Bachelor's programs

Career Perspectives

You graduate from the BA in Liberal Arts and Sciences with a specialisation that qualifies you for a range of international careers in that area. And because your education is broader than most, you acquire additional knowledge and skills that can be applied to every industry or career - giving you a competitive edge in the job market. You will be amazed at how many doors your liberal background opens - in international business, government, non-profit or academia. Your ability to take an interdisciplinary approach to solving problems is valued by employers worldwide.

Our students are equipped to pursue international careers as specialists or in positions that require the application of cross-disciplinary insights. You might become a policy officer for the United Nations; a consultant or policy advisor for the European Parliament or UNESCO; a strategic advisor in a multinational company; a lawyer, diplomat, manager, journalist, or researcher. The choice is yours.

Alumni

Our first alumni of the BA Liberal Arts and Sciences graduated in the Summer of 2011. And if the success of Tilburg University's broader alumni community is anything to go by, they are sure to go on to pursue successful careers in all areas of society.

Most of our Bachelor graduates first pursue a Master's at Tilburg University or another top university before entering the workforce. Depending on your Major, you can choose from any of the Master's or Research Master's at Tilburg University listed below. You can also see the sorts of careers pursued by our alumni of these programmes - giving you a good idea of the options you have open to you on completion of a Master's. As you can see, Tilburg University alumni hold influential positions in business, government, non-profit and academia.

Alumni of the MSc Strategic Management

Jeffrey Dorrestijn (2006)

Current position:
Project Manager within Global Advertiser Operations-Google AdWords

Tasks & responsibilities:
"It is my responsibility to drive change within the global organisation, further improve the service that Google provides its customers, and improve our efficiency as an organisation by aligning and rolling out new internal processes."

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Jolanda de Rooij (2007)

Current position:
Demand & Supply Planner at Unilever

Tasks & responsibilities:
"As a D&S planner at Unilever I am responsible for managing the stock level, service level and obsoletes of several product groups. This requires close contact with suppliers, repack and logistics providers on the one side, and marketing/sales staff on the other."

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Mathijs Henzen (2008)

Current position:
Associate Corporate Clients at ING Commercial Banking

Tasks & responsibilities:
"As an associate in the corporate clients departement of ING I am part of an industry sector-team which is the first point of contact for all listed corporate clients of ING who want to engage on their banking needs. We monitor the client relationships, try to provide the client with effective solutions to their finance and banking needs and ensure a smooth delivery of our expert products. In my day-to-day task and responsibilities this means that I support ING's senior bankers by providing them with briefings and memo's on the industry, the strategy and financials of clients, the profitability of our client relationships, keep the relevant client information systems up-to-date and so on. Additionally, in cooperation with senior bankers I liaise with all expert product departments within ING to monitor and ensure the efficient and effective delivery upon our promises to clients."

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Alumni of the LLM International European Labour Law

Zeynep Gumruk, Turkish (2009)

Current position:
Legal Counsel for the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Tasks & responsibilities:
"Generally speaking, a legal counsel delivers an opinion on the implementation, amendment and termination of international agreements. A legal counsel also assesses the latest developments related to international law, and is responsible for delivering recommendations regarding legal matters, as required for by other units of the Ministry. These opinions are in relation toproposed acts, statutes and regulations prepared by units of the Ministry, or the Prime Ministry, or other Ministries. We also deal with cases that are currently before the European Court of Human Rights."

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Alumni of the LLM International European Public Law

Laura van Waas, British (2004)

Current position:
Surge Protection Officer at UNHCR Beirut

Tasks & responsibilities:
"My work recently involved preparing a study for a regional expert meeting on statelessness in the Middle East and North Africa, and assisting with follow-up activities based on the outcomes of the meeting. I also carried out further research into the situation of statelessness in Lebanon and helped stakeholders to develop strategies to address the issue."

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Radim Dragomaca, Czech (2009)

Current position:
Research Master in Law

Tasks & responsibilities:
"Doing a Research Master in Law involves conducting independent and critical academic research. Research serves an important purpose in academia, society and education. It is a fascinating pursuit that gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself in a social issue. The Research Master in Law trains the best students to carry out legal research, enabling them to contribute to solving today's greatest social challenges."

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Marjon IJpelaar (2009)

Current position:
Company lawyer at the South Cluster at Grontmij

Tasks & responsibilities:
"As a legal counsel at Grontmij, I deal mostly with construction law, public procurement law and contract law. In the contractual context I try to limit the risks for the company by, for example, negotiating the general terms and conditions of a contract."

