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TALLINN
TARTU
Estonia
Master of Arts in Humanities
PHILOSOPHYSEMIOTICS
Address for inquiries:International RecruitmentUniversity of TartuÜlikooli 18-104, 50090 Tartu, Estonia+372 737 [email protected] / tartuuniversity /
post us your question: ut.ee/ask
HUMANITIES
WHY PHILOSOPHY? No tuition fee, monthly stipends;
Individual approach: advisors help students design their own study plan that matches with the student’s needs;
International staff : scholars from Germany, Austria, UK, Ireland, Italy, Japan, France, Mexico and USA in addition to Estonians;
Real “hands-on” research experience: every Master’s student will be working in a team of researchers;
International conferences and workshops (incl. annual Gottlob Frege lectures) delivered by world-class philosophers (e.g. J. Perry, D. Papineau, S. Stich, S. Blackburn, J. Saul etc.) on their most recent work.
WHY SEMIOTICS? No tuition fee, monthly stipends;
One of the key semiotic centres in the academic world;
One of the few institutions in the world to teach full Master’s and PhD programmes in Semiotics;
The tradition of semiotics was started in Tartu by Juri Lotman, the founder of Tartu-Moscow School and the oldest continuing journal of semiotics, Sign System Studies;
Outstanding professors visiting regularly: Patrick Seriot, Paul Bouissac, John Deely etc.
Fine collection of semiotic materials in the memorial library of Memorial library of Thomas Sebeok and the archive of Jakob von Uexküll.
UNIVERSITY OF TARTU BELONGS TO THE
TOP 3% OF WORLD’S BEST UNIVERSITIES
(THE World University Rankings 2013–2014)
Semiotics is the science of revealing sign systems by identify-ing the limits of any given discourse. Sign processes, or semio-sis, make the world meaningful. The 2-year Master’s programme in Semiotics provides an interdisciplinary background and gives a theoretical base for the application of semiotic ideas, methods and models to a wide variety of disciplines and scientifi c study.
Graduates can use their expertise in professions that require a complex knowledge of cultural analysis, e.g. consulting com-panies, marketing or media. Practical applications of semiotics include translation and editing, design and architecture, advertis-ing and communication strategies. Programme graduates can also pursue PhD studies and research.
CURRICULUM STRUCTURE TOTAL 120 ECTS
GENERAL MODULE 30 ECTS
SPECIALISATION MODULES 54 ECTS
OPTIONAL MODULE 6 ECTSall courses available at the university
MASTER THESIS 30 ECTS
The 2-year Master’s Programme in Philosophy familiar-ises students with one or more sub-areas of philosophy. It off ers an excellent opportunity to students who are inter-ested in pursuing a PhD in Philosophy, but it also prepares students for many other kinds of intellectual enterprises.
The programme welcomes students with a background in philosophy as well as students from other disciplines who have an interest in the philosophical issues raised by those disciplines. For example, a student of linguistics could enroll and study philosophy of language, mathematicians can study the philosophy of mathematics or logic, biologists and medical students can work on medical ethics and bioethics, chemists and physicists have important topics to address within philosophy of science.
CURRICULUM STRUCTURE TOTAL 120 ECTS
GENERAL MODULE 15 ECTS
SPECIALISATION MODULES 69 ECTS
OPTIONAL MODULE 6 ECTSall courses available at the university
MASTER THESIS 30 ECTS
Programme contactsKadri SimmProgramme [email protected]
Edit Talpsepp
Programme contactsDepartment of [email protected]
Master of Arts in Humanities
SEMIOTICSMaster of Arts in Humanities
PHILOSOPHY
NB! This publication is meant for informational purposes only. Please refer to the university website for the latest offi cial information.
LOCATION: Tartu, Estonia
DURATION OF THE PROGRAMMES: 2 years
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: English
GENERAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
natural sciences or humanities
APPLICATION PROCESS1) Submit the online application (relevant link available
at a programme’s website);2) Mail the required and carefully prepared documents
International Student ServiceUniversity of Tartu
Ülikooli 18, Tartu 50090, Estonia
DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED
Diploma Supplement (transcript/grade list) in the original language;
Supplement into English, translation certified;
e.g. TOEFL iBT 75, IELTS 5.5, exceptions listed on web);
details.* All copies of education documents must bear an original seal and
a signature of an authorized offi cial of the issuing school or be certifi ed with an Apostille.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 16Applicants who graduate or have their diploma issued after the application deadline (in July, for example) must send an application form and the most recent offi cial grade list by the required deadline.
TUITION FEE & SCHOLARSHIPSAll admitted students will receive a tuition-waiver scholarship.
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March 15April 15, 2016