Hi! I am a qualified Chartered Accountant with a bachelors degree in commerce from the University of Mumbai. I am currently working full time in a finance profile.
I have always wanted to pursue MA Arts - English Literature as a career option but things didn't work out for me in that direction. Now after all these years, it is still my dream to pursue this degree, purely out of interest. I have no immediate plans of making a career out of this as I am happy with my current work profile.
I wanted help on how I can transition from a commerce background to one in arts. Do I need to qualify any exam for this? Also, I am unsure on where I should pursue this from. I do not have the time to do a full time course. But, I would be happy take some time out in the weekends or early mornings on weekdays.
So, should I do this course from a college or via correspondence? Also, while it may not be my short term objective to make a career out of MA degree, I may switch at a later point of time. So I want to pursue this course from a recognized institution.
Please provide some guidance on the above issue. I would be happy to give you any other information that you might need.
Hi Nandini,
As I can understand from your above description you have an interest in literature but are not sure about making it as a career option.
To start with If you are interested in writing and are someone who is good with words, you can pursue a career as a freelancer/part-time content writer where you write contents, blogs, articles, forum answers, FAQs etc for a financial company or bank's website putting in use your current finance job profile or you can also write content for other websites of your interest.
To know more on this, read our career bank page on careers in writing-> Click here To make a career in other areas of literature like copy writer, journalist or in arts, culture, media etc you would be required to do basic a degree in literature B.A or M.A. There many correspondence and also online courses available for same. There are no Entrance exams for this course but every college has their own eligibility criteria.
But the best advise before deciding on any course, it is better to know whether that career is right fit for you.
Take a career assessment->Click here and find out, if you have the required aptitude, genuine interest etc to make a career in this field. Fix an appointment with the mentor/ counselor to know more details and steps to enter this career or an alternative career option.
