Abstract: Teaching reform has always been one of the focuses of attention in the field of education. Under the current trend of subject competitions, many schools and educational institutions have incorporated subject competition into their teaching systems to enhance students'learning interests and abilities. This article studies the teaching reform of the environmental design practice course under the guidance of subject competition. It explores the design of the course from the aspects of course objectives and content setting, teaching methods and resource selection, evaluation system, and student participation mechanism. It proposes teaching reform strategies and implementation priorities, analyzes the effectiveness of teaching reform, and explores the challenges and solutions faced by course design and teaching reform, emphasized the importance of teacher training and support, providing reference for teaching reform under the guidance of subject competition.

Key words: Subject competitions, Environmental design, Practical courses, Teaching reform, Teacher training, Higher education