<p>I want to have a career in development and creation of new technologies and devices (preferably for medicinal purposes).Kind of like Bio-engineering and nanotechnology combined.I am about to complete high school with Non-medical.People have got me quite confused about what should I do now.I searched around and looked up courses like Biotechnology,bio-engineering,engineering physics,bio-medical engineering.I thought these courses might be related to what I want to do.But I asked a couple of people they suggested that I take come core subjects like physics and/or computer science.They will get me in a strong position for any graduate program.They said courses like bio-engineering and engineering physics expose the students to a lot of topics,but they don't specialize in any particular one.now I am confused as to what should I do.Should I take courses like Biotechnology,engineering physics etc. or the common ones like computer science,physics.Given my interests and knowledge please advice me about the best UG programs for me.</p>
<p>You will not make a bad choice, whatever you pick. You need to remember that all research & development is very multidisciplinary, what you don’t have expertise in, someone else will have. The point of college is to serve as a foundational, mainly theoretical basis for your future pursuits, not give straight answers.</p>
<p>I would base your pick based on the curricula of different courses. Decide what interests you most (i.e. has the course content that you find interesting) and pick that. You will in many cases be served such a scientific courses that even if you decide later to branch out to different areas or specializations, you will have the background knowledge and methods for learning new stuff that you need to know.</p>
<p>For biotech, mechanical and electrical engineering cover much of the basis in terms of product and technology development. Although if there’s a specialization e.g. biotechnology that combines everything relevant to biotech applications, then it might be even better fit.</p>
<p>In a lot of schools, all of that falls under Mechanical Engineering.</p>