The author currently teaches architectural acoustics at the University of Nebraska to students in the College of Engineering and to students in the College of Architecture. These two groups have different backgrounds and focuses: for example, engineers are more mathematically prepared, while architects are more visually oriented. However, the instructor’s goals for the members of both groups are similar, namely that they (1) master the fundamentals of good architectural acoustic design and (2) learn to respect and communicate well with each other during the design process, leading to more successful projects. This presentation will demonstrate the similarities and differences in the methods that are used by the author to address these two groups.