Why Choose Humanities After 10th?
Find out if Humanities is the subject for you after class 10 on this page below.
Reasons to Choose Humanities after Class 10.
Class 10 is a major turning point in a student’s life. Most of the students appear for board exams in their lives. It is quite an experience. Students also have to pick the subjects that they want to study in classes 11 and 12. The whole year marks a change in direction. Students make some of their first big decisions that define the next few years of their educational journey. In a STEM-crazy nation like ours, it may seem like Maths and Science are the only subjects that can get you somewhere. However, those are not the only options out there. You can make it big even if you pick Commerce or Arts or Humanities. In this article, we’re going to talk about why Humanities can be a good pick for you. Read on.
Subjects in Classes 11 and 12 for Arts and Humanities Students
The subjects that class 10 students would have to study during their high school years are sometimes a deciding factor when picking streams. Given below is a list of subjects that are part of the Arts and Humanities curriculum. It must be noted that the subjects may vary across school boards. This list covers the most common subjects.
The subjects mentioned above are the core subjects for the stream. Additional and optional subjects may include Literature, Moral Science, Hindi, Computers, Music, Anthropology, Philosophy, Religious Studies, etc.
Reasons to Choose Humanities After Class 10
Some reasons to choose Humanities and Social Sciences for classes 11 and 12 are listed below.
- Understanding Human Behaviour -
It allows students to understand people and society better. This life skill comes in handy not only in academics but also in professional life.
- Personal Growth -
In addition to understanding other people, choosing Humanities and Social Sciences also allows for good personal growth. By gaining knowledge about other people, their history, their failures, achievements, demographics, etc. students learn a lot about themselves and gain more control of their actions.
- Improved Communication Skills -
The curriculum of this stream involves a lot of reading and writing. And with English as a core subject, students’ language skills are also enhanced. While studying Humanities, students learn many great minds’ perspectives, points of view and their contribution to society and civilisation. This also helps improve their communication skills simultaneously making them wiser.
- Ethical Awareness -
By extension of understanding human behaviour, studying humanities also cultivates a sense of ethical responsibility in students.
- Cultural Understanding -
Students get to learn about diverse cultures which broadens their perspectives, makes them more aware, tolerant and wise.
- Career Versatility -
Opting for Humanities and Social Sciences opens a lot of doors for young professionals. They can go on to become teachers, journalists, media professionals, social workers, writers, and historians. They can even study law during their undergrad and postgraduate programmes and become lawyers.
Undergraduate Courses for Humanities Students
- Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication
After graduating high school with Humanities and social sciences, a lot of students go on to study Journalism and Mass Communication. A Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Comm course trains students in a diverse skill set that their career options increase exponentially.
- Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts degree is offered for many many specialisations. Students can pick a subject of their choice like History, English, Geography, Economics, etc. to pursue their BA in. Since this is such a popular course, some of the top institutes in the country offer it.
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- BA LLB
Students who aspire to study law and become lawyers can pick BA LLB as their undergrad programme. In addition to becoming lawyers, students also become more aware as citizens by pursuing this course.
- Bachelor of Arts (Fine/ Visual/ Performing)
This one is undoubtedly the most creative of courses on this list. Pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (Fine/ Visual/ Performance) lets students learn various creative skills like acting, sculpting, drawing, painting, graphic design, multimedia arts, etc. It’s the pick for students who have an affinity for creative expression.
- Bachelor of Hotel Management/ Hospitality and Travel
Working in the hospitality industry can be a rewarding experience in the long run. It improves your people skills and makes you a more confident person. You can specialise in housekeeping, cooking (to become a chef), etc.
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- B.Lib.I.Sc
Bachelor of Library and Information Science is another undergraduate-level course that humanities students can pursue. It covers a good number of subjects related to administration, distribution and organisation of information. B.Lib.I.Sc undergrads can go on to become librarians, library assistants, consultants, managers, etc. at both private and public libraries across the country.
- Bachelor of Social Work
Bachelor of Social Work, despite being a relatively less popular course, is a good pick for Humanities students. After pursuing this course, students can work for the Government, at NGOs, or private welfare firms. The subjects taught during BSW include Social Work, Social Work Research and Statistics, Social Issues in India, Social Work Administration, etc.
Career Opportunities for Students of Humanities
You might already know that students from the Humanities stream can pick from a variety of career options. Let’s take a look at them.
- Teaching - Becoming a teacher, professor or tutor is a common career path for students of this stream. Students can use the knowledge they have gained during their academic years to teach other students. Their people skills also come in handy while working these jobs.
- Law and Other Public Jobs - Humanities students who pursue law during their higher education end up becoming lawyers. There are also exams that they can take to judges. The Government also has many administrative vacancies for both high school graduates and college graduates (look up SSC CHSL and SSC CGL).
- Journalism and Media Jobs - Many journalists and media professionals (actors, reporters, editors, directors, ADs, PR professionals, advertisers, writers, etc.) opt for humanities during their high school years.
- Social Workers - Another career path for humanities students is social work, they can start by volunteering and go on to become social workers or activists full-time. They can ascend in this line of work by managing non-profits in the later years of their careers.
- Writers - Students can write and produce their own fiction, non-fiction, periodical blogs and social media content.
- Historians - Humanities students can research and write papers on historical accounts, events, archaeological finds, etc.
- Librarians and Archivists - As we learned above, by taking a B.Lib.I.Sc course, humanities students can go down this career path.
Now that you have all this information about Humanities and related courses at your disposal, hope you pick the best subject for your senior years at school.
Aayushi is a BAJMC graduate and an ardent consumer of content with a keen passion for film, TV and books. She specialises in Mass Communication and Humanities related exams, entrances and courses.