Geography (Physical) with Professional Experience University of Reading

Overview

Geography (Physical) with Professional Experience BSc programme from University of Reading will deepen your understanding of how our physical environment works, responds, and adapts to change.

Key features

 It also offers you the chance to help address issues critical to our shared global future, including:

• climate change
• natural disasters
• weather systems.

You'll explore our physical world's diverse landscapes and environments through the study of:

• hydrology
• climatology
• hazards
• soils
• biogeography.

You'll also have the flexibility to decide where to focus your attention as your degree progresses, so you can adapt the degree to suit your interests as they evolve.

BSc Geography (Physical) with Professional Experience placement year

A key component of this degree is a year-long professional placement, which occurs between your second and final year. Placements can help enhance your employability and build your network.

Other opportunities include summer placements and the chance to work with partner organisations on research projects, with some of our recent students working with organisations such as:

• Thames Water
• Environment Agency
• Reading Borough Council
• Earth Trust
• Reading Buses
• West Berkshire Wildlife Trust

Career opportunities:

Add your voice to the development of renewable energy, protect ecological diversity by joining a wildlife conservation organisation, or provide support and planning to mitigate natural disasters through flood relief. You could lend your skills to a career in national government or NGOs, channel a passion for science into teaching, or join one of the many sectors where a geography degree is highly regarded, such as construction and engineering.

Recent BSc Geography (Physical) with Professional Experience graduates have gone on to work for organisations including:

• Department of Education, Food and Rural Affairs
• Dynasafe BACTEC
• Infrastructure Design Studio
• WSP Global
• North Somerset District Council.