When you have completed the Master’s in Psychology with the specialisation in Positive Clinical Psychology & Technology, you will meet the (theoretical) requirements for the training to become a qualified Healthcare Psychologist in mental healthcare (‘GZ opleiding’ in Dutch). Moreover, you could start a career as a counsellor, adviser, coach, or researcher, to name some of your options. You could also continue with a PhD, or start up your own business.
Type of degree
When you have completed this Master's with the specialisation in Positive Clinical Psychology & Technology you will receive a Master’s degree in Psychology and the title Master of Science (MSc.). Your specialisation will be mentioned specifically on your diploma supplement, highlighting your specialised knowledge and skills in positive clinical psychology and technology.
Job opportunities
As a graduate of this specialisation, you will have a wide range of career opportunities. The majority of our graduates continue with a postmaster’s programme in order to become a licensed therapist or diagnostician. In that case, you could become a psychologist in a variety of settings, e.g. mental healthcare, a hospital, a forensic institute, a nursing home, a rehabilitation centre, or youth care, to name some examples. You could also commit to becoming a coach, focusing more on positive psychology instead of clinical psychology.
Other than becoming a psychologist or coach, there are plenty of other options for your future career. You could, for example, become an adviser within healthcare institutions, but also within government institutions or other sectors that are concerned with mental health. Or you might start a career as a researcher or behavioural scientist, either within (research) universities, research institutes (e.g. Trimbos or Nivel) or care institutions. And these are just a few of your many options!
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.
Former students have gone before you. Below, you find some examples of successful businesses that were started up by graduates of the Master’s in Psychology. Will you be next?
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.