Estonia - other programmes

In case of medical training, veterinary training, pharmacist training, dentistry training, architectural studies, civil engineering studies and teachers’ training for general teachers, Bachelor's and Master's level study is integrated into a unified whole. These curricula are called integrated curricula of Bachelor's and Master's study and just like in case of graduating from Master’s study, students get a Master’s degree.

In case of study based on integrated curricula of Bachelor's and Master's study, the standard period of medical training and veterinary training is six years and the study load is 360 ECTS credits; the standard period of pharmacist training, dentistry training, architectural studies, civil engineering studies and teacher training for general teachers is five years and the study load is 300 ECTS credits. In 2001 when the so-called 3+2 curriculum reform was carried out, the two-level model of study was not implemented in regulated professions due to intra-state agreements and in study of civil engineering and general teachers (years from 1 to 6).


Study based on integrated curricula of Bachelor’s and Master’s study ends with the taking of a final examination or the defence of a thesis and the completion of study results in the grant of a Master’s level degree. Persons who have completed study based on integrated curricula of Bachelor’s and Master’s study are, after completion of the full curriculum, awarded a diploma certifying completion of the curriculum or the awarded academic degree together with an academic transcript, and are issued free of charge a diploma supplement in English by the educational institution.