what are the best humanities degrees to major in where there are job opportunities (1 Viewer)

[sweetalmond]

I am a humanities person and love history, languages, writing, sociology, cultures. I also have interests in some science subjects such as human biology, geology, volcanology.
However I am afraid to pick a humanities degree as many are too general e.g. bachelor of arts
The humanities degrees aim to teach critical thinking, analysing, communication skills however this will not guarantee a job.
what are some good humanities degrees and majors in humanities?
Is it more useful to do a language than major in history?
Also what are the job opportunities for archaeology?

What I'm looking for is a job at the end of a job. I need to be realistic. I'm not sure if I want to do teaching, I was thinking more a government job, or a job where I travelled, or a communication and media job where I did something journalistic, or a job in politics or an international organisation in politics, security, peace, political affairs or international relations.
I'm looking for a job with a steady and sufficient pay where I'm not struggling to make ends meet.

 

[isildurrrr1]

Re: what are the best humanities degrees to major in where there are job opportunitie

military.

 

[CTon]

Re: what are the best humanities degrees to major in where there are job opportunitie

ANU is probably the best place for humanities. Especially political science, international relations, etc. They offer very flexible double degrees - meaning you could very easily do a Science/Humanities degree of your choice really. However other Go8 universities also do quite well in humanities generally.

I'll put it this way, you could do a lot worse than an Arts/humanities degree from a Go8 university. I'd be a little more cautious about doing an Arts degree at universities of lesser quality though.

 

[Trebla]

Re: what are the best humanities degrees to major in where there are job opportunitie

Psychology (which falls under both arts and science)

 

[isildurrrr1]

Re: what are the best humanities degrees to major in where there are job opportunitie

Psychology (which falls under both arts and science)

There are more psych grads than there are psych jobs.

Humanities isn't about getting a job, it's about "enriching yourself."

If you want a humanities related job outside of academia, your best bet would probably be NGO's. Gov jobs are not easy to come by.