<p>Hi all,
I want to ask one qu: What is the difference between bioengineering major and biology???</p>
<p>One is an engineering degree with a far different curriculum. Usually much heavier in math requirements, much lighter in general distribution requirements.</p>
<p>Here ya go. <a href=“2023–2024 Undergraduate Catalog < University of Illinois Chicago”>2023–2024 Undergraduate Catalog < University of Illinois Chicago;
<p>DD is a general engineering major with a bioengineering concentration. Her courseload is heavy on the engineering courses AND on the bio/chem/physiology courses. A biology major would not have to take the mechanical engineering and electrical engineering courses that a bioengineering major takes.</p>
<p>Very different approaches to the topic. Think engineering, then the subspecialty. Or practical versus theoretical knowledge. Thinkers versus doers. We need both kinds of people. And yes, engineers are thinkers, but they are trying to solve practical problems, not hypothesize about things that may or may not mean anything in the real world today. To be in bioengineering one should/needs to like engineering as well as dealing with biological systems- a biologist doesn’t need to do/like engineering of any kind.</p>
<p>One could do the same thing with other science fields and engineering- such as chemistry and physics. I enjoyed chemistry, but am happy to let someone else figure out how to use it in industry.</p>