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What can I do with a degree in Geography (Streatham)?

Below we offer a selection of the destinations University of Exeter graduates from geography have gone on to. The information below is not exhaustive, however it does highlight the range of job and further study options available to you after your studies. 

If you wish to learn more about any of the jobs listed below you may wish to browse the job profiles on the Prospects website. 

Careers with a degree in Geography (Streatham)

Recent Exeter geography graduates have entered a wide range of careers. Some recent examples include:* (note most popular roles highlighted in bold).

Remember…

Many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed above. Use Prospects A-Z database of occupational profiles to find out more about the above roles. 

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* Aggregated Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed Graduate outcomes from 2017/18 to 2021/22 Graduate Outcomes surveys 

Employers of Exeter alumni with a degree in Geography (Streatham)

Recent Exeter geography graduates have entered a wide range of careers. Some recent examples include the following most popular destinations:* 

* Aggregated Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed Graduate outcomes from 2017/18 to 2021/22 Graduate Outcomes surveys.  

For more information on the above companies access the University of Exeter Library research companies and organisations for your job search resource. See Career Zone Help with researching sectors and employers resource to aid research of the aforementioned employers. 

Skills

An Exeter Geography degree will arm you with some great employability skills including:

  • GIS skills: proficiency in using GIS software for analysing and communicating spatial data. 
  • Fieldwork skills: experience in conducting fieldwork in various settings and collecting data. 
  • Statistics and IT skills: knowledge of statistical methods and proficiency in using computer software for data analysis and visualisation. 
  • Numerical and IT skills: ability to apply statistical and measurement techniques and use computer software effectively. 
  • Data collection, analysis, and evaluation: skills in gathering, interpreting, and assessing data. 
  • Competence in developing arguments from scientific, ethical, and philosophical perspectives and forming these into environmental impact assessments: ability to construct well-reasoned arguments and evaluate the environmental implications of projects.    
  • A broad understanding of local, national, and global environmental issues: knowledge of environmental problems and their interconnectedness. 

Further Study

Around 24 % of geography graduates go on to pursue further study within 15 months of completing their undergraduate degree. Some recent progression routes include (note most popular roles highlighted in bold): 

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) 

Environmental Sciences: 

  • CDT (PhD) Environmental Intelligence 
  • MPhil Holocene Climates 
  • MSc Climate Change 
  • MSc Climate Change: Environment Science and Policy
  • MSc Conservation and Biodiversity
  • MSc Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology
  • MSc Flood and Coastal Engineering
  • MSc Geographical Information Science
  • MSc Geospatial Sciences
  • MSc Global Sustainability Solutions
  • MSc Sustainable Development
  • MSc Sustainable Natural Resource Management
  • MSc Taxonomy, Biodiversity and Evolutions
  • PhD Earth Sciences 

Data Science and Analytics: 

  • MSc Applied Data Science and Statistics
  • MSc Applied Social Data Science
  • MSc Business Analytics 

Engineering & Built Environment: 

  • MA Quantity Surveying
  • MSc Finance and Investment
  • MSc Flood and Coastal Engineering
  • MSc Real Estate
  • MSc Spatial Planning
  • MSc Surveying and Land/Environmental Management
  • MSc Transport and Planning
  • MSc Urban Design and City Planning 

Other STEM: 

  • MSc Energy, Society and Sustainability
  • MSc Environmental Consultancy
  • MSc Environmental Hazards
  • MSc Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
  • MSc Environmental Technology 

Humanities and Social Sciences 

Social Sciences

  • Graduate Diploma in Law 
  • MA Conflict, Security and Development
  • MA Food Studies
  • MA Geography
  • MA Social Justice and Education
  • MRes Critical Human Geographies
  • MRes Geography 
  • MRes Risk and Disaster Reduction
  • MRes Sustainable Development 
  • MSc Applied Social Data Science 
  • MSc Criminology 
  • MSc Disaster Management 
  • MSc Environment and Human Health 
  • MSc Environment Development and Politics 
  • MSc International Business 
  • MSc International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies 
  • MSc Leadership for Sustainable Development 
  • MSc Management 
  • MSc Marketing
  • MSc Public Health
  • MSc Rural Land and Business Management 

Law and Education

  • Graduate Diploma in Law
  • MA Social Justice and Education
  • PGCE
  • PGCE Geography Secondary
  • PGCE Primary 

Interdisciplinary

This cluster could include programs that bridge multiple fields, such as: 

  • CDT (PhD) Environmental Intelligence 
  • MRes Risk and Disaster Reduction
  • MSc Global Sustainability Solutions
  • MSc Leadership for Sustainable Development 

Some sample University of Exeter postgraduate options: :

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