Study of Geography gives advantages to learners in broad horizon. How?
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If you are interested in pursuing a career in an area that genuinely makes a difference to the world we live in, you should consider geography.
From understanding everything from how and why volcanos are formed to the impact of overcrowding in urban areas, geographers are integral to help find solutions to some of the biggest issues in the world, such as climate change, urban over-development and natural disasters.
Drawing on many other related disciplines geography offers a broad range of career outcomes and, with the increasing global focus on the issues geographers are equipped to address, employment opportunities are growing exponentially.
Here, Professor Louise Johnson from Deakin University’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences outlines four reasons why studying geography can lead to a rewarding and successful career.
There’s more to geography than you think
‘Contemporary geography is much less about where places are – though this is useful knowledge – but the ways in which physical and social processes differentiate the earth. It therefore splits into physical geography where you learn about geo-physical processes (such as plate tectonics, soil formation and climate) and human geography where you would consider the ways economies, cultures and societies create very different places. Geography is more than a study of people in their environments, but engages with contemporary problems and issues using an array of skills and a unique spatial perspective. These skills and perspectives therefore allow new understandings and solutions to be found. For example, in working on how to build better fringe suburbs, a critical insight would be to take what is best about inner suburban areas – their higher density, walkable neighbourhoods, concentration of employment and easy public transport access – and extend these to the design of new areas.’