Philosophy (MA) (60EC)

Career prospects

Where do our graduates work?

The one-year master’s programme in Philosophy prepares you for any career in which reasoning skills, high levels of abstraction and critical thinking are valued. Our graduates are currently employed in a wide range of professions in the public, private and non-profit sectors. Successful completion of an MA can also lead to PhD research and a career in academia.

Currently 100% of our students find employment at university-graduate level within one year of completing our one-year MA in Philosophy. We can attribute this both to the high quality of the programme and the talent and ambition of our students.

Examples of the diverse roles of our graduates include:

• Policy Officer at a ministry
• Copywriter at a media company
• Freelance editor
• PhD candidate at a university abroad
• Editor at a communications consultancy firm
• Consultant at an IT consultancy firm
• Editor at a company specialising in reviewing theses and dissertations
• Coordinator at an international human rights watch organisation

Teacher qualification

Are you interested in pursuing a career in education? Then you may apply for the Dutch-taught teacher-training MA at the ICLON Graduate School of Education after graduating from the master’s programme. To be admitted, you need to have a master’s degree in the relevant discipline. Fluency in Dutch is mandatory and additional entry requirements may apply.

Floris Schleicher

Graduated in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (3PE) (MA Philosophy)

“As a teacher of philosophy I try to enthuse my students for philosophy so that they can critically think about today’s ever-changing world. The master’s programme Philosophy, Politics and Economics (3PE) is a fitting contribution to my work as a teacher.”

Wide-oriented interdisciplinary master’s programme

“As the name seems to suggest 3PE is a broadly oriented interdisciplinary master’s programme that touches on all aspects of modern society and focuses on the knowledge and skills that are needed for a rigorous philosophical analysis of this society. By contributing to a better theoretical understanding of modern society, 3PE brings about better informed acts in practice. Hence, the knowledge and skills learned in the 3PE master’s programme are a valuable asset for everyone. I aim to spread the knowledge and skills learned in the master’s programme to my students.”

Skills you need as a modern political philosopher

“Besides teaching I also write, for instance as a columnist for the Dutch website tussenwoord.nl. 3PE contributed to my quality of writing as it taught me to write succinctly, precisely and accessibly about complex philosophical, political and economical ideas. To me it is clear that 3PE teaches you the skills you need as a modern political philosopher. I would recommend the PPE master’s programme to all who want to teach or write about philosophy, politics or economics.”

Bente de Haan

Student MA Modern European Philosophy

"After completing this Master's programme, I plan to pursue another Master's in Linguistics. I'm very interested in communication, and the linguistic programme fits well with that interest. I'm looking forward to approaching Linguistics in a philosophical way and questioning assumptions rather than taking them for granted."

In which sector do students find jobs?

The graphs below are based on alumni data from the MA in Philosophy (60EC) 2016-2020.

• 31 % Education
• 25 % Government and semi-government organisations
• 13 % Research
• 6 % Non-profit
• 6 % Media and journalism
• 6 % Business services
• 6 % Financial organisations
• 6 % Consultancy
• 1 % Other

Career preparation

Find out how this programme exactly prepares you for your future career and check our career preparation activities.