Program Overview

University of Tartu Programs

The University of Tartu offers a range of programs across various fields, including humanities, social sciences, medicine, and natural sciences.

Humanities and Arts

The Faculty of Humanities and Arts includes several institutes and departments, such as:

• Institute of History and Archaeology
• Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics
• Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics
• Institute of Cultural Research
• School of Theology
• Institute of World Languages and Cultures
• Viljandi Culture Academy

Social Sciences

The Faculty of Social Sciences comprises:

• Institute of Education
• Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies
• School of Economics and Business Administration
• Institute of Psychology
• School of Law
• Institute of Social Studies
• Narva College
• Pärnu College

Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine includes:

• Dean's Office
• Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine
• Institute of Pharmacy
• Institute of Dentistry
• Institute of Clinical Medicine
• Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health
• Institute of Sport Sciences and Physiotherapy

Natural Sciences

The Faculty of Science and Technology consists of:

• Dean's Office
• Institute of Computer Science
• Estonian Marine Institute
• Institute of Physics
• Institute of Chemistry
• Institute of Mathematics and Statistics
• Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
• Tartu Observatory
• Institute of Technology
• Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences
• Institute of Biochemistry
• Genome Center

Arvutiteaduse Instituudi Mikrokraadiprogrammid

Tehisaru Meetodid

The goal of the Artificial Intelligence Methods microdegree program is to enhance the skills of IT professionals to move towards a career as a machine learning engineer. The program provides a comprehensive overview of the principles of artificial intelligence systems and practical skills for creating, developing, and managing such systems in various fields.

Program Details

• Duration: 01.09.202531.01.2027
• Registration: 01.07.202525.08.2025
• Target Group: IT professionals
• Admission Requirements: At least a bachelor's degree in IT or a related field, or at least a bachelor's degree and two years of work experience in the IT sector in a technical role.
• Language: Estonian and English, depending on the course
• Outcomes: Upon completing the program, students will be able to analyze situations where the application of machine learning and artificial intelligence systems adds value, explain the basic components and principles of artificial intelligence systems, assess data, computational resources, and software necessary for the effective application of machine learning and artificial intelligence systems, and more.

Courses

• LTAT.02.006 Data Science Methods (6 EAP)
• MTAT.03.227 Machine Learning (6 EAP)
• LTAT.02.023 Explainable Automated Machine Learning (6 EAP)
• LTAT.02.028 Deep Learning in Computer Vision (6 EAP)
• LTAT.02.024 Artificial and Natural Intelligence (6 EAP)
• LTAT.02.001 Artificial Neural Networks (6 EAP)
• MTAT.06.055 Transformers (6 EAP)

Program Leader

Raivo Kolde, Associate Professor of Health Informatics

Program Fee

2400 euros

Certificate

Upon completion, students will receive a certificate from the University of Tartu.

The development of the microdegree program is supported by the "Engineer Academy and IT Academy in Higher Education" program.