24 Master's degrees offered by the university

The International Relations and Regional Studies master's programme at the University of Tartu 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). 

The Software Engineering master's programme at the University of Tartu offers software engineering and management skills as well as specialised skills in two major software application domains.

The Estonian and Finno-Ugric Languages master's programme at the University of Tartu 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.

The Clinical Nutrition master's programme at the University of Tartu 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. 

The Computer Science master's programme at the University of Tartu prepares students to become leading specialists in public and private organisations and further studies at the PhD level in Computer Science. You can specialise in theoretical informatics, distributed systems or artificial intelligence.

The online Clinical Pharmacy master's programme at the University of Tartu is designed to provide an opportunity for professional development to pharmacists who work at either hospital- or community pharmacies.

The Materials Science and Technology master's programme at the University of Tartu 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.

This one-year master's programme in Disinformation and Societal Resilience from University of Tartu is for professionals who need to understand information manipulations in the global context, work on strategic communication to build social resilience and deal with risk management in organisations and communities.

The Bioengineering master's programme at the University of Tartu aims to educate specialists with skills and knowledge in industrial bioprocesses: from synthetic biology, industrial and applied biotechnology to modern biomedical technologies and engineering. 

The joint Excellence in Analytical Chemistry (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).

The Actuarial and Financial Engineering master's programme at the University of Tartu 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.

The 1-year primarily online Educational Technology master's programme at the University of Tartu 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.

The Politics and Governance in the Digital Age master's programme at the University of Tartu offers knowledge and skills that enable you to navigate this changing landscape of governance, politics and digital innovations.

The master's programme in Innovation in Bioengineering at the University of Tartu trains specialists with a comprehensive understanding of automation technologies and the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern bioengineering, synthetic biology, and biotechnology. 

The Entrepreneurship in Economic Policymaking master's programme at the University of Tartu aims to train innovative and enterprising public sector specialists who have up-to-date economic knowledge and can succeed in the changing society and economic environment.

The Quantitative Economics master's programme at the University of Tartu prepares highly qualified analysts for the government agencies, banks, international organisations and consultancy firms, filling top positions that require a detailed understanding and application of economic models and econometric methods.

The Folkloristics and Applied Heritage Studies master's programme at the University of Tartu 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. 

The Innovation and Technology Management master's programme at the University of Tartu connects business, management and IT fields to train specialists who can implement information and communications technology (ICT) solutions in the management processes of enterprises.

The European Languages and Cultures master's programme at the University of Tartu 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 English, French, German, Scandinavian or Spanish language and literature or Russian and Slavic philology.

The Geoinformatics for Urbanised Society master's programme at the University of Tartu aims to prepare highly qualified specialists for handling and analysing spatial data for the public, private, and non-governmental sectors.