Abstract: Integrating ideological and political education into professional courses is a key strategy for collaborative education in universities. The virtual simulation comprehensive internship course for materials science, a specialized practical course, incorporates immersive ideological and political case studies. This paper begins by discussing the significance and necessity of implementing curriculum ideological and political education reform in the internship course. It then highlights the teaching reform practices undertaken in the virtual simulation comprehensive internship, summarizing the objectives, measures, and significance of ideological and political education in the professional practice courses, and outlines the outcomes of these reforms.

Key words: Virtual simulation, Ideological and political education, Practice course, Teaching reform