Career prospects for Humanities in the online medium

With distance education universities leveraging the technology-medium to create an effective and enriched learning experience, more students are opting for this mode of study. Online distance learning has ensured greater reach and accessibility, providing the student with a global pool of resources of the web-medium. In addition, the online interface adds to the flexibility of distance learning programs, delivering anywhere, anytime access to students, on any web-enabled device (the advancements in technology has made the wireless and seamless connectivity possible). The combination of the online medium and the vast and insightful humanities discipline, have spurned a plethora of opportunities for Arts students Humanities and its prospects in the online medium Humanities is a vast discipline and it branches out to different subjects such as Literature, sociology, anthropology, political science, history etc. These subjects involve critical thinking and analysis with respect to human behaviour at the individual, social and political level. What has furthered the growth of this discipline, are the many lucrative career options in the web-medium. Before the advent of the internet technology and globalization, students from this stream pursued further research, become educators, or assumed the role of political analysts and sorts. Now, with the growing dimensions of the online medium, these job-profiles have assumed additional significance. As the online platform spans the globe, the need to create a vast pool of resources from different streams has become imperative. The resources especially from the humanities segment are extensively used to create content and as an interface for people across the world to learn about the different aspects of social, political and economic issues. The career options for humanities graduates in the online medium include: Online Educator: The need for teachers/lecturers in the humanities is on the rise as more and more students are switching to the online medium for learning and drilling out additional information about arts subjects. Online Educators deliver lectures or seminars to students across the globe. Online Educators can be affiliated to any particular school of learning or take up assignments on a freelance basis. Blogger (for political or social purpose): Blogging has revolutionized the concept of newssharing and public opinion with its mass-pulling effects. Humanities students with better insights about the socio-political scenario or any social or environmental can significantly contribute to the news-blogging platform.

Content-writer: Most of the content in the online space are hosted through websites, which are widely used to disseminate information. Content writers, with a background in MA literature or mass communication and journalism have the right candidature for the position of a content writer. Online editor: Maintaining a large pool of content, demands that it be checked for thoroughness in terms of the language, context and information source. Students with a strong English background accompanied by an MA or BA in history, political science or English literature are eligible for this kind of job profile. Content curator: Content curating is the technique of collating and structuring online content with reference to a particular subject or topic. Curating doesnt involve creating new content but making use of the existing content on the web and tailoring it to suit the need. Content curators should have good assessing abilities: in terms of the quality of the content, verify the authenticity of the information present, and the best presentation format for the topic/subject under discussion. The profile and responsibilities of a curator demand competencies, which are acquired through humanities specialization. Knowledge experts: As the online platform thrives on the knowledge network, the different channels of knowledge sharing such as blogs, discussion forums , online magazines expert speak, make use of the proficiencies of journalism and mass communication candidates. The career prospects for Humanities have grown multi-fold in todays technology-driven era. To get the maximum benefit of studying humanities, students prefer to work while continuing their education at the same time. In the process, they acquire skills, which have a practical exposure to the industry. Offering a flexible study pattern to suit the convenience of students and working professionals are distance learning courses in humanities. Distance education has helped students to explore new opportunities while enhancing their skills at the same time, for the next level of career progress.