What is HUMSS?

Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) is a strand in the academic track offered along with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM); Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM); and General Academic Strand (GAS) in the senior high schools of the Philippines to the students who completed their junior high school.

Oftentimes, the strand HUMSS is looked down upon by most of the learners. It has been associated with the words “easy”, “basic”, and “inferior” because of either their romanticization towards other strands or the belief of superiority towards other strands compared to HUMSS. 

“Ano strand mo? HUMSS? Basic!”

“HUMSS ang strand mo? Madali lang ‘yan eh!”

“Puro essay lang daw dyan sa HUMSS.”

Mostly, along those lines are their attitude towards the strand HUMSS. Yet, what they don’t realize is that no strand is better than the other. All strands facilitate an individual who will have a certain role in the society that will make significant contributions to our nation in the near future. In fact, HUMSS strand facilitates future educators, lawyers, psychologists, etc. (See section for several college courses available to you if you took the HUMSS strand below to know more.)

Major focuses of HUMSS: 

•Improving the students’ oral communication, reading, and writing skills

•Increasing students’ knowledge or understanding in politics, literature, society, human behavior, and culture.

Those focuses of HUMSS listed above are based from the subjects present and cornerstone in the said strand as well as the significant benefits gained upon taking this strand in preparation to the students’ desired course to pursue in college.

Several college courses available to you if you took the HUMSS strand: 

1. Education

Few jobs you can land on with an education degree:

•K-12 Teacher and College Professor 

•School Counselor

•Education Administrator 

•Curriculum Developer

2. Political Science

Few jobs you can land on with a political science degree:

•Policy Analyst

•Political Scientist

•Legislative Assistant 

•With a political science degree, you can also be a future lawyer if you'll attend and finished Law School.

3. Journalism

Few jobs you can land on with a journalism degree:

•Journalist

•Writer

•News Anchor

•Reporter

4. Psychology

Few jobs you can land on with a psychology degree:

•Psychologist

•Law Enforcement Officer

•Psychiatrist

•Human Resources Manager

5. Economics

Few jobs you can land on with a economics degree:

•Economist

•Actuary

•Economic Consultant

•Corporate Lawyer

6. Communication Arts

Few jobs you can land on with a communication arts degree:

•Technical Writer

•Public Relations Specialist

•Postsecondary Teacher

•Postsecondary Education Administrator

7. Literature

Few jobs you can land on with a literature major degree:

•English Teacher

•Editorial Assistant

•Social Media Manager

•Copy Editor

8. Sociology

Few jobs you can land on with a sociology degree:

•Sociologist

•Human Resources Manager

•Social and Community Service Manager

•Guidance Counselor