Students who opt for social sciences or humanities today have a number of options available. This was the message from ‘Challenges Facing Humanities and Social Sciences in a Changing Academic Environment,’ the second in The Hindu Education Plus Career Counselling webinar series, presented by SRMIST, held on July 4. The speakers were Dr. R. Balasubramanian, Pro Vice-Chancellor (External Affairs), SRMIST; Dr. P. Duraisamy, former Vice-Chancellor, University of Madras; Dr. Sridhar Krishnaswami, deputy dean and professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRMIST, and Dr. Mathangi Krishnamurthy, assistant professor of Anthropology at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT-Madras. In psychology, the options ranged from criminal psychology and clinical psychology to counselling psychology, he added. Dr. Balasubramanian stressed the relevance of humanities and social sciences in every field.

Source: The Hindu July 04, 2020 18:41 UTC