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Find out more Live a day as a University of Tartu student Become a student shadow Breadcrumb Home Breadcrumb Home Curriculum search Search curricula by name Clear options Faculty Faculty of Arts and Humanities Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Science and Technology Level of study Bachelor's Professional higher education Integrated bachelor's and master's studies Master's Doctoral study Language Estonian English Russian Location Tartu Tallinn Pärnu Narva Viljandi Online Form of study Regular study Block mode study 46 curricula Actuarial and Financial Engineering The programme aims to provide students with skills and knowledge of quantitative risk assessment and management methods at financial institutions: banks, insurance companies, investment funds, pension funds, financial supervision authorities, securities firms, credit companies, etc., in Europe and worldwide. Master's Faculty of Science and Technology 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Applied Measurement Science The programme provides thorough knowledge and skills in laboratory and technological measurements, testing and chemical analysis methods, quality systems, metrology and related economic and legal aspects. Master's Faculty of Science and Technology 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Bioengineering The programme educates specialists with skills and knowledge in industrial bioprocesses: from synthetic biology and industrial and applied biotechnology to modern biomedical technologies and engineering. Master's Faculty of Science and Technology 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Business Administration The programme aims to develop a thorough understanding of an enterprise and its environment. It covers all significant areas of business administration: business law, management, economic policy, accounting, finance, marketing, ethics, human resources, global economy, innovation and research methods. Bachelor's Faculty of Social Sciences 180 ECTS 3 years Regular study English Central and Eastern European, Russian and Eurasian Studies The joint programme provides students with thorough knowledge and understanding of historical and contemporary developments in the society, politics, economics, and culture of Russia and the Central & Eastern European and Eurasian countries. The University of Glasgow (UK) coordinates the programme. Master's Faculty of Social Sciences 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Chemical and Physical Sciences Physics and Chemistry PhD programme includes Physics, Chemistry, Space Research and Technology specialisations. When completing the specialisations covered by the programme, it is possible to participate in solving many major problems affecting humanity, from global problems in energy and climate change to finding out the secrets of the universe and the microworld. Doctoral study Faculty of Science and Technology 240 ECTS 4 years Regular study Estonian, English Clinical Nutrition The programme provides broad knowledge of biochemistry, physiology, and metabolism, which underpins clinical provision. After completing the programme, you will become a specialist who can effectively combine clinical and basic scientific knowledge to create nutritional plans and optimise patient care. Master's Faculty of Medicine 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Clinical Pharmacy The master's programme offers a unique opportunity for pharmacists, regardless of location, to advance their expertise in clinical pharmacy. Master's Faculty of Medicine 90 ECTS 1.5 year Block mode study English Computer Science The programme prepares students to become leading specialists in public and private organisations and further studies at the doctoral level. You can specialise in theoretical informatics, distributed systems or artificial intelligence. Master's Faculty of Science and Technology 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Contemporary Asian and Middle Eastern Studies The programme provides a comprehensive overview of Asian and Middle Eastern economies, politics, cultures, societies and languages (e.g. Japanese, Chinese, Korean) and opportunities to study different languages (e.g. Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Arabic). Master's Faculty of Social Sciences 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Creative Project Management The programme offers a unique opportunity to specialise in the dynamic field of creative project management. Master's Faculty of Arts and Humanities 60 ECTS 1 year Block mode study English Cybersecurity The joint programme provides students with core skills in broad aspects of the security of information systems and specialised skills in the chosen specialisation. TalTech (Estonia) coordinates the programme. Master's Faculty of Science and Technology 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Digital Administration The programme aims to train top public servants, professionals and IT specialists in leading a comprehensive digitalisation of the public sector based on Estonia's experience in building a digital state and related technology business ecosystem. Master's Faculty of Social Sciences 60 ECTS 1 year Block mode study English Disinformation and Societal Resilience The programme equips experienced professionals with interdisciplinary expertise to understand and combat information manipulations, strengthen societal resilience, and contribute to the field of strategic communication and policy analysis. Master's Faculty of Social Sciences 60 ECTS 1 year Regular study English Educational Sciences In the Educational Sciences doctoral program you can choose between two specialisations. In the specialisation of Education Science, it is possible to devote yourself to research on various topics, from elementary and primary education to special pedagogy and speech therapy, educational technology and teacher