Audio Engineering Major? UMiami? UHart?

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<p>Hi,
I'm looking at audio engineering programs and I really like UMiami. Their audio program is a branch off of the Electrical Engineering major. I was just wondering what this entails. Am I going to have to learn the electrical first then junior year take audio classes or is it an option for freshman? How great is the program? What courses will I take?
I've looked at other Audio programs from American U, UHart, and Carnigie Mellon (which is getting into the engineering school as well as music school without an audition).
A lot of audio programs are in the music schools where I would need to audition, but I do not want to be a musician or a music producer/editor...or play an instrument (haven't played my flute in 3 years haha). They are also programs off the electrical engineering major.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Here’s a sample 4-year plan of the required courses for the Audio Engineering option of the Electrical Engineering major: <a href=“http://ece.miami.edu/files/11_12_courses/EANREQ1112.pdf[/url]”>http://ece.miami.edu/files/11_12_courses/EANREQ1112.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>[University</a> of Miami ECE: Undergraduate Programs](<a href=“http://ece.miami.edu/undergraduate_programs/electrical_engineering_options/audio_engineering/audio_engineering.html]University”>http://ece.miami.edu/undergraduate_programs/electrical_engineering_options/audio_engineering/audio_engineering.html)</p>

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<p>Hello. our son has been volunteering in live sound, video, lighting, camera, and film editing for the past 6 years. He wants to pursue a career in live sound and he is actively pursuing different options for college education. There are quite a few audio engineering/live sound college degree programs but most are on the eastern side of the country (Full Sail, Middle Tennessee State, Belmont, New England College of Communications, Columbia College Chicago, to name a few). We live in Oregon. Any recommendations for the West Coast? He wants to specialise in live sound but we think it would be useful to have a more diverse/varied degree program such as the Bachelor of Science in Entertainment Engineering and Design; Design-Technology Option at UNLV in Las Vegas. Any thoughts?</p>