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Geography

Using your Geography degree

The AGCAS bookletsEnvironmental, Food Chain and Rural Sector, Local, Regional and National Government Sector, Tourism Sectors give an overview of the sectors relevant to geography and include key roles for graduates, case studies and further links and resources. Copies of these are available free from the careers service or you can view them online atwww.prospects.ac.uk.

Signpost sheets looks at individual subjects and identifies skills gained during your course,career options related to your subject, and graduate case studies.

Take a look at a Student Employablity Profile for Geography at www.cihe-uk.com/

Other career options

The Job sector information pages on this website have information on types of jobs available within sectors, where to look for jobs and placements, relevant resources in the careers service, specialist careers events and professional development and training information.

Prospects website has an explore types of jobs section which includes job profiles of over 800 occupations. Information for each job covers salary and conditions, entry requirements, training and career development, typical employers and vacancy sources, case studies and contacts and resources.

Other relevant pages on this website are what can I do with my degree? and what should I be doing now?

Click here to see national graduate statistics by subject on the Prospects website.

Organisations associated with Geography

Professional Bodies and Associations often have a careers section with job profiles, information, and advice for graduates.

Royal Geographical Society 
1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR 
Tel: 020 7591 3022

Association of Geography Teachers of Wales
Secretary: Dr Hilary Thomas, Univ. of Wales College Newport, Caerleom Campus, P O Box 179, Newport, NP6 1YG 
Tel: 01443 403357
hsthom01@newport.ac.uk

Conference of the Heads of Departments of Geography in British Universities 
Chair: Professor Mark Blacksell, Dean of Science Faculty, University of Plymouth 
tel +44 (0)1752 233053 
m.blacksell@plymouth.ac.uk

Council of British Geography 
Chair: Professor WA Kent, Institute of Education , London 
Tel: 020 7612 6437,
A.Kent@ioe.ac.uk 
Hon. Secretary: Dr R Hall, Queen Mary and Westfield College , London
Tel 020 7957 5408 
R.Hall@qmul.ac.uk

Geographical Association 
160 Solly Street, Sheffield, S10 3BP
Tel: 0114 296 0088, fax 0114 296 7176

Royal Scottish Geographical Society 
40 George Street , Glasgow G1 1QE
Tel: +44 (0)141 552 3330 fax +44 (0)141 552 33301R.S.G.S.@strath.ac.uk

Scottish Association of Geography Teachers 
President: Alan Doherty, Linlithgow Academy, Braehead Road, Linlithgow, West Lothia EH49 6EH 
tel +44 (0)1506 843211, fax +44 (0)1506 848082alan.doherty1@virgin.net

University of Wales Council for Geography 
President: Dr W Edwards, University of Wales, Aberyswyth Tel +44 ( 0)1970 622592 wje@aber.ac.uk

Useful websites

www.gesource.ac.uk geography and environment gateway for UK HE and FE

http://bubl.ac.uk resource website

www.geography.org.uk Georaphical Association website

Resources in the Careers Service

These are available at Newton Park and Somerset Place and are on reference only.

  • Countryside Jobs Express
  • Environment Post
  • Careers Using Geography
  • The Green Index

Occupational file in the careers service most relevant to Geography would be:

  • Environment, Exploration and Extraction, R

Information days, events and careers fairs

Look at the What's On section of this website for events and fairs.

Prospects website has a general careers fair section, searchable by type of event and location.

Postgraduate study in geography

For more general information, refer to the postgraduate and further study section of this website.

For information on postgraduate courses at Bath Spa
click here.

Prospects website has a searchable database of all UK postgraduate courses.

Course Discover is a searchable database of postgraduate and FE courses available to use in the Careers Service.

Further Training

Most professional bodies run courses and seminars for continuing professional development.

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