Taking history... as a biology major? Help!!

[redrunner]

Hi guys! I'm a fourth year biomed undergrad in Canada and I'm looking to apply for my masters in biology. My query is this: I'm enrolled in a full year, 4000 level history seminar course. I wanted to take history during my entire time as an undergrad but was unable to do so up until a random history course in my third year where I found this prof and I absolutely adored his course. I got an A then and am reasonably confident that I can get another A in the fourth year seminar course, but my concern is that graduate school admissions will frown upon my choice, believing that I should have instead spent my time on more biology courses.

There are no biology courses offered that I've not yet taken/enrolled in that I found interesting and work for me (as in, no time conflicts). I've taken a good number of lab courses, I have good letters of recommendation, and good research experience. I'll also be doing an undergraduate thesis this coming year which my supervisor intends to publish. That being said, my GPA is not as strong as I'd like it to be, but it has gone up a fair bit over my third year. 

I've asked several people in academia for their opinion re: taking this history course. Most have said to take it, a couple have said to take it and provide reasoning. Is there anybody who can shed light on this? I really, really want to take this history course, but I don't want to do it at the expense of my admission into a masters program. Please help!

Edited September 11, 2018 by redrunner

[juilletmercredi]

Graduate admissions committees don't care whether or not you've taken some classes outside of your major. Every professor knows that undergraduate curricula require you to take more than just the classes in your major. They don't expect you to be a robot with no interests outside of biology, either. As long as you have the background you actually need in biology, what other courses you decide to take are irrelevant.

You don't have to 'provide reasoning' either. Just go ahead and take the history course, and enjoy it!

[historygeek]

7 minutes ago, juilletmercredi said:

Graduate admissions committees don't care whether or not you've taken some classes outside of your major. Every professor knows that undergraduate curricula require you to take more than just the classes in your major. They don't expect you to be a robot with no interests outside of biology, either. As long as you have the background you actually need in biology, what other courses you decide to take are irrelevant.

You don't have to 'provide reasoning' either. Just go ahead and take the history course, and enjoy it!

I came here to say the same thing! My school has a a pretty extensive core curriculum. In addition to taking the classes for my majors (history & Italian), I've taken things like forensic science and young adult literature. You'll be fine if you take a history class.