"Without geography you are nowhere", -as a famous American singer Jimmy Buffett once said. Indeed, the emergence of the science we owe it to where we are. Geography Science covers a number of acute problems and rapidly changing geographical aspects, so the demand for geographic services is growing, and the geographers’ services themselves are highly paid. 

A geographer’s professional field includes studies conducted in open areas, as well as travelling for the purpose of collecting and analyzing information. 

Today, the main activity of geography - the explanation of certain processes and phenomena, identifying their causes and forecasts for the future. What makes this specialty attractive is that the study course includes not only theoretical classes, but also the field practice, which consists of trips and expeditions. 

Where can I work after graduation:

Geographers can choose project, research institutes and organizations, firms, bodies of nature protection and environmental management, travel agencies, departments of spatial planning, GIS and centers etc. And may hold positions such as:

  • researcher,
  • Environmental Protection Agency Engineer,
  • Geological engineer,
  • environmental engineer,
  • demographer economist,
  • guide,
  • Tourism management,
  • Tourism instructor,
  • Corporate Leisure Specialist,
  • Travel Company Director etc.

Graduates work in the natural, environmental, industrial, administrative, social, recreational, public organizations. They can act as research scientists, consultants in various fields of geography (depending on the profile and further specialization). Work in reserves and national parks, meteorological and seismological stations. Quite often geographers working in travel agencies and companies, including achieve considerable career heights. On finishing post graduate studies - teach in colleges and higher education institutions and engage in research activities.