<p>What are the differences between Course 20 at MIT (Biological Engineering) and a Biomedical Engineering major at another school? Would the two majors have similar classes, or are they very different?</p>
<p>I actually talked to my EC a bit about this - Biological involves a wider span of sciences whereas Biomedical is strictly medical uses. This is just an example of MIT's brilliant science programs and how vast the material we learn really is. If I somehow do end up getting into MIT, I'm definitely going Course 20, though I hope to go on a medical track. Biological Engineering just opens up alot more opportunities. If you want the classes you can look at the open courseware they've got, they're just some extra that you won't see in a biomedical engineering department at another school.</p>
<p>well... i kinda disagree... u will miss lotta stuff if u take bioengineering vs biomed engineering... both have extras... thats can be misinterpreted raj...</p>
<p>bioengineering also has stuff to do with pharmaceuticals, environment, etc...</p>
<p>both fields are vast... bioengineering is general... and biomedical is medical concentrated but u cant fit everything medical into engineering so u gotta know lots...</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. I guess it makes sense that "bioengineering" is less specialized than "biomedical engineering".</p>
<p>yah np... if u look at JHU, u will see what biomedical engineering is really about... them and Duke have the nations top 2 biomedical engineering programs... bioengineering in general is topped with MIT, stanford, berkeley i think, JHU, Duke.</p>
<p>Incidentally, at MIT you can do both biological engineering and biomedical engineering -- biological engineering is contained in course 20, and biomedical engineering is a track offered within the mechanical engineering department (2A) or as a minor within the biological engineering department.</p>
<p>So you can major in biological engineering while minoring in biomedical engineering, if that's what floats your boat.</p>