Abstract: Even in peace time, the negligence of national defense will also inevitably bring us in danger. Chinese Dream of national revival is to make stronger both our country and our army. The university students' military courses can help to train reserve force with high quality for national defense and army. They are the foundation of the Dream of strong nation and powerful army. And they are receiving increase attention from universities. Since the enforcement of National Defense Education Law of P. R. C. and Syllabus of Military Courses of Universities, the military courses have been well popularized in universities. However, their effect and achisvements are not so notable yet. The teaching and research office of military courses of Neijiang Normal University has made innovation exploration and practice of military courses from aspects of their carriers, mode construction, development of this office, running mechanism and formation of students' behaviors. And the educational mode of these courses is formed that is adapted to the demand of situation and in accordance with university students' characters. And the national defense education with military courses as the platform has witnessed its notable achievements. This study takes as a case the innovation exploration practice of military courses of Neijiang Normal University in order to give some reference for the teaching such courses.