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Career perspectives
What are your career options after graduating? How can you already begin to orient yourself towards specific career paths during your study? And what does the current labour market look like? Here, you can read more about it.
Career perspectives per study
BSc career perspectives
Dutch bachelors
- Agrotechnologie: Na de opleiding
- Bedrijfs- en Consumentenwetenschappen: Na de opleiding
- Biologie: Na de opleiding
- Biotechnologie: Na de opleiding
- Bos- en Natuurbeheer: Na de opleiding
- Communicatie en Life Sciences: Na de opleiding
- Data Science for Global Challanges: Na je studie
- Economie en Beleid: Na de opleiding
- Gezondheid en Maatschappij: Na de opleiding
- Internationale Ontwikkelingsstudies: Na de opleiding
- Landschapsarchitectuur en Ruimtelijke Planning: Na de opleiding
- Moleculaire Levenswetenschappen: Na de opleiding
- Plantenwetenschappen: Na de opleiding
- Voeding en Gezondheid: Na de opleiding
English bachelors
- Animal Sciences: Future career
- Environmental Sciences: Future career
- Food Technology: Future career
- International Land and Water Management: Future career
- Marine Sciences: Future career
- Soil, Water, Atmosphere: Future career
- Tourism: Future career
MSc career perspectives
- Agroecology: Future career
- Animal Breeding and Genetics: no info available yet
- Animal Sciences: Future career | Factsheet
- Aquaculture and Marine Resource Management: Future career
- Biobases Sciences: Future career
- Bioinformatics: Future career
- Biology: Future career | Factsheet
- Biosystems Engineering: Future career | Factsheet
- Biotechnology: Future career | Factsheet
- Climate studies: Future career
- Communication, Health and Life Sciences | Future career
- Consumer Studies: Future career
- Data Sciences for Food and Health: Future career
- Development and Rural Innovation: Future career
- Earth and Environment: Future career | Factsheet
- Economics of Sustainability: Future career
- Environmental Sciences: Future career | Factsheet
- Food Quality Management: Future career
- Food Safety: Future career
- Food Studies: Future career
- Food Technology: Future career | Factsheet
- Forest and Nature Conservation: Future career | Factsheet
- Geo-information Science: Future career
- Geographical Information Management and Applications: Future career
- Governance of Sustainability Transformations: Future career
- Health Management in Aquaculture: no info available yet
- Information and Communication Technologies for Development: no info available yet
- International Development Studies: Future career | Factsheet
- International Land and Water Management: Future career | Factsheet
- Landscape Architecture and Planning: Future career | Factsheet
- Management, Economics and Consumer Studies: Factsheet
- Metropolitan Analysis, Design and Engineering: Future career
- Molecular Life Sciences: Future career | Factsheet
- Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health: Future career
- Nutrition and Health: Future career | Factsheet
- Plant Biotechnology: Future career
- Plant Breeding: Future career
- Plant Sciences: Future career | Factsheet
- Resilient Farming and Food Systems: Future career
- Sustainable Supply Chain Analytics: Future career
- Sustainable Business and Innovation: Future career
- Tourism, Society and Environment: Future career | Factsheet
- Urban Environmental Management: Future career
- Water Technology: Career & Experiences
MSc salary indication
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Orientation on career paths
Entrepreneurial career
Entrepreneurial courses (WUR):
- Entrepreneurial Skills (ELS66100)
- Management Skills (ELS66300)
- Pursuing and Realising Entrepreneurial Projects (ELS67700)
- BSc minor Innovation and Entrepreneurship (WUINE)(WUR): focuses on the value of knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurship in life sciences, environmental sciences and agriculture.
- Master track Entrepreneurship (WUR): a programme embedded into your MSc programme focusing on innovative, sustainable entrepreneurship within the Wageningen domains.
- Starthub Wageningen: startup incubator and educator for students, PhD's and recent graduates of Wageningen University & Research.
- More entrepreneurship programs.
Teaching career
- Orientation on teacher training (WUR): orientation program about the practice and theories of education, or to explore if working in the field of education is something for you.
- Teacher training (WUR): information on ways to enter the teaching profession.
- Minor Education (only taught in Dutch) (WUR): minor programma waarin je ervaring in het onderwijs opdoet en waarmee je een (beperkte) lesbevoegdheid kunt behalen.
- Het Onderwijsloket (only in Dutch): informatiepunt voor werken in het onderwijs.
- Kies je Kans (only in Dutch): informatiepunt voor werken in het onderwijs.
Doing a PhD / EngD
Information Technology
Sustainable development
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Additional information
Labour market
National information: national career guide (NL)
Find information on career perspectives, career opportunities, training options, salary indications, etc. in the Netherlands via nationaleberoepengids.nl.
Regional information: province of Gelderland (NL)
Find a short overview of the current labour market in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands via the Statistisch Zakboek Gelderland.
Worldwide information: Career guides & labour market
At the WUR Library, you can borrow Career Guides per country ("looking for work in <country>"). These guides tell you how to look for a job in a particular country and what cultural management differences you come across in that country. Additionally, the career guides include information on how to compile CVs and application letters in different countries. Next to this, the career guides feature interviews with people who are working in that particular country, to provide you a different insight to jobs overseas and moving and working abroad. You can find the Career Guides in the WUR library at the section of the Study Collection, Section 218.
Career journeys from WUR students and alumni
Student testimonials Student Career Services
Students/graduates share their story about how they found their internship or job and what kind of advice they have for you!
Alumni career experiences per study
Ever wondered what you can do with your master’s degree? In this Youtube playlist, WUR alumni show you how their daily work life looks like. Some of them are doing research as a PhD candidate, while others started their own company.
Alumni community
Join the WUR alumni community with over 65,000 members and keep your knowledge up to date, find inspiration and meet other Wageningers.
How to link your thesis to your career
Your thesis can give you experiences and insights that help you in your career orientation. It can also help you accelerate your career. With your thesis research, you show your academic knowledge and competences. It’s a career milestone that can open doors!
Here are 6 tips to link your thesis to your career:
- Identify your career aspirations and align them with your research topic: Where do you want to go in your career? Are you aiming for an academic career, a leadership role, a role as a consultant, are you planning to switch industries, or something else? Your career aspirations and goals will guide your research focus.
- Consult professionals who work in your field: Lecturers, alumni or other professionals can provide valuable insights that can help you tailor your research to address current challenges. Having contact with like-minded professionals is also a great way to forge new connections in your field and meet potential employers.
- Conduct a Gap Analysis: Look for gaps in the existing literature or practices that your research could fill. This will make you a specialist on the topic, and it will make your thesis more impactful and more relevant to your career.
- Think long-term: Your thesis can be the foundation for future research or articles. It doesn’t have to be a one-and-done project. Consider how you can build upon your research in the years to come.
- Promote your research: Your research can be promoted in various formats, making your research accessible and showcasing your expertise, which can benefit your career.
- Professional skills into practice: The skills that you learn and put into practice during your research are transferable skills that can be applied in various roles throughout your career!