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What can I do with a degree in Geography and Environmental Science (Penryn)?
The below offers a selection of the destinations University of Exeter graduates from Geography and Environmental Science 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 would like 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 and Environmental Science (Penryn)
Recent Exeter Geography and Environmental Science graduates have entered a wide range of careers. Some recent examples include:*
- Environment professionals
- Business sales executives
- Secondary education teaching professionals
- Laboratory technicians
- Business and related research professionals
- Sports coaches, instructors and officials
- Finance and investment analysts and advisers
- Conservation professionals
- Researchers
- Management consultants and business analysts
Many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed above.
Other resources:
- Employment sector pages
- Panopto - Geography students can explore their career options via this interactive webcast video.
- Prospects to find out more about job profiles
- Royal Geographical Society/Institute of British Geographers
- British Geological Survey
- Graduate Outcomes Data to do a deep dive into the data on what Geography graduates do after their degree
- LinkedIn Exeter Geography alumni tool (you will need to be logged in to LinkedIn to access this functionality)
* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20 Graduate Outcomes surveys (ordered from most popular to least).
Employers of Exeter alumni with a degree in Geography and Environmental Science (Penryn)
Recent Exeter Geography and Environmental Science graduates have entered a wide range of careers. Some recent examples include:*
- Ascential plc
- Barrett Developments
- Blenheim Underwriting Limited
- Cornwall council
- Diageo
- Environment Agency
- European Space Agency
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Keystone Environmental Ltd
- Natural England
- Savills
- Taylor Woodrow
- University of Exeter
Other resources:
- LinkedIn Exeter Geography alumni tool (you will need to be logged in to LinkedIn to access this functionality)
* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20 Graduate Outcomes surveys.
Skills
An Exeter Geography and Environmental Science degree will arm you with some great employability skills including:
- Analyse and solve problems
- Make decisions
- Critically interpret data and text
- Develop a reasoned argument
- Generate, interpret and present various data types using statistics, text, images and maps
- Work in teams
- Plan and organise
- Present oral and written arguments and information
- Use Information and Communications Technology (ICT) skills – including word processing, databases, internet communications, information retrieval and online searches.
Further Study
Around 41% of Geography and Environmental Science graduates go on to pursue further study within 15 months of completing their undergraduate degree. Some recent progression routes include:
- MA Conflict, Security and Development
- MSc Climate Change
- MSc Conservation and Biodiversity
- MSc Conservation Science and Policy
- MSc Environment and Human Health
- MSc Environmental Consultancy
- MSc Flood and Coastal Engineering
- MSc Global Sustainability Solutions
- MSc Oceanography
- MSc Survey and Land Environmental Management
- MSc Sustainable Development
Some went on to study other degrees including:
- Graduate Diploma in Law
- MSc Emerging Economies and International Development
- PGCE Humanities Primary
Useful resources:
- Find a Masters
- Masters Compare
- Masters Portal
- Prospects
- University of Exeter PG Study
- LinkedIn Exeter Geography alumni tool (you will need to be logged in to LinkedIn to access this functionality)
* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20 Graduate Outcomes surveys.
**Individual course names were taken from the University of Exeter's Career Destination survey (2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21) as this information is not collected within the Graduate Outcomes survey.