Career outlets

Global-MINDS graduates use their education to work in many different fields. All career outlets that are open to social psychologists are also available to our graduates, yet broadened to areas in which cultural competence is required. Global-MINDS is designed to match the growing social need for initial and advanced training of professionals in all areas of society where specific knowledge regarding the complexity of interactions among people of different cultures, ethnicities and social groups is necessary. 

Our graduates find work in various fields. Here are some examples of the most common areas: Business organisations (e.g., HR, international management and administration, International Marketing), NGOs (e.g., project management, communications, facilitation of diversity programmes); development and international agencies (e.g., as humanitarian aid workers); health sector (e.g., cultural mediation); communication (e.g., culturally sensitive communication, public media, public relations); education (e.g., workshop facilitation about diversity and inclusion at schools, teaching at universities); government and local authorities (e.g., public policy, city development); intergovernmental organisations (e.g., UNESCO); diplomacy and foreign relations research (within and outside academia); counselling, cultural consultancy, cultural training, cultural mediation and negotiation.

The Psychology Student Employability Guide notes that there is a need for graduates to ensure that they are equipped to work in a global marketplace. Developing intercultural competence contributes to making graduates more marketable; and research suggests that graduates with international study experience have an employment advantage. According to the Bureau of Labour Statistics, social psychologists in the private sector will continue to be in demand as societies become more and more diverse and continue to tackle issues of race, religion, and the like. 

There is a general trend for both employers and employees to favour Master over Bachelor degrees as a result of the Bologna process and the consequent changes in curricular structures. In many countries, graduates cannot work as a psychologist without a master degree. Hence, Global-MINDS significantly improves students´ employment opportunities.

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Examples of our graduates' career developments