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Career Guidance Knowledge arts and humanities K022 - humanities (except languages) K0222 - history and archaeology History of literature
Description
The historical evolution of forms of writing that are meant to entertain, educate or to give instructions to the audience, such as fictional prose and poems. The techniques used to communicate these writings and the historical context in which they were written.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 1 occupations
- Optional in 2 occupations
- Total: 3 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)
Essential for
- Literary scholarLiterary scholars research works of literature, history of literature, genres, and literary criticism in order to appraise the works and the surrounding aspects in an appropriate c…
Optional for
- Media scientistMedia scholars research the role and impact that media has on the society. They observe and document the usage of different kinds of media such as newspapers, radio and…
- LinguistA linguist is a professional who specializes in the scientific study of language and its structure. They analyze language to understand its components, evolution, and variations, c…
Related skills
- Develop scientific theories
- Perform scientific research
- Apply teaching strategies
- Speak different languages
- Perform project management
- Publish academic research
- Literature
- Mentor individuals
- Journalism
- Write research proposals
- Manage personal professional development
- Scientific research methodology
Last updated on February 18, 2026
