Career opportunities
Media & Business graduates enjoy excellent career prospects in a wide range of positions in the media sector and other industries. You will be up for jobs such as media analyst, social media manager, communication adviser, marketer, PR consultant, product/brand manager, and policy maker. This specialisation also provides a solid base if you aim to start your own business, carry out applied media and communications research, or pursue a career in media production.
Academic career
If you want to proceed with advanced, research-oriented education in the field of media studies you can apply for our research master Sociology of Culture, Media and the Arts. This programme is specifically designed to prepare you to carry out research leading to a doctorate degree.
If you have demonstrated academic excellence and motivation during your Media Studies programme and your English meets the standard, you will be allowed to complete an abridged research Master programme of one year.
Our alumni
The master Media Studies at Erasmus University counts more than 1500 graduates who completed one of the following specialisations: Media & Business, Media, Culture & Society, Media & Creative Industries, Media & Journalistiek (NL), and Media, Digitalisation & Social Impact (formerly Digitalisation Surveillance & Societies).
On our alumni website you can read the alumni experiences from graduates of our four master programmes and you will discover how the international, hands-on approach of the Master Media Studies is reflected in the wide variety of work fields and countries in which our graduates are employed.
