Study programme code

PSOKM.LT

Study programme administrator

Kadi Liik

MER study programme code

1700

version code

PSOKM/14.LT

School / college

LT - School of Natural Sciences and Health

Study programme title in Est.

Organisatsioonikäitumine

study programme title in Engl.

Organizational Behavior

Language of instruction

Estonian

Study level

Master's studies

ECTS credits

120

Study domain

Business, Administration and Law

Study programme group

business and administration

Study programme subgroup

Management and administration

Nominal study period (in semesters)

4

Access conditions

Admission requirements: Bachelor´s Degree, Diploma of Professional Higher Education or a corresponding qualification; show more...

For specialization in military and paramilitary organizations Bachelor degree/applied higher education or equivalent qualifications; working experience in military and paramilitary structures (in defence-, police-, rescue forces or as a customs-, tax-, prison officer);
For specialization in health care organizations Bachelor degree/ applied higher education or equivalent qualifications; working experience in a health care organization (hospitals, family doctor centers, pharmaceutical companies, pharmacies, etc.);
Passing of the admission exam.
Minimum level of proficiency of the Estonian language at B2 level according to the European Framework of Reference for Languages. The minimum level of proficiency of the English language at B1 level according to the European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Degrees conferred

sotsiaalteaduse magister (organisatsioonikäitumine)

Study programme aims and objectives

- Develop systemic knowledge of contemporary theories, methods and applications of organizational behavior; show more...

- Develop broad competence for analyzing and developing an organization and managing human resources;
- Develop the skills for conducting research and applying research results in the field of organizational behavior;
- Support the development of professional skills for working as human resources-, development-, training- or executive manager of an organization;
- Support the development of special competencies according to the chosen field of specialization (specialization in military and paramilitary organizations, creative teams and health care organizations).

Learning outcomes of the study programme

- has knowledge of the structure of organizations, the principles of managing human resources, show more...
the processes of human groups and their management, the methods of scientific research
- has skills to develop appropriate motivational systems for developing an organization and managing human resources, the ability to influence the processes in the organization and direct the development of the organization
- has ability to conduct empirical scientific and applied research in the field of organizational behavior and perform organizational diagnostics, initiate and administer changes in the organization
- has ability to analyze and offer reasoned explanations for the principles of processes in organizations and human groups
- specializing in military and paramilitary organizations has knowledge of implementing skills mentioned above in crisis situations
- specializing in health organizations has knowledge of implementing skills mentioned above in health organizations
- specializing in creative teams has knowledge of implementing skills mentioned above in working with people that fulfill tasks requiring high creativity

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.
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.