After completion of the programme, graduates are qualified to work as well-versed researchers with an independent work attitude, capable of successfully completing a PhD trajectory if aiming for a career in academia. Graduates work in the fields of sport; physical education; (mental) health; rehabilitation and physiotherapy; human factors and safety. They can tackle timely research questions in the broad realm of human movement sciences as well as in fundamental and applied clinical disciplines.
Unraveling the secrets of human movement
What can you do after your Master's degree?
Start your career
To date, about 70% of our alumni have taken up research positions. You’ll also be well equipped to start working in other research-related roles, or to pursue a career as an embedded scientist or knowledge broker in the fields of sports or health.
If you decide not to embark on a scientific career after graduating, that’s no problem – you’ll still benefit from excellent career prospects. You’ll know how to integrate scientific knowledge into real-world solutions in sport; physical education; (mental) health; rehabilitation and physiotherapy; human factors and safety. In addition, you have well-developed communication and research skills, making you broadly employable.
Start your career outside the world of research
If you decide not to embark on a scientific career after graduating, that’s no problem – you’ll still benefit from excellent career prospects. You’ll know how to integrate scientific knowledge into real-world solutions in sport; physical education; (mental) health; rehabilitation and physiotherapy; human factors and safety. In addition, you have well-developed communication and research skills, making you broadly employable.
Where has the Master's degree taken us?
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