Human Geography and Sustainability Research Keele University

Overview

This Human Geography and Sustainability Research degree from Keele University draws on social sciences more generally, but also brings together Keele’s internationally recognised expertise across the two distinct disciplines of human geography and sustainability.

Generic and subject-specific research training prepares you to consider why and how humans behave, interact with, shape and affect their surroundings; studying our many diverse environments, habitats and resources (both natural and man-made).

Career opportunities:

In our rapidly changing world, there is significant demand for individuals with specialist knowledge and understanding of how human environments function globally and locally, able to analyse and interpret data to predict and find solutions to a range of social, political, economic and sustainable issues.

Graduating from the MA in Human Geography and Sustainability Research places you in an ideal position to work in a wide range of public, private and third sector settings, for charities, voluntary organisations, NGOs, local or national government, government agencies, multinational companies and other commercial enterprises.You'll be able to contribute the insight required to shape environmental policy, town planning, transport, housing, environmental services and recycling, regeneration and economic development.

The transferrable skills you will explore in critical thinking, problem-solving, project management, communication, leadership and creativity, will equip you to find work across a wide range of professions, from business and management, to systems analysis, academia, journalism or marketing.Accredited by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), and compliant with the research training requirements for Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) PhD scholarships, the MA is an excellent route for those who wish to progress onto further study at PhD level.

Roles you may find interesting:

• Academic

• Business Analyst

• Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner

• Civil servant (e.g. Communities, Treasury, Ministry of Defence)

• Distribution manager

• Energy assessor

• Environmental consultant

• Environmental sustainability specialist

• Flood and risk management

• International mapping officer

• Local government manager

• Project manager

• Research associate

• Senior technical manager

• Surveyor