<p>Now I'm confused between BME and EE, CE and CS. At first I planned to get BS BME, but when I go into this site. I see a lot of people say it is very hard to find job with just BS BME. US Labour also states that the job for BS BME is very competitive, it should be better if we have MS. So can somebody tell me is it the true thing going on now? I'm not be able to go to top 10 engineering school (I probably go to Drexel Uni or U of Arlington) and not plan to go to medical school either, so is it really bad if i want to have a job with just BS BME. </p>
<p>Now I have some other options.
One is I take another traditional engineering field for BS such as EE, CE and then minor in BME.
Two is I take BS BME and then take some minor in CE or CS, or double major with BME and another traditional engineering field.
Three is I take BS in EE, CE and then take MS in BME. This option I don't know whether I can make it or not because I have to finance my tuition. But if I go to Drexel, there are BS/MS program or I can try to work after finish BS to have money for MS.</p>
<p>Can someone give me advices? Which path I should choose. I'm really confused about my future now. Anyways, can someone tell me what is difference between CE and CS. If I study BS CS, can I get MS for BME. Thank you so much.</p>
<p>I can’t think of anything to say that hasn’t been said on this forum regarding BME. </p>
<p>could you go from CS to BME, if it was biochem/bio/physics/chem or anything physics/biology related the obvious answer would be yes. But CS would seem inappropriate. </p>
<p>if you check grad programs for BME the pre-req’s are usually just diff eq, calc, intro to physics/chem…so you could do it but still CS to anything engineering/physics seems inappropriate to me.</p>
<p>CE deals more with hardware and architecture and is more like a traditional engineering degree. It is essentially a cross between EE and CS with an emphasis on engineering and applications.</p>
<p>CS deals more with software and theory and is more like a traditional science or math degree. It is essentially a subfield of mathematics which studies the theory and practice of computing.</p>
<p>Both fields are young and the various disciplines spawned by the information age are still separating off. I wouldn’t be surprised if in 100 years colleges have at least the following majors (or minors, or concentrations): CS, SE, CE, IT, scientific computing, computational [insert science here], video game design, etc. Differences will become more pronounced as time goes on.</p>
<p>If you want to do CS but eventually end up in BME, you have a few options. First, double major in the two. This may not be as crazy as it sounds. The benefits are clear. Second, major in one and minor in the other. If you want to have software as a strong backup option, I would major/minor in CS/BME. A minor in BME with judiciously selected CS electives will probably at least qualify you for grad school in BME.</p>
<p>Why not just plan on going to grad school? Just major in BME (and whatever else you want to do) and do it well and get into a good graduate school with good funding.</p>
<p>"if you check grad programs for BME the pre-req’s are usually just diff eq, calc, intro to physics/chem…so you could do it but still CS to anything engineering/physics seems inappropriate to me. "
- I agree. If you plan on going to graduate school in any subject which is different from your undergraduate major, I would seriously recommend taking a fair amount of coursework in the other subject while an undergrad. There’s no reason not to. This is especially true of CS in the sense that (a) people in CS should get exposure to other scientific/engineering fields if that’s where they want to go and (b) people moving into CS really need a better background than some jerry-rigged arduino or Matlab experience.</p>
<p>I would like to go to work for several years after get BS to have money and experience before go to grad school. That’s why I feel so confused because ppl say it is very hard to find job with BS BME. Between CE and CS, which one you think is better background for BME? Does CE include software? I heard that there are computer software engineering major, is it a subfield of CE or another kind of CS? Major/minor in CE (or CS)/BME and major/minor in BME/CE (or CS), which one is better to get job for BS degree? Thank you</p>