<p>ok.</p>
<p>i'm a likely biomedical engineering major,
and wondering if i should double major in other (more traditional) engineering field such as EE or ME.</p>
<p>is having another major under your belt reallly good? (for graduate school and/or job)
any honest comments will be appreciated.</p>
<p>thank you.</p>
<p>I never recommed double majoring in engineering. I don't think it will make a big impact on job prospects or graduate school. In fact, take that extra time it would take to double major and go to grad school. It will be time better spent.</p>
<p>Thanks Dr. Reynolds,</p>
<p>however the double major would not take any extra time (graduate in 4 years.. yeha). it's just that double majors have to take more classes (and no fun-free-elective classes) </p>
<p>i would like to hear more opinion on this. (another factor is more than 50% of BME students do have second majors)</p>
<p>I'm amazed that you can pull it off without extra time. Usually engineering curicculums are jam packed, making it difficult to graduate in 4 years with just one major.</p>
<p>for some reason i really doubt you could pull a BME and EE/ME kind of thing...BME and ChemE or Bio or Chem I could easily see tho since a lot of those classes would overlap...</p>
<p>unless of course you are going to a school where there are no required classes and you make your own schedule thing</p>
<p>besides tho, why would you want to double major in that? its not really like 2 engineering disciplines will get you that much more of anything...at least if you double with or minor in an appropriate science its effectively getting more depth in your area (bio for BME, chem for ChemE, fisx for ME/EE...)</p>
<p>Dr. Reynolds,</p>
<p>Double major wont cost me extra year or anything,
but I will have heavier schedule with like 5 courses.</p>
<p>Besides thinking whether it takes extra time or not,
... so it's not that big of advantage to have a double major when going to a workforce or graduate school??</p>
<p>Thanks in advance</p>
<p>I think you should major in a more traditional discipline and focus on that part of BME in graduate school. BME is such a broad field that almost every engineering discipline will have something to contribute to it. For example, if you major in ChemE now, in grad school you can specialize in biomaterials, biochemistry, tissue engineering, etc.</p>
<p>I've also heard of people double majoring in Engineering + Econ...How is that combination?</p>
<p>Yah there's no point in double majoring between two engineering fields, because you can basically do almost any engineering job no matter what kind of degree it is. If you look on Berkeley's website, many Mechanical engineers end up getting masters in Bioengineering, computers, lots of stuff. I'm considering getting a double in Mech. and Bussiness Administration. Im really interested in going into some kind of consulting like McKinsey or Bain and am hoping that a dual degree might give me the edge. Also if I didnt end up getting a job at those firms, I could always just get a job in engineering at 55,000 a year. Not bad. Anyone know if I'd be wasting my time trying to get both or is there some merit to this plan.</p>
<p>I agree that graduating early is often better than double majoring. However, if graduating early isn't an option, can it be beneficial to add a second econ major? (or is using free time to work low-paying jobs while school finishes up better?)</p>
<p>economics(BOOOOORING)+ engineering(HARD) = ugly</p>
<p>Then what major would be a nice compliment for Engineering? I thought Economics would be ok to fall back on or something (at least that's what I heard...)</p>
<p>a language would be a really good complement.But a lot of the engineering majors in my school find econ EXCRUCIATING.Its just not an interesting subject at all.And its funny because my friends and i almost always skip the class to do physics(which is right after econ) homework.We still always get the highest grades in the class.I doubt even the econ majors 'enjoy' economics.</p>
<p>Well I thought having a business or economics background or education would help my future career if something happens...Like if I were to take business, I could have that as a back-up major or career ot something? I'm not sure, just speculating.</p>
<p>bump</p>
<p>any further comments?</p>
<p>most Unis don't even allow double majoring in engineering...if you are interested in two different fields getting a BS in one and a MS in the other is the way to go</p>
<p>My good friend is double majoring in aerospace and systems and minoring in engineerin business. He has to rearrange the set-up of class order for both majors to get the most efficient schedule and has to take around 18 credits every semester AND still has to go to summer school each year. It's not smart to double major in engineering. I always recommend taking a minor in something outside of engineering that you love.</p>
<p>I am going through almost the same problem. Any other responses would be appreciated.</p>
<p>but (for example) having a philosophy minor wouldnt help one to get an engineering job... or would it?</p>
<p>The philosophy minor could make you the wise and thought-provoking guy at work. :)</p>