Analyzed the current situation of engineering specialty in research universities, the teaching mode of geological engineering specialty in Lanzhou University was analyzed and discussed. Through investigation and research, some effective measures which are useful for the training of innovative and research talents have been proposed: increasing the proportion of mathematics and mechanics courses in curriculum system of engineering majors, expanding students’ international perspective through the use of bilingual teaching mode, promoting the continuing reform of the teaching in some areas, such as educational ideas, teaching system, teaching content, teaching methods, teaching materials and construction, practice teaching. It hopes that the talents have both creative and practical ability.