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- When students come in,
they think geography is the topic.
By the time they come out,
they realise that geography is a lens
through which you can look at almost any topic.
- The Geography degree for me is the only one
that really talks about contemporary issues
that are happening right now
so everything you study
is related to something that you've seen in the news
or something that you've heard about
and it gives you a completely different perspective
on the way that you look at it.
- I chose Geography
because I'm really interested in the humanities side
and also the more scientific side
and how they cross over.
- One of the great things about the course in Cambridge
is that it's cumulative.
I'm partly studying unequal geographies
and I get to learn about inequality.
And in my second year,
I also get to learn about development studies.
Both of these topics are so important
in the world right now
and they both link in so perfectly.
- We're really lucky to have really great facilities
within the department.
I think the main thing is our library
which is really well stocked.
- We've got dendrochronology laboratory
where our students do tree ring analysis.
We've got sediment laboratories
where students can analyse different types of materials
they collected themselves during the field.
And we've also got a store of field kit
where they can take out drones
or other equipment into the fields
and carry out their own field research.
- So a typical week for me studying Geography at Cambridge
will include six to eight lectures.
- I really enjoy supervisions
and I do like the fact
that I'm actually able to speak with academics
in the forefront of their research
because not a lot of people get that opportunity.
Geography is not all about sitting in the lecture room.
- Last term, we went out to the Brecklands
and had an amazing day out in the sun and the wind,
measuring vegetation.
- By far in a way, my favourite experience
was the second year fieldwork project
where all of the second years go out
on different fieldwork for about a week.
I went to Morocco to do work
on development in rural communities,
and it's a great way to meet loads of other geographers
from your year who you might not have met,
and really bond and get to know the lecturers as well
in a completely different setting,
and learn a lot as well.
- The students of Geography are really in a unique position
because they study both the scientific side of Geography
so they're learning analytical skills, fieldwork skills,
teamwork skills, numerical skills,
but also from the more social science side and humanities,
they're becoming very literate.
They communicate incredibly well.
- In my spare time, I'm the Speakers Officer
for our student-run Geography Society.
- I spend a lot of time playing sports.
I love being outside.
- And I do a lot of musical theatre as well.
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- Our graduates go into a series of different occupations,
some of which you might think of ahead of time
as being kind of a natural place for geographers,
but other ones you wouldn't even think about.
- At Cambridge, Geography is so great
because I get to learn so many skills
that applicable for a variety of career sectors.
And I know Cambridge geographers
who went onto consulting,
who went onto banking,
who went into climate policy.
There's so many options.
The opportunities are endless.
- And that's because employers really value the fact
that our students are trained to challenge
and to make good arguments,
but also they're literate, and they're numerate.
It's a wonderful combination.
- At the moment, I'm thinking about governmental work,
perhaps in diplomacy,
but I'm also really interested in non-governmental work,
working with charities and NGOs.
Lots of the topics I've been studying in Geography
have got me thinking about things
like unequal geography, sustainable development,
and climate change.
- After I graduate, I'm hoping to do a Master's Degree
just to extend what I've already been learning really
in social policy and inequality.
And then after that,
I'd love to work for the government in social policy.
It's a really friendly department.
It's a really interesting subject
and you don't need to have really thought
about Geography in the past.
I certainly hadn't.
It's more about a way of thinking about the world
than about what you have specifically done
so anyone can do it
and it's a brilliant subject.
You'll love it.