Possible careers after studying geography at degree level.

I have a large interest in geography and I am considering maybe taking it as a degree once I finish my A-levels. However I have tried to research possible careers for after I complete the course, but haven't really found anything I fancy yet.

I know that Cartography, Town planning, environmental consultancy and teaching are all options but I am unaware of any others. I am not entirely interested in any of these careers so I would like to learn about some more.

Finding a career I'm interested in, in relation to geography would probably help me make my final decision on whether to study it.

Hi,

If you really want to focus your future career on geography, there are plenty of options open to you including working within the government, either at a local or national level, or with environmental groups or charities. Check out our article on what you can do with a geography degree for more ideas!

Having said that, at Milkround, we see a large number of students picking degree courses that interest them at university, but going on to do very different jobs after university.

The great thing about the jobs system in the UK is that the majority of employers accept applicants from a variety of degree backgrounds - meaning that you can study geography at university, and still go on to do a career in something completely unrelated to geography if you like.

When thinking about where else a degree in geography can take you, think about the transferable skills it will give you and then think about what kind of roles you can do with those skills.

For example, a degree in geography will give you experience in statistics, an understanding of the global economy, understanding about sociology etc. - my point is, the skills you will gain will not limit you to careers only in geography and will open doors to plenty of other opportunities too.

Hope that helps - let me know if you have any questions!

Chantelle & The Milkround team

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OUCH!!!

But seriously though, there are a few opportunities for this guy but its a bit of a soft spot because Geography doesn't have a specific application as a degree, it's a bit of an open one. That can be good and bad in some cases.

got an article for psychology which could help me?

We certainly do :-)

If you don't want to go into clinical roles, degrees in psychology gives you a range of useful skills, including a deeper understanding of how humans think/work (which lends itself nicely to roles in HR & recruitment or marketing), but also the ability to analyse and process statistics (lending itself to roles in other roles in science and research, or business). Take a look at the full article for more ideas.

Drop me a message if you have any other questions!

Chantelle & The Milkround team

not sure if either marketing or recruitment is for me...

ugh so lost with what i want to do with life...going to draw up a checklist of a bunch of traits i think that i have and work it from there - i want to plan now so i have somewhat of a clear root after i get my AS results in like 2weeks time

think ill just wait til uni starts or when i start a2