Geography : Further study

In 2010, within six months of graduation, just over a fifth of geography graduates had started on further study, and a further 7% were also studying while working. Geographers often choose to study Masters or postgraduate diploma courses to specialise in a specific area, such as geographical information systems, remote sensing, environmental conservation, environmental management, oceanography, coastal and marine management, meteorology or water resources.

Choosing to undertake a PhD enables geography graduates to specialise in an area of research that most interests them and often provides experience of university teaching.

Postgraduate courses in teaching, surveying or urban/rural planning are also popular, as they qualify you to work in those career areas. Some geographers also opt to take business or management courses.

These trends show only what previous graduates in your subject did immediately upon graduating. Over the course of their career - the first few years in particular - many others will opt for some form of further study, either part time or full time. If further study interests you, start by thinking about postgrad study and search courses and research to identify your options.

Look at funding my further study for details relating to finance and the application process.