English

All applicants must comply with our English language requirements. The only acceptable English tests and exempt categories are specified at www.ut.ee/requirements.

A motivation letter must be added to your application.

Please upload the final version of the motivation letter before submitting the application. It can not be edited after the application is submitted.

The motivation letter should be no more than 500 words and should include:

• clear evidence of the applicant’s interests in clinical pharmacy;
• prior experience in pharmacy;
• a description of the expected effects of completing the degree programme on the applicant’s future professional practice and career plans;
• an outline of the candidate’s current ideas about a research topic of master’s programme*
*Any research topic described in the motivational statement is not binding and may change during the study programme

Evaluation criteria:
• a good fit between the applicant’s goals and the programme (50 points)
• analytical and argumentation skills (30 points)
• fluency and accuracy of written English (20 points)

Grading scheme:
• each member of the panel evaluates each candidate’s motivational statement on the basis of the three criteria.
• each criterion is evaluated with a maximum score of 100 points
• the overall grade is the average of the panel’s scores
• the maximum score for interview is 100 points and the result is positive only if the applicant gains 51 points or more.

Admission to the masters’ programme is dependent on success in an Entrance Interview (50%) combined with a strong motivation letter (50%).

Only the candidates who receive at least 51 points from the motivation letter, will be invited to the online interview (conducted via Zoom).

Entrance Interview
The purpose of the entrance interview is to determine the candidate’s:
• motivation to study in the chosen field and ability to self-analyze;
• motivation to learn independently – including online learning and masters’ thesis;
• critical thinking, reasoning and analysis skills;
• understanding of the nature of teamwork and readiness for teamwork;
• self-expression skills and English language skills.

The structure of the entrance interview:
• introduction of the interviewee and members of the interview panel (1-2 min);
• questions from the members of the panel to establish the motivation, abilities and readiness of the candidate for the challenges of the degree course (8-9 min);

Evaluation:
• motivation to study in the chosen field and the ability to self-analyze (30 points);
• motivation to learn independently – including online learning and masters’ thesis (30 points)
• critical thinking, reasoning and analysis skills (10 points)
• understanding of the nature of teamwork and readiness for teamwork (10 points)
• self-expression skills and English language skills (20 points).

For both assignments the maximum score is 100 points and the minimum positive score 51 points. Only candidates who receive at least 51 points from the motivation letter will be invited to the online interview. After the interview, the final admission score is calculated. The application will be considered for admission if a total score of 66 points or higher is achieved.

For further information on assessing candidates´ academic performance and calculating admissions´ score see here.