Geography with Global Development with a Placement Year (Hons) University of East Anglia

Overview

You’ll study critical contemporary issues from a geographical perspective – including poverty, race, gender, health, migration, the environment, artificial intelligence and cities – with a focus on the relationship between people, place, and transformative social justice. You’ll gain key practical skills, including the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS), cross-cultural communication, policy analysis, problem-solving, and fieldwork skills. You can also develop your understanding of specific regions of the world, such as sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America. 

Local fieldwork is a vital part of all core modules, complemented by exciting residential field trips in Europe and the UK. On this Geography with Global Development with a Placement Year (Hons) version of the  course from  University of East Anglia , you’ll complete a year-long work placement, gaining valuable industry experience. In previous years, students have done placements in Costa Rica, Uganda, Cambodia, Kenya, Peru, and the UK.

After the Course

You’ll graduate with knowledge and skills valued by a vast range of organisations related to geography and global development. Many of our graduates go on to work in related roles in policy and advocacy, these include government agencies, the United Nations, private sector companies, consultancy firms, and the many hundreds of large and small non-government organisations that focus on social and environmental issues and humanitarian work. Furthermore, geographers are renowned for being ‘systems-thinkers’, focusing on people and our relationships with the environment. Trained geographers contribute to advocating for livable climates, influencing social policy, and managing resources.Alternatively, you could use the academic and transferable skills gained from our degrees for careers in business, the voluntary and public sector, education, and academia. Geography provides an ideal set of skills and understandings for approaching a myriad of career choices.

Careers

Example of careers that you could enter include:

•    UK Government and planning•    Business•    Technology, including geospatial•    Charitable sector in the UK and globally•    Environmental management and the green economy•    Teaching