BA Geography and English

Your career

Careers

A Geography and English degree from the University of Exeter will equip you with a wide range of skills suitable for progressing onto further study or employment. The breadth of career opportunities open to geography graduates is vast, with research, planning and management careers in government, the commercial sector and regional councils providing many positions, as well as roles within not-for-profit organisations.

Developing your skills and career prospects

The School of Geography provides a range of support to help you develop skills attractive to employers. Visit our Careers and Employability pages on the Geography and English websites for more information.

The Royal Geographical Society (RGS) website offers a wealth of information about careers and progression with geography and highlights the following sectors as offering jobs for geographers (links to RGS website; open in new windows):

• Environment and sustainability
• Physical systems
• Society
• The business world
• Geographical techniques
• Development and global issues
• Settlement
• Travel, tourism, leisure and culture

Exeter has an excellent reputation with graduate recruiters and our students and graduates compete very successfully in the employment market. Whatever path you want to follow after graduation, we’re here to help and support you with all your career and employability needs.

Graduate destinations

Below are a few examples* of initial jobs undertaken by graduates of University of Exeter Geography undergraduate programmes.

• Analytical Support Unit Assistant, BP
• Trainee Surveyor, DTZ
• Support Worker,  Mencap
• Cartographic assistant, UK Hydrographic office
• Catastrophe modelling analyst, Cathedral Capital
• Remote Sensing Technician, Network mapping
• Digital Intern, Edelman
• GIS Data Validator, National Grid
• Cartographic Assistant, UK Hydrographic Office
• Local Environmental Quality Officer, Keep Wales Tidy

Further study

Further study is a popular choice for a number of students following graduation. Below are a few examples* of further study undertaken by graduates of University of Exeter Geography undergraduate programmes.

• University of Exeter, MA Climate Change
• Oxford University, PGCE Secondary Education Geography
• Royal Agricultural College, MSc Property Agency and Management
• Oxford Brookes University, LLM Law
• Royal Holloway, University of London, MSc Quaternary Science
• Keele University, MSc Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology
• University of Exeter, MSc Energy Policy
• The University of Reading, MSc Real Estate and Planning
• Aberystwyth University , MSc GIS and Remote Sensing
• University of Exeter,  MSc Sustainable Development

Find out more

Further information about the opportunities the University of Exeter offers to maximise our graduates’ employment prospects can be found on the Employability and Graduate Development website.