2023/24 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
GEOG2015 Career Skills in Geography
10 creditsClass Size: 250
Module manager: Dr Myles Gould
Email: m.i.gould@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2023/24
This module is mutually exclusive with
| CSER2201 | Career Development 2 |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Module summary
This module addresses the question: What can you do with a geography degree? It explores the world of post-university employment, and how geographers can succeed after graduation. You will be provided with a suite of insights, skills and experiences that will better prepare you for how to use your geography degree in a future career. This includes: awareness of how the diverse skills possessed by geographers can be most effectively presented to employers; enhanced understanding of the range of employment and other opportunities available to geographers (e.g. industrial placements), and how geographical skills can be used effectively in a diversity of workplaces; gaining familiarity with the process of searching, applying and interviewing for a graduate job; and an opportunity to demonstrate skills possessed by geographers whilst undertaking an applied role-playing project and associated pitch presentation. You will hear directly from geography graduates who have succeeded in a range of types of employment and they will share their experiences and their insights to help you choose your own path after university.Objectives
This module strives to provide students with:- awareness of how the diverse skills possessed by geographers can be most effectively presented to employers
- enhanced understanding of the range of employment and other opportunities available to geographers, and how geographical skills can be used effectively in a diversity of workplaces.
- Opportunity to demonstrate skills possessed by geographers whilst undertaking an applied role-playing project and associated pitch presentation.
Learning outcomes
- Knowledge of the range of careers available to Geography graduates;
- Familiarity with the process of searching, applying and interviewing for a job;
- Ability to demonstrate commercial awareness in relation to a specific organisation and sector;
- Confidence to articulate their skills and knowledge effectively to prospective employers
Skills outcomes
B Cognitive skills
B1 Abstraction and synthesis of information from a variety of sources
B5 Solving problems and making reasoned decisions
D Key skills
D2 Communicate effectively (in writing, verbally and through graphical presentations)
D4 Use information technology effectively (including use of spreadsheet, database and word processing programmes; Internet and e-mail)
D5 Identify, retrieve, sort and exchange geographical information using a wide range of sources
Syllabus
This module consists of 8 x 1 hour lectures that are delivered by the Careers Centre staff, 8 x one hour lectures given by a wide range of BA and BSc Alumni, and a 1/2 hour assessment project pitch event. The module will address employment and career skills (CVs, interviews etc); career paths and opportunities within a range of organisations. Some sessions will be delivered by external partners.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| presentation | 1 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Lecture | 13 | 1.00 | 13.00 |
| Private study hours | 86.50 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 13.50 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 | ||
Private study
83.5 private study hours (a combination of independent reading and completion of assessment tasks)Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Project | Group project pitch, 1500 word equivalent | 100.00 |
| Online Assessment | Application: CV submission to CV checker with instant formative feedback (*) | 0.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
*NB To obtain a one-to-one consultation with a Careers Service Adviser you are required to obtain a CV checker score of 70% or more. Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated.
Reading list
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