Careers
Exeter has an excellent reputation with graduate recruiters and our students and graduates compete very successfully in the employment market. Whatever path you follow after graduating, we're here to help and support you with all your career and employability needs.
The MSc Sustainable Development, given its inter-disciplinary and applied focus, enables you to pursue a range of career opportunities. This is partly focused around your ability to make links with employers through the Independent Study / Work-based learning module. Currently, work placements and independent studies are being undertaken with a range of organisations, including:
Work placements and independent studies provide you with hands-on experience and provide employers with student expertise.
In addition, the degree offers high-quality social science research training and applied expertise which could lead to careers that focus on:
- Business and Sustainability
Such as those responsible for sustainable development policy, corporate social responsibility and responsible business management in a wide range of economic sectors. For example, one of our key partners in curriculum development was Waitrose Ltd. - Planning for Sustainability
Such as professional planning careers, examining the role of sustainability in the planning system and resource management. Careers aligned to this expertise would relate to energy consortia, utility companies, government departments, local planning departments and government agencies. A key partner in programme development and course delivery is North Devon District Council. - Community Regeneration and Development
Including community support officers and community planners. Both emerging and re-developing communities require expertise to integrate sustainability into social aspects of development. This may be envisaged at the macro planning level or the micro community level.
Destinations of recent University of Exeter Geography graduates include:
- PhDs in Human and Physical Geography at University of Exeter
- Technical Consultant, Environmental Consultancy
- Countryside Advisor, Natural England, Exeter
- Sustainability Policy Officer, East Midlands Regional Assembly
- Data Policy Manager, Essex County Council
- Development Assistant, West Coast Energy
- Climate Research Officer, Derby City Council
- Farming Officer, Environment Agency
- Transport Researcher, West Sussex County Council
- Sustainability Consultant, Maplecroft
- Research fellow at various University locations
- Area Environment Planning Officer, Devon and Cornwall Environment Agency
- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand
- Regional Programme Manager, Dartmoor National Park Authroity
- Environmental Consultant, Grontmij
The Employability and Graduate Development Service provides high-quality careers information and guidance to students of all disciplines. Our experienced careers team can give you individual support whilst you are at the University and after you have graduated. Services include talks, confidential careers interviews and an extensive careers library of reference books, magazines and journals. A computer suite is also available for accessing online careers information, vacancy services and specialist software on, for example, sources of funding for courses and worldwide volunteering. The service can help you to identify attractive jobs, careers paths and employers and assist with your CV, interview technique and identifying work experience placements.
Further information
Visit the employment and professional development pages of the University's Postgraduate Study website for more information, including podcasts and profiles, about the range of support available.
