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Welcome to Geography

Without Geography you are…… Nowhere! 

Geography – helping you make sense of the world. 

Why choose geography?

You have come to an important point in your education.  You must decide which choices to make.  Are you interested in studying further?  You should be because geography tackles the big issues:

  • Environmental responsibility
  • Our global interdependence
  • Cultural understanding and tolerance
  • Commerce, trade and industry
The world in which we live is likely to change more in the next 50 years than it has ever done before.  Geography explains why, and helps you prepare for those changes.            If you enjoy geography – carry on with it as you are likely to obtain

best results in a subject you enjoy.   The transferable skills which geography fosters are an asset in the complex world of employment today.  Geography is about the future and encourages flexible thinking.

 

 What do geographers do?

            Compared to other subjects, geography graduates are among the most employable.  They possess the skills that employers look for.  In part this is because the subject combines knowledge of science and an understanding of the arts.

            Geography graduates were surveyed after their degree courses about their career destinations.  The results show:

  • 40.6% winto management and administration
  • 24.8% durther training, including PGCE for teaching
  • 11.4% jd the financial sector
  • 10% jd other professions, including the media.

Is geography a good choice in terms of getting a job?  The answer is a resounding YES! 

Geographers can:-                      

  • Make a concise report
  • Handle data
  • Ask questions and find answers
  • Make decisions about an issue
  • Analyse material
  • Organise themselves
  • Think creatively and independently
Geographers are:-
  • Good communicators
  • Spatially aware
  • Socially, economically and environmentally aware
  • Problem solvers
  • Good team players
  • Computer literate
  • Well rounded flexible thinkers.

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