ademasta:
Help: My Younger Brother Has To Choose Between Geography And URP

Please help, my brother needs to choose a career path between Geography and Urban&Regional Planning.

What are the prospects in each, career challenges, professionalism etc.

He needs this info to take a decision before 11am today.
Thanks

Mods@ please help do the needful, i need people's opinions.

donigspain:
NONE!!! I studied Geography and Meteorology. I have friends who studied URP (same Environmental Science Faculty). None of us works in our field of study even with my best graduating student blah blah blah. There is no job in these fields here in Nigeria unless you want to be a Sec Sch teacher. Let him/her choose any of Architecture, Remote sensing, Surveying, GPS or GIS if he/she is hell bent on working in the environmental field!!! This is what I will advice my own child.

Guyman02:
I am a certified Town Planner, every city requires them for effective development and the field is broad in that you could even be an architectural draughtsman as a student within our locality, environmental impact assessment expert, good knowledge of Geography and remote sensing which can also be done as masters programme.
Engineers and Architects, built industry practitioners, politicians etc have to work with Master Plans developed by Planners for estate layouts, parks and recreation, markets and business areas developments, construction sites, transportation and movement within cities etc
States like Lagos know the importance of planning and Abuja is one city where planners have exhibited their expertise through monitoring and evaluation of the Abuja master plan which has been a battle between them and competing factors. It is a broad field which requires creative minds.

Mrokaykay:
Please GIS and Remote Sensing is not restricted to Geography or Geographers alone.. Please stop that impression...

When you have this knowledge to compliment your GIS expertise, you can climb higher than any other candidate.

No questions asked.

U av a pt der tho. Geog actually gave birth to GIS and when pple began to see d usefulness of GIS.they made it a tool available for all disciplines.




What are some of the other popular trending GIS jobs?

GIS programming is a big one. But be careful about listing Python experience on your resume if you don’t want a programming job.

Webmap development, geostatistics, remote sensing, computer-aided design are other in-demand skills.

Think of GIS as more of a tool than a field in itself

GIS + programming = job
GIS + forestry = job
GIS + web development = job
GIS + statistics = job
GIS + geology = job
GIS +Civil Engineering =Job
GI5+Public Health =job
GIS+mathematics =job
GIS +Surveying =job
GIS +Physics =job
GIS +Elect=job
GIS+Geography =job
GIS+metrology=job
GIS+Urban planning =job
GIS +demography =job
GIS+Fishery=Job
GIS +Management =Job
GIS +Hospitality =Job
GIS +Sociology =Job

A varied skill set serves you well. Adapt to technology and software change. Don’t ever stop training and don’t ever stop looking for a challenge.

Mrokaykay:
Please GIS and Remote Sensing is not restricted to Geography or Geographers alone.. Please stop that impression...

When you have this knowledge to compliment your GIS expertise, you can climb higher than any other candidate.

No questions asked.




What are some of the other popular trending GIS jobs?

GIS programming is a big one. But be careful about listing Python experience on your resume if you don’t want a programming job.

Webmap development, geostatistics, remote sensing, computer-aided design are other in-demand skills.

Think of GIS as more of a tool than a field in itself

GIS + programming = job
GIS + forestry = job
GIS + web development = job
GIS + statistics = job
GIS + geology = job
GIS +Civil Engineering =Job
GI5+Public Health =job
GIS+mathematics =job
GIS +Surveying =job
GIS +Physics =job
GIS +Elect=job
GIS+Geography =job
GIS+metrology=job
GIS+Urban planning =job
GIS +demography =job
GIS+Fishery=Job
GIS +Management =Job
GIS +Hospitality =Job
GIS +Sociology =Job

A varied skill set serves you well. Adapt to technology and software change. Don’t ever stop training and don’t ever stop looking for a challenge.

JosephCudjoe:



You can quote me anywer....d original plan of abj which is what is used now was designed by a Geography professor from University of Ibadan now in bkessed memeory...lets just end dz arguement...it all depends on what one wants....that determines wich is better. Cos i heard someone saying EIA done by URP....EIA is a multidisciplinary assessment done by almost everyone.

For me a geographer(B.Sc)..M.Sc Env control nd mgt, specialise in remote sensing and GIS, also a programmer(python)....and am enjoying myself. There are also URP guys enjoying demsefs too nd der are also geographers yet to enjoy so also URP..so also d engineers, lawyers,.....

I will just say let d fellow choose whatever course she wants, let d person love it, do adequate research on d selling pt of d course, be open minded and most importantly connect to d greatest Geographer and URPlanner of all which is GOD. And wit little knowledge nd skill from either...u will earn a good income and be fulfilled. Drop pen.

veekid:
None of the above

Neozy:

Because You Didn't Make It In Your Career Dosen't Mean Another Person Will Not Make It.

donigspaina:
It's foolhardy taking other people advice for granted especially those from experienced people. Sometimes you need to withdraw from your dream world and embrace reality. If I'm to add, I'm presently making strikes in my new field.

mrlime:
Geography is very broad and interesting URP is also good but note URP is 5yrs +1yr professional course while Geography is 4yrs. .

Brianpat:
I advice s/he takes geo. the career opportunities in geography are enormous. currently am doing masters in geo n natural resources management. urp is stereotypical. but geo is broader. by the time s/he gets to final year s/he would be at a loss as per what to major summarily geo is like the narrow road with few people. career wise it's relevant in almost all aspects of human endeavor

Guyman02:
I am a certified Town Planner, every city requires them for effective development and the field is broad in that you could even be an architectural draughtsman as a student within our locality, environmental impact assessment expert, good knowledge of Geography and remote sensing which can also be done as masters programme.
Engineers and Architects, built industry practitioners, politicians etc have to work with Master Plans developed by Planners for estate layouts, parks and recreation, markets and business areas developments, construction sites, transportation and movement within cities etc
States like Lagos know the importance of planning and Abuja is one city where planners have exhibited their expertise through monitoring and evaluation of the Abuja master plan which has been a battle between them and competing factors. It is a broad field which requires creative minds.

