Study programme code

HIKTM.HT

Study programme administrator

Marek Tamm

MER study programme code

80113

version code

HIKTM/11.HT

School / college

HT - School of Humanities

Study programme title in Est.

Kultuuriteooria ja filosoofia

study programme title in Engl.

Cultural Theory and Philosophy

Language of instruction

Estonian

Study level

Master's studies

ECTS credits

120

Study domain

Arts and Humanities

Study programme group

humanities

Study programme subgroup

Humanities, not elsewhere classified

Nominal study period (in semesters)

4

Access conditions

Degrees conferred

humanitaarteaduse magister (kultuuriteooria)

Study programme aims and objectives

- Create opportunities to gain thorough knowledge of the different disciplines that study cultures and develop the skills to use this knowledge in practice; show more...

- Create opportunities for students with a bachelors degree in cultural theory to deepen their knowledge of contemporary cultural theory;
- Create opportunities for students with bachelor degrees from other fields of humanities or arts to continue their studies in cultural theory;
- Create opportunities for successful students to proceed their academic work on a doctorate level.

Learning outcomes of the study programme

- has thorough knowledge of the most important courses, concepts, methods and their practice in contemporary disciplines of cultural theory show more...

- is able to apply contemporary methods of cultural theory to solve cultural problems and to analyse cultural environments
- is able to compose research projects and write scientific articles in the subject field
- is able to analyse differences among cultures and tolerance towards them
- is able to identify one's needs for further studies and professional development

Graduation requirements

In order to graduate, the student shall complete the study programme in the given volume, show more...
which includes passing all compulsory courses and compiling and defending the Master´s thesis. Students who have not graduated from upper secondary schools where Estonian is the language of instruction, or who have graduated from schools where Estonian is only partly the language of instruction, are required to have Estonian language proficiency at C1 level.
As an additional requirement for students who have been admitted until 2015/2016, the foreign language proficiency according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages shall correspond to B2 level, in case of students of distant and cyclical learning to B1 level, and their computer skills shall be sufficient for university studies. Since the admission of year 2016 students are required to pass during the studies at least one course which uses a foreign language as the language of instruction.