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Maria Gartz

Current job: Senior consultant for change/transformation and internal communication at MPC, Hamburg
Voice Coach (self-employed)

Graduation in Osnabrück: 2008 (B.Sc.)

My professional pathway

BSc Cognitive Science (Focus on Linguistics, Computational Linguistics)
MSc Integrated Neurosciences (Focus on Psychophysics)
Certified Master of Estill Voice Training

- 2011: Started a PhD at the Excellence Cluster „Languages of Emotion“ at Freie Universität Berlin, work group „Musik- und Biopsychologie“ (research on music-induced goosebumbs)
- 2012: Quit the PhD after 1,5 years
- 2013: Started working at Babbel in Berlin, first as a knowledge manager, then built a team for internal communications
- 2013: Also became a singer and vocal coach (self-employed)
- 2019: Change & communication manager at AERQ, Hamburg
- Since 2021: Senior consultant for change/transformation and internal communication at MPC, Hamburg

My CogSci student experience

Why is Cognitive Science in Osnabrück a great place to study?
I believe that this program is a door to everything. It teaches you how to think. You meet the most interesting people out there and you become part of a fantastic community. And I could not imagine more fun and fascination in any other program.

What did you specialise in during your studies?
Linguistics, Computational Linguistics

My advice for you

Many of us in the BSc program switched to a more specified Master lateron, in the fear of a „too broad“ education with not enough focus on anything particular. Looking back, I don’t think that this is important at all. The broadness of the education is one of its superpowers, and you can still specify two years later.