After completing the Master’s in Psychology with a specialisation in Educational Psychology, you can look forward to a variety of job prospects. You might become an educational consultant, instructional designer, or researcher, to name a few of your options. You could also continue with a PhD, or even start up your own business.
TYPE OF DEGREE
When you have completed this Master's with the specialisation in Educational Psychology, you will receive a Master’s degree in Psychology along with the title Master of Science (MSc.). Your specialisation will be mentioned specifically on your diploma supplement, highlighting your specialised knowledge and skills in educational psychology.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
The great advantage of having a Master’s degree in Psychology with a specialisation in Educational Psychology is your in-depth understanding of psychological processes and knowledge of specific target groups and specific contexts, which will make you stand out in the job market compared to other educational scientists.
In your future job, you could get involved in designing learning materials, developing training programmes, consulting schools and organisations about educational matters or performing research aimed to enhance knowledge and improve educational designs. You could start a career within various organisations, either within the profit or non-profit sector. Consultancy agencies, educational publishers, (educational) software developers, research institutes, schools or other educational institutes are eager to onboard people with your expertise. You might also work within corporate companies, focusing on employee training programmes, as some of our former students did as well. Some graduates even went on to become teachers within higher education.
Start a business
Do you have a great business idea? At the University of Twente, you can turn it into reality! At UT, we highly encourage entrepreneurship. In fact, 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.
CONTINUE AS A RESEARCHER: OBTAIN A PHD
Instead of pursuing a professional career right away after completing your Master’s degree, you can opt to follow a PhD programme at Twente Graduate School (TGS). This involves spending four years studying a particular research area in-depth at one of our research institutes. Obtaining your PhD earns you the title of Doctor (Dr).
Interested in doing a PhD? You can check below if there are any vacancies. If not, you can also send in an open application.