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Gabriel José Angulo Linero, Colombian (2009)

Current position:
Placement Officer at COLFUTURO

Tasks & responsibilities:
"My role involves several activities: the recruitment of students from regions outside of Bogotá, based on academic merit and leadership qualities; providing academic advice to these students to prepare them for postgraduate studies abroad; and placement of these students in the best graduate programmes abroad by acting as a liaison between them and the universities to which they are applying."

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Alumni of the MSc Organisation Studies

Alina Rosu, Romanian (2009)

Current position:
Internal Communications Advisor & Jr. Recruiter

Tasks & responsibilities:
"As an Internal Communications Advisor my focus is on internal employee communication - advising the HR management team, and translating their strategies and policies into coherent and easy-to-understand messages that can be communicated to the rest of the organisation. In my role as a Jr. Recruiter, I am also responsible for positioning ING's technology and operations department as an employer of choice within the job market, while offering advice on communication strategies for attracting new talent."

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Alumni of the MSc Sociology

Mirjam De Jong (2006)

Current position:
Senior consultant at Capgemini
Project manager at Philips

Tasks & responsibilities:
"As a project manager at Capgemini NL I work with a team to fulfil projects for the business owners of the client I work for. It is a dynamic and interactic role that requires a great deal of communication and strong analytical skills. The complex landscape and diversity of people involved makes this a role in which I feel very much at ease."

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Kim Horsten (2006)

Current position:
Coordinator Student Mobility & Student Exchange and Marketing& Recruitment Officer at Tilburg University

Tasks & responsibilities:
"I work within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, where I am responsible for all issues concerning short-term incoming and outgoing (international) mobility, for instance, exchange and freemover programmes.As a marketing coordinator I also focus on marketing and recruiting for our English (and sometimes Dutch) degree programmes abroad."

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Alumni of the MSc Human Resource Studies

Anabel Van Nunen (2008)

Current position:
P&O advisor Geogroep at Grontmij

Tasks & responsibilities:
"In giving advice I contribute to the tactical and operational management of the Geo group. I give both solicited and unsolicited advice to the line management and to co-workers in all matters pertaining to Human Resources, which includes organisation and personal development, assessment and remuneration, change processes, recruitment and selection, and employment terms and conditons.

In addition to this, in the P&O (Personnel and Organisation) team of the South Cluster (3 P&O support staff, 5 P&O advisors and 1 Human Resources manager) I contribute actively to the development and the implementation of P&O objectives for the South Cluster. Also, on a cluster-wide level, I am active as recruitment coordinator and at the national level I am a member of the national working group on labour market communication."

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Melloney van der Knaap (2009)

Current position:
Project worker at Zorgimpuls
Management Trainee at High Select BV

Tasks & responsibilities:
"I started a traineeship at High Select in December 2008. This two-year traineeship involves taking part in projects at four different organisations in the health and wellbeing sector. I also develop new knowledge and skills through training, workshops, peer reviews and coaching. My first two projects focused on HRM, which required me to work on planning and rostering, developing a management development programme and a career counselling product book, and giving career advice to employees. At the moment I am working on a project that concerns the cooperation between different healthcare professionals, such as family doctors, physiotherapists, dieticians and pharmacists."

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Alumni of the MA Cultural Studies

Kristel Dumoulin (2006)

Current position:
Marketing at Publishing House Boom / Sun

Tasks & responsibilities:
"Boom publishes titles in the areas of philosophy, psychology, history and religion. My activities involves everything from marketing, organising book launches, publicity, writing press releases, establishing press contacts, working on the website, and developing promotional material such as catalogues, brochures, and advertisements."

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Linda van den Hout (2002)

Current position:
Teacher Concepting/Creative Thinking at Fontys
Coordinator BBL Centerparcs and ROC productions

Tasks & responsibilities:
"Together with ROC Tilburg, I am starting up and coordinating a new educational programme called Entertainment for Centerparcs. I also develop services by students for use within cultural organisations, and teach Fontys students to use creative thinking to independantly develop new ideas, services or products."

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Alumni of the MA Care, Ethics and Policy

Clementine Coopmans (2007)

Current position:
Spiritual counselor at SVVE De Archipel

Tasks & responsibilities:
"Counseling patients in nursing homes in finding answers to the question: Who am I now that this disease is happening to me. In other words, looking for answers together in spite of all manner of physical restrictions. Next to that, I act as counselor at all levels in the organisation in matters pertaining to ethics, also on the shop floor."

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