Moral and Political Philosophy (MA)

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.

Elizabeth Rudin

Graduated in Ethics and Politics

“I chose to study my masters in Philosophy: Ethics and Politics because I wanted to continue my studies of philosophy but in ways that applied philosophy to real world situations. I’ve always been interested in Ethics and Politics and it was great to study the philosophical foundations of two topics which are so relevant to day to day life.”

Experiencing life abroad

“Currently I work in the User Access Management team at BNP Paribas CIB in Paris. I’m from the U.K., and studying abroad in the Netherlands gave me the opportunity to travel around the continent, as well as the confidence to move again and experience living in another country.

In my current role, I apply skills that I built upon during my masters. Thinking analytically helps me to work effectively when dealing with large volumes of data and improving upon my logical skills allows me to work efficiently and accurately.”

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 % 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.