51 Useful Courses And Career Options You Can Take After Class 12 In Arts And Humanities

With CBSE and ISC done with announcing the 12th board results, majority of students are now in a confusion of framing a suitable career path. The board results are the biggest thing right now for students but definitely your board results does not pave the way for your future.

Humanities students seem lot more in a state of anxiety regarding their career choices because of the fear of being restricted to a particular domain. Indeed it is not true because here we come up with the lists of numerous career options a humanities student can pursue after class 12th for building a successful and exciting career.

1. Bachelor of Arts (English) – Course Duration: 3 years

In-depth knowledge of History and English language, and an introduction to the world of English literature.

2. Bachelor of Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM) – Course Duration: 4 years

Familiarity to the hospitality sector and to the world of tourism. Comprises of building practical knowledge about marketing management and building skills for tourism industry.

3. Bachelor of Retail Management – Course Duration: 3 years

Familiarity with retail operations, procurement, marketing, merchandising, inventory control, finance and personal management.

4. B.Sc. in Animation and Multimedia – Course Duration: 3 years

Teaches you about 2D, 3D animation, VFX, games and graphic designing.

5. Bachelor of Arts (History) – Course Duration: 3 years

It makes you deeply aware of the events which took place in India and across the globe. Also provides insights on evolution of population.

6. Bachelor of Elementary Education (B. El. Ed.) – Course Duration: 4 years

The course introduces you to the field of education required for preparing professionally equipped teachers for elementary school students.

7. Diploma in Elementary Education (D. El. Ed) – Course Duration: 2 years

The course familiarises you to the field of elementary education. Divided into subject content courses and method courses the course deals with subject area knowledge and principles of child development and educational practices.

8. Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) – Course Duration: 3 years

The course makes you aware of the process of functioning of the human mind. It makes you aware about the reasoning behind human behaviour in different environment.

9. Diploma in Chinese Language – Course Duration: 1 year

It is a beginners level certificate course to understand the linguistics of Chibnese language. It builds up skill to easily write and speak in the Chinese language.

10. Bachelor of Physical Education (B. P. Ed) – Course Duration: 3 years

The course introduces you to the care and development of human body with prime focus on the origin and rules of various games and sports.

11. Bachelor of Arts (Hindi) – Course Duration: 3 years

The course familiarise you with the universe of Hindi literature, the origin and structure of Hindi language and linguistics.

12. B.A. L.L.B (Integrated Law Course) – Course Duration: 5 years

It is a dual degree integrated and professional course focusing on both Arts and Law subjects such as History, Psychology, Criminal Law and Corporate Law.

13. Bachelor of Fashion Design – Course Duration: 4 years

The course familiarises you to the various aspects of fashion industry not limiting you solely to costume designing, fashion styling, production design. It covers both theoretical and practical training.

14. Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A) – Course Duration: 3 years

The course focuses on business management i.e broad functioning of accompany. The course imparts knowledge on practical approach, industrial training along with specialization in a particular subject.

15. Bachelor of Event Management – Course Duration: 3 years

The course introduces you to entertainment and media industry. The course teaches you about conceptualizing, planning, organizing and executing an event.

16. Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM) – Course Duration: 3 or 4 years

The course introduces you to the hospitality industry focussing on management, marketing, sales and other aspects of the hospitality sector.

17. Bachelor in Journalism and Mass Communication – Course Duration: 3 years

The course takes you to the world of journalism with special focus on news reporting, social media communications, and research techniques.

18. Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) – Course Duration: 3 years

The course is all about the study of society with subject areas including society and culture, social relations, social interaction and others.

19. Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A) – Course Duration: 4 years

The course is based on visual and performing arts. The first year students get the opportunity to decide their area of specialization which can include painting, acting, textile designing and editing.

20. Bachelor of Arts (Dance) – Course Duration: 3 years

The course introduces you to the field of dance including dance analysis of various dance forms and techniques. It also imparts practical learning on musical and classical theatre scripts.

21. Bachelor of Arts (Yoga) – Course Duration: 3 years

The course introduces you to different yoga practices and their origin. The course deals with promoting, planning and teaching of yoga.

22. Bachelor of Arts (Sanskrit) – Course Duration: 3 years

The course introduces you to the universe of Sanskrit literature, structure and history of Sanskrit language and knowledge of linguistics.

23. Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W) – Course Duration: 3 years

The course is about professional learning of services designed to benefit the suppressed and underprivileged section of the society including but not limited to aged, homeless and poverty-stricken.

24. B.Sc. in Beauty and Wellness – Course Duration: 3 years

The course is all about beauty and wellness. The course focuses on theoretical learning and industrial training.

