Career Prospects
The prospects for employment at relatively senior levels are excellent for those trained in the physical and chemical sciences. Thanks to the broad scope of the programme, the skills and knowledge developed as part of this education at the University of Turku provide many employment opportunities in different areas.
Our recent graduates have been employed in a wide range of professions, in addition to an academic career, such as finance sector, medical imagining, quantum technology, game development, and data mining.
Career in Research
The Master’s degree also makes you eligible for scientific postgraduate degree studies – doctoral and licentiate degrees. The University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS) has a Doctoral Programme in Exact Sciences that covers all of the disciplines of this Master’s degree programme.
The doctoral studies incur no tuition fees, and PhD students often receive either a salary or a grant to cover their living expenses.