Benefits of studying humanities and social sciences



  • Flexibility
  • Pursuing a degree in the humanities and social sciences offers flexibility on a number of levels. First, these are really broad areas offering countless study options. Many faculties offer dozens of programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level, often combining disciplines and/or language delivery.
  • Second, humanities and social sciences recognise that the ‘job for life’ is a thing of the past for most people. Many programmes are designed to give students a broad grounding and a wider knowledge of the world, allowing them to seek employment or specialise further long after graduation. With many students entering university in their teens, this flexibility is crucial as they find their way in the world.

  • Invaluable skills

An education in the humanities and social sciences provides graduates with essential skills that stay with them throughout their personal and professional lives. Students develop critical thinking, analytical, logic and presentation skills throughout the course of their degrees.
Humanities and social sciences graduates have a deep understanding of how society works, and there is a widely held view that no organisation of any kind can effectively function without them. As STEM graduates build the latest technologies, it is those who have studied the humanities that apply these technologies to the world around us.
“A degree in the liberal arts, with its focus on the broad spectrum of human endeavour, has never been needed more. It is one of society’s best investments,” wrote a university President last year.

  • Rewarding careers

    The fact that skills gained by humanities and social science students can be applied to all facets of life makes for extremely rewarding careers. Graduates can be educators, policy makers, international development professionals and journalists, all over the span of a couple of decades.
    One political sciences graduate, Barack Obama, worked in the business sector, community development and law before entering politics and going on to become the President of the United States. At the age of 55 and as his second term ends, his career is far from over.
  • Graduate outcomes
    While age-old old clichés about arts graduates ending up working in soft jobs are now a thing of the past, many people interested in studying the humanities worry about employment prospects. They shouldn’t.
    Thanks to the invaluable skills discussed above, humanities and social sciences graduates are highly valued by employers. Countless surveys have shown that most employers value written and oral communication, problem solving and critical thinking over technical expertise.
    A 2013 report by the Campaign for Social Science found that 84.2 percent of social science graduates and 78.7 percent of arts-humanities graduates in the UK remained in employment 3.5 years after graduating. STEM graduates lagged behind both at 77.8 percent.
    Further, recent studies have revealed that salaries for humanities and social science graduates are much more competitive than many are led to believe. While starting salaries tend to be lower for humanities graduates, the gap narrows dramatically as their careers progress. By the age of 35-40, they will often be earning the same or even more than their STEM counterparts.

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