JosephCudjoe:

U av a pt tho. Altho Geog gave birth to GIS, and when pple saw its usefulness as a tool in analysing...they made it open to all disciplines. In most university GIS is mostly taught in d department of geography or borrowed lectures from d dep of geog.

Guyman02:


Forget about climate change which people like Donald Trump have called a scam, for instance Europe and America still runs coal fired power plants but will come to Africa and tell us to do wind turbine and solar because of climate change which is a just a way for them to sell expensive equipment to us which cannot be used for full industrialization and geographers promote that mantra verbatim.

But Town Planners look at what works in Europe and America holistically and then juxtapose it with our local environment by doing a localized Environmental Impact Assessment and advise based on that locality findings, planners dont genaralize issues and make blanket recommendations, while a Geographer will simply say according to international journals there is climate change in the world so we have to avoid burning coal.
Planning is quite stressful for students as it combines other fields such as building, quantity surveying, land surveying, civil engineering, architecture in the first and second years compared to Geography.

Mrokaykay:
A Forum STRICTLY for GIS and Remote Sensing Experts, Professionals, Administrators, Research personals/students, developers and people with GIS and Remote Sensing interest has been created.To be added
Follow this link and fill the form


https://gisrsf15form.typeform.com/to/LFS5RW

Mrokaykay:
Please GIS and Remote Sensing is not restricted to Geography or Geographers alone.. Please stop that impression...

When you have this knowledge to compliment your GIS expertise, you can climb higher than any other candidate.

No questions asked.




What are some of the other popular trending GIS jobs?

GIS programming is a big one. But be careful about listing Python experience on your resume if you don’t want a programming job.

Webmap development, geostatistics, remote sensing, computer-aided design are other in-demand skills.

Think of GIS as more of a tool than a field in itself

GIS + programming = job
GIS + forestry = job
GIS + web development = job
GIS + statistics = job
GIS + geology = job
GIS +Civil Engineering =Job
GI5+Public Health =job
GIS+mathematics =job
GIS +Surveying =job
GIS +Physics =job
GIS +Elect=job
GIS+Geography =job
GIS+metrology=job
GIS+Urban planning =job
GIS +demography =job
GIS+Fishery=Job
GIS +Management =Job
GIS +Hospitality =Job
GIS +Sociology =Job

A varied skill set serves you well. Adapt to technology and software change. Don’t ever stop training and don’t ever stop looking for a challenge.

JosephCudjoe:



You can quote me anywer....d original plan of abj which is what is used now was designed by a Geography professor from University of Ibadan now in bkessed memeory...lets just end dz arguement...it all depends on what one wants....that determines wich is better. Cos i heard someone saying EIA done by URP....EIA is a multidisciplinary assessment done by almost everyone.

For me a geographer(B.Sc)..M.Sc Env control nd mgt, specialise in remote sensing and GIS, also a programmer(python)....and am enjoying myself. There are also URP guys enjoying demsefs too nd der are also geographers yet to enjoy so also URP..so also d engineers, lawyers,.....

I will just say let d fellow choose whatever course she wants, let d person love it, do adequate research on d selling pt of d course, be open minded and most importantly connect to d greatest Geographer and URPlanner of all which is GOD. And wit little knowledge nd skill from either...u will earn a good income and be fulfilled. Drop pen.

JosephCudjoe:


Nd dz is a complete disaster for Nigeria. Obviously all d post av seen so far was based out of ignorance. Now Geog and URP are two different things. Geog is wider dan urp. What is d future of d Nigeria environment and its resources if geog is scrapped out of d system. Most courses on environment if not all, climate change amg odas are built on the knowledge of geog or on d course geog. Now if she chooses geog(grads wit a good grade) and plans her career well..she has job opportunities from the United Nations, Oil companies, Teaching hospitals(medical geog), Research institutes wich includes universities, places lyk IITA,FRIN,NESREA, NOSDRA(if she does msc in GIS)..there r a lot wich i cant just list. And even tho i av seen geographers in d aviation industry, banks,airpots, Nimet, and dz country economy is flexible to any discipline.....all she needs its a good grade at least a 2:1. And she will have more opportunities dan URP. IN conclusion if neither course is her dream...she should go for Geography. Its far better dan URP if both are not r dream profession.

Guyman02:


You are correct, let the individual decide, Geographers and URPlanners work together in many research works as it concerns the environment. Cheers!

Jolomsguy:
Well, they are all good courses depending on your background, your future ambitions and flairs. I actually studied Geography and environmental resources management and it's make ways for me.

You can aswell enquire of the Lord, because, in Nigeria today if God is on your side you will succeed even if Yoruba you read.

All the Best!

Abcares:
Geography is a wider course than Urban and Regional,they are often linked with architecture though.. I studied Geography and Regional Planning... Geography is a very broad course,we have lots of specialisation under Geography like GIS, Metrology etc..
We believe the future is bright and now that everyone is investing agriculture... Geography surely had an edge there... I have lots of friends that works in an Oil companies with the same course. .

God will lead her...

Mrokaykay:

Another wrong twist of history.. The first application of GIS was done in the area of Public Health to map diseases spread...in fact Programmers, computer scientist, Mathematicians, Statisticians, Surveyors etc have contributed are still contributing to the advancement of GIS... Moreover in some universities GIS and Remote Sensing is under the faculty of sciences, some engineering others Environmental design..