Geography - Welcome
What are the advantages of studying Geography?
Geographers are taught a wide-ranging combination of skills drawing in ideas from many sources. This ability to view issues from a wider perspective is appropriate for working in many different areas. The nature of peoples' working lives is changing. It is less likely that someone will spend all their life in one company or organisation (the so-called job for life). If your career path is to be varied you will need to develop transferable skills and you will need to be flexible. Geography fosters these qualities and provides a firm base for life-long learning.
What do Geography courses provide?
- Employers want people with good communication skills - Geography courses include a wide range of written and oral skills writing essays, projects and oral presentations.
- Employers want people who can manage themselves - The preparation of a GCSE or A Level investigation fosters such skills.
- Employers want people who can analyse their work - Geographical Investigations test hypotheses and involve analysis.
- Employers want people who are numerate and literate - Geographers are used to manipulating and interpreting data and preparing reports which encourages conciseness and clarity in the use of language.
- Employers want people who can ask questions and then find the answers - Geographers can pose problems and then investigate the answers. They can undertake complex decision making exercises using information at a variety of scales
Is Geography a Good Choice?
The skills you use in your geographical studies make you of potential interest to a wide range of employers. The close link between the subject and the world around us makes for a long and varied list of related careers for example working with development or aid agencies, environmental work, using Geographical Information Systems, working for the census office and in tourism. However most of these areas involve only one part of the broad subject of Geography.
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