“石油与天然气地质学”作为限选课程加入到我校本科地质专业四年级学生选修课程范围,如何在煤炭特色院校保证该课程教学质量是一个现实的难题。本文从建构主义理论的角度出发,系统地阐述建构主义知识观、认识论、教学观,探讨煤炭院校专业知识背景下“石油与天然气地质学”的教改原则、教学改革具体方案,阐明建构主义在教学改革中的作用,是对新形势下“石油与天然气地质学”教学的有益探索。 “Petroleum and natural gas geology ” as a limited-course to join our undergraduate geography fourth graders elective courses, how to ensure the quality of teaching in the coal-based institutions is a real problem. From the perspective of constructivism, this paper systematically expounds constructivist viewpoints of knowledge, epistemology and teaching, and discusses the principle of teaching reform and the specific plan of teaching reform under the background of “knowledge of petroleum and natural gas geology” The role of doctrine in teaching reform is a useful exploration into the teaching of “geology of oil and gas” in the new situation.