WHY INCOMING SHS STUDENTS MUST CHOOSE HUMSS AS THEIR STRAND?

 

Are you interested  in politics, literature, and culture?

 

Well, Humanities and Social Science (HUMSS) strand is for you!

HUMSS is one of the academic tracks offered by the K-12 Curriculum Program of Department of Education. This strand focuses on the study of human behavior, arts, culture, literature and politics. It involves political science, anthropology, linguistics, geography, law, sociology, journalism, communication, psychology and other social science related.

Why you should choose HUMSS as your strand?

            “Bakit ka nag-HUMSS, kasi walang Math at Science?”

            “Ah HUMSS ka? Madali lang yan basic lang dyan e!”

    We often hear those phrases but do we really know what HUMSS Strand is? Humanities and Social Science is more on understanding and studying philosophy, history, disciplines and culture. Some people says that HUMSS is basic but did you know that even if this strand does not focus on Math and Science, it helps you to improve your reading and writing skills especially communicating skills. You will learn how to communicate properly in front of many people, you will also learn how to give a stand about a certain topic because in this strand there a lot of debates that you will encounter. We all know that some of the teenagers are lack in communication and become introvert, this strand will boost your confidence and helps you to show your hidden talents because there’s a lot of activities and performance.

    This strand will taught us to learn about our rights and laws without abusing it. HUMSS will let you to see reality, aspect of the human life and the problems of the society because this strand will teach us to deeply understand humanity not just human and also to live, to serve, and to create a brighter future for everyone. Humanista are the future servant of our country and society so now be the voice for the voiceless people filled with silence. 

Some professions that suits me if I’m taking the HUMSS Strand?

          Communication Arts is  a field of study covers various ways by which humans communicate. It focuses on how verbal and non-verbal messages are used to create meanings in different contexts using diverse media platforms.

                  Social Science is a major category of academic disciplines that study human society and social relationships. Social Science disciplines include Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, History, and Linguistics, among others.

Political Science seeks to understand and explain the theory and practice of government and politics from the local, national, and international levels.

Journalism deals with the concepts, theories, and principles of news writing, feature writing, editing, copy reading and advertising.

Creative writing expose students to a variety of types of writing and provide them with opportunities to create their own works. Creative writing majors often take courses focusing individually on fiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting and nonfiction.

                    History is the study of the sum of human experience. It is concerned with the past and its present legacy.

            Philosophy is the study of the nature of existence, knowledge, truth and ethics. It challenges your understanding and assumptions of concepts like human nature and whether God exists.

 I hope you choose HUMSS because you have the passion to improve your public speaking skills, to learn how to write efficiently and to improve your creativity at its highest capacity. Not because you avoid elements and numbers. BE PART OF US! CHOOSE HUMSS!