{"id":1350,"date":"2025-03-04T13:22:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T11:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/karjaarivarav\/?page_id=1350"},"modified":"2025-04-29T07:41:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T04:41:41","slug":"how-much-freedom-do-you-have-to-modify-your-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/karjaarivarav\/en\/how-much-freedom-do-you-have-to-modify-your-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"How much freedom do you have to modify your studies?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/644\/My-studies-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1343\" style=\"width:471px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/644\/My-studies-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/644\/My-studies-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/644\/My-studies-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/644\/My-studies-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/644\/My-studies-2048x1448.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/644\/My-studies-1920x1357.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are different types of curricula at the University of Tartu. Curricula are generally more flexible in bachelor\u2019s studies than in professional higher education and integrated studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"table table-hover\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>A moment of reflection:<\/strong> How familiar are you with your curriculum \u2013 which courses or modules are compulsory?  What, when and how can you study as elective and optional courses? Can you and do you want to select a minor specialisation? If and where do you want to go for a mobility, as a visiting student or a traineeship? <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These questions require careful thought and good planning to fit into your period of study both the compulsory part of the curriculum and all the other interesting and useful things you want to gain from university. <strong>Start planning by keeping the compulsory volume in mind.<\/strong> To do this, read the general principles of <a href=\"https:\/\/ut.ee\/en\/content\/curriculum-structure\">curriculum structure<\/a> and take a closer look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/ut.ee\/en\/curriculum\">modules and courses of your curriculum<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In bachelor\u2019s studies<\/strong>, you can largely design the compulsory part yourself, as each curriculum is made up of modules that you can put together like a jigsaw puzzle, based on your interests and desires.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block mb-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion \" id=\"accordion-accordion-69dac23a76185\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--blue\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69dac23a76185-heading-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69dac23a76185-collapse-1\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dac23a76185-collapse-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCurriculum modules\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"accordion-69dac23a76185-collapse-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dac23a76185-heading-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1613 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/644\/oppekavaEhitusENG-300x269.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/644\/oppekavaEhitusENG-300x269.png 300w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/644\/oppekavaEhitusENG.png 582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keep a close eye on which modules are compulsory and which are optional in your <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.ut.ee\/pages\/viewpage.action?pageId=69305632\">curriculum<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Think about which narrow field and specialisation modules in your curriculum are of more interest to you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the module contains more courses than the module requires (24 or 12 ECTS), you can choose the courses you prefer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ut.ee\/en\/content\/curriculum-structure\">Modules can also be chosen from other curricula<\/a> either as a single narrow field or specialisation module or as a minor specialisation (a minor specialisation consists of one narrow field module, one specialisation module and one elective module). You can also choose a minor specialisation from a bachelor\u2019s curriculum of another university.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can select courses of interest that are not included in your chosen modules as elective or optional courses from your own curriculum or as optional courses from other curricula.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also take advantage of other exciting and useful opportunities during your studies.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block mb-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion \" id=\"accordion-accordion-69dac23a76c64\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--blue\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69dac23a76c64-heading-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69dac23a76c64-collapse-1\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dac23a76c64-collapse-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudy abroad\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"accordion-69dac23a76c64-collapse-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dac23a76c64-heading-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are thinking of going abroad for studies, traineeship or summer school, check the opportunities on offer well in advance. When planning, think about when and how to study abroad, and how to plan your studies domestically if you will be away from your home university for a shorter or longer period.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--blue\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69dac23a76c64-heading-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69dac23a76c64-collapse-2\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dac23a76c64-collapse-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudying as a visiting student in another higher education institution in Estonia\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"accordion-69dac23a76c64-collapse-2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dac23a76c64-heading-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students at the University of Tartu can register as visiting students and attend lectures and seminars at other universities in Estonia. If the student so wishes, courses completed as a visiting student will be taken into account in the completion of their curriculum at the University of Tartu, if they fit into the curriculum, and may also be taken into account as optional courses.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--blue\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69dac23a76c64-heading-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69dac23a76c64-collapse-3\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dac23a76c64-collapse-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTraineeship\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"accordion-69dac23a76c64-collapse-3\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dac23a76c64-heading-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the University of Tartu, all curricula have a practical training course, either in a smaller or larger volume, and as one or more compulsory or optional courses. Traineeships can be done in Estonia or abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Traineeships are a great way to gain work experience, apply your professional knowledge and skills and get a broader view of job opportunities. During the traineeship, you can analyse yourself, refine your job aspirations and development needs, and gain experience, ideas and contacts to plan your career. ECTS are also awarded for traineeships.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are different types of curricula at the University of Tartu. Curricula are generally more flexible in bachelor\u2019s studies than in professional higher education and integrated studies. 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