Career prospects

After your studies

Natural Sciences graduates develop a broad scientific perspective and enjoy excellent career prospects across diverse fields. Companies continuously seek young talent, and there is high demand for qualified teachers. Scientific breakthroughs like AIDS inhibitors, solar cells, waste-to-energy gas production, advanced microchips, biodegradable plastics and electronic speech recognition have been developed through broad, interdisciplinary approaches where science graduates play crucial roles. Scientists from different disciplines frequently collaborate on such developments.

Possible occupations

  • Researcher in academics or business
  • Information Officer or Journalist
  • (Project)manager at non-profits, goverments or consultancy
  • Teacher in secondary or higher education
  • Consultant

Continuing to a Master's programme

The Bachelor's in Natural Sciences, with its broad coverage of scientific subjects, opens doors to many Master's programmes and career opportunities. Your choices during the Bachelor's influence which Master's programmes you can pursue. You can choose from the following programmes:

Molecular Sciences

Medical Biology

Physics and Astronomy

Interdisciplinary Master's programmes

Additional admission requirements may apply for these Master's programmes. Please check the admission requirements on the website of these programmes or contact your student adviser to discuss the possibilities.

Societal and management specialisations

You can combine one of the above research Master's programmes with a societal or management specialisation. The first year follows your research specialisation, and in the second year you transition to one of these one-year specialisations:

Teacher training

Want to qualify as a senior secondary school teacher? This two-year Master's programme integrates science content, teaching methodology and internships, preparing you for teaching in secondary and higher education.

  • Science Education

Take charge of your career!

To help you prepare for finding a job, Radboud University offers various forms of career orientation, allowing you to plan for your future during your studies. Career Service Science helps students and recent alumni explore the job market. They provide assistance with career orientation, application tips and information about internships and vacancies. Additionally, students organise the annual BBB Career Event, the ideal platform for students and employers to connect.

Graduated: What's next?

Natural Science graduate Rik Otte now works as Principal Engineer at NXP. Watch this video to discover what his work involves.