Choosing a master's is really choosing a career direction. If you want to work in public policy, international development, global health or sustainability, the field you pick — and how you frame it — shapes where you land. Here's how the map works.
Subjects are the on-ramp to careers
On our site, career pathways are linked to the subjects that feed them, based on the knowledge each role actually draws on. A few common routes:
- Public policy / public administration → government, think tanks, international organisations. Strong in quantitative and institutional knowledge.
- International development → NGOs, development banks, UN agencies. Field experience and languages matter.
- Global and public health → ministries, WHO, research institutes, humanitarian response.
- Sustainability, climate and environmental policy → the fastest-growing area, spanning government, corporates and multilaterals.
Match the programme to the destination
The same job title is reached from several fields. A policy analyst might come from economics, public policy or a subject specialism. Use our career pages to see which subjects feed a role and what knowledge structure employers expect, then the subject guides to find where those programmes are taught and verified.
Where to study
Different countries are strong in different fields — our destination pages rank each country by how many verified programmes map to each subject, so you can see the honest shape of the offer, not a brochure claim.
Fund it
Many of these fields have dedicated scholarships (development, public policy, health). The scholarship matcher links awards to the subjects above.
Start from the destination, not the job title: explore career pathways and the subjects that lead to them, then find verified programmes and funding.