Why choose Geography

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Why choose Geography?
Get to know the physical and human world through
fieldwork!
Geography is about the future and encourages
flexible thinking!
If you love Geography, why not choose it?
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It fosters transferable skills which employers
look for!
Make wise decisions that balance the environment,
economic and social concerns in the context of
sustainable development!
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Fieldwork!
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What do Geographers do?
Nationally, Geography has one of the best
graduate employment records in the country!
Geography graduates are among the most
employable. They possess the skills that
employers look for. In part this is because
Geography brings together all other subjects. To
study geography will give you an oversight that
no other subject can give. It therefore combines
well with any GCSE subject.
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Just a few jobs that Geographers do...
Discover new places! Travel Agent Tourism
Officer Eco-Tourism Advisor Tour Guide Media
Researcher
Enjoy being in the landscape? Hydrologist Coastal
Manager Geologist Civil Engineer Soil
Conservationist
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Care about the planet? Estate Manager Forestry
Ranger Environmental Consultant Pollution
Analyst Conservation Officer
Interested in Weather? Weather Presenter Disaster
Manager Flood Prevention Officer Risk
Assessor Water Supply Coordinator
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Just a few jobs that Geographers do...
Fascinated by maps? GIS Specialist Cartographer Ut
ilities Manager Remote Sensing Analyst
Interested in human behaviour? Planner Social
Worker Market Researcher Housing Officer Estate
Agent
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Want to know why people work where they
do? Economic Developer Location
Analyst Retailer Regional Developer Transport
Manager
Interested in world events? Aid
Worker Diplomat Refugee Advisor Charity
Coordinator
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Interested in Further Education?
-PGCE (teaching qualification). -MSc (e.g.
environmental assessment, land management,
pollution and environmental control, information
systems engineering, rural resource
management). - MA (e.g. cultural geography,
society space, international business, town
planning). - PhD (e.g. glaciology, geography of
finance, quaternary environmental change,
geography of health care).
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Famous Geographers
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What does the course involve?
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Geography Matters!
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Choose Your Future. Choose Geography.