Need Schooling advice...again

[Stiganator]

So I posted here before and thought I had decided to double in Mechanical Eng with my Biomedical Degree. But I don't know if mechanical is quite right. The only aspect I really like in it is robotics, which can be more encompassed eslewhere. So let me put out things I find particularly interesting.

Optics, Magnetism, Electricity, Materials, Computers, some Chemistry

The thing is I like to be around people too. A straight up lab job would be the suXor. I was leaning towards physics, but I'm worried about the fact that physics requires a Phd and that would be tough. Any physics Ph.Ds out there wanna give their two cents? Design for me a double major. Ex. Biomedical Engineering emphasis on Bioelectrical physics and Physics.

 

[silverpig]

What about Engineering Physics?

 

[Stiganator]

bump

 

[corpseofworms]

Uggghhh, know how you feel. I would love to go into pure physics, but the prospect of working at McDonald's for ten years before a real job opens up scares me. Looks like a dual ECE/BME for me.

 

[Darien]

What is it exactly that interests you, and what do you want to do? BME is rather broad, so most science and engineering fields will complement a degree like that pretty well.

When you say computers, do you mean computer science?

 

[imported_nautique]

What about Electrical Engineering. I graduated in computer eng and had to take a ton of ee courses and I did a lot of work with robotics and electricity. I would go for the EE. But the labs are freaking time consuming so be ready.

 

[Soccerman06]

Material Engineering is quite interesting. There happens to be a Biomed Engineering which from what Ive heard, is making things to go into the body (pace makers and artificial limbs). That would allow you to meet and interact with a lot of people.

 

[mrrman]

I would look toward the medicine side of things....thats where the jobs are and will always require people...my 2c

 

[magomago]

Originally posted by: Soccerman06
Material Engineering is quite interesting. There happens to be a Biomed Engineering which from what Ive heard, is making things to go into the body (pace makers and artificial limbs). That would allow you to meet and interact with a lot of people.

MEMS That stuff is insane.

I'm a BME with the same position (getting ready for my third year and first upper division classes), save for the fact I wish we got a lot more biology. Biomeidcal Engineering seems to be tailored at creating devices that replace or aid things int he body. I'm quickly noticing while I would be excited to make artifical hearts, I lose interest when I start thinking about limb replacement, or cathetors...rather I have even GREATER interest in things like tissue engineering. But that requires a lot of a biology basis where I would draw the line between bioMEDICAL Engineering and Bio Engineering...

I was going to try to double with a Biology Major just so I get that foundation in BME that we aren't exposed enough to (I'm going to guess that most BME programs while unique in all their own respects, still follow a general pattern to be ABET accredited) . The only problem was the Bio school will not let me because they won't allow anyone in their school to finish in five year s (I'm going to be a third year so I have to pull a 5th year to finish the double) so i'll probably just take the stuff I want on the side like biochem and molec bio along with a few developmental cell labs to get the basis I want


I think the main problem is BME is such an interdisciplinary field....you got the more Bio Aspect with Bio Engineering, a LOT of MechE in MEMS Based Devices (imagine crazy little minature machines in your body), Crazy physics in stuff like Bio Mechanics, and its a EE's wet dream in a lot of cell signaling and things dealing with bio optics.
It is hard to really learn anything in depth in our major as BMEs. In fact it leads me to really feel that BME should be a graduate level discpline only...let a person get that foundation in a more "hardcore" engineering that is focused like ChemE or EE or MechE or whatever they want, and then move on and learn the body and bio part and applications and your focus will depend on specifically what you were doing as an undergraduate.

I would just say do what you like and if you double major...most things should work fine. I mean I only know my major, not what I'm going to do with it. Who knows I may take my bio classes now, but end up working on MEMs where little to no bio is needed (or so they say ). Later you'll find out...so don't sweat it much

But in all seriousness...oiur major is so interdiscplinary (Not sure about your program but at mine we have to take the most lower division science classes of all engineering majors b/c of that) anything you choose will make a nice complement.
And finally, just be happy your school of engineering will allow BME majors to double in other Engineering disciplines Ours won't let us for some reason (And its only restricted on BMEs )