education. The specialisation of Science Education allows you to deal with problems related to science education both locally and internationally. Doctoral study Faculty of Social Sciences 240 ECTS 4 years Estonian, English Educational Technology The 1-year primarily online programme is designed to provide professional development to people working or planning to work in positions that involve teaching and wish to use educational technology more effectively in their work. Master's Faculty of Social Sciences 60 ECTS 1 year Block mode study English Engineering and Technology The PhD programme in Engineering and Technology includes five specialisations: Computer Engineering, Sustainable Energetics, Environmental Technology, Materials Science and Molecular Biotechnology. The at-first-glance weakly related specialisations are united in their focus on applications and technologies. Moreover, the spanning of the programme over several institutes promotes interdisciplinarity. Doctoral study Faculty of Science and Technology 240 ECTS 4 years Estonian, English Entrepreneurship in Economic Policymaking You will acquire modern economic knowledge and learn to be innovative and enterprising in the public sector to cope with a changing economic environment and society successfully. Master's Faculty of Social Sciences 60 ECTS 1 year Block mode study English Environmental Governance and Adaptation to Climate Change The joint programme prepares middle managers with comprehensive and specific knowledge and practical skills who, as specialists, can take responsibility and make strategic decisions to formulate and implement environmental management and environmental policy at the international level, considering the climate change and the European Green Deal. The Estonian University of Life Sciences coordinates the programme. Master's Faculty of Science and Technology 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Estonian and Finno-Ugric Languages The programme is unique in combining in-depth language learning with comprehensive, English-based studies in linguistics. You can choose to specialise either in Estonian or Finno-Ugric Languages. Master's Faculty of Arts and Humanities 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English European Languages and Cultures The programme trains students to be cultural mediators (translators, administrators, editors, etc.) by providing knowledge and skills in a modern or classical language and culture. You can specialise in either classical philology (taught in Estonian), English, French, German, Scandinavian or Spanish language and literature or Russian and Slavic philology. Master's Faculty of Arts and Humanities 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Excellence in Analytical Chemistry The joint Erasmus Mundus master's programme provides students with in-depth knowledge and practical skills in analytical chemistry. Four universities teach the programme: University of Tartu (coordinator), Uppsala University (Sweden), University Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (France) and Åbo Akademi University (Finland). Master's Faculty of Science and Technology 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Folkloristics and Applied Heritage Studies The programme trains specialists who are well versed in scholarly approaches to folk culture and cultural heritage, and competent to use this expertise creatively in academia and beyond. Master's Faculty of Arts and Humanities 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Geoinformatics for Urbanised Society The programme aims to prepare highly qualified specialists for handling and analysing spatial data for the public, private, and non-governmental sectors. Master's Faculty of Science and Technology 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Humanities The Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Tartu is the most diverse and internationally well-known centre for research in the Humanities in Estonia. The research fields range from zoosemiotics to archaeological chemistry. This diversity is supported by the structure of admission – all specialisations offer the chance to apply for a doctoral research position with your own topic. Doctoral study Faculty of Arts and Humanities 240 ECTS 4 years Estonian, English, Russian Information Technology Law Designed for lawyers interested in pursuing careers in information technology and cyber security, the programme trains highly qualified IT Law experts much needed at law firms, IT companies, public agencies, international organisations, and consulting firms. Master's Faculty of Social Sciences 60 ECTS 1 year Regular study English Innovation and Technology Management The programme connects business, management and IT fields to train specialists who can implement information and communications technology (ICT) solutions in the management processes of enterprises. Master's Faculty of Social Sciences 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English International Law and Human Rights The programme provides a systematic approach to and comprehensive knowledge of the principles, regulations, subjects and practice in international law and human rights. The studies take place in Tallinn. Master's Faculty of Social Sciences 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English International Relations and Regional Studies The programme offers deep knowledge and practical skills in international relations with a specialisation in one of the area studies (EU, Russia and Post-Soviet Space, Baltic Sea Region). Master's Faculty of Social Sciences 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Life and Earth Sciences The PhD programme in Life and Earth Sciences is a multidisciplinary training programme for students interested in biodiversity and ecological sustainability, geography, geology, molecular biosciences, or genomics and seeing their future in the academy or as a top specialist in the public or private