As a graduate of the Master’s in Chemical Science & Engineering with a specialisation in Materials Science & Engineering, exciting job opportunities will be awaiting you. You could for example start a career as a consultant, researcher or engineer, or combine these skills in your future job. Another option is to continue with a PhD- or EngD programme. Or you could become an entrepreneur and start up your own business.
Type of degree
When you have completed this Master's with the specialisation in Materials Science & Engineering, you will receive a Master’s degree in Chemical Science & Engineering. Also, you can title yourself Master of Science (MSc). Your specialisation will be mentioned specifically on your diploma supplement, highlighting your specialised knowledge and skills in materials science and engineering, including the electives you followed.
Job opportunities
Many different industries are continuously advancing in terms of technology and sustainability, and within these developments, knowledge of materials is key. The industry is in great need of graduates with broad expertise in the field of materials science, overseeing both the chemical, physical and mechanical aspects of materials.
With this specialisation, you will become a true connector of the laboratory and the industry. You will have expert knowledge of materials’ properties and behaviours as well as problem-solving skills. This expertise will make you perfectly fit for a career as a consultant, advising engineers or managers on the type(s) of material(s) that will best fit their needs. Of course, you could also pursue a career as a materials engineer, R&D engineer, maintenance engineer, (plant) project manager or quality coordinator, to name just a few examples.
You might find yourself taking on such a job within the energy sector, the semiconductor industry, manufacturing, the oil and gas industry, the automotive or transport sector, the pharmaceutical industry, and the list goes on. Companies looking for your expertise include ASML, VDL, TNO, Tata steel, Stork as well as multiple engineering and consultancy agencies.
Start a business
At UT, we highly encourage entrepreneurship. The University of Twente is the birthplace of a large number of high-tech spin-off companies that market developed technologies. You could use your research or even inventions stemming from your master’s thesis and/or your PhD research to start up your own innovative company as well! UT has been voted the most entrepreneurial university in the Netherlands four times in a row. We have a unique approach of putting scientific knowledge to practical use and turning our expertise and yours into solutions that people and society actually need. As a catalyst for meaningful entrepreneurship, we offer you the Novel-T foundation and the start-up hub on campus.
Former students have gone before you. For example, Eurekite, a company specialised in developing flexible ceramic fibres, was started up by a CSE graduate. Will you be next?
Continue as a researcher: obtain a PhD
Instead of pursuing a professional career right away after obtaining your Master’s degree, you can opt to follow a PhD programme, with opportunities right here at many different research groups at UT, but also throughout the world. As a PhD candidate, you will conduct independent research for several years under the supervision of a senior researcher within a research group, culminating in the public defence of your PhD dissertation. Obtaining your PhD will earn you the title of Doctor (Dr).
Interested in continuing with a PhD after your Master’s? You can find vacancies below, but you can also explore your options during your Master’s, for example at the research group in which you complete your master’s thesis. Note that you always need to apply for a PhD-position. The application procedure is similar to an actual job application.
Follow an EngD programme
For excellent professionals and graduates with a Master’s degree from a university, Twente Graduate School (TGS) offers five different Engineering Doctorate (EngD) programmes. These two-year, tailored programmes are aimed at you becoming a high-level technological designer. The EngD programme most likely to match your interests as a Master’s in Chemical Science & Engineering would be Energy & Process Technology. On successfully completing the programme, you will receive a certified diploma and the academic degree title, Engineering Doctorate (EngD). Interested in doing an EngD? You can check below if there are any vacancies. If not, you can also send in an open application.