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I am thinking of majoring in History and Philosophy of Science, which is a humanities major, but also very science-oriented as well. The reason I might possibly stray from the typical biology major is because the HPS major appeals to me with the amount of freedom it has in the classes I can take, and because I am interested in philosophy but am not hardcore enough to be a full philosophy major. After a few required philosophy/HPS classes, the major requirements are to take a bunch of science courses of your choice (15 credits' worth). I can skip over classes that I'm not very interested in taking that are required in a biology major this way, such as Ecology and the class labs that are beyond the medical school pre-reqs. I'd otherwise be taking a lot of biology courses just like a biology major.
I'm wondering how this would look if I end up applying to MD/PhD or PhD programs, or anything involving research after college. Some research assistant positions, I've noticed, state that they're looking for someone with a BS degree, and a major in HPS would yield a BA degree.
I'm wondering how this would look if I end up applying to MD/PhD or PhD programs, or anything involving research after college. Some research assistant positions, I've noticed, state that they're looking for someone with a BS degree, and a major in HPS would yield a BA degree.