Geography - Study Abroad (Hons) Lancaster University

Overview

Through this Geography - Study Abroad (Hons) course from  Lancaster University develop the skills and knowledge needed to help you advance professionally in a range of sectors, including but not limited to energy, food and agriculture, construction and housing, hazard mitigation, environmental consultancy, local and national government, urban planning and landscape architecture, geospatial analysis, and emergency planning. Explore the full range of human and environmental issues tackled by modern geographers, with an emphasis on human society and the impacts these systems have in the modern world.

Career opportunities:

Geography helps us to understand the world around us, from the study of cultures and people, to the processes going on beneath our feet that shape the landscapes we live in. A degree in geography will help you get to grips with the many challenges we face with a growing population and an increasingly precarious climate situation by providing you with the opportunity to tackle a wide variety of complex issues. With such a diverse curriculum of topics, our geography graduates go on to work in a diverse range of positions such as Planning Officers, Environmental Consultants, Landscape Architects, Geospatial Analyst, Hydrologist, Emergency Planning and many more. Geographers are also well placed to secure roles and opportunities in sectors that might not be obvious such as marketing and sales, teaching, travel and tourism, and commercial business. This is down to your transferable skills in communication, software competencies, project management and data analysis. Graduates from our courses are also well-paid, with the median salary of graduates from Lancaster Environment Centre being £26,500 15 months after graduation (HESA Graduate Outcomes Survey 2024).

Here are just some of the roles that our BA and MArts Geography students have progressed into upon graduating:

• Climate Change Consultant - UNICEF
• Planning Officer – Cheshire West and Chester Council
• Graduate Planner – Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• LALS Project Coordinator – University of York
• Education, Communication, and Outreach Officer - Veolia
• MPhil in Holocene Climates – University of Cambridge
• Campaign Marketing Manager – Pearson
• Regulatory Consultant – Yordas Group
• GIS Consultant – Stantec
• Sustainability Executive - McArthurGlen Group
• GIS and Flood Mapping Specialist (Assistant Analyst) - JBA Risk Management
• Climate Change Projects Officer - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council