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Employment direction and prospect of geography specialty

The employment direction and prospect of geography major are as follows:

1, Introduction to Geographical Science Specialty

Geographical science is an undergraduate major in colleges and universities, which belongs to geographical science major. The basic study period is four years, and the degree of science is awarded.

This major trains high-quality compound professionals with solid basic theory, comprehensive basic knowledge and skilled basic skills, and their teaching ability can meet the needs of the development of modern geography teaching. They can engage in geography teaching, teaching and research in colleges and universities, and also engage in scientific research, management, planning and development in scientific research institutions, relevant management departments and enterprises.

2. Employment direction of geographical science major

After graduation, students majoring in this major can engage in scientific research, teaching, management, planning and development in scientific research institutions, schools and enterprises, and engage in management in administrative departments.

The employment direction of geography graduates is mainly government civil servants and institutions, such as local meteorological bureau, Bureau of Surveying and Mapping, Water Affairs Bureau, Seismological Bureau, Planning Bureau, Tourism Bureau and other government departments or institutions related to geography.

At present, normal colleges and universities are the main universities offering geographical science majors, so middle school teachers are also one of the important employment directions. High school geography teachers and junior high school geography teachers are the most important employment directions for normal university graduates.

3. What are the employment prospects of geographical science majors?

Geographical science majors mainly study the earth's surface resources and environment and its relationship with social and economic development. With the development of human society and the accumulation of geographical knowledge, this subject has gradually become a subject to study natural and human phenomena on the earth's surface, as well as their relationship and regional differentiation.

Simply put, it is a subject that studies the relationship between man and geography. With the rapid development of geographical science in modern times, it is no longer limited to the study of natural geographical phenomena, but gradually covers the dual characteristics of natural science and social science.

Branches of geography have mushroomed, such as environmental geography, urban geography, resource geography, population geography, medical geography and so on. Their scientific value is getting higher and higher. It can be said that with the needs of economic development and environmental protection, coupled with the ancient and profound connotation of geography itself, the employment prospects of geographical science majors are increasingly concerned.