The construction and development for elective courses of new engineering disciplines is discussed inthis paper,based on the general education thinking, and with “ Nano Materials and Devices” as an example. The course construction goals should be enriched and clarified, according to the academic and industrialdevelopment.The course knowledge systems should be reasonably derived. The course content should beorganized logically , distinctively and with an overall consideration. Intellectual education should be wellcombined with moral education by a multi-dimensional ideological and political teaching strategy ,for elevatingthe course education level. Furthermore, the course should be continuously improved to minimize the gapbetween “ teaching" and “learing” gradually, and better support student development.