Career prospects
During the Master’s programme, you will be challenged to determine which career perspective best fits your talents and interests. We will guide and support you to focus your programme on obtaining all the skills required for a certain career path.
Academic careers
Your degree will allow you to pursue an academic career by continuing your education as a PhD student. The department also provides more information about doing a PhD. PhD candidates are in part supervised through the graduate school.
Non-academic careers
You are ready to integrate human, organizational, and technical skills in real-life contexts and will have no problem finding a suitable job, such as:
- Business analyst
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Data scientist
- ICT consultant
- ICT project manager
- Product manager
- Software entrepreneur
Career Services
UU Career Services offers training related to career orientation and job application skills; examples include writing an application letter and CV and conducting a job interview. You can find more information about career services on UU Career Services for Dutch students or UU Career Services for international students.
Careers Day
Once a year Utrecht University organises a Careers Day. The Careers Day offers the opportunity to sign up for workshops and trainings, and to meet recruiters at the careers fair. It’s also possible to join a job application training or have your resume checked.