Media Technology (MSc)
Career prospects
With a MSc degree in Creative Intelligence & Technology (previously Media Technology) you will be prepared for a career involving creative and critical thinking. Our alumni have a broad choice of career prospects: they hold positions ranging from academic researcher to creative entrepreneur.
Acquired skills and competence
You understand not only the fundamental principles and organisation of academia, but also the importance of creativity and playfulness in research. You have knowledge and skills in computer programming, other specialist areas (e.g. artificial intelligence, creative and performative arts, philosophy, cognitive science, linguistics), and in the use of various media and technologies within virtual and physical environments. You are able to communicate with colleagues/peers in science as well as with a wider public, and have the ability to act as independent researcher and thinker with a critical attitude.
Career
After completing the Creative Intelligence & Technology MSc programme (previously Media Technology) you will have a broad array of career prospects: our alumni hold positions ranging from PhD researcher to creative entrepreneur. Students with a Creative Intelligence & Technology MSc degree are admissible to a PhD programme, and if you have the desire to apply your knowledge of Creative Intelligence & Technology outside the university, there are good job possibilities in the creative industry. Graduates also choose artistic professions or a career in teaching in higher professional education (HBO). In fact, any job that combines creative and scientific thinking is suitable. Creative Intelligence & Technology students find a job within 6 months after graduation, with more than 60% within one month (December 2019).
Creative Intelligence & Technology graduates are invited to stay connected with staff and current students through a LinkedIn group, additional social media and regular events. Statistics of our LinkedIn group show that our alumni, students and staff work mostly in the following industries and functions (July 2014):
Industries
- 17 % Information Technology and Services
- 15 % Research
- 14 % Design
- 10 % Internet
- 8 % Computer Software
- 8 % Online Media
- 28 % Other
Functions
- 25 % Arts and Design
- 11 % Entrepreneurship
- 8 % Education
- 7 % Research
- 6 % Engineering
- 6 % Information Technology
- 37 % Other