Career Pathways
Geography is a General subject suited to students who are interested in pathways beyond school that lead to tertiary studies, vocational education or work.
A course of study in Geography can establish a basis for further education and employment in the fields of:
These pathways draw on the skills acquired through understanding and using spatial technologies.
(Geography 2019 v1.1 General Senior Syllabus p1)
A course of study in Geography can establish a basis for further education and employment in the fields of:
- Urban and environmental design, planning and management
- Biological and environmental science
- Conservation and land management
- Emergency response and hazard management
- Oceanography
- Surveying
- Global security
- Economics
- Business
- Law
- Engineering
- Architecture
- Information technology
- Science
These pathways draw on the skills acquired through understanding and using spatial technologies.
(Geography 2019 v1.1 General Senior Syllabus p1)
Examples of careers relating to the units
Unit 1: Responding to Risk and Vulnerability in Hazard Zones (natural and ecological hazards)
Unit 2: Planning Sustainable Places (challenges facing Australia and megacities)
Unit 3: Responding to Land Cover Transformations (climate change and land use in Australia)
Unit 4: Managing Population Change (Australia and global population)
- Emergency responder
- Meteorologist
- Geologist
- Urban planner
- Environmental scientist
- Doctor or health worker
Unit 2: Planning Sustainable Places (challenges facing Australia and megacities)
- Engineer
- Architect
- Urban planner
- Politician or government policy maker
- Tradesperson
- Environmental manager
Unit 3: Responding to Land Cover Transformations (climate change and land use in Australia)
- Meteorologist
- Agricultural scientist
- Environmental scientist
- Environmental manager
- Marine biologist
- Park ranger
- Tour guide
- Pilot
- Mining engineer
Unit 4: Managing Population Change (Australia and global population)
- Anthropologist
- Demographer
- Urban planner
- Politician or government policy maker