Tuition fee €4,000 per year

There are 8 tuition waivers available for top-ranked applicants in 2024, including 4 tuition waivers for EU/EEA/Swiss applicants, 4 tuition waivers for other applicants (regardless of citizenship).

More information on tuition fees is available at www.ut.ee/tuition.

NB! Applicants who are not citizens of EU/EEA/Switzerland must pre-pay half of the first semester’s tuition-fee after receiving an admission offer.

Application fee €100 one-time

Application fee is non-refundable.
Further information: www.ut.ee/application-fee

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Overview

Joining the master’s programme in Philosophy at the University of Tartu (ranked in the TOP 200 Departments by QS University Rankings) will enable you to acquire historical and systematic knowledge covering a whole range of philosophical topics. You will learn how to think about fundamental “eternal” questions (e.g. ”What is the nature of things?”; ”How can one live a good life?”; “What is truth?“) as well as how to unravel contemporary issues (from issues pertaining to developments in science and technology to environmental and political concerns). As a master’s student, you will be integrated into one of our (often international) research groups. You will develop valuable skills for an academic career in philosophy, such as critical reading and analysis, academic writing, and preparation for presentations.

Why study Philosophy?
• UT is ranked in the top 200 universities in the world in Philosophy (QS Rankings 2021).
We will help you design an individual study plan considering your educational background and interests.
• You can study this programme regardless of your previous educational background.
• You can attend philosophy conferences and lectures (e.g. Frege lectures) by guest professors from all over the world.
• Career possibilities in various fields including politics, administration, journalism and education. More than 50% of our graduates have entered prestigious PhD programmes around the world.

Programme structure

Please see the programme structure in our Study Information System

Career opportunities

If you want to become a professional producer of knowledge, a researcher, an academic, we have a proven record of placing our students into highly regarded PhD programs.

If you want to become a disseminator of knowledge, for example through journalism, media, or education, our studies will teach you how to carefully process and wisely use the immense amounts of information available nowadays, and how to get learners at any level inspired and excited about the subject you teach.

If you want to become an influencer or a public decision-maker, in our program you will learn how to articulate and defend your own opinions clearly and convincingly, and how to listen and critically engage with the opinions of others.

And if you don’t know yet who you want to become, philosophy might well be the best place for you! The intellectual discipline and the creativity that we practice and encourage in our lectures and seminars will help you evaluate the pros and cons of different career paths, and will make you imagine for yourself future scenarios you might have never considered otherwise.

Apply now! Fall semester 2025/26
Application start
2 Jan 2025
Application deadline
15 Mar 2025, 23:59:59
Eastern European Time
Studies commence
1 Sept 2025
Apply now! Fall semester 2025/26
Application start
2 Jan 2025
Application deadline
15 Mar 2025, 23:59:59
Eastern European Time
Studies commence
1 Sept 2025
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