<p>Hey Everyone,</p>
<p>I just had a quick question about what the difference is between biomedical engineering and bioengineering. I thought they were the same....</p>
<p>Cheers!</p>
<p>I thought they were the same as well? I think Bio Engineering has to do with technology more. </p>
<p>Btw, people who can answer this question can help me out. =)</p>
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<p>Biomedical engineering is more targeted at using the technology in more medical applications (wait, I promise my answer gets better)! For example, stem cell research, prosthetics, and such would fall under biomed engineering. It’s a major that’s highly recommended for students planning to go on to med school or perform medical research. </p>
<p>On the other hand, bioengineering would branch into ag biotech (sorry – agricultural biotechnology) as in genetically modified crops and organisms, developing methods to transfer water (one of the common problems to resolve with Engineers without Borders). Bioengineers also go into food production as far as developing foods that don’t spoil during transport or can be grown in challenging areas (ex. very cold or dry land).</p>
<p>Hopefully, that helped a little. Be careful – some schools have Bioengineering and Biological Engineering majors and no BME (in that case, Bioengineering is usually geared more towards the medical field and Biological Engineering towards the ag field).</p>
<p>I’m only a senior in high school (planning to major in BME), but I attend a biotech high school and did A LOT of research on the majors so feel free to ask away, and I’ll do my best to help any way I can.</p>
<p>How is BME and Bioengineering at UC Davis?</p>
<p>I know undergrad engineering at UC Davis is overall ranked 33rd in the nation so it’s a pretty strong engineering program.</p>
<p>What’s really interesting is they have Biochem, Bio Systems, and Biomedical engineering at UC Davis so it’s pretty clear that they have a very strong bioengineering department. Plus, Davis is ranked 6th (although some say 5th – I’m pretty sure there was a tie for 3rd) for bioengineering in the nation.</p>
<p>And if you want to go into research, I’m pretty sure UC Davis is around 10th in terms of funding for undergrads, almost $600M, I believe (although probably a tad lower with this economy, hehe).</p>
<p>Different schools use different names. I’ve seen some schools’ bioengineering programs be nearly the exact same as BME programs at other schools. Check the classes offered and a description of the program at all schools you are interested in to be sure.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info Eagles! Can you please contribute to this thread? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/892766-where-should-i-go-2.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/892766-where-should-i-go-2.html</a></p>
<p>PurdueEE, I am assuming you have info on Purdue, can you please contribute to that thread as well? =)</p>