Career prospects
Graduates of the master of Biology and Human Performance and Health will have a holistic background in physical activity, ageing, health and sports. Graduates may find positions in the following:
- higher education institutes
- research institutes
- medical companies
- sports counselling agencies
- government agencies
- advisory councils
Graduates of the programme will also have excellent prospects for PhD positions.
Some of our graduates have gone on to work as:
- human factors specialist at ErgoS Engineering and Ergonomics
- senior scientist at Nestle and DSM
- lecturer at Fontys Sport Hogeschool
- advisor NOC*NSF / TVM speed skating team
- entrepreneur working with braces
- researcher at Sport Medisch Centrum Papendal
- researcher at Service Medical
- research coordinator of Stichting Revalidatie Limburg
- research manager at Medtronic
- PhD candidate at Roessinghe Rehabilitation Centre
- PhD candidate at Sports Technology Institute, Loughborough University, UK
- PhD assistant/associate professor in Human Movement Science/Human Biology at Maastricht University
- assistant professor at Herriot Wattt University
- professor of Physical Therapy at Maastricht University
- professor of Exercise Metabolism, Birmingham University
"What processes change when we get older, or get sick? This master’s taught me about movement, exercising and sports in healthy adults, sportsmen and patients with a chronic disease". >>