Study location	Estonia, Tartu
Type	Postgraduate, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	MSc

Tuition fee	4500-9000 EUR/year Scholarships, including tuition-waivers are available. Further information: each.ut.ee/EACH/tuition-fees-scholarships/

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) including at least 60 ECTS in chemistry or chemical engineering and 20 ECTS in mathematics and/or physics during the prior learning periods (minimum eligibility requirement for application is 66% of the maximum grade available as the average of all courses included in the transcript). NB! For country-specific document requirements please see www.ut.ee/country-specific. Please be sure to check further information on required documents and our step-by-step application guide at each.ut.ee/admission-requirements. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Estonian.

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

Other requirements

A motivation letter must be added to your application. Motivation letter (of maximum 5000 characters, with spaces) addressing the following: (1) Give a short overview of the physical and chemical basis of modern analytical chemistry. (2) What is the role of analytical chemistry in the world’s economy and society? (3) Please describe briefly your previous study and work experience, as well as your personality. (4) Give your first and second preference for study track (i.e. Tartu-Uppsala, Tartu-Lyon, Tartu-Åbo), together with short argumentation of your choice. (5) Describe how the EACH programme will help you in achieving your professional goals. We may contact you with additional questions concerning your motivation letter.

More information	ut.ee/EACH

Overview

This international two-year joint master degree programme, Excellence in Analytical Chemistry (EACH), educates specialists in analytical chemistry well qualified to work in industry (food, pharmaceutical, materials, energy, etc) and chemical analysis laboratories (environment, food, health, etc) worldwide. EACH provides knowledge and skills in both fundamental and applied aspects of modern analytical chemistry.

The programme is taught by four universities:

• University of Tartu (UT, coordinator), Estonia;
• Uppsala University (UU), Sweden;
• University Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), France;
• Åbo Akademi University (AAU), Finland.

The language of instruction is English, but students will also learn to communicate in one of the languages of the countries involved.

Programme structure

http://www.ut.ee/EACH/the-study-program/

Career opportunities

Excellent international career prospects:

• R&D departments of major companies
• Chemical industry labs
• Pharmaceutical industry labs
• Health and environmental protection agencies
• Food processing and manufacturing quality assurance labs
• Certification, standardization and accreditation authorities
• National Centers and Institutes of Metrology
• Academic career and PhD studies