Career prospects

Business Environment
Once you have obtained your Master’s degree, you can then use your skills in industrial research & development departments or usability labs, where you make sure that knowledge about human thinking and acting is used as early as possible in the design process.

In companies where computer software and new media applications are made, user interface design experts, usability testers and interaction designers are needed. If you have specialized in the field of speech and language technology, you can for instance get a job at a telecommunication company.

You could also choose to get a job at a research institute where you work as a researcher. This can be done at a university (PhD studentship) or at a research institute like TNO. About 50% of our students choose a career as a scientist, mostly as PhD student.

Research
If you like to get an impression  of the research that is done in Groningen , you can take a look at the departments of Artificial Intelligence (ALICE), Information Sciences (CLCG), Psychology (Heymans Instituut) or at the site of the research and training center Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences (BCN).

 

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