Global and Comparative Philosophy (MA)

Career prospects

Where do our graduates work?

The one-year master’s programme in Global and Comparative 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 Global and Comparative 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.

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
• 13 % Research
• 6 % Non-profit (e.g. at an idealistic organisation)
• 6 % Media and journalism
• 6 % Business services
• 6 % Consultancy
• 6 % Financial institutions
• 1 % Other

Career preparation

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