Humanities courses, online or in a traditional classroom environmnt, do not prepare you for any career. Humanities are considered part of a well-rounded, balanced education, which is why they are included in Associate and Bachelor degree programs. Even medical and dental school program include humanities courses. A full degree in humanities could support a career plan as a educator, writer, historian, linguist,etc., all which often require a graduate degree. Taking humanities courses via distance learning won't prepare you for a specific career, but they will help prepare you for almost every career. Unless you are planning on going into a specific field in humanities (i.e., philosophy, religion, art), these courses will provide a wealth of general knowledge and basic foundation for other studies and work. A degree in humanities or any of its disciplines is good preparation for law school, work in political science (politics), and many other careers. Studying humanities broadly as preparation for the w