reform and practice of teaching content,teaching method and assessment method to cultivate talents mastering many skills while specializing in civil engineering. As for the teaching content,based on teaching the basic principle and basic knowledge of environmental engineering, all kinds of environmental problems and resource conservation in civil engineering should be emphasized to strengthen pertinence and practicability of the course. In order to improve the teaching effectiveness of the course, many teaching methods have already been explored actively, for example, self-study summary, heuristic, case, classroom topics for discussion, audio and site visit, etc. In addition, the examination of course also have taken into consideration theory knowledge test and practice section evaluation.