25. Bachelor of Design in Fashion Communication – Course Duration: 4 years

It is an integrated course focusing on areas of visual merchandising, styling, graphic designing, fashion journalism and others.

26. Bachelor of Arts (Economics) – Course Duration: 3 years

The course focuses on major and minor aspects of Economy with prime focus on monopoly, production, utility, market dynamics and others.

27. Bachelor in Management Studies – Course Duration: 3 years

The course deals with the study corporate and business management practices with focus on human resource management and building of managerial skills.

28. Diploma in Secretarial Practice – Course Duration: 1 year

A vocational certificate course aiming at making students equipped with office assistance and management. It imparts both theoretical and practical knowledge.

29. Bachelor of Design (Furniture and Interior Design) – Course Duration: 4 years

The course trains students on design principles, space planning, colour theory, and industry standards in terms of building functional and aesthetic qualities of design for working and living environments.

30. Bachelor of Arts (Culinary Arts) – Course Duration: 3 years

The course deals with product preparation, sampling and cooking demonstration along with sensory evaluation for the cooking service industry.

31. Bachelor of Commercial Photography – Course Duration: 3 year

The course features into the world of commercial photography with prime focus on developing technical skills, intellectual and creative thinking.

32. Diploma in Multimedia (DMM) – Course Duration: 1year

The course is best suited for students not interested in full term graduation. The concepts involved are 2D, 3D and post production techniques.

33. Diploma in German Language – Course Duration: 1 year

It is a beginners level certificate course to understand the basics and linguistics of the language. The prime focus is on developing skills to converse, speak and write in German.

34. Diploma in Cabin Crew Services and Hospitality Management – Course Duration: 1 year

The course deals with an understanding of safety and service duty for aviation cabin crew.
The builds skills in communication, first aid, personality development, teamwork and customer care skills.

35. Bartender – Course Duration: 1-6 month

The course aims at developing skills and usage of standard operating procedures and various techniques for a standard set of alcoholic procedures.

36. Diploma in Bakery and Confectionery – Course Duration: 9 months – 1 year

The program deals with learning professional baking techniques across various cuisines.

37. Tattoo Artist – Course Duration: 1.5 – 3 months

The course deals with learning skin rituals and tattoo techniques. The course involves learning to operate tattoo machine on human skin and silicone.

38. Bachelor of Arts (Music) – Course Duration: 3 years

The course imparts you the knowledge of music including vocal and instrumental music and knowledge about particular dance forms.

39. Modelling – Course Duration: 8 weeks

It is a short term professional course teaching students about various facets of modelling industry including personality development and grooming.

40. Foundation Course in Digital Editing – Course Duration: 3 weeks

It is a short term course comprising of practical and conceptual aspects of film editing developing an in-depth knowledge of the craft.

41. Fundamentals of Jewellery Design – Course Duration: 2 years

The course familiarises to basic drawing skills and fundamentals of jewellery designing.

42. Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) – Course Duration: 3 years

The course teaches students about political theories on governance systems. It includes study of Indian and International Politics, Public Administration, Contemporary politics and International relations.

43. Music Production Certificate Course – Course Duration: 5 months

It is a short term certificate course to master the art and technique of digitally produced music. It involves producing your own compositions and techniques of mixing and mastering them.

44. Disc Jockey Certificate Course – Course Duration: 3 months

The course familiarises student to various DJ techniques and equipment including studio practice as well.

45. Audio Engineering Basics Certificate Program – Course Duration: 7 months

The course deals with fundamentals of audio engineering, compression equalisation, phase cancellation, microphone selection and recording studio setup. It involves working with digital audio workstations (DAW).

46. Bachelor of Arts (Urdu) – Course Duration: 3 years

The course introduces you to the universe of Urdu Literature, structure and History of Urdu language and knowledge of linguistics.

47. Undergraduate Communication Design Program – Course Duration: 4 years

The course deals with design principles, communication methodologies across various media forms.

48. Undergraduate Program in Fashion Styling and Image Designing – Course Duration: 4 years

The program involves learning the role of a stylist in fashion industry. It also focuses on commercial, editorial and personal styling.

49. Undergraduate Program in Product Design – Course Duration: 4 years

It is a course comprising of designing a wide variety of products, concepts and services. The course also involves integrated design methodology with technical knowledge and critical thinking.

50. Undergraduate Program in Textile Design – Course Duration: 4 years

The course involves deep understanding of fabrics with respect to current styles and trends.

51. Certificate Program for Digital Filmmaking –Course Duration: 11 months

The course familiarises with facets of filmmaking including art of storytelling and production. It involves practical knowledge at film and television production houses.