You’ll graduate not only with top-notch research skills but also with critical-thinking and analytical skills, as well as the ability to formulate and communicate your arguments clearly and convincingly.
On completing the programme, you’ll be an ideal candidate for a PhD position in the Netherlands or abroad. Alternatively, you can take up other kinds of research positions in international and interdisciplinary contexts.
The Dutch RMA grade is dedicated to prepare students for positions which require substantial research skills. With a Research Master degree in the Environmental Humanities you are equipped to move on to conduct your own PhD research, for example in the context of one of the many larger research projects dedicated to ecological change, be it at VU Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, or in international cooperation (e.g. EU projects). You may also find a (research) position with environmental NGO's; cultural institutions; creative industries; journalism; local, national, and international government agencies; and sustainability sectors in industry and finance.
Together with the Humanities Career Services team, we will ensure that you have the opportunity to connect to possible employers during internships and career events. The combination of widely useful humanities skills of research, critical thinking, verbal and written communication with a specific set of environmental knowledges, combined with the ability to make connections between different fields of knowledge, will be one of your key strengths as graduate of the Environmental Humanities specialization.