16 Degrees in Social Sciences in Estonia for 2024
- Tallinn, Estonia
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English
Liberal arts ideology comes from the era of antiquity. It is the idea that a free person must know certain things to be a good member of society. Tallinn University’s liberal arts in social sciences does not teach rhetoric or grammar but does give you all you need to know about social sciences. The program looks into various social sciences and teaches the student how to find common ground. Students can create their major via electives after the core courses have introduced the different social sciences. The program includes practical training so the graduates obtain some work experience for the real world within their chosen field, and the analytical and writing skills necessary for future studies in Estonia or elsewhere.
- Tallinn, Estonia
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
Estonian Studies enables you to get a broad-based and interdisciplinary postgraduate degree and offers the possibility to see both the uniqueness and specifics of Estonia, the place of Estonia in a global context. Estonian Studies is in many respects the calling card of the Estonian State and is aimed at everybody who is interested in various aspects of Estonia. Come and study with us!
- Tallinn, Estonia
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
The Social Entrepreneurship program is a progressive educational initiative of Tallinn University with the aim to promote entrepreneurship and innovation in the social and health sector, environmental protection, urban development, rural development, and community development.
- Tallinn, Estonia
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
Social anthropologists research the human experience by observing and participating in people’s daily lives. The Anthropology MA program enables you to specialize in Social Anthropology and learn more about the human experience from a comparative perspective. The program provides a stimulating research environment where you can develop your own research project through a range of fieldwork-based practices that examines the relativity of world views, and the commonalities of social practices, and relate them to a broader global context.
Master of Science Environmental Governance and Adaptation to Climate Change
Estonian University of Life Sciences
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- Tartu, Estonia
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
If you are interested in the future of the world and want to have a say in the rapidly changing environment, then EGACC is the program for you. EGACC is an international program designed to teach how to resolve social, environmental, and economic challenges the world is facing today. It covers a very broad field of subjects from policies and legislation to information technology and science in the light of various challenges caused by climatic change. Waste issues, water shortage problems, global warming-induced challenges are all the harsh realities we are facing today, and sadly it is getting worse tomorrow. Environmental Governance and Adaption to Climate Change is a joint study program between the Estonian University of Life Sciences and the University of Tartu. The general objective is to prepare middle managers with comprehensive and specific knowledge and practical skills, who, as specialists, are able to 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.
- Tartu, Estonia
- Online
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
This one-year master's programme in Disinformation and Societal Resilience 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 programme combines systematic theoretical knowledge with a practical approach that connects students to their realities and focuses on the disinformation problems in their countries. Unique experiences from scholars and practitioners brought into the programme help build the international network of professionals to combat disinformation effectively.
- Tallinn, Estonia
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
The MA program in Human Rights in the Digital Society was created to address new developments and challenges in law and society that have arisen in connection with the ever-increasing digitalization. The program provides a unique opportunity to engage with questions like what are the limits of the freedom of speech online or what is sovereignty over the digital environment? Or how to balance human rights in the online environment? This program will provide students with the skill set necessary to analyze the effects of digitalization on human rights and law in general. The courses have a balance between theory and practice problems and assignments. The students will be encouraged to take a critical perspective, research topical issues that they feel passionate about, and highlight flaws in the current system.
- Tallinn, Estonia
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English
The BA in Politics and Governance is a contemporary academic program combining a strong politics and governance core with a variety of choices including international relations, economics, and management. It is a curriculum aiming to prepare students for the more complex and interrelated world. No country or company is an island these days – they are all affected by political, societal, and economic trends, national and international policies, and governmental and non-governmental actors. The program equips students with a broad knowledge basis to prepare them for a future not just in the government or party politics, but also as knowledgeable and able actors in international organizations, the third sector, or even the private sector.
- Tallinn, Estonia
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
Are you interested in international security and the changing world order? Then International Relations at Tallinn University is for you! Our program provides flexibility to ensure that students are able to make the most of their education. It is a great opportunity to learn from some of the top IR scholars in the field and to experience it in an international environment. Best of all you’ll be able to gain valuable knowledge and improve your analytical skills in International Relations at Tallinn University. The program unites traditions of Anglo-American and continental European IR scholarship and education in reflecting the changing international system and the security threats that are emerging.
- Tartu, Estonia
- Online
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
The master's programme provides knowledge and skills in a modern or classical language and culture.
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Online
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
International Law and Human Rights is a 2-year master's program at the School of Law of The University of Tartu, providing comprehensive knowledge of the principles, regulations, subjects, and practice in the field of international law and human rights. Students can obtain comprehensive knowledge in the field of international law and human rights. All students are given strong ground knowledge in international law and human rights, and then they can expand their knowledge in specific areas, depending on their needs and interests, by taking various elective courses.
- Tartu, Estonia
- Online
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
The 2-year master's programme in Estonian and Finno-Ugric Languages (EFUL) is unique in combining in-depth language learning with comprehensive, English-based studies in linguistics. We offer specialisations in either Estonian or Finno-Ugric Languages. Whichever you choose, you will have access to shared modules on theoretical and methodological aspects of synchronic and diachronic linguistics, with an emphasis on active language learning, combining theory and practice. The programme also emphasises the development of digital skills. It offers modules on computational linguistics and programming in collaboration with the University of Tartu's Centre for Digital Humanities and Information Society.
Summer Course in the Formation of Global Norms in a Changing World Order
Tallinn Summer and Winter School
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- Tallinn, Estonia
Full time
2 weeks
On-Campus
English
This course will analyze the formation of global norms and international regimes. It will take a multifaceted approach looking at the role of ideas, institutions, as well as material factors. It will also evaluate the formation of global norms within the context of the changing world order, which is seeing a reduced role for the United States as well as more diversity of regime type and ideologies. This will create multiple problems for the formation of global norms. The role that regions can play in establishing norms and international regimes will be studied. Also, what the changing world order means for the ability of small states to play a part in the formation of norms will be highlighted. Together examples of cyber security norms, environmental, trade, and other norms will be studied in depth.
- Tartu, Estonia
- Online
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
The MA program combines a comprehensive study of international relations as an academic discipline and political practice with in-depth understanding of one or several key regions of the world.
- Tartu, Estonia
- Online
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
The programme integrates empirical and theoretical understanding of democracy and governance, the two essential parameters of political development in the contemporary world.