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Curricula for students admitted in 2021/2022 2022/2023 2023/2024 2024/2025 2025/2026 2026/2027
 
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Study places (regular studies)20
Student places (block mode study)
Õppekohtade koguarv20
Curriculum version confirmed bythe University's committee of studies (06.02.2025)
Brief description of curriculum (in Estonian)120 EAP (erialamoodul 73 EAP, eriala valikainete moodul 12 EAP, vabaained 5 EAP, magistritöö 30 EAP)
 
Brief description of curriculum (in English)120 ECTS credits (speciality module 73 ECTS credits, speciality elective subjects module 12 ECTS credits, optional subjects 5 ECTS credits, Master's thesis 30 ECTS credits)
 
Requirements for finishing the curricula (in Estonian)Õppekava täitmine täies mahus ning magistritöö kaitsmine.
 
Requirements for finishing the curricula (in English)Completing the conditions of the curriculum and defending Master's thesis.
Study planin EnglishENGO_study_plan_2025.pdf
Environmental Governance and Adaptation to Climate Change (120 ECTS)   print XLS
1. Speciality module (73 ECTS) mandatoryDisplay module's objectives
Principles of module selection: 1) speciality submodule "Environmental Governance" is obligatory;
2) students will choose the subjects for at least 22 ECTS from each submodules of the speciality module: "Atmospheric processes and remote sensing", "Ecotechnology and blue-green infrastructures" and "Circular economy and waste valorization".
1.1. Environmental Governance (51 ECTS) mandatoryDisplay module's objectives
Principles of module selection: Speciality submodule "Environmental Governance" is obligatory
LTFY.05.003 Atmospheric and climate sciences (6 ECTS)
PK.1706 Ecosystem services (3 ECTS)
PK.0223 Environmental impact assessment (5 ECTS)
PK.1692 Environmental management and policy (5 ECTS)
PK.1696 Environmental management in EU (5 ECTS)
LTOM.00.016 European union green deal (3 ECTS)
PK.1496 Global changes in ecosystems and their impact on the use of natural resources (5 ECTS)
PK.1819 International climate policy (3 ECTS)
PK.0117 Introduction to the environmental legislation (3 ECTS)
PK.1627 Participation in environmental governance (3 ECTS)
PK.1132 Pollutants in environment and ecotoxicology (4 ECTS)
LTOM.00.017 Practical training in environmental monitoring and sampling (3 ECTS)
PK.0754 Research methodology (3 ECTS)
1.2. Atmospheric processes and remote sensing (24 ECTS) by choice replaceableDisplay module's objectives
Principles of module selection: Students will choose the "Atmospheric processes and remote sensing" or "Ecotechnology and blue-green infrastructures" or "Circular economy and waste valorization" speciality submodule or subjects from submodules named before.
LTFY.05.005 Advanced course of atmospheric sciences (5 ECTS)
LTFY.05.007 Aerosol science and technology (3 ECTS)
LTOM.02.049 Big data in landscape studies (3 ECTS)
LTTO.00.027 Data science in remote sensing (6 ECTS)
LOFY.05.028 Dosimetry in the environment and radiation protection (3 ECTS)
MI.0936 Remote sensing of nature (4 ECTS)
1.3. Circular economy and waste recovery (23 ECTS) by choice replaceableDisplay module's objectives
Principles of module selection: Students will choose the "Atmospheric processes and remote sensing" or "Ecotechnology and blue-green infrastructures" or "Circular economy and waste valorization" speciality submodule or subjects from submodules named before.
LTOM.03.020 Benefications of solid and mineral wastes (5 ECTS)
LTKT.04.007 Bioresources and biowaste treatment technologies (3 ECTS)
LOOM.02.293 Biotechnology in environmental management (4 ECTS)
LTOM.03.021 Mineral resources of future and mining technologies (4 ECTS)
LTKT.04.003 Resources and circular economy (4 ECTS)
MI.1993 Waste management and circular economy (3 ECTS)
1.4. Ecotechnology and blue-green infrastructure (22 ECTS) by choice replaceableDisplay module's objectives
Principles of module selection: Students will choose the "Atmospheric processes and remote sensing" or "Ecotechnology and blue-green infrastructures" or "Circular economy and waste valorization" speciality submodule or subjects from submodules named before.
LTOM.02.072 Applications of ecological engineering (6 ECTS)
PK.1678 Biological oceanography (5 ECTS)
LTOM.02.006 Energy flow and material cycles (3 ECTS)
LTOM.02.051 Green-blue infrastructures (4 ECTS)
LTKT.04.004 Wastewater and sludge treatment technologies (4 ECTS)
2. Speciality elective subjects` module (12 ECTS) mandatory can be chosedDisplay module's objectives
Principles of module selection: Subjects are selected from the speciality elective subjects module.
PK.1842 Academic adjustment (2 ECTS)
PK.0112 Advanced geoinformatics (4 ECTS)
PK.1683 Algology (6 ECTS)
LOFY.05.049 Applied fluid mechanics (3 ECTS)
PK.1504 Basic principles of ecological agriculture (6 ECTS)
PK.1442 Biodiversity (6 ECTS)
KE.0069 Estonian for foreigners (3 ECTS)
PK.1820 Estonian nature and formation of Estonian cultural landscapes (3 ECTS)
KE.0080 Estonian. Pre-Intermediate (3 ECTS)
SVSV.00.002 How to build a startup company (3 ECTS)
MI.0913 International forest policy and sustainable forestry (5 ECTS)
MTAT.03.236 Introduction to programming (3 ECTS)
LOOM.02.184 Practical training in ecological engineering (3 ECTS)
LTOM.03.028 Practical training in entrepreneurship in environmental governance (6 ECTS)
PK.1091 Protection and sustainable use of soils (6 ECTS)
3. Optional subjects (5 ECTS) mandatoryDisplay module's objectives
Principles of module selection: Optional subjects can be chosen both from the Estonian University of Life Sciences and University of Tartu or other institutions of higher education (including foreign universities).
4. Master’s thesis (30 ECTS) mandatoryDisplay module's objectives
PK.1431 Master thesis (30 ECTS)
orLOOM.00.002 Master's thesis (30 ECTS)
orLOFY.00.002 Master's thesis (30 ECTS)
orLOKT.00.002 Master's thesis (30 ECTS)
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