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• Ability to think and work independently, managing own workload and multiple deadlines
• Critical thinking and interpretive skills
• The ability to work collaborate and work within a team
• IT skills including using specialised software
• Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally to develop and sustain an argument in report writing and presentations
• Research and data collection skills
• Analytical skills and the ability to evaluate and draw conclusions
• Numerical skills

Geography is the spatial science; helping us all to better understand the world’s people, places and environments and the interactions between them – whether at the local, national or global scales.” Dr Rita Gardner CBE, Director of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).

Given that Geography is such a broad subject, the career opportunities are vast. The following sectors are often appealing to Geography graduates:

• The Physical Environment – ,
• Development and Global Issues –
• Policy and Government –
• Geographic Information Systems –
• The Business World –
• The Built Environment – ,
• Travel, Tourism and Leisure
• Education and Teaching:
• Society –

The Royal Geographical Society has an excellent resource detailing career paths with Geography including articles and webinars:  

The study of Geography will give you a variety of transferable skills which will be relevant to many roles. Don’t forget 60% of graduate roles are open to all disciplines.

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The Geography Department have several Postgraduate Taught Master's programmes you can apply to. You can also study for a research degree including a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) or MPhil (Master of Philosophy). Further information can be found on the .

Further study elsewhere:

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The Royal Geographical Society have created a valuable resource on

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Graduates from this subject area have gone on to destinations where:

Employers included:

Allianz, ASOS, Boots, Centrica Plc, Civil Service, Deloitte, Environment Agency, E.on, Essex and Sussex Water, GSK, Hitachi Capital, KPMG, Local Government, M&S, Mazars, Office for National Statistics, Save the Children International, Southern Water, UK Centre For Ecology & Hydrology and Unilever.

Roles included:

Accountant, Air Quality Improvement Officer, Assistant Cost Manager, Audit Associate, Business Development Coordinator, Commercial Marketing Graduate, Environment Officer, Environmental Management Associate, GIS Analyst, Graduate Flood Modeller, Graduate Transport Planner, Graduate Town Planner, Media Analyst, Planning and Enforcement Officer, PR Account Executive, Social Researcher, Sustainability Consultant, Technology Graduate.

Further Study included:

MSc Management, MSc Economics and International Business, MSc Globalisation and Cities, MSc Marketing, PGCE Secondary Education, MSc Construction Project Management, MSc Environment Politics and Society.

Further information

For more information on companies graduates work for, industry links and career opportunities, visit the subject area page of the University website.  You can also find out what our students say in our student stories of personal journeys through and beyond 黑料网 and track the career journeys and 黑料网 experiences of some of our alumni.

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Have you considered a career in Law? You don’t need a law degree to become a lawyer – in fact, the modern legal profession is full of non-law graduates. Jobs in law utilise many of the skills social sciences and humanities students have. For further information please see the and hub for non-Law students.

Working in the Civil Service is also of interest to many Geography graduates. Find out more using and  to begin your research into this area.

Organisations that have graduate schemes directly related to Geography:

Geography specific websites:

• Work Experience Directory

Geography is a broad subject. Below are some links to job areas you may be interested in. If you would like to discuss your plans, please book a careers appointment.

Environmental roles

Consider speculative applications to small organisations in the private sector.

See  and  to look for vacancy sources.

Public Sector

Charity Roles

There are a wide range of roles in this sector including environmental roles, communications, research, support worker.

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• – a non-for profit graduate scheme placed with a UK charity

International Development

This is a broad area which can include human rights, disaster preparedness, education, migration and environment.

• is good for jobs and also updates on humanitarian news

Politics

• – Policy and Think Tank jobs

Property and Construction

• free to use recruitment platform for a range of opportunities in the Construction industry with some opportunities for Geographers

Business Roles

The job profiles below provide information on what roles involve, what skills and experience are required and where to search for vacancies

For general placement and graduate websites, please see our Find jobs and work experience pages.