Description

Interdisciplinary program bridging the gap between physical and chemical measurements, metrology and related economic and legal aspects:
- Physical measurements
- Quality systems
- Economic and legal aspects
- Chemical measurements
- Internship
- International teaching staff

This Masters degree program has been selected by the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research as one of the winners of the 2007 national competition of the most attractive international Masters programs in Estonia.

The importance of measurements and analyses is constantly increasing. More and more legal acts are issued that regulate measurement and testing. Fully functional quality systems accredited according to international standards like ISO/IEC 17025:2005 or GLP is now a must in most industries.

Curriculum structure:

Compulsory module 45 ECTS
Elective courses 30 ECTS
Optional subjects 6 ECTS
Practical placement 9 ECTS
Master's thesis 30 ECTS
TOTAL 120 ECTS

Compulsory courses:
- Fundamentals of Metrology
- Metrology in Chemistry
- Measuring and Instrumentation
- Distributions and Measurement Uncertainties
- Practical Chemical Analysis
- Quality Systems
- Practical Works on Physical Measurement and Calibration
- Practical Works in Chemical Analysis and Metrology
- Master Seminar in Measurement Science

Elective courses:
- Materials characterization and testing methods in chemistry
- Structural Analysis I
- Measurements in Biochemistry
- Measurements and the Law
- Economic Aspects of Measurements
- Environment and Measurement
- Electrochemical Methods for Quantitative Analysis
- Signal Processing
- Chemometrics

Language of instruction: English

Highlights

Who should apply to the program:

- Graduates with Bachelor' s degrees in physics, chemistry, materials science, natural sciences, engineering, technology or medicine;
- Practitioners in analysis and measurement laboratories who are facing the fast development of analytical methods and new regulations (Quality systems, ISO 17025 accreditation, etc.);
- Personnel of laboratories, accreditation, certification and inspection agencies;
- Quality managers in various industries.

What is measurement science and why is it important?

Measurements must be considered in the broadest sense and have very many applications:
- toxic metals in drinking water;
- cholesterol level in blood;
- strength of construction materials;
- protein content in wheat;
- octane number of gasoline

Importance of measurements is enormous for economy, society, medical sciences and much more:
- 40% of the EU directives involve measurements
- Critical economical, social, medical decisions are based on results of measurements
- Estimated direct annual spending on measurements alone is 80 billion EUR or 1% of the GDP in Europe
- Wrong measurements can have major consequences: direct (loss of profit, death of patient, failure of equipment, etc.) and indirect (incorrect environment protection measures, inefficient business plans, etc).

Here is only one of many practical examples: BSE (mad cow disease)
- Constant monitoring is necessary: it is critical to test and isolate BSE-positive animals
- 170 000 BSE tests per week! are done around Europe for monitoring the disease

The key to business success, healthier foods, cleaner and better environment, more reliable medicines is in having educated workers and managers in laboratories. This Masters program does. Enroll now!

Minimum Education

Bachelors

Subject Areas

• Applied Science
• Chemistry
• Engineering
• Interdisciplinary
• Physics

Cost in US$:

5,730 (4,430 EUR) year

Program Fees Include:

Regular program fee covers tuition, teaching materials, supervision and advising of thesis preparation.

This Program is open to

American, Australian, Canadian and European Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living
• Independent living
• Other

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups

Scholarships are Available

Program offers a number of scholarships that cover full tuition fee for two years of the program (8860 EUR). These scholarships will be awarded to academically best applicants based on results of their Bachelor studies. In addition a monthly stipend (255 EUR/month during Sept-May) will be granted to students with the best current academic standing.

Application Process Involves

• Transcript
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

60-90 days

University of Tartu's Mission Statement

The University of Tartu is a national university uniting different branches of science. The mission of the University of Tartu is to act as the guardian and advocate of a highly educated Estonia through internationally acclaimed research and the provision of research based higher education. UT is in world's top 400 universities by THES-QS 2011 World University Rankings.

Year Founded

1632