MA in Educational Technology
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
15 Mar 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
01 Aug 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 4,200 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* tuition-waiver scholarships available
Introduction
The Educational Technology programme is a 1-year online programme designed to provide an opportunity for professional development to people working or planning to work in positions that involve teaching and wish to use educational technology more effectively in their work.
The programme may prove to be especially useful to people currently working at educational institutions (schools, universities, etc.) who did not have a chance to gain digital technology skills and knowledge during their studies (whether because such technological solutions did not exist yet or were only beginning to emerge).
The programme's flexibility and a major focus on e-learning make it especially well-suited to those who work – whether it be outside of Tartu or in another country. In August, there is a ten-day on-site session in Tartu. The exact dates of the August session are usually published by early June. Graduation takes place in June with the possibility of virtual participation.
- The University of Tartu is ranked in the top 300 universities globally in education and training (see Rankings and Surveys).
- Teamwork is a primary emphasis of the programme, allowing you to advance your collaboration skills and help you develop a global social network. Students have the option to do their MA thesis in a small team.
- The flexible 1-year programme is almost entirely online, allowing you to continue working in your current job.
- You can find practical solutions to challenges in your workplace.
Admissions
Curriculum
Two classroom teaching sessions are planned – two weeks at the beginning of the programme and one week in the end. For the rest of the year, studies are online-based – independent teamwork is supported through the Moodle environment, cloud-based solutions and webinars.
The studies are also characterised by an innovative approach to the graduation thesis – we offer the possibility of doing the MA thesis as teamwork in small groups to foster students’ teamwork skills and help them create an international network of alumni for future cooperation.
The programme consists of three main parts:
- General: pedagogical approaches – online interactive lectures and seminars
- Technical: practical coursework in teams, mentoring of others, seminars
- Evaluation (research) – research design (mainly action research and design-based research), publishing
The following structure of the programme applies to the current academic year. To view the most updated version, please visit the University of Tartu Study Information System and choose the next academic year (if available).
Rankings
UT is ranked in the top 250 universities in the world in education and training (QS Rankings 2020)
Program Outcome
Educational technology is an interdisciplinary field of study which focuses on facilitating learning and improving teaching practices by creating, using and managing appropriate technological processes and resources and providing corresponding training to educators.
Students will be working together in groups of 2–4, supported by their lecturers and mentors, to find solutions to specific problems in their workplace or improve some other aspect of their work (or the work of the teams they are leading in their workplace).
For example, lecturers might want to learn how to effectively implement the flipped classroom approach; school teachers might aim at creating fun and beneficial learning activities where students use their smart devices; heads of schools may want to increase their teachers’ digital competence, and trainers in companies might be interested in developing trainings in the form of e-learning that allow the employees to study at home.
Scholarships and Funding
There are 9 tuition waivers available: 1 for citizens of EU/EEA/Switzerland, 8 for all citizenships.
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Career Opportunities
Graduates are prepared to work as lecturers in universities or teachers in schools (depending on their previous studies and positions), as specialists in the field of education, or various institutions or companies focused on educational research, development or innovation. Continuing in the PhD programme is also possible.
Facilities
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Why study at University of Tartu
- The University of Tartu is ranked in the top 300 universities globally in education and training.
- Teamwork is a primary emphasis of the programme, allowing you to advance your collaboration skills and help you develop a global social network. Students have the option to do their MA thesis in a small team.
- The flexible 1-year programme is almost entirely online, allowing you to continue working in your current job.
- You can find practical solutions to challenges in your workplace.