After finishing your Bachelor’s in Psychology, you have different options. You can start working right away, or you can continue studying by doing a Master’s — either here at the University of Twente or somewhere else.
Continue your studies
You can do a one-year Master’s in Psychology, fully taught in English. With your Bachelor’s degree, you can go straight into this Master’s. What’s special about it? We offer five unique specialisations that you won’t find at any other university:
Positive Clinical Psychology & Technology
Human Factors & Engineering Psychology
Conflict, Risk & Safety
Health Psychology & Technology
Educational Psychology
Other Master’s programmes
Of course, you can also choose a different Master’s after your Bachelor’s. For example, the one-year Master’s in Educational Science & Technology. To be able to follow this Master’s, you’ll need to take an elective module in Educational Psychology during the second or third year of your Bachelor’s.
Are you interested in human behaviour, social change and communication? In this Master's, you will learn to develop communication strategies for brands, governments and other organisations.
Are you fascinated by learning, but not necessarily dreaming of becoming a teacher? Learn to design and improve learning processes in schools and organisations to encourage development.
Understanding our world starts with understanding people. Learn how to influence human behaviour—from building trust in new technology and promoting mental health to preventing criminal behaviour.
Why do people commit crimes or engage in risky behaviour? And how can you resolve conflicts? This specialisation helps you to understand and overcome threats to citizens’ safety.
How do people learn? In this specialisation, you will dive into how our brains process information and why everyone learns in their own way, so you can create education that truly suits everyone.
How can you help people live healthier and cope with (long-term) illness? In this specialisation, you will explore the connection between health, behaviour, and innovation.
New technologies can be perfectly designed, but if people can’t use them, they’re useless. In this specialisation, you’ll learn to adapt products and systems to human behaviour.
Want to become a psychologist in mental healthcare? This specialisation teaches you how to enhance mental health and well-being in a digital world.
MSc1 yearFull-timeEnglish-taught
Career prospects after Psychology
Psychologists from the University of Twente have a wide range of career options. Thanks to our unique approach—combining psychological knowledge with practical projects and technological insights—you’ll have a strong advantage on the job market. Although most students plan to continue with a Master’s, the Bachelor’s already provides a solid foundation for various roles.
What can you do after your Bachelor’s?
After obtaining your Bachelor’s in Psychology, you can choose to start working right away, for example as:
Research assistant at a university, research institute, or mental health organisation
Trainer or supporter in behaviour change programmes
Policy officer or junior adviser at a local council, healthcare provider, or social organisation
Coach or mentor in education, youth work, or the welfare sector
Assistant in test development or diagnostics, for example at assessment agencies
Job prospects after the Master’s: broad and futureproof
If you want more opportunities for advancement, a Master’s is the logical next step. It increases your chances of specialised roles and allows you to register for professional training programmes, such as the GZ training in clinical psychology. This post-Master’s programme is also offered here at the University of Twente, following the completion of the Positive Clinical Psychology & Technology specialisation.
With a specialisation in Positive Clinical Psychology & Technology, you can work as a basic psychologist in mental health care, general health services, hospitals, or forensic institutions. There are also jobs outside the therapy room, like researcher, policy adviser, or developer of prevention programmes in addiction care, elderly care, youth support, or care for people with disabilities.
After specialising in Health Psychology & Technology, you can work on new health projects for patients or the general public. Think of jobs at organisations like the RIVM, the Dutch Nutrition Centre, public health services or hospitals as a researcher, policy officer, or project manager.
With a specialisation in Conflict, Risk & Safety, you could work for the police, justice, defence, or public organisations like TNO and WODC. You’ll be trained as a behavioural scientist, trainer, or adviser in safety, conflict management, and risk communication.
With a specialisation in Human Factors & Engineering Psychology, you use your knowledge of behaviour, perception, and technology to improve products and systems. You could work for companies like Philips or Volkswagen as a usability expert, human factors specialist, consultant, or continue in scientific research.
With a specialisation in Educational Psychology, you’re well prepared for a career in education, publishing, or educational consultancy. You could develop learning materials, do research, or work as a policy adviser at schools, governments, or companies.
Do you spot a business opportunity? You can also start your own company. The University of Twente is known as the most entrepreneurial university in the Netherlands. With support from Novel-T and other partners, you can turn your psychology knowledge into an innovative business idea that makes a real difference.
Transfer to a German University
If you wish to pursue your master’s career to become a therapist at a German university, please read the following information concerning the German reform process.
UT and other Dutch universities are depending on the developments in Germany and to what extent the implications for students studying at a foreign university/the Netherlands have been clarified by German authorities. In short, the following information can be given up until this point:
Under the new reform, it is not yet known what the admission criteria will be for the master Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy (incl. Approbation Psychotherapeut), for students with a foreign diploma/qualification. This is still unclear, as the new master's programme has not started yet and German universities give different indications in regards to their admission criteria/possibilities for students with a foreign degree.
The programme directors of the Psychology programmes at the Dutch (‘border’) universities of Groningen, Nijmegen, Maastricht and Twente are jointly trying to find and receive more information from relevant German institutes. As this is a relevant matter for all German students studying in the Netherlands. You are recommended to keep a close eye on any further developments through German sources yourself as well.
As soon as further information has been disclosed, this will of course be communicated to students and on our website.
