<p>I am interested in studying biomedical engineering, but I know northeastern doesn't have that particular major. It does, however, have biomedical physics, and I was wondering if that would be an equivalent substitute or would it be better to major in another form of engineering?</p>
<p>I think it depends on what you’re looking to get out of the degree. Do you want to go into an industry field with an engineering degree, or do you want to go on to graduate school and research?</p>
<p>I would most likely want to go onto graduate school in bioengineering. My question though is if the absence of an actual engineering degree, even though the curriculum may be similar, would be detrimental to my ability to go to grad school for engineering or getting a job, since I will probably end up taking maybe a couple years after undergrad to work.</p>
<p>I’m currently getting my degree in behavioral neuroscience and am looking at graduate programs in both neuroscience and bioengineering/biomedical engineering. You don’t have to have an engineering degree to go to grad school in this field. What they do want to see is a strong quantitative and life sciences background, from what I’ve seen. Try looking at some of the websites for different graduate programs.</p>
<p>If you’re looking at taking some gap time to get work/research experience, you would likely be able to find lab tech type jobs with a bachelor’s degree in a science field, but it’s hard to have a career in the field without a further degree.</p>