Biomedical Science vs. Biomedical Engineering

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<p>What are some of the differences?
I'm planning on attending Texas A&M, and was wondering which one to major in.
What are some of the differences? Pros and Cons of each? Which one is more difficult? What can I possibly do by majoring in either? Which one has more job opportunities? </p>

<p>Sorry for all of the questions, but I just want to know the difference and which one I should rather major in. Thank you so much!</p>

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<p>I would recommend reading about the departments on the TAMU website and look at the curriculum differences. Biomedical science is in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, while biomedical engineering is in the College of Engineering.</p>

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[Prospective</a> BIMS Students - Texas A&M Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences](<a href=“http://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/future]Prospective”>http://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/future)</p>

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[Texas</a> A&M Biomedical Engineering](<a href=“http://biomed.tamu.edu/about/]Texas”>http://biomed.tamu.edu/about/)</p>

<p>Sample BME curriculum:
[Texas</a> A&M Biomedical Engineering](<a href=“http://biomed.tamu.edu/academics/undergraduate/degree-plan/view.php]Texas”>http://biomed.tamu.edu/academics/undergraduate/degree-plan/view.php)
Note the heavy emphasis on engineering, application of physics, computational methods, etc. </p>

<p>Sample BIMS curriculum:
[Curriculum</a> - Texas A&M Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences](<a href=“http://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/current/curriculum]Curriculum”>http://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/current/curriculum)
It’s a science major, and since it’s in the vet school, it looks like there are a lot of animal-specific upper-level courses. The curriculum appears to be perhaps more flexible than the engineering one. It’s very biology-centric.
[Electives</a> - Texas A&M Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences](<a href=“Electives - Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) Undergraduate Program”>Electives - Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) Undergraduate Program)</p>

<p>If you want to study or go into engineering, biomedical engineering is the way to go and biomedical science is not the same. If, on the other hand, you want a broader curriculum and want to focus on things like physiology and don’t care about medical devices/biomechanics/etc. then biomedical science may be the way to go. Hope that helps. I’m not personally familiar with TAMU’s programs, so just am basing the above on their websites.</p>

<p>Here’s a Colorado State chart of the differences as they see it:
<a href=“http://www.engr.colostate.edu/sbme/students/undergraduate/overview.html[/url]”>http://www.engr.colostate.edu/sbme/students/undergraduate/overview.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;