Every Course Is Special

Choosing a course to study in the university or college can be a daunting challenge. The deciding factor for most students is whether it will be easy to get a job in order to be self-reliant after graduation. It is the hope of every parents that after sending a child to school for him or her to be able to get a good job after graduation. With most people gravitating towards courses like Medicine, Law, Accounting, Pharmacy, Engineering e.t.c, few choose courses like English Language, Painting, Sociology, Drama, Philosophy, Religion, e.t.c.

Most students (most especially those studying science courses) view Arts courses as simple, straightforward subjects. They think the Arts students do not study as hard as their counterparts which is not so. I could recall an incident that happened some years ago when a female friend - let us call her Ms. B- graduated with first class as a language student. Instead of our fellow friends to congratulate her, they were blase about it and informed her it was no big deal, after all, it was only a language course, she didn’t cram all those formulas, perform various experiments in a laboratory, solve mathematical equations using Euler’s formula, DeMorgan’s theorem, e.t.c. I was surprised and baffled by their short sightedness because Ms. B was someone we all knew to be hardworking, diligent and deserving of her academic result but since she was obviously from Arts background, that achievement was not amazing enough for them.

Coming from a science background myself, I realized how prejudiced I, my friends and even the society have been towards Arts students. There are various job opportunities for Arts students with attractive salary packages and incentives. The career prospects are numerous with some giving the employees opportunities to work from home which is not as common in other disciplines.

For example, a graduate of English Language can get a job in any of the following fields:

• Digital copywriter

• Editorial assistant

• English as a foreign language teacher

• Lexicographer

• Magazine journalist

• Content writer

• Academic librarian

• Advertising copywriter

• Arts administrator

• Education consultant

• Information officer

• Learning mentor

• Marketing executive

• Media researcher

• PPC specialist

• Primary school teacher

• Private tutor

• Lecturer

• Public relations officer

• Records manager

• Social media manager

• Newspaper journalist

• Publishing copy-editor/proofreader

• Secondary school teacher

• Writer (Article, Fiction and Nonfiction)

• Web content manager and many more.

In conclusion, no course is more superior than another course. Your career choice depends on your dream, vision, passion, strengths, determination and what you really want to do.