Geography continues to be highly regarded by employers because of the broad suite of transferable skills encompassed by good geographical training, and because of its emphasis on problem-based learning and team working. The percentage of our students taking up graduate level jobs and/or continuing in further education has grown significantly in recent years.
Recent Geography graduates have secured employment in a wide range of roles, including:
- Land surveying
- Local government (sustainability officer, planning officer, transport, tourism)
- Urban regeneration
- Landscape design
- Community development
- Technical editing
- Geographical Information Systems
- Environment Agency
- Logistics
- Police
- Teaching
- Marketing
Students who completed our International Development Studies (IDS) programme are well placed to gain jobs in the development community. Recent students are working all over the world in a variety of development roles, including:
- UN (UNITAR) in Geneva
- English First in Jakarta
- Kimbilio/Save Child Africa
- Salt of the Earth, India
- Five Talents UK
- Anza, Tanzania
- Entraide, Birmingham
- Childreach International, London
- Burma aid organisation
- InterHealth in Nairobi Medair
- Teaching in Maldives
- Logistics in Madagascar
- BMS Tanzania
- MCAI (Maternal Childhealth Advocacy International)
- World Vision
- Fonkoze Microfinance, Haiti
- SCAD (Social Change and Development) in Tamil Nadu
Recent graduates of our Natural Hazard Management (NHM) programme have secured employment in a wide range of roles, including:
- Flood Risk Assessor
- Resilience Officer
- Insurance Hazard and Risk Modeller
- Hydrologist
- Remote Sensing Analyst
- Geographical Information Manager
- Environmental Officer
- Land Surveyor
- Community Development
- Teaching
- Geotechnical Analyst
- Fire Service
- Military