Careers in Arts and Humanities

Did you know that a liberal arts degree could prepare you for hundreds of different jobs? The reason is because your areas of study are broad and general in subject areas such as philosophy, literature, art history, humanities, psychology, English, culture, religion and classical studies. An arts program offers you the opportunity to build your knowledge and understanding of the world and its people. So, although you are not studying for one particular career, you will acquire a set of very employable skills.

• analytical and knowledge-building skills;
• evaluative and critical thinking skills;
• creative thinking skills;
• effective oral and written communication skills;
• critical and reflective reading skills;
• problem solving and pattern intelligence skills;
• numerical skills;
• synthesis skills and the ability to express the results of analysis and evaluation;
• the ability to pose meaningful questions that advance understanding and knowledge;
• the ability to conduct research and organize material effectively;
• information literacy and other skills associated with learning how to learn;
• the exercise of independent judgment and ethical decision-making;
• the ability to meet goals, manage time, and complete a project successfully;
• self-confidence and self-understanding;
• the ability to cooperate with others and work in teams;
• a sensitivity to individuals and tolerance of cultural differences;
• the ability to use equipment; and
• an informed openness to new information technologies.

Making the Grade - E-learning meets the challenge of traditional schools. Knowledge, technical know-how or information of any kind, is one of the world's driving forces. It always has been, but in 2005, its influence is global. Read More

Catch 22 - "It has been said that, "Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome the obstacles to learning." Unfortunately, this sentiment is often reduced to, "only the WEALTHY will learn," and those obstacles? Ever-increasing tuitions and fees." Read More

Personal Responsiblity - "For many of us, the unquestioned path that follows a high school diploma is a full time commitment to further education. While this educational endeavour is undoubtedly a noble one, we must not assume that the only way to achieve these goals is through the attendance every day for four years or more at a physical campus. " Read More

Untraditional Path - " Watching a Steven Spielberg movie, you'd naturally assume that the man behind the camera holds a college degree that helped him realize his visions. You would most likely think the same reading a treatise from famed anthropologist Richard Leakey." Read More

On the Offensive -" In most industries, when businesses start to decline the companies experiencing the drop make changes to improve their bottom lines. They change their prices, improve their quality or start providing better service." Read More

Mediocrity Rules - "Part of the problem with getting hired when you don't have a degree, but have plenty of experience, is that the menial functionary to whom your resume goes in the human resources department has a degree, and is on the inside of the whole structure. Like any bottom-of-the-totem-pole group member, he or she is not interested in opening up their club to a whole group of new blood, so they're more than happy to consign your resume to the bottom of the heap." Read More

Bells and Whistles - It's the usual routine: a young person graduates from college with a four-year degree and goes on a job hunt. When they get hired, the first thing their new employer does is put them through a long training period before they're turned loose on unsuspecting co-workers. Read More