Biomedical engineering undergrad - Yes or no?

Is biomedical engineering undergrad course worth it? How are the job prospects? People who have done this course, do you regret it?

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sarah630

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Original post by idkwhatXD_lol

Is biomedical engineering undergrad course worth it? How are the job prospects? People who have done this course, do you regret it?

The job is in high demand, that's for sure. One thing I wish someone told me earlier was how similar it was to other engineering courses especially electrical engineering (at least in my uni, in Germany). If you're getting into it because of biology or health then those won't be the bulk of the course. Of course the application can be in biomedical but we work with machines and calculations, not humans directly. We also have to do a lot of programming and other computer-related modules. A lot of Mathematics (it's everywhere throughout) and a lot of analysing electrical circuits.

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idkwhatXD_lol

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Original post by sarah630

The job is in high demand, that's for sure. One thing I wish someone told me earlier was how similar it was to other engineering courses especially electrical engineering (at least in my uni, in Germany). If you're getting into it because of biology or health then those won't be the bulk of the course. Of course the application can be in biomedical but we work with machines and calculations, not humans directly. We also have to do a lot of programming and other computer-related modules. A lot of Mathematics (it's everywhere throughout) and a lot of analysing electrical circuits.

Oh then that's good, I heard from many ppl online that they do not find much jobs after uni, as they say that this course is too general and just goes over different engineering disciplines, so it's not in-depth and companies would rather prefer mechanical or electrical eng, and BME is waste... Thanks for the info.

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Smack

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Original post by idkwhatXD_lol

Is biomedical engineering undergrad course worth it? How are the job prospects? People who have done this course, do you regret it?

It's generally better to keep your options open and study one of the more traditional engineering disciplines at undergrad, as this keeps your options open. Mechanical or electrical (more so the later currently) would be the best choices for going into biomedical. If you wanted to, or needed to, you could still undertake a masters in biomedical after an undergrad in one of those disciplines - or you could go straight into employment.

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