The bar chart illustrates the number of male and female students studying six art-related subjects—Linguistics, Philosophy, English Language and Literature, Art and Design, and Communication and Media Studies—at a university in the United Kingdom in 2011.
Overall, both genders preferred to study English Language and Literature over other subjects, while Philosophy and History and Archaeology were the least opted subjects by males and females, respectively.
Among males, English Language and Literature was the most preferred course, followed by Communication and Media Studies. The number of male students opting to study Linguistics and Art and Design was nearly the same, with approximately 180 students pursuing each. Philosophy was the least preferred subject, followed by History and Archaeology.
Among females, 200 students preferred to study English Language and Literature, followed by Communication and Media Studies and Linguistics. Both Philosophy and Art and Design were roughly preferred by around 150 students each. Among the subjects, History and Archaeology was the least preferred by females.
In summary, English Language and Literature was the most preferred subject by both genders. However, Philosophy was least pursued by males, whereas History and Archaeology was least preferred by females.