The teaching of professional courses in universities is the main channel for carrying out ideological and political education. The professional course of design principles of steel structures is a core course that emphasizes both theory and practice, and is very suitable for carrying out ideological and political education. In order to effectively implement ideological and political education in the course of design principles of steel structure, the core position of this course is explained, the setting of ideological and political goals of the course is clarified, and the role of situational teaching in curriculum ideological and political education is elaborated. It proposes an implementation path for curriculum ideological and political education based on situational teaching. The exploration is expected to provide reference for similar majors.