Courses in humanities provides us with a huge scope in making a varied kind of career opportunities .
Before we move on, let us assume that most of us pass out either in Arts, Science or Commerce group.
The students who have passed their 12th with Arts as their stream have a variety of options for courses such as Social Sciences, Management, Hospitality, Journalism, Film-Making to name a few.
The science stream mainly has three types of subject combinations that are significant for selection of career in further course of time. These combinations are Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM), Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB), Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology (PCMB).
These subject combinations mainly determine the kind of career you may opt for such as engineering, medical or a combination of both.
Those who clear their 10+2 with Commerce stream generally opt for management or related courses but they can go ahead with different other career as well.
So what are the courses that we can opt for after these particular streams? Let us start our journey to explore the courses, the careers associated, specialisations and the renowned institutes in India.
HUMANITIES
It is an interdisciplinary program which gives you more flexibility while you opt for your career. This stream not only gives an understanding of culture and society but also develops a different thought and analytical process. This provides an all round development including writing and communication skills.
It has a varied and versatile list of subject options such as including Literature, History and Political Science, Creative Writing, Architecture, Psychology, Sociology, Communications, Education, Journalism, International studies, Philosophy, Religion, and Anthropology etc.
Courses in Humanities
The major courses under Arts stream are:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Master of Arts
- Master of Philosophy
- Ph.D.
Institutes
Some of the famous and highly sought colleges in India (in alphabetical sorted order) are:
- Christ University, Bangalore
- DAV College, Chandigarh
- Delhi College of Arts & Commerce, Delhi
- Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai
- Gargi College, New Delhi
- GGDSD College, Chandigarh
- Government College for Girls, Chandigarh
- Hansraj College, Delhi
- Hindu College, New Delhi
- Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi
- Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow
- K.J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai
- Kamala Nehru College for Women, Delhi
- Kirori Mal College, Delhi
- Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore
- Lady Shri Ram College (LSR) for Women, New Delhi
- Loyola College, Chennai
- Madras Christian College, Chennai
- Maharaja Agrasen College, Delhi
- Maharani LaxmiAmmanni College for Women, Bangalore
- Mehr Chand Mahajan D. A. V. College for Women, Chandigarh
- Miranda House, New Delhi
- Mithibai College of Arts, Mumbai
- Mount Carmel College, Bangalore
- Ramakrisha Mission Vidyamandir, Belur, Kolkatta
- Ramjas College, Delhi
- S.K. Somaiya college of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai
- Sacred Heart College, Kochi
- Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi
- Sophia College for Women, Mumbai
- Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi
- St. Ann’s College for Women, Hyderabad
- St. Francis College for Women, Hyderabad
- St. Mira’s College for Girls, Pune
- St. Teresa’s College, Kochi
- St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad
- St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
- Stella Maris College, Chennai
- The Oxford College of Arts, Bangalore
- Women’s Christian College, Chennai