Your future
Upon graduation, you will have acquired outstanding skills and you will be able to contribute as an interdisciplinary researcher in a university or knowledge institute. Through rigorous training in theory and methodology, combined with focus on topics of your own choice, you develop both flexibility and specialisation to address the urgent questions of today. This has enabled many graduates to find interesting jobs.
Career prospects
Between 2015 and 2021, around 50% of our graduates found a job as a researcher at a university, such as Edinburgh University, Max Planck Institute, University of Leeds, Rotterdam School of Health Policy and Management, Delft University, Wageningen University, Leuven University, Liège University and Maastricht University. 50% of our graduates found a job outside academia, in positions at the Dutch Ministry of the Interior, the municipality of Stavanger, an art gallery, Deutsches Museum in Munich, or the Historical and Archeological Society of Limburg. These positions all relate to the profile of CAST: in the domain of arts and heritage as well as jobs related to smart cities or data research.
Alumni@work
As a CAST graduate you can look for a position in:
- Academia (e.g. PhD Candidate, Research Assistant, junior researcher)
- Education (e.g. Teacher, Lecturer)
- Museums and galeries (e.g. Collection curator, Research fellow)
- Business (e.g. Relation manager, Programme manager, coach)
- Politics and policy making (Policy advisor)
Some of the companies and institutes where CAST graduates work:
- Boerhaave Museum
- Oxford University
- Shell
- Maastricht University
- Max Planck Institute
- European Parliament
Romy Roomans
Marketeer – Theater aan het Vrijthof
Year of graduation: 2022
“What made CAST stand out to me was its diversity and interdisciplinary nature. Our class was a vibrant mix of students from all over the world, with backgrounds ranging from Biology and Cultural Studies to Anthropology and Visual Arts. This blend of perspectives made the programme incredibly enriching.”
Dani Shanley (British)
PhD Candidate FASoS
Maastricht University, the Netherlands
Year of Graduation: 2015
Dani Shanley, alumna CAST, shares her experience with the MSc CAST and her current position as a PhD Candidate at FASoS.
Video interview with Dani Shanley
Anemone van Zijl (Dutch)
Lecturer in Music Therapy
Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen
Year of graduation: 2007
“The content of the CAST programme is strictly structured, but the choice of topics for the research projects is fairly free. I’m especially fascinated by music. CAST enabled me to approach the musical field in many interesting ways. During the programme, you learn how to make something coherent and relevant out of such a diverse range of theories, methods and data. Right from the start you experience what it means to be a researcher; if you choose to pursue a career in that field, CAST will teach you everything you need to know.”
Veerle Spronck (Dutch)
PhD Candidate FASoS
Maastricht University, the Netherlands
Year of Graduation: 2016
Veerle spronck, alumni CAST, talks about her experiences with the programme. She now works as a PhD Candidate at FASoS.
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