sector. Doctoral studies are research-oriented, and doctoral students usually work as junior researchers. Doctoral study Faculty of Science and Technology 240 ECTS 4 years Estonian, English Materials Science and Technology The programme educates specialists on materials development. Graduates can work as specialists developing materials in manufacturing enterprises or research institutions and laboratories and continue their studies at the doctoral level. Master's Faculty of Science and Technology 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Mathematics and Computer Science The PhD programme in Mathematics and Computer Science is intended for students who want to do research on mathematical sciences or computer science. The programme allows the doctoral student to follow an individual and flexible research plan, and provides development opportunities to become an independent researcher. The prospective doctoral student will benefit from a wide range of research topics and will be able to do research at a high international level. The students can enjoy the excellent facilities of the modern Delta building and networking at local and international level. Doctoral study Faculty of Science and Technology 240 ECTS 4 years Estonian, English Medicine The 6-year programme in Medicine is designed to teach students the core competencies required to become highly skilled doctors. Integrated bachelor's and master's studies Faculty of Medicine 360 ECTS 6 years Regular study English Medicine and Sport The Doctoral Programme in Medicine and Sport is a part of the Faculty of Medicine. Faculty’s doctoral programme combines four specialisations: Medicine, Pharmacy, Exercise and Sport Sciences, Neurosciences. Doctoral study Faculty of Medicine 240 ECTS 4 years Estonian, English Philosophy Starting in 2025, students can apply to the newly reformed Philosophy in Practice programme, offering an updated approach to philosophical studies. This version of the programme is no longer available. Master's Faculty of Arts and Humanities 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Philosophy in Practice The master's programme in Philosophy in Practice prepares specialists capable of addressing the philosophical questions at the heart of today's challenges. Master's Faculty of Arts and Humanities 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Politics and Governance in the Digital Age The programme integrates key fundamentals of governance, digital transformation and data analysis as essential aspects of political developments in the contemporary world. Understanding digital governance is key for building a successful career in modern government, digital civil society, politics or international organisations. Master's Faculty of Social Sciences 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Quantitative Economics The programme prepares highly qualified analysts for government agencies, banks, international organisations and consultancy firms, filling top positions that require a detailed understanding and application of economic models and econometric methods. Master's Faculty of Social Sciences 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Robotics and Computer Engineering The programme trains highly qualified roboticists, computer and space engineers. It provides broad knowledge in robotics, computer engineering or space technology. Master's Faculty of Science and Technology 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Science and Technology The programme provides a broad overview of natural and exact sciences and technologies. You can specialise in bioengineering and robotics, chemistry and materials science or genetics and biotechnology. Bachelor's Faculty of Science and Technology 180 ECTS 3 years Regular study English Semiotics The programme provides a comprehensive understanding of communication and meaning-making; knowledge and skills can be applied for analyses of culture, society and living nature and creative tasks. Master's Faculty of Arts and Humanities 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Social Sciences Research in social sciences is focused on impactful societal questions, with the aim of shaping and interpreting the future society. The doctoral programme has seven specialisations to choose from: Economics, Business Administration, Media and Communication, Sociology, Psychology, Law and Political Science. Doctoral study Faculty of Social Sciences 240 ECTS 4 years Estonian, English Software Engineering The programme offers general software engineering and management skills and specialised skills in two major software application domains: enterprise systems and embedded real-time systems. Master's Faculty of Science and Technology 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Sound and Visual Technology The programme allows you to study two of the most engaging and rapidly developing fields in the arts and culture. You will choose either sound or visual technology as your primary speciality, but you will also gain an in-depth working knowledge of the other field. Master's Faculty of Arts and Humanities 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study English Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language The programme prepares you to teach Russian as a foreign language. Upon completion of the programme, the graduates acquire knowledge and skills that meet the requirements of contemporary philological and pedagogical sciences and the needs of teaching Russian as a foreign language. The studies take place in Narva. Master's Faculty of Social Sciences 120 ECTS 2 years Regular study Russian Wellness and Spa Service Design and Management One of the most well-known master’s level programmes in Europe focused on educating experts and managers for the wellness, spa and tourism industry. The studies take place in the Summer Capital of Estonia, Pärnu, and online. Master's Faculty of Social Sciences 120 ECTS 2 years Block mode study English