Study Information

The Institute of Education currently provides 6 bachelor programmes, 6 master's programmes and 1 doctoral programme. Two programmes are taught in English: Educational Technology (MA) and Educational Science (PhD). You can find the full list of our programmes here.

Academic affairs specialists 

Educational Technology (MA)     

 

Anneli Adamson

+372 737 6440
Jakobi 5-A131
anneli.adamson@ut.ee

Educational Science (PhD)

 

Anneli Adamson

+372 737 6440
Jakobi 5-A131
anneli.adamson@ut.ee

    Graduation thesis

    A graduation thesis is required to graduate from the Educational Technology master's programme. The graduation thesis is a pedagogical research paper of either empirical or theoretical nature that meets the requirements of an academic paper, or an article belonging to categories 1.1, 1.2 or 3.1 (based on the Estonian Research Information System classification scheme) that meets the graduation thesis assessment criteria (see Appendix 2), provided that the person defending the thesis is the first or only author of the article.

    Students shall choose a supervisor and inform the programme director of their choice in the semester preceding the defence by September 30th at the latest if the thesis is defended in spring or by April 30th at the latest if the thesis is defended in winter. The student shall specify the topic of their graduation thesis in collaboration with the supervisor and write a graduation thesis project that meets the mandatory requirements. The project shall be submitted to the academic affairs specialist in the semester preceding the defence by October 31st at the latest or May 31st at the latest.

    Read the full document of graduation thesis requirements and procedure for defence in the Institute of Education here

     

    Supervisors for the Graduation Thesis

    Leo Siiman

    Associate Professor of Educational Technology

    leo.siiman@ut.ee

    Supervised topics

    Emanuele Bardone

    Associate Professor of Educational Technology

    emanuele.bardone@ut.ee

    Supervised topics: 

    • Tinkering with technology (from the teacher’s as well as student’s viewpoint)
    • Educational technology and complexity
    • Teacher’s development of practical wisdom in the use of educational technologies

    Katrin Saks

    Associate Professor of
    Education

    katrin.saks@ut.ee

    Supervised topics:

    • Language studies (EFL, ESP, EAL), language learning strategies, language teaching methodologies
    • Self-directed learning, academic self-regulation, metacognition
    • Learning competences, cognitive strategies, metacognitive strategies

    Mirjam Burget

    Lecturer in Educational Technology

    mirjam.burget@ut.ee

      Supervised topics: 

      • Responsible Research and Innovation in education
      • Education for sustainability and technology
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