Career prospects

After your studies

Employers want you because of your knowledge in physics and astronomy! The combination of academic skills and university-level thinking is highly valued by employers. With a broad background, Physics and Astronomy graduates can work in various sectors.

Possible occupations

  • Researcher in academics or in business
  • Applied physicist in healthcare or energy industry
  • Teacher in secondary school or higher education
  • Advisor or manager in finance or IT
  • Data analyst
  • Consultant
  • Insurance mathematician

Progressing to a Master's

With a bachelor's degree in Physics and Astronomy, you can advance to various specialisations within the 2-year Research Master's in Physics and Astronomy at Radboud University. You can choose from the following programmes:

Physics and Astronomy

Social/Management Specialisations

You can opt to combine your Master in Physics and Astronomy with a social or management specialisation. In the first year of your Master’s, you will follow the Physics and Astronomy programme, and in the second year, you will transition to one of the following (1-year) specialisations:

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.

Teaching Qualification

If you want to obtain a teaching qualification, this two-year master’s programme integrates physics courses, pedagogy, and teaching practice, training you to become a teacher for secondary and higher education.

  • Educatie in de Bètawetenschappen (in Dutch)

Put your studies to work!

To prepare you for finding a job, Radboud University offers various forms of job market orientation, so that you can prepare for your future during your studies. Career Service Science assists students and young alumni with their journey into the job market. You can contact them for help with job orientation, application tips, and information about internships and vacancies. Furthermore, students organise the BBB Career Event each year, the ideal place for students and employers to meet.

After graduating: what's next?

Martijn Kusters is a clinical physicist at the RadboudUMC. Check out his work in the video.

After her Bachelor's Physics and Astronomy, Roos Leenen is doing a PhD at HFML-FELIX. The video below shows what goes on there.