Career Opportunities with a Degree in… Geography

Your Skills and the Employment Market

Possible Career Opportunities

Sample Jobs

Further Study Opportunities

What Past Graduates Have Done

Resources in the Careers Information Room

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Your skills and the employment market

Skills gained while studying Geography include:

• Fieldwork.
• Scientific laboratory techniques.
• Producing maps and diagrams.
• Using social survey and interpretative methods; collecting and analysing information using different methods (e.g. GIS, remote sensing).
• Interpreting different types of geographical evidence (e.g. texts, imagery, maps).
• Recognising the moral and ethical issues involved in debates and enquiries.
• Presenting oral and written arguments.
• Information, communication and technology skills (ICT) - including word processing, databases, internet communications, information retrieval and online searches.
• Numerical skills - interpreting and presenting relevant numerical information.
• Working with others as a result of developing interpersonal skills, planning skills and teamwork.
• Self-management skills - reflecting on, managing and planning your own time, learning and performance.
• Analytical skills - being able to analyse, synthesise, evaluate and identify problems and solutions.

Adapted from: The Higher Education Authority’s Employment Profiles

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Possible Career Opportunities

The following links lead to the relevant section of our Occupational Pages, which may contain information or links relevant to your chosen occupation.

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Note: Further qualifications may be needed for certain positions. This list is a sample of positions available.

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Industries that may be interested in Geography graduates include:

• Advertising / Marketing
• Banking
• Business Management
• Consultancies [e.g. Environmental, GIS, Planning]
• Development / Aid Agencies
• Local Government
• The Armed Forces
• The Media
• Tourism.

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Sample Jobs

Some jobs advertised recently that may suit students / graduates (these jobs are NOT currently available and are shown here for illustration purposes only).

Guide / Information Officer, OPW. Are you proud of your heritage? A good communicator? OPW look for people interested in presenting the unique story of one of Irelands many state managed heritage sites. 

World Bank internship. Candidates must be enrolled in a full-time graduate study program with: economics, human development (public health, education, nutrition, population), social science, agriculture, environment, private sector development, as well as other related fields. 

UNICEF India Internship Programme.  Opportunity for analysis, research and documentation of field-level interventions for children across a variety of areas – desk and field work. Suit Masters student with demography, rural development, or other related area. 

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Further study opportunities

For certain career choices, employers may look for candidates with further qualifications and training. 

To see the range of opportunities in NUI Galway please visit www.nuigalway.ie/courses .

The Careers Information Room has sections on Ireland and the UK (including individual prospectuses), USA (with guides to applying, funding and lists of courses), studying in EU countries as well as further afield.

Other postgraduate links:

http://www.postgradireland.com/ also contains useful information on postgraduate courses in Ireland

http://www.prospects.ac.uk/ is an excellent site for researching opportunities in the UK

http://ec.europa.eu/ploteus covers the EU. 

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What past graduates have done

Here is a sample of job titles and employers occupied by recent graduates who studied Geography - taken from First Destination Statistics.  

• Assistant Librarian, Tullamore General Hospital
• Auctioneer, Dublin
• Graduate Trainee, Ordnance Survey Ireland Ennis
• Management Trainee, Enterprise Rent A Car, Dublin
• Sea Fisheries Protection Officer and Navigation Officer, Irish Naval Service 
• Trainee Film Director, Samson Productions Dublin
• HDip Youth and Community Work, NUIM
• MA Environmental & Resource Management, UCD
• MA in Journalism, St. Patrick's Drumcondra
• Masters Environmental and Earth Mgt , Kingston Uni
• Masters of Regional and Urban Studies, UCD
• Masters Town Planning, Manchester
• MSc Environmental Planning, QUB
• PGCE Primary - ICT / Geography , Bath
• Primary School Teaching, Hibernia College
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Resources in the Careers Information Room

 We have valuable information resources, experienced career development advisers and information staff on hand to help you with your queries.

Reference material in the Information Room includes:

• Careers using Geography
• Careers for Geographers
• Working with the Environment
• Section ’R’ of the Occupational files
• Section ’Q’ of the Occupational files
• Arts Destinations folder
  

Drop into our information room and we will be happy to assist you.

For useful links, see www.delicious.com/careersinfo/geography .

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