By: Kaustov Kashyap
An increasing number of students have been gravitating towards Humanities and a bachelor in arts degree over the past few years. The competition for right subject combinations for UG courses is very fierce, especially in Delhi University Colleges. BA is no more considered as an easy subject and career oriented students take extreme care in choosing the subject combinations that will keep them relevant in the job market later on. However, once the students choose to go this route, they face confusion about the subject combinations they need to choose from. Here are few winning subject options that would hold you in good stead and cover maximum surface area for choosing career options:
Psychology-Sociology-Economics
A BA with these combinations will open doors in economic, social and fields of psychology. Sociology and economics as social sciences are closely related. While economics deals with the production, consumption and distribution of wealth, sociology allows us to study these aspects in relation to the societal structures.
This is one of the best combinations that provide an opportunity to specialize in any of the three main subjects. Most graduates with a bachelor’s degree in psychology who don’t want to study further may find work in fields like business administration, sales or education.
On can also find work in the community and social services sector such as counselors, mental health workers and psychiatric aides or in criminal justice/forensic psychology as correctional and police officers, parole and probation officers and interviewers for various criminal justice agencies. NGOs and International organizations are also seeking psychology students at present.
An undergraduate degree in sociology might also qualify college graduates to work as case managers, child care workers or homeless/housing workers or move into education, administration or education
Studying economics will equip you with a strong grasp of economic principles which will help to make more informed decision and get into the government sector, banks, accountancy, insurance companies, regulatory bodies, etc.
Sociology-Political Science-Economics
This subject combination actually prepares you to become a generalist that the civil services exam requires and also for other interesting fields such as journalism and mass communication, law and management. NGOs, education, film making, etc are open for further exploration. Students also get empowered enough to set up their own start-ups and entrepreneurial ventures.
Sociology offers several enticing career options due to the different specialisations that one can choose from. Research institutes, the criminal justice system, public health and welfare organistions, private businesses, law firms, international agencies, educational institutions, medical centers, advertising firms, survey and polling organizations are only some of the example where people from this background are required.
Being a sociologist asks for a lot of patience along with dedication to the work. Employers will look for people with good communication and research skills along with the capacity for detailed observation.
After completing bachelor’s/master’s program in political science, several opportunities are available in both government and private sectors. Politics, public administration, law and marketing fields are always in need of good political scientists. Political scientists can also opt for campaign management, polling and electoral politics and university and college teaching. The career prospects in political science have widened enough in the voluntary organizations and NGOs. International voluntary organizations like UNO, have huge scope for proficient political scientists across the world. Besides, they can join media houses as political journalist and political researchers or analysts.
Economics is perhaps the only arts course that requires the student to be swift in maths. While most economists have advanced degrees (PhD), there are many lucrative career opportunities for those choosing economics at the UG level. Data analysts, banking and finance, stock broking and market analysis are some of the avenues open to aspirants.
Journalism-Psychology-Elective English
The journalism course aims at molding the student for a career in both print and broadcasting and in allied fields like advertising, PR and film. This combination is beneficial to provide a firm foundation for the students to either go directly get into media or go in for higher studies.
With this combination one can work in news and media companies or take up teaching in government and private schools both on private and regular basis. HR, health associated professions, hospitals, etc. also offer an exciting and amazing career path for students of psychology.
Pertaining to journalism and English, some of the options include writing for national, regional and local newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations and online publications and companies involved in public relation, corporate communications, content writing and corporate marketing. One can also pursue post-graduation and expand it with further studies.
