Biomedical engineering

Montegut · 07-07-2009, 09:13 AM

Son is rising senior and interested in studying biomedical engineering. He is set on a northern school or midwest school, but we fear he will not be admitted into an engineering program at those schools because of comparably low test scores. He is a good student, very good by Louisiana standards, but will probably not be competitive for scholarships against his northern peers.

Auburn is a very well respected university down here and is known for having an excellent engineering program.

Is there anything similar to a biomedical engineering program there now, where he can learn about medical instruments or prosthetics? If no strict biomedical major, are there electives in this field? Son is not interested in going to medical school, but rather, wants to work in industry.

Thanks for any input!

navarre1 · 07-07-2009, 11:13 AM

They offer a degree in Biomedical Sciences that my daughter has expressed some interest in. However, there is no valuable information on their web site about this degree. We are thinking about contacting the college for some more info.

alwaysandforever · 07-07-2009, 11:59 AM

I don't know if your S has a facebook, but if he does tell him to add the Auburn Admissions page (Login | Facebook). You can directly ask an admissions officer, and in this case they can probably give you the number of the person you need to call to find your answer.

I trolled Auburn's website for a little bit, and I also couldn't find it. :/
Best of luck!

feenotype · 07-09-2009, 03:04 PM

Chemical engineering there may have some work in biomedical engineering applications, but only UAB has biomedical engineering in Alabama.

Montegut · 07-12-2009, 05:25 PM

Hi, feenotype. Do you know anything about UAB? Is it a commuter campus? Does it have a true engineering program? Are there dorms, ECs, campus life in general?

Thanks for any input!

feenotype · 07-14-2009, 12:34 AM

I know a little.

UAB has traditionally been a commuter campus. They've created some semblance of a residential campus there, but it's nowhere near what you would find at Auburn. Dorms, dining halls, rec centers, campus green. There's everything you would find at a residential campus at UAB, but I'm not sure if the whole is even equal to the sum of its parts, if you know what I mean.

Academically, UAB's science and engineering schools are legit.

I believe the CC poster LakeWashington has some familarity with UAB. You may want to look her up.

Hope this helps!

Montegut · 07-17-2009, 10:00 AM

Bumping up this post. Anybody majoring in mechanical engineering or computer engineering perhaps, and possibly taking biology courses as well, to try to make a biomedical engineering program?

Atlanta68 · 08-02-2009, 12:10 AM

Is there a difference between Biomedical engineering and Biological engineering? Both UA and AU have the latter program.

Montegut · 08-06-2009, 08:04 PM

Unless I missed something, the Alabama program seemed to be under the chem eng program, which is a no go for us. The Auburn program seemed to be more agricultural. We are going to visit UAB this month and wish there was someplace to post about our visit once it happens.

Son's best friend did the engineering summer class at Alabama a couple of weeks ago and loved it. Stayed in the honors dorm, which were nicer than most apartments.

Would really like to visit Auburn on an Engineering or Honors Day, not a football rahrah day. Does anybody know of any programs like that?

feenotype · 08-07-2009, 05:34 PM

They should have an Engineering Day, most engineering college do.

Yeah... they do.

E-Day

Feel free to post about your UAB visit at the UA board. People have posted about UAB and UAH there before.

Atlanta68 · 08-07-2009, 11:00 PM

Undertand that you seek a program in Biomedical Engineering, but if you have a chance, visit UA's new Science and Engineering Building. It houses the Chemical and Biological Engineering program. Very beautiful facility and part of a planned 900,000 square foot interdisciplinary complex.