Admission and studies
It is possible to study at the Institute of Cultural Studies at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels. The curricula are structured as modules, which allow students to plan their studies flexibly. Our institute prepares future cultural professionals.
There are five curricula in Estonian:
Literature and Cultural Studies (BA)
Ethnology, Folklore and Applied Anthropology (MA)
Literature and Theater Studies (MA)
Cultural Management (MA)
Literature and Cultural Studies (PhD)
There is one curriculum in English:
Folkloristisc and Applied Heritage Studies (MA)
The University of Tartu offers the widest cultural education in Estonia.
The institute has close cooperation with the leading employers in the field (Estonian National Museum, Estonian Literary Museum, Estonian Theater Agency, Folk Culture Center, etc.), who offer students exciting internship opportunities.
Applications for admission to bachelor's studies can be submitted to SAIS from June 12 to June 28, 2023.
Admission to the master's degree programs starts already on February 1 and also lasts until June 28, 2023. Submission of applications in SAIS.
Admission to the master's programme Folklore and Heritage starts on January 2 and lasts until March 15. Submission of applications in Dreamapply.
Registration in SAIS starts February 1 and last until March 15, 2023.
Curricula:
Bachelor of Arts in Literature and Cultural Studies
Master's degree in ethnology, folklore and applied anthropology
Master's degree in literary and theatrical studies
Master's degree in cultural management
Master's degree in Folklore and Heritage (in English)
Literature and Cultural Studies (PhD)
Folk heritage MA thesis guidelines
Instructions in Estonian:
Akadeemilise kirjutamise käsiraamat AVOK
Eesti ja võrdleva rahvaluule bakalaureusetöö nõuded
Eesti ja võrdleva rahvaluule magistritöö nõuded
Etnoloogia osakonna bakalaureusetöö nõuded
Etnoloogia osakonna magistritöö nõuded
Etnoloogia osakonna magistriprojekti nõuded
Kirjanduse ja teatriteaduse osakonna bakalaureusetöö nõuded
Kirjanduse ja teatriteaduse osakonna magistritöö nõuded
Kirjanduse ja teatriteaduse osakonna magistriprojekti nõuded
Kultuurikorralduse magistritöö nõuded
Kultuurikorralduse magistritöö vormistamise juhend
Kultuurikorralduse praktika juhend
Kultuurikorralduse magistritöö juhend
Teatriteaduse eriala viitamisjuhend
Progress review of the PhD students of the Institute of Cultural Research will be held on the 28th and 29th of August, 2023.
Procedure of doctoral student's progress review
Documents required for progress review should be entered to SIS and writings in connection with the PhD theses are to be sent to the e-mail address kultuuriteadused@ut.ee by the 15th of August at the latest.
Members of the progress review committee:
Art Leete, Professor of Ethnology, Head of the Institute of Cultural Research
Raili Marling, Professor of English (Institute of Foreign Languages and Cultures)
Elo-Hanna Seljamaa, Associate Professor of Estonian and Comparative Folklore
Katre Talviste, Research Fellow in Comparative Literature
Mart Velsker, Associate Professor of Estonian Literature
Aimar Ventsel, Associate Professor of Ethnology
The doctoral student / external doctoral student submits the following documents to the review committee at least 8 working days before the progress review date:
1. Competencies self-analysis (For learners in programmes opened from 2022/2023)
Competencies self-analysis (scroll down to find the form)
2. the progress review report and the period plan with his/her own and the supervisor’s (supervisors’) signatures;
3. manuscripts of completed article(s) and/or chapter(s) of a monograph;
4. the period plan for the next review period
Please see the faculty’s website for more information about progress review or contact the academic affairs specialist of your department or coordinator of the institute.
