careers with geography kate amis manager, the geography ambassador project, rgs - ibg
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Careers with Geography
Kate Amis Manager, The Geography Ambassador Project, RGS - IBG
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Thinking ahead
• What do you want in the future?
• Do you have any career plans?
• What is at the top of your ladder?
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Career Areas
• Settlement• Society• Geographical
techniques• Physical systems• Travel, leisure and
tourism• Economic world• Development and
global issues
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Settlement
• Are you interested in shaping the relationship between people and their environments?
• Regeneration officer• Landscape architect• Town planner• Environmental consultant
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Society
• Do you want to work with people and affect their everyday lives?
• Teacher• Social worker• Youth and community
officer• Museum educator
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Geographical Techniques
• Are you interested in using cutting edge technology and IT systems to create and interpret visual data?
• GIS specialist• Location analyst• Surveyor• Military analyst
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Physical Systems
• Do you enjoy being in the landscape and working with the natural environment?
• Coastal engineer• Flood protection officer• Weather presenter• Environmental consultant
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Travel, Tourism and Leisure
• Are you interested in discovering, exploring and promoting different places?
• Travel agent• Eco-tourism advisor• Heritage manager• PR and marketing
manager
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Business World
• Do you want to make key decisions that shape the commercial world?
• Lawyer• Retailer• Accountant • Financial analyst
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Development and Global Issues
• Are you interested in world events? Do you want to work towards improving social inequality across the globe?
• Diplomat• Overseas volunteer• Aid worker• Charity co-ordinator
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Environment and Sustainability
• Do you care about the future of the planet?
• Resource manager• Recycling officer• Forestry manager• Cycle route planner
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Studying geography at university
• BA or BSc• Human geography,
physical geography or both?
• Related subjects– Development studies– Earth studies– Sociology– GIS– Environmental science
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Choosing a course
• What is the course content?
• Do the modules offered reflect your interests?
• How is the course taught? How is it assessed?
• What does the department ‘feel’ like?
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Fieldwork
• What are the fieldwork opportunities?
• Where will I visit?
• How much will it cost?
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Applying for a geography degree
• Apply through UCAS• Attend university
open days• Talk to current
undergraduates• Make six choices• Submit your
application in the Autumn of Year 13