Study Estonian, its History, Literature or Folklore for a Degree

Compared to other European languages, Estonian is one of the smallest in respect of the number of its speakers. However, if we take into account that 95% of languages (from around 4500 languages spoken in the world today) have less than 100 000 speakers, Estonian is a relatively widely spoken language.

The Finno-Ugric language family includes about a dozen languages spoken in Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and Siberia. The largest Finno-Ugric languages are Hungarian (14 million speakers), Finnish (5 million speakers), Estonian and Mordvin (both around 900 000 speakers).

• ESTONIAN AND FINNO - UGRIC LINGUISTICS
Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics - bachelor's studies
Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics - master's studies

Specialisations available:
General Linguistics and Phonetics
Finno-Ugric Languages
Computational Linguistics
Estonian Language and Culture for Non-Estonians
Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics
Estonian Language
Finnish Language and Culture
Hungarian Language and Culture

• HISTORY
History - bachelor's studies
History - master's studies

Specialisations available:
Archival Studies
Estonian History
Contemporary History
Archaeology
General History
Ethnology
History
Art History

• LITERATURE AND FOLKLORE
Literature and Cultural Research - bachelor's studies
Literature and Theatre Research - master's studies

Specialisations available:
Estonian Literature
Estonian and Comparative Folklore
Literature and Folklore
Theatre Studies

As the language of instruction in these programmes is Estonian, applicants who have not studied the language before need to complete the Intensive Estonian Language course first.