If I major in Biology, is it possible for me to get a masters in BiomedE?

Graduate School
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<p>How about Neuroscience? Or are engineering majors the only way?</p>

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<p>I am a second-year master student major in BME. I have to tell you that pure biologic background will make you feel difficult to do research in this discipline because it involves in a lot of mathematics, programming and engineering work.For example,you may have to implement image processing algorithms in Matlab or design biomechanics or something else. The lack of engineering training is definitely gonna be a problem when you become a BMEr, no matter which sub-discipline of BME you will enter.</p>

<p>However, if you can prove your potential of solving engineering problems with your previous achievement such as good performance in courses like calculus or some other experience, you may still be accepted by a BME program.</p>

<p>I don’t know much about neuroscience, so I can’t give you any advice about that.</p>

<p>Good luck with your application!</p>

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<p>i remember when i was applying to MA programs as a math major, i definitely applied to a few of the best BME programs and was accepted. i had a limited biology background apart from maybe 5-6 courses. maybe it’s different now, but i would say it’s possible.</p>

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<p>btw, “Excavalier.” are you lebron james?</p>

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<p>I took my talents to South Beach :D</p>

<p>So I assume that Biology is good for BME grad school if I prove myself that I can handle the engineering life, and Physics/Math are good for most engineering grad schools in general if I can also prove myself?</p>

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<p><a href=“http://xkcd.com/435/[/url]”>http://xkcd.com/435/&lt;/a&gt; It’s easy to learn bio; it’s hard to learn math. As an ECE student, I have taken zero biology courses at even the college level and I received A’s in every BME class I took (a total of 3, but still) because I was moving “left” on that chart.</p>

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<p>yeah, i guess that’s true…</p>

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<p>rocafella-- it’s the math. Most bio and neuroscience majors lack the necessary math skills for BME. You’ll need Calc thru Linear Analysis. Some computer programming helps (MatLab), as does stats, ODEs, circuits and engineering processes.</p>

<p>D2 has a couple of friends moving from undergrad Bio or neurosci into grad BME. They were accepted provisionally with the understanding they would make up the circuits and engineering processes coursework their first year. Both guys have the all the recommended math courses plus programming skills.</p>

<p>D2 is a neuroscience and math double major–and she was told that she was an excellent candidate for a BME Master’s. But she’s probably going to do computational neuroscience instead.</p>