Master's Human Movement Sciences - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Contribute to optimal physical functioning in sports and health

The degree qualifies you as a scientist with career opportunities in applied research or in vocational education.

After successfully completing the Human Movement Sciences master's program, there are plenty of career opportunities ahead of you. Graduates work in the fields of sport; physical education; (mental) health; rehabilitation and physiotherapy; human factors and safety. They function in these fields as researcher, as data analyst, as policymaker or advisor, as educator or trainer, as therapist or as entrepreneur.

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With a Master’s degree in Human Movement Sciences, you are equipped to make a meaningful contribution to society — by promoting health, enhancing performance, and improving quality of life through movement. You’ll know how to integrate scientific knowledge into real-world solutions in sports and health.

In addition, you have well-developed communication and research skills, making you broadly employable.

You can start your career in applied research at a rehabilitation center or sports institution, or in vocational education in sports or healthcare. But also as an embedded scientist, exercise physiologist, or knowledge broker. See the list of career opportunities after your master's degree in Human Movement Sciences.

Join the LinkedIn group Human Movement Sciences VU University to stay updated about vacancies relevant for graduated Human Movement Scientists.

Postdoctoral Specialisations

Sport psychologist
With the specialisation The Psychology in Sport, Performance and Health, you may take an important step in becoming an applied sports psychologist by lining you up for the post graduated program to become an applied sport psychologist and earning accreditation by the ‘Vereniging voor SportPsychologie in Nederland’ (VSPN) as ‘Praktijksportpsycholoog®’.

For further information on how to become an applied sport psychologist see: How to become an applied sport and performance psychologist (Dutch).

Exercise specialist
In combination with clinical experience, the Master’s degree also provides a good entry level to obtain an ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologists®.

For further information see: ACSM Certification

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