• Art: Whether visual, musical, or performance, art studies ask deep questions of the world and encourage consideration of introspective and external perspectives.
• History: Careers in history can focus on preservation and documentation of culturally significant information, research into historical records for the purpose of uncovering lost truths, or the application of humanity's experience to solve modern problems.
• Literature: Writing is performed and analyzed in literature with critical thinking and research skills refined through a variety of literary texts. 
• Philosophy: Philosophy analyzes the questions that humans have been asking since their existence and through this analysis, the importance of existence, values, mind, language, knowledge, and reason are investigated through rational argument.
• Social Sciences: Human communication and the behaviors that trigger communication in social sciences and skills in communications enable expertise in orally exhibiting thoughts and concepts in a variety of fashions.   

• Associate Degree: 2 years to complete
• Bachelor's Degree: 4 years to complete
• Master's Degree: 1.5-3 years to complete
• Doctoral Degree: 3-5 years to complete

A career in humanities/liberal studies is available for any degree program. Some careers can be advanced with each different degree. Other careers are exclusive for a particular degree. Humanities/liberal studies is a multidisciplinary field where students obtain an education that prepares them for beginning a career, progressing a current occupation, changing from an existing job, or switching from different careers later because so many subjects understood in such an interdisciplinary field.

Similar to humanities/liberal studies, an associate degree that provides education in this varied area encourages many subjects to be investigated. An associate degree offers students the ability to broaden their understanding of the world with an introduction to the many arenas of humanities/liberal studies. Students can continue their education or begin working immediately after obtaining their humanities/liberal studies associate degree in human services, publishing, and business. A bachelor's degree allows a student to either further their studies after an associate degree or begin their higher educational learning experience. Humanities/liberal studies bachelor's degrees provide an in-depth inspection for students to learn rather than specialize. The ability to question and apply current and past introspection are skills many careers need, and the desire to learn more and not limit a scope of education is highly favorable for employers.

Students can further their humanities/liberal studies education with a master's degree. With this degree, careers in management and teaching at the collegiate and university level are options. A master's degree offers a distinctive learning environment that is as diverse or specialized for one furthering a humanities/liberal studies education. A doctorate degree is where students begin assessing the curriculum and studies of humanities/liberal studies. Those interested in research obtain a doctoral degree in humanities/liberal studies. Teaching is one of the few humanities/liberal studies careers that requires certification. Each state has different certification requirements, so certification should take place through the state in which the individual will teach.

• Critical Reading and Writing: Count on some form of this class being a bold requirement for your liberal studies education. This class will help instill in you the importance of analytic skill and sharp composition ability, critical to success in this eclectic field of study.
• Mathematics: Hate it or love it, most liberal studies programs demand that you take at least one math class. The exact field of math for this class can vary enormously, from algebra and calculus to statistics and logic. 
• Public Speaking: Some liberal studies offerings provide this class to boost your skills in oral presentation. Expect to download the "I Have a Dream" speech at least once, as motivation for your own efforts before a crowd.
• Foreign Languages: The ability to pick up an additional language is one of the greatest assets to a liberal studies education. Though classics like French, Chinese, and Spanish attract great attention, you might consider equally exciting languages like Russian, Bengali, or Arabic. 
• Politics and History: At least one course in your liberal studies career will involve a consideration of the government and its history. Though this class may focus on American culture, some colleges allow you to study international politics and history as well.

This is largely dependent upon the level of liberal studies at which you are studying. Associate and bachelor's degree candidates will probably not have to complete in-person tasks in order to secure their diplomas. Those looking to pursue master's degrees, or the coveted PhD commendation, may expect to participate in on-site experiences, such as meeting with advisers, or presenting their theses and dissertations in order to complete their degree programs. 

With so many options for careers in humanities/liberal studies, there is a multitude of related jobs. Addressing the sometimes philosophical questions concerning life, related careers like biology/biochemistry and environmental studies respond to humanities/liberal studies questions with concrete responses.

Biology/biochemistry degrees prepare students to identify the smallest building blocks of life. Careers in biology can be in healthcare, genetics, and animal science. These positions are aimed at improving life by solving complex issues, discovering new approaches to population growth or medical treatment, and expanding upon our understanding of the world we rely on.

Similar to humanities/liberal studies, environmental studies also enables complex questions to be answered with concrete solutions. Environmental studies incorporates science and research to identify environmental issues and then relay that research to the public.