<p>As there have been many changes in academics at Tulane since Katrina, they have kept some engineering majors. I've heard that Biomedical Engineering is one of them.</p>
<p>Is anyone familiar with the CURRENT Biomedical Engineering curriculum?</p>
<p>I have searched the website and found such categories as, those entering after such and such a term, curriculum is as follows, and on and on. It is very confusing to find out what courses a student entering as a freshman in the Fall of 2010 would be taking.</p>
<p>Since I'm assuming that Tulane is keeping its ABET status for its engineering majors, I am hopeful that it is offering standard engineering courses. </p>
<p>If son majors in Biomedical Engineering, he would want to go on to be employed as an engineer, not attend medical school. </p>
<p>Are there any freshman out there studying BME, or any faculty or parents familiar with the CURRENT curriculum?</p>
<p>Thanks for any help.</p>
<p>Tulane is very strong in BME, being one of the first to offer it some years ago. The pruning of the engineering departments to just Chemical and BME actually makes them stronger, IMO.</p>
<p>As far as the curriculum, here is what it would have been had your son entered this year:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.bmen.tulane.edu/pdfs/curriculum-2013.pdf[/url]”>http://www.bmen.tulane.edu/pdfs/curriculum-2013.pdf</a></p>
<p>They wouldn’t have set a firm guide for next year yet, and of course things can change some, but I am sure not drastically. Hope that helps.</p>
<p>Thank you, old friend. I found that site, as well as the 4+1 master’s, and the computational science masters, which may satisfy son’s needs. </p>
<p>Any other takers?</p>
<p>I know most kids are premed in BME, but I’m hoping there are some out there that are interested in engineering as a career. </p>
<p>Also, fallen, since you seem to have an inside scoop on Tulane, is there any chance that any other engineering majors may come back? We have such a strong need for civil engineering here post Katrina, as I’m sure mechanical and electrical as well, and it would be wonderful if Tulane would reinstate those programs. Since Tulane is admitting more local kids nowadays, it would be wonderful to keep our best and brightest here in our state. We lose so many serious engineering students to out of state schools, but New Orleanians have strong ties to home, and it is a shame to see many promising future engineers abandon the major because they can’t find a quality program with vibrant student life close to home.</p>
<p>You are right that quite a few BME’s are pre-med (or at least start that way), but quite a few also do go on to specialize as pure engineers.</p>
<p>I agree with what you are saying about civil, but I think the chances are slim that major will return soon. After all, they made that decision post-Katrina, and I am sure they considered the overall picture when making such a decision. It certainly did raise a fuss, though.</p>