Completing the Master’s in Psychology with a specialisation in Human Factors & Engineering Psychology will open up excellent career opportunities. You could easily find a job as a UX or UI specialist, consultant or researcher. You could also continue with a PhD, or even start up your own business.
Type of degree
When you have completed this Master's with the specialisation in Human Factors & Engineering Psychology, you will receive a Master’s degree in Psychology along with the title Master of Science (MSc.). Your specialisation will be mentioned specifically on your diploma supplement, highlighting your specialised knowledge and skills in human factors and engineering psychology.
Job opportunities
Completing the Master’s in Psychology with this specialisation, you will be an expert in recognising and understanding human cognitive processes, using this knowledge in optimising a product or process, and, in that way, enhancing User Experience (UX). With this expertise, you will be in high demand in a wide variety of sectors. You might find yourself working within a software company, the automotive or aviation industry, the medical industry, consumer goods, the government sector or even the gaming industry, to name some of your many options. You can find work in basically any place where people interact with technology.
For example, you might work as a UX or UI specialist within a company’s research and development (R&D) department, contributing actively to the design and development of new or existing technologies. Or you might fulfil the role of a human factors consultant and advise other companies or organisations on the optimisation of their products or processes, in terms of e.g. usability, safety or efficiency. You could also work as a researcher, within universities, but also private institutes or again at R&D departments within (commercial) organisations.
Let's talk about your career
To give you an idea of your future job, student Tonia with a specialisation in Human Factors & Engineering is visiting alumna Magdalena, who works as a PhD candidate at UT. Magdalena shows what her career is like after completing her Master's with specialisation in Human Factors & Engineering.
Start a business
Do you have a great business idea? At the University of Twente, you can turn it into reality! At UT, we highly encourage entrepreneurship. In fact, with over 1,000 start-ups to its name, UT is recognised as one of the most entrepreneurial universities in the Netherlands. Did you know that big international companies like Booking.com and Just Eat Takeaway were once founded by students of UT? We are keen to put your scientific knowledge to practical use in solutions that people and society need. Your innovative ideas, creativity and the courage to put in the extra mile will be rewarded. As a catalyst for meaningful entrepreneurship, we offer you the Novel-T foundation and their start-up hub Incubase on campus.
CONTINUE AS A RESEARCHER: OBTAIN A PHD
Instead of pursuing a professional career right away after completing your Master’s degree, you can opt to follow a PhD programme at Twente Graduate School (TGS). This involves spending four years studying a particular research area in-depth at one of our research institutes. Obtaining your PhD earns you the title of Doctor (Dr).
Interested in doing a PhD? You can check below if there are any vacancies. If not, you can also send in an open application.