After graduation, you are well prepared for a career in research. In fact, this programme is an ideal stepping stone to a PhD position at a university.
You can conduct research in Linguistics, such as Neuro- or Clinical Linguistics, Language Development or Theoretical Linguistics.
Other options are Speech Technology, and Communication and Computer Linguistics.
For a list of our alumni, please click here.
Non-academic career perspectives
Besides an academic career, you can also pursue a professional career. For example:
Knowledge and skills
During the master’s programme you will acquire a wide-ranging set of skills useful in a wide range of domains. These include:
You can conduct research in Linguistics, such as Neuro- or Clinical Linguistics, Language Development or Theoretical Linguistics.
Other options are Speech Technology, and Communication and Computer Linguistics.
For a list of our alumni, please click here.
Non-academic career perspectives
Besides an academic career, you can also pursue a professional career. For example:
- Applied researcher
- Information specialist at a public organization (e.g. the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Police Academy, or the Centraal Administratiekantoor)
- Science journalist
- Copywriter
- Project leader
- Educational specialist at a publisher
- Lecturer in secondary education
Knowledge and skills
During the master’s programme you will acquire a wide-ranging set of skills useful in a wide range of domains. These include:
- Analytical skills
- Presentation skills
- Writing skills
- Methodological skills
- Statistical skills
- Corpus analysis
- Experimental design
- Working in a team
