University of Tartu:
The University of Tartu is a national university uniting different branches of science.The mission of the University of Tartu is to act as the guardian and advocate of a highly educated Estonia through internationally acclaimed research and the provision of research based higher education. The mission of the University of Tartu shall be implemented in co-operation with domestic and foreign partners.
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Baltic Sea Region Studies Master:
This 2-year program provides an excellent opportunity to obtain an interdisciplinary Master's degree in Baltic Sea Region issues and has an integrated curriculum with options to specialize in Baltic Studies, Media and Communication or Business Administration.
The objective of the program is to broaden academic knowledge and practical competence in various areas of Social Sciences with a focus on the Baltic Sea Region.
The need for such competence is directly related to the region's further integration and increasing economic and political importance in the European Union and the world.
The Baltic Sea Region includes over ten countries around the Baltic Sea: the Baltic states, Nordic countries, German and Polish coastal lands and the north-western regions of Russia. With a population of about 100 million people, it is a significant and thriving European region.
Estonia presents a model case study of dynamic economic growth and offers a unique perspective on the successful transition to democracy and the recent accession to the EU.
EU-Russian Studies Master:
A two year inter-disciplinary MA-Programme combining political science, economics, law, history, linguistics and cultural studies. The integrated programme binds together the study of two main regions Europe a
nd Russia in one coherent curriculum, providing a comprehensive understanding of political, social, and economic developments in the EU and its member states as well as in Russia and its neighbouring transition countries.
The European Union and the Russian Federation are geographically close, direct neighbours in Eurasia, and both play a significant and increasingly visible role in today's World Politics and Economics. Given the great potential for development and mutual cooperation of the EU and Russia there is an increasing necessity to educate specialists having excellent knowledge and great competence in the EU or/and Russia.
Wellness and Spa Service Design and Management:
This 2-years programme is the only Master`s programme in the whole Europe that is focusedon educating experts and managers for wellness and spa industry.
The program is suitable for students interested in tourism issues and modern trends in hospitality business, but also in health related experiences. Physical and mental activities, personal wellbeing, medical and wellness therapies, nature and culture are topics to talk about - everything that helps to establish the balanced state of body, mind and soul.
Examples of the topics of the cour
ses: wellness philosophy, understanding of spa treatments, sustainable development, creative economy, service design and entrepreneurship, innovation and marketing.
Lectures and seminars are combined with regular field-trips and business-internship. Innovative video conferences and e-learning are used in the programme.
Financial and Actuarial Mathematics Master:
1-year Master's program preparing specialists for financial sector, banking and insurance industries in quantitative methods of risk assessment and hedging, providing knowledge and skills in two major areas - financial engineering and insurance mathematics.
What you can expect from this program:
Special emphasis on applied mathematical models and quantitative methods.
Only program of this kind in the region, meeting EU educational standards in actuarial mathematics.
Graduates very competitive on national and international job market as analysts, actuaries and risk engineers. Knowledge, practical skills and competence needed to succeed in careers at banks, insurance companies, consulting, financial utilities and financial supervisory authorities.
Applied Measurement Science Master:
Interdisciplinary program bridging the gap between physical and chemical measurements, metrology and r
elated economic and legal aspects:
- Physical measurements
- Economic and legal aspects
- Chemical measurements
- Internship
- Quality systems
- International teaching staff
In May 2008 Applied Measurement Science Master’s programme was awarded a label of "Euromaster in Chemistry". This high-ranking EU quality label was awarded to the University of Tartu as the coordinating university of the international consortium "Measurement Science in Chemistry" which includes nine universities from Poland, Slovenia, France, Portugal and other countries.
This Master’s degree program has been selected by the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research as one of the winners of the 2007 national competition of the most attractive international Master’s programs in Estonia.
The importance of measurements and analyses is constantly increasing. More and more legal acts are issued that regulate measurement and testing. Fully functional quality systems accredited according to international standards like ISO/IEC 17025:2005 or GLP is now a must in most industries.
Software Engineering Master:
The international Master’s program in Software Engineering aims at providing students with advanced software engineering and management skills, as well as specialized skills in two major application domains: enterprise systems and embedded real-time systems.
The Master´s program is jointly delivered by the two largest public universities in Estonia - University of Tartu and Tallinn University of Technology. Upon successful completion of the program, students will receive a joint degree signed by both universities.
Semiotics Master:
The 2-year Master’s programme in Semiotics provides interdisciplinary background and gives a theoreti
cal base for application of semiotic ideas to a wide variety of disciplines and scientific study.
The programme binds together the theory of semiotics and three core modules - cultural semiotics, biosemiotics and sociosemiotics. The program also combines the major semiotic traditions of Ferdinand de Saussure and Charles S. Peirce with the leading contemporary and innovative thought.
