Engineering after Biomedicine

[Pup]

Has anyone pursued other types engineering besides from biomedical engineering, after a biomed degree. Thinking the possibly of doing Chemical engineering as a back-up option to health sciences, should i do not get in. How might I approach this? Willing to take 3 years to complete the Masters of Engineering degree if needed

[Hancock]

Haven't you talked to the Eng Department about this already? I swear you said you did talk to them about the problem with Chem for Bio =/= Chem 1 and Chem 2.

http://www.eng.unimelb.edu.au/study/graduate/master-eng-chemical.html

[Pup]

yeah i have. Had it cleared up, but still have to complete another chem subject either level 1 or 2.  I'm just wondering if this is a realistic option, i'm suggesting out. Could you combine a biomed degree and an engineering degree to make it into some useful career. Eg, could both complement each other.

[pi]

Out of interest, why didn't you do Sci instead of Biomed?

[Pup]

I really want do a health science such as med, dentistry, physio or optometry. That's why I choose biomedicine because it provides a thorough preparation for it, plus the cohort strength and competitiveness appealed to me. I'm thinking about the possibility of not getting in a health science degree later on. I don't want to be stuck in a research which doesn't interests me.

[Hancock]

There are heaps of Med schools that are easier to get into than Melb btw. Deakin springs to mind, as well as JCU and Griffith (I think these run Grad Med programs). If you really want to do Med and you don't get into Melb, other institutions are available.

[pi]

There are heaps of Med schools that are easier to get into than Melb btw. Deakin springs to mind, as well as JCU and Griffith (I think these run Grad Med programs). If you really want to do Med and you don't get into Melb, other institutions are available.

Yeah there are a lot more: UoM, Monash (gippsland), UQ, Deakin, USyd, Notre Dame, ANU, UWA, Flinders, and maybe some I'm forgetting

[John President]

Out of interest, why didn't you do Sci instead of Biomed?

Because he's a sucker for prestige and Biomed sounds much more impressive

[Sinner]

I thought JCU doesn't do grad entry? Not last time I checked anyway.

[pi]

It doesn't.

[jinny1]

Why call me a sucker? Just because I choose to do Biomed or Science, doesn't mean I'm uptight and stuck up. That's was really out of line for someone who is in third year. I chose Biomed for a number of reasons that appealed to me, never knew about the prestige. Both Biomed and Science are the same. Don't feel welcome on Atarnotes sometimes......

Maybe it's because the reasons you have listed for going with Biomed is identically present in Science too. And you pickedd biomed when you still had an engineering backup plan??? Sorry, that does not compute :S

Competitive cohort and it prepares you for medicine "thoroughly" if you pick the right major. But you just are not getting the message that John has told you a million times.

You don't pick your undergrad course or your breadth subject for the sole purpose of helping your GAMSAT or prep for medicine. That is just stupid.

I think if you stopped repetitively asking silly questions even after they have been answered before, then you might feel a bit more "welcome".

I think you should learn to use the search function a bit more because the questions you ask get asked every year and they have been answered thoroughly numerous times.

[kenhung123]

Yes, lets attack the guy because every person under the sun is doing biomed for the wrong reasons.......

[jinny1]

Even though I can get repetitive, it is because there are no good answers. I'm try to be nice and all on AN and use it to get much needed help. No right to insult someone by calling them a "sucker" when they did nothing wrong here.

"sucker" is not an insult!!

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sucker

suck·er  (skr)
n.

4. A lollipop.

Yes, lets attack the guy because every person under the sun is doing biomed for the wrong reasons.......

who are you?

[Hancock]

It's not because "everyone" is doing Biomed for the wrong reasons. It's just that he wanted to do Chemical Engineering as a backup and it would be a shitload easier to do Chem.Sys + Med pre-reqs through Science rather than forcing a M.Eng (Chem) after a Biomed degree.

[Greatness]

If there are 'no good' answers then maybe that's an indication that not many people can give any advice or information about this? I mean it's great that you're using this to gain as much information as you can but you've asked quite a few of the same questions multiple times in different threads.  Don't do that!! Readers like myself get annoyed when we see someone post something repetitively especially if it has been answered before.
I agree that it was unnecessary for John to say that but someone would've said something sooner or later.

Also, for specific questions you really are best off to head into uni and talk to a course adviser - you might have to schedule a time. It's better than emailing them, just go the and get it over and done with then you won't have to waste any further time doing research.
Final thing I know how it feels to want to keep options open but from what I see you really want to get into health science PG I'm assuming Med. If that's what you want go after it, don't waste your time pondering about stuff like this. Don't doubt yourself, give it your best shot and if that isn't enough then you can reassess there, I mean you can still apply for other health sciences so all is not lost! Yes, have a back up plan but not everything is possible. If you want to do engineering afterwards or keep that option open then maybe do B.Sci or B.Biomed with a B.Eng.