Imperial Biomedical Engineering, should i apply? (REP)

Ime doubting whether I should do Biomedical Engineering because Ime not sure what they do with their degree?

The course looks really cool but ime not sure what kind of jobs you could get after uni and i mean engineering jobs not management and finance jobs!

thanks in advance!!! (might rep helpfull people)

Reply 1

D3M!

You can make a suit like the one in the Iron Man movie . But you'll probably neglect the trainning neccasery to posses the physical strength neccasery to operate the suit , you'll be in the background whilst a younger more athletic person uses the awesome suit you created .

Go for it.

Reply 2

jhukranti

you could definitely get a job in bme for some innovation company or company that produces medical devices. it's really a booming market. you could even start your own firm if you've got an idea. lots of people i know with bme degrees don't go into industry though -- they go to med school and even apply what they learn to surgical practice e.g. robot-assisted surgery, etc. so don't worry about doing something with the degree.

make sure you're strong in maths and science though! what are your other options?

Reply 3

Windsprite

jhukranti

Wow great response. There are so many options! Sounds like a great course especially if you're strong in the sciences.

Reply 4

Crabman

jhukranti

Thanks for the post, I was either thinking of chemical engineering or BME!

Reply 5

nigel_s

Crabman

Thanks for the post, I was either thinking of chemical engineering or BME!

Chemeng

Note... that's just my opinion and I'm hugely biased (I've got an offer to go to ICL doing Chemeng). I'm sure BME is a good course too.

Reply 6

bluemax

Its supposed to be a good course, nice prospect for the future. They design/repair machinery used in medical diagnostics like MRI etc etc and those used in surgery.

P.S. Chemical engineering is a good course and i would probably choose it over BME

Reply 7

jhukranti

bluemax

that's part of it. at johns hopkins the different bme concentrations you can take are cell/tissue engineering (mostly dealing with stem cells), nanotechnology/sensors, systems bioengineering, mathematical modeling. it's all applicable, and lots of people go into research too.

Windsprite

Wow great response. There are so many options! Sounds like a great course especially if you're strong in the sciences.

Crabman

Thanks for the post, I was either thinking of chemical engineering or BME!

no problem! chem engg just never seemed as interesting haha.

Reply 8

Crabman

jhukranti

no problem! chem engg just never seemed as interesting haha.

What course are you doing at John Hopkins?

Reply 9

didgeridoo12uk

why not finance! go into investment banking, and you'll make tons more cash.. although you will have a ridiculously stressfull job

Reply 10

jhukranti

Crabman

What course are you doing at John Hopkins?

bme, cell & tissue engineering concentration. so yah, i admit i might be a bit biased haha, but bme's supposed to be the most competitive/rewarding course here (but of course everything is)