<p>Is bioengineering the same thing as biomedical engineering?</p>
<p>I believe it is the same thing.</p>
<p>Btw, if you’re considering doing this at UCLA as your major (i.e., you have an interest in applying engineering to biology), you might be best taking a different engineering major and “specialize” in bioengineering instead.</p>
<p>I have several friends who were bioengineers who transferred out of the program (apparently the curriculum isn’t developed enough and doesn’t have certification; it was “aimless” and didn’t learn anything useful). So it’s best to take a more “established” major (maybe chemical engineering or EE) and simply try to steer some of your work towards the bioengineering side.</p>
<p>I am not a engineer however, so there might be more knowledgeable people here on the forums.</p>
<p>I can actually talk about the program a bit, I’m a third year BE. </p>
<p>Yes, it’s pretty much the same. Each program in the nation is pretty different in what they teach, the graduate program is where you can get BME, but it really won’t matter a whole lot. </p>
<p>The program is very new <5 years old, so the curriculum is changing, but the exciting part is that you get to drive the change and see the program grow. It’s very small and tight knit, so by 3rd year you will know 75+% of the engineers in your class and a large proportion of the other classes. The professors are top notch, and you learn a bit from every portion of engineering (BE is an interdisciplinary field, combines a bit from EE, ME, ChemE, Biology, Physics, etc.) There were definitely people who couldn’t take the heat from BE, but it’s not supposed to be a cake program. My goal is to run a start-up someday, so I definitely understand that I won’t be using a lot of the stuff I learn in BE, but it’s pretty damn interesting. Sometimes, I do think about being another major… but I don’t know if I could really be an EE or a CS major (maybe MAE?). </p>
<p>PM me/post further… this is a really busy time for me so I won’t be checking up or responding very quickly.</p>