Non-STEM Degrees
Skills
Skills you're learning from your non-STEM degree that employers look out for!
Internships
Links to find internships available for Non-STEM students within different sectors.
Careers
Insight into what sectors are available in terms of careers for those with a non-STEM degree!
Further Advice
Some further links that can help those with a non-STEM degree looking for a career.
Skills
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Written Communication Skills
From writing essays which have word limits on them, we learn to write enough to get what is needed written down, but not too much so that we’re writing irrelevant details.
03
Time Management
All those long essays and readings you have to do certainly teach you to manage your time!
02
Critical Thinking Skills
Critical thinking and critical analysis are actually the two main things that our lecturers are looking for when marking our essays!
04
Interpersonal Skills
There is never one correct answer! This teaches you to respect other people’s opinions, ideas and interpretations!
05
Decision Making
With the lots of different approaches you can take for an essay in a non-STEM degree, decision making is vital!
07
Taking Your Own Initiative
With no one checking on students if we've completed our readings and notes or not, it's really up to us to take our initiatives!
06
Taking in Lots of Information
We take in lots of overwhelming readings and lectures, comprehend them, and summarise them effectively.
08
Project Management
All our essays are projects with a goal in mind, for which we must stay motivated and complete strategically!