Study programme code

KAKTD.HR

Study programme administrator

Inge Timoštšuk

MER study programme code

80551

version code

KAKTD/17.HR

School / college

HR - School of Educational Sciences

Study programme title in Est.

Kasvatusteadused

study programme title in Engl.

Educational Sciences

Language of instruction

Estonian, English

Study level

Doctoral studies

doktoriõppe valdkond

Educational Sciences

ECTS credits

240

Study domain

Education

Study programme group

teacher training and educational science

Study programme subgroup

Education science

Nominal study period (in semesters)

8

Access conditions

Master's degree or an equivalent qualification;
experience in independent research. show more...

Entrance examination: professional interview, presenting the project of the thesis in the language of the final paper and English language test.

Degrees conferred

filosoofiadoktor (kasvatusteadused)

Study programme aims and objectives

- Creating conditions for achieving professionalism in the field of Educational Sciences and conducting independent research on an internationally recognized level; show more...

- supporting doctoral students in becoming highly qualified university teachers, scientists, and experts in the field of education.

Learning outcomes of the study programme

- is able to ground the solutions to problems in Educational Sciences from the broader point of view of Social Sciences show more...

- is familiar with the modern approaches to the methodology of research
- is able to plan a study and use research methods and data analysis methods
- is able to effectively work with scientific texts and to create these themselves
- is ready for scientific communication and cooperation with other researchers

Graduation requirements

Covering the curriculum as a whole and defending the doctoral thesis. show more...