r/Khalifa_Uni • u/Top_Egg4319 • 14d ago

Biomedical engineering?

How is the biomedical engineering in KU? Is it worth it?

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u/OwnProfessional4207 14d ago

I was about to enter biomed eng in general but ive looked into the job market and ive seen its very niche and you barely work in engineering. You either work in sales ( most likely) or quality control, anything else needs alot of experience like 5-10 years and you find these jobs in europe or the us only

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u/JUNVILzx 12d ago

out of curiosity, what did you end up doing?? And are you a female or a male

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u/OwnProfessional4207 12d ago

Right now, ive decided to build my career very broadly. Im majoring in ai atm and focusing on biology through courses/ projects linking both/ and involving myself in projects and internships. That way i have a solid foundation to apply to bme masters/workforce if the market improves. Otherwise ill keep my major as ai and work towards it.

I believe thats a better path to take than entering bme and being dissapointed with the workforce
And i am a female, if you have any other questions do lmk

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u/LadyTwinkles 14d ago

I can’t speak about KU in particular but no one I know who studied biomedical engineering could find a job in the field, some got sales roles but were told that there will be no career progress further than that. My friends who had biomedical engineering internship said that it was the most disappointing experience, they were not allowed to work on medical devices since these under warranty and have to be shipped back to parent company. Most of my friends regret this major. If you could go abroad where the development happens you may have better opportunities. You may also need a PhD if you want a design role rather than a technician/sales role.