Motivatsioonikiri tuleb kirjutada inglise keeles ja esitada koos avaldusega SAIS-is 15. märtsiks. 

Motivatsioonikirja kirjeldus inglise keeles.

The motivation letter must be written in English and be 400-650 words long. We advise you to familiarise yourself with the details of the master’s programme before writing the letter.

The motivation letter is used to evaluate the applicant's motivation to study in the Philosophy in Practice master’s programme. With this in mind, please address the following questions in the letter:

•  how do your interests, previous education and/or working experience (if applicable) make you suitable for the master’s programme Philosophy in Practice?
•  how are your future plans and goals related to your intention to join the master’s programme in Philosophy in Practice?
•  which research topics are you most interested in? Please indicate at least one research topic which might be suitable for your master’s thesis topic and indicate why it would be suitable for that purpose.

The motivation letter will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

• compatibility of interests (including research topics), previous education and/or work experience with the goals of the programme (50%);

• the extent to which the candidate makes clear and convincing (30%) 

  a) that the candidate has a broader plan of which the master’s programme is a carefully selected part, and 

  b) how the master’s programme is instrumentally useful to pursuit of this plan;

• lucidity and self-expression (20%).

Hindame motivatsioonikirja saja punkti skaalal. Väikseim edasipääsemiseks vajalik punktide arv on 51

Essee tuleb kirjutada inglise keeles ja esitada koos avaldusega SAIS-is 15. märtsiks. 

Essee kirjeldus inglise keeles.

The writing sample should be a self-contained text which showcases the properties against which it will be evaluated (see below). This means it should, ideally, be an argumentative text, which provides a compelling defence of a claim. It need not be a paper from a philosophy course — though such papers fall into the genre we expect of the writing sample. It may be drawn from another area of study or work. But, again, if you want to receive a good score for your writing sample, it should exhibit the properties against which it will be evaluated. The limit for the word count is 2000-3000 words. The first page of the essay must include the following information: your name, date of completion of the writing sample, and a word count. NB! The admissions committee will not read any essay that turns out to be longer than 3000 words.

The evaluation criteria for the writing sample are:

• clarity of structure and readability (45%);
• problem setting and quality of argumentation (45%);
• use and reference of appropriate literature and terminology (10%).

Hindame esseed saja punkti skaalal. Väikseim edasipääsemiseks vajalik punktide arv on 51.

Erialakatse toimub vestluse vormis ajavahemikus 7–17.04.2025. Täpne aeg lepitakse pärast motivatsioonikirja ja essee hindamist iga kandidaadiga eraldi kokku. Erialakatsed viiakse kõigi kandidaatidega läbi Interneti teel. 

Erialakatse kirjeldus inglise keeles.

The interview is designed to determine the applicant's readiness for continuous learning, professional development, and aptitude to study in the master’s programme.

The applicant will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

• understanding of what philosophy is: of the areas of research it includes, of the methods that are employed, of the criteria philosophers judge each other’s work by, of recent developments in the area of philosophy of most interest to the applicant;
• readiness for continuous learning and professional development;
• skills in analysis, argumentation, and self-expression.
   

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Tartu Ülikool kasutab intervjuude läbiviimiseks erinevaid videosuhtluse programme (Microsoft Teams, Zoom). Sisseastumiskomisjon annab kandidaatidele teada, millist programmi kasutatakse ja millal intervjuu toimub.

Kandidaadil on virtuaalseks intervjuuks vaja:

• arvutit või nutiseadet koos veebikaamera, kõrvaklappide ja mikrofoniga. Kuna intervjuul tuvastatakse kandidaadi isikusamasus isikut tõendava dokumendi alusel, on kaamera kasutamine kohustuslik, mitte soovituslik;
• soovituslikult vähemalt 1Mb/s üles-ja allalaadimiskiirusega internetiühendust

Veebiintervjuul osalemiseks kandidaat:

• hoiab käepärast isikut tõendava dokumendi;
• tagab, et ruumis, kus ta intervjuu ajal viibib, ei ole teisi isikuid ega taustamüra;
• arvestab, et intervjuu salvestamine ei ole lubatud.

Hindame erialakatset saja punkti skaalal. Väikseim edasipääsemiseks vajalik punktide arv on 51.