a majority of indian students are focused on business science and engineering it is no surprise that almost all those who study abroad do so in the field of engineering and managementit is a common belief that students who achieve higher grades should opt for science and those who do not should read arts however if science teaches certainty the humanities and social sciences teach uncertainty and make one develop the ability to question readily accepted facts the humanities can be viewed as the study of how people have documented human experience over the yearsexperts agree that knowledge of arts discipline is important to understand complex problems the world faces today where to study overseas some of the popular majors that you can choose in this field include english literature languages art global studies geography psychology sociology politics and religious education while many students from india looking to study the humanities head for the us other countries such as canada australia singapore and even france are increasingly becoming popular cole normale suprieure and cole polytechnique are some of the top universities in france where students can opt for several courses in the humanities in canada the university of british columbia york university and mcgill university are known to encourage students to study the humanities at the undergraduate level some institutions such as ie university in spain incorporate humanities as a core part of all degree programmes what can you expect studying the humanities abroad specifically in the us may make you a better orator and hone your writing skills you would be able to understand the individual areas of different subjects and see how they are intertwined in many cases you would learn about different cultures and be more culturally sensitive as you would interact with people from all over the world as well as valuing creativity you will learn about great minds of the world and if you wish to read different disciplines along with the humanities or social sciences you can do so too it is not uncommon to see learners majoring in business and art or psychology and finance almost any combination of subjects is al lowed at the undergraduate level especially at us universities what do you need for undergraduate admissions one should take the sat sat subject tests and the toefl for us schools and the ielts for the uk canada the eu australia and singapore at the masters level us schools ask for the gre and toefl scores and most other programmes in other countries will need only the toefl or the ielts some schools may have additional requirements including degrees or courses in specific fields as well as detailed essays and recommendation lettersin your essays and interview some institutes may conduct a telephonic interview be sure to state why you wish to study your chosen field and what you believe your career options are going to be relevant experience in the stream including courses taken internships projects or even a short work stint