What is semiotics?
Semiotics is the general study of sign processes, or semiosis. Semiosis makes the world meaningful. Today’s world, where processes have a disbalance of global and local dimension, challenges us to understand the need of individuals and societies for defining their identity. Semiotics is centrally relevant to achieve this understanding.
Why study semiotics in Tartu?
The tradition of excellence in semiotic theory in Tartu was established by Juri Lotman in 1960s, the founder of semiotics of culture and the Tartu-Moscow Semiotic School, as well as the oldest journal of semiotics, Sign Systems Studies.
The University of Tartu is one the few institutions in the world teaching full Master’s and PhD degree programs in semiotics since 1993.
As one of world’s major centres of semiotics, the University of Tartu collaborates and is regularly visited by professors from all around the world: Myrdene Anderson, Paul Bouissac, John Deely, Dinda Gorlee, Jesper Hoffmeyer, Winfried Nöth, Roland Posner, Frederik Stjernfelt, Eero Tarasti, and many others.
The finest collections of semiotic materials in Tartu include the mem
orial library of Thomas Sebeok, one of the world leaders in the 20th century semiotics, and the Centre of Jakob von Uexküll, a Baltic German whose works have been very important to the development of biosemiotics.
Master of Arts - Design and Development of Virtual Environments:
Delivered by Information Studies Department, Viljandi Culture Academy
The international Master`s programme in Design and Development of Virtual Environments aims to provide students with advanced skills of entrepreneurship in the field of creating innovative digital products and services.
Eye on Entrepreneurship
Emphasis of the programme is placed upon teaching and practicing entrepreneurship by employing Agile and Lean Startup methodologies. Hands-on teamwork activities are
supported by theoretical studies of culture, social sciences, business and software product development.
During the two year Master´s Programme a series of development projects are completed. Several projects are commissioned by real companies and by Estonian public sector. Special attention is paid to design, usability and user experience. The best practices of software industy are closely followed. Design and Development of Virtual Environments will bring together specialists from very different fields of expertise - programmers, engineers, designers, researchers and business people to work on joint projects.
The international Master`s programme in Design and Development of Virtual Environments aims at providing students with advanced skills of development, marketing and sales of innovative software products.
Master in Sound Engineering Arts:
Delivered by Viljandi Culture Academy, University of Tartu and Baltic Film and Media School, Tallinn University. The international Master's programme in Sound Engineering Arts aims at providing students with know-how in the field of sound engineering at an internationally recognized level.
What is sound engineering?
Sound engineering stands for the combination of capturing, recording and manipulating of sound with the help of various devices. Sound engineers work in different fields like the music industry, broadcasting, as well as the TV and film industry. Working locations include but are not restricted to music and film studios as well as various live settings in e.g. concert halls, stadiums, and radio stations.
The students may choose to specialise in music- or film sound engineering:
- The music sound specialisation:
Within the music sound specialisation the focus is primarily on knowledge and skills related to sound engineering in the field of music. Among these but not restricted to sound engineering of performances by orchestra, ensemble, quire and solo musicians in the studio and on live stage. The specialisation focuses further at sound editing and procession with different sound and effect processors, as well as all tasks related to music production. All this will be carried within genres from classical over rock up to jazz music.
- The film sound specialisation:
The studies of the film sound specialisation are related to everything which touches upon film sound engineering. Including but not restricted to sound recording on the set, dialogue and music recording in the studio, creation of film sound effects, sound and picture synchronization and the finalisation of film soundtracks in Dolby Surround format.
International Summer University:
Social Sciences programs:
- European and Russian Foreign Policy and Security Challenges in the New Millennium (Tartu-Tallinn-Pärnu)
- Procedures in European International Courts (Tartu-Tallinn-Pärnu)
- After the Empire: Collapse of Communism and Beyond (Tartu-St.Petersburg-Kiev)
- Economies in Turmoil: Threats and Opportunities in the Baltics (Tartu-Riga-Vilnius)
Other programs:
- Estonian Language (Tartu)
- Practical Russian (Narva)
- Learn and Experience Baltics: Nature, Culture and Spa Tourism (Pärnu)
- Local Knowledge and Open Borders: Creativity and Heritage (Tartu)
Semester study abroad and exchange programs:
Semester programs:
- Baltics Studies: Politics, History, Society, Culture (autumn and spring)
- European Studies: EU, Eastern European Studies (autumn and spring)
- Russian Studies: Language, Literature, Culture (autumn and spring)
- Law: creationg of Rule of Law Society in Post-Communist Europe (autumn)
