After UCM
After three years at the College and 180 ECTS you qualify for an internationally recognized Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science diploma. This wraps up the first phase of your academic studies. You might opt for leaving the university and getting a job. But you can also apply for a master’s program in the Netherlands or abroad. For which programs you qualify, of course, depends on the courses you took during your bachelor’s program. With the help of your academic advisor you will compose a program matching the master’s you want to enroll in.
Master's programmes
Graduates of UCM have enrolled in all sorts of master’s programs. Some have stayed at Maastricht University, while others have moved on to other Dutch universities, such as Leiden, Groningen, Rotterdam or Utrecht. UCM graduates have also been invited to join master’s programs at for example:
Oxford
Columbia University (New York)
The London School of Economics
University College London
Warwick
Berlin
Become a medical doctor through UCM
You can also prepare to become a medical doctor through UCM. In that case you will opt for a specified range of courses in the Life Sciences concentration (90 ECTS). Your UCM degree meets the requirements for the 4-year master’s program of Medical Doctor – Clinical Researcher at Maastricht University (the so-called ‘A-KO Arts-Klinisch Onderzoeker’ program). Please beware that this master program is highly selective.
Students who do not have a Bachelor’s in psychology are often not eligible to enter into master programs in clinical psychology or other programs related to working with patients. For UCM graduates it is difficult to compensate for this deficit in Bachelor’s courses as they are unable to follow them at UCM or at the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience.
Luminous alumni association
Luminous is the alumni association of UCM. The association was established in 2005 right after UCM’s first graduation ceremony. The goal of Luminous is to provide alumni with rewarding connections to fellow alumni, to current students and to UCM. With support of UCM, Luminous organizes social events to establish these connections.
More information
You can contact Luminous for more information: ucmluminous@maastrichtuniversity.nl
In addition to the Luminous meetings, wider alumni meetings of Maastricht University take place in London, New York, Brussels, Düsseldorf, and other major cities of the world. Information about these meetings can be found on the UM Alumni website
Career Services
Maastricht University (UM) aims to prepare students for a successful career in the international job market. A good future begins with good education, but UM also provides excellent career guidance.
UM Career Services will help you explore your options so you can make the best decisions for you. For instance:
Would a career in academia, in business or in government give you what you’re looking for?
What competencies should you have to land your ideal job?
Can you gain those competencies through your study programme or do you need extra training?
What is the best way to profile yourself in a CV and in an introduction letter?
UM Career Services can help you answer these questions. We provide:
personal guidance from trained career counsellors
application training
career management training
workshops
We can also provide you with information on the labour market, vacancies, internships and traineeships. Visit the career services website for more information or check our website for prospective master students for more details on the master's programmes.
Fields UCMérs work in
As UCM allows you to design your own curriculum to suit your individual interests, talents and ambitions, there is an almost unlimited range of future career possibilities. UCM graduates have gone on to a wide variety of professional careers in both the Netherlands and abroad.
These are some examples:
Management Consultant
Researcher
Government Policy Advisor
Assistant to EU Commissioner
Think Tank Member
Entrepreneur
Industrial Designer
Professional Musician
Stock Trader
NGO Project Coordinator
Forensic Psychologist
Theater Programmer
Museum Curator
Education Innovator