Skills for your CV

Travel and tourism graduates gain knowledge about products, structures and operations within the tourism industry, learning about tour operators, airlines, hotels and tourist boards.

Through a combination of vocational and academic study you learn about the relationships between consumers and the providers of tourism services, and about the issues relating to sustainability and social responsibility within tourism.

The course also equips you with a range of transferable skills, including:

• leadership;
• problem-solving;
• IT skills;
• research and communication skills;
• presentation skills;
• teamwork; and
• the ability to work to deadlines.

Skills for your CV

Studying pharmacy enables you to develop skills specific to the role of a pharmacist and these include:

• knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories relating to the design and manufacture of medicines;
• how to communicate effectively with patients and other health professionals;
• production of pharmacy-specific scientific documentation;
• the ability to work carefully, methodically and accurately;
• operation of pharmaceutical instrumentation;
• knowledge of the law and ethical concerns relating to the supply of medicines;
• analysis of medicines.

You also develop a broad range of transferable skills that are very attractive to employers in other sectors:

• verbal communication;
• interpersonal skills;
• ability to work well as part of a team;
• numeracy and computation;
• problem-solving skills and the ability to think clearly and methodically;
• information technology;
• time management and organisational skills;
• the ability to critically evaluate data;
• commercial awareness;
• an ethical attitude.

Skills for your CV - Economics

Typical employers

Economists are employed in a variety of settings in both the public and private sectors.

The largest employer of economists is the Civil Service through the GES. The Bank of England also provides vacancies through their graduate programme 

Economics graduates also find employment in a range of different areas including:

• other government departments and think tanks;
• banks (high street and city);
• insurance and accountancy firms;
• consultancies;
• charitable and not-for-profit organisations.

Skills for your CV

Studying physics can help you to develop a range of skills that can be applied in many areas, both scientific and non-technical. These skills include:

• problem solving - with a pragmatic and analytical approach;
• reasoning- constructing logical arguments, applying analytical skills and grasping complex problems;
• numeracy - skills in using mathematics to find solutions to scientific problems, mathematical modelling and interpreting and presenting information graphically;
• practical skills - planning, executing and reporting experiments, using technical equipment and paying attention to detail;
• communication - conveying complex ideas and using technical language correctly;
• information and communication technology (ICT) - including specialist software packages and some programming.

Further study

Some of the most popular physics-related courses at postgraduate level include:

• astrophysics;
• quantum physics;
• particle physics;
• mathematical physics;
• thermodynamics;
• nanotechnology.

Skills for your CV

A maths degree gives you skills in:

• designing and conducting observational and experimental studies;
• analysing and interpreting the resultant data, finding patterns and drawing conclusions;
• high level IT skills;
• approaching problems in an analytical and rigorous way, formulating theories and applying them to solve problems;
• dealing with abstract concepts;
• presenting mathematical arguments and conclusions with accuracy and clarity;
• advanced numeracy and analysing large quantities of data;
• logical thinking.

You will also have the general skills that employers expect, including:

• communication skills;
• time management;
• organisational skills and working methodically and accurately;
• teamwork skills and working independently.

Skills for your CV

A degree in history develops your:

• critical reasoning and analytic skills, including the capacity for solving problems and thinking creatively;
• intellectual rigor and independence, including the ability to conduct detailed research;
• ability to construct an argument and communicate findings in a clear and persuasive manner, both orally and in writing;
• ability to work without direct supervision and manage time and priorities effectively;
• ability to discuss ideas in groups, and to negotiate, question and summarize;
• capacity to think objectively and approach problems and new situations with an open mind;
• appreciation of the different factors that influence the activities of groups and individuals in society.