Geography
What are the advantages of studying Geography?
Geographers are taught a wide range of skills drawing in ideas from many sources. This ability to view issues from a wider perspective is useful for working in many different areas. The nature of peoples' working lives is changing. It is becoming less likely that someone will spend all their life doing one type of job ( the so called job for life ). If your career path is going to be varied then you will need to develop transferable skills and you will need to be flexible. Geography encourages these qualities and provides a good 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 are numerate - Geographers are used to handling and interpreting data.
- Employers want people who can analyse their work - Geographical enquiries at GCSE and A Level provide opportunities for this.
- Employers want people who can manage themselves - These skills are developed when undertaking geographical enquiries.
- Employers want peole who can ask questions and then find answers - Geographers can pose problems and investigate the answers.
Is Geography a good choice?
The skills you use in geography can be useful to a wide range of employers. The close link between the subject and the world around us means there is a long list of related careers. Examples include working with development or aid agencies, environmental work, planning in local authorities, census work and tourism. These are a small sample of jobs and most of these only involve one part of the broad subject of Geography.
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