The course design of engineering project management is a course that emphasizes the combination of theory and practice. In order to make the course teaching closely related to engineering practice, enable students to flexibly use the methods and theories of engineering project management in engineering practice, and cultivate students' ability to solve practical engineering problems, the paper put forward some suggestions: firstly, the management of a complete "engineering project" is implemented on the basis of integrating the strengths of "practical teaching", "simulation teaching" and "project teaching method". Secondly, the course design is based on the carrier of "sand table" and adopts the method of "simulation" to fully experience the whole process practice of engineering project management. Thirdly, the curriculum design adopts the "sandwich" model simulation process design and the comprehensive teaching innovation idea of integrating diversified ideology and politics into the teaching reform, so as to effectively realize the combination of courses and competitions, form the practical training curriculum system with the unique style of engineering cost major, effectively improve students' innovative thinking ability, and achieve the purpose of cultivating students' comprehensive quality and ability.