Overview

Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies is an interdisciplinary programme that enables you to pursue your multiple interests in literature, film, art and visual culture. The programme is run in collaboration with the Estonian Academy of Arts. The faculty consists of the best experts in literature, film, art history and visual culture in Tallinn.

The programme offers excellent opportunities for practical training through collaboration with cultural institutions and major international art festivals in Tallinn: the A-list Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), Tallinn International Literary Festival HeadRead, Artishok Biennale. Read about how our students participate in the formation of the PÖFF programme here. We also collaborate with Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art and the Film Archive of the National Archives of Estonia.

The studies strongly believe in the individual approach - our supportive learning environment encourages students to follow their personal research from the very early stage of their studies. Seminar-led courses, with an excellent student to lecturer ratio, foster an interactive active environment of debate and discussion. This is also a research-centred programme, which created opportunities for further studies at the PhD level.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Key Concepts in Cultural Analysis
Key Concepts in Critical Theory and Visual Culture
Word and Image
Seminars in Literature, Visual Culture and Film I, II, III
Narratology and Film Analysis
Adaptation

Audience

We welcome applicants who wish to explore the possibilities of extending the boundaries of the traditional disciplines in the humanities by focusing their research on the relations between words, still, and moving images both historically and in contemporary culture.

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-13 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-25 00:00:00 , International

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Applicants from Georgia, Japan and USA: April 13

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tallinn, Estonia

Disciplines

Visual Arts Film Studies Literature View 3 other Masters in Film Studies in Estonia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

72

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59

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6

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General requirements

General Requirements:

Completed Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent
Proof of English Proficiency

Programme Specific Requirements / Admissions Exams:

The admission exam consists of a written and oral part. The written part is based on:

Statement of research interests (1-2 pages) [to be submitted to DreamApply]

Writing sample (an excerpt from either the BA thesis or a paper, 10 pages) [to be submitted to DreamApply]

The oral part is an interview.

The applicants who are accepted to the interview will be notified via e-mail. If the date and time offered for an online interview does not suit the applicant it may be possible to delay the interview until the next interview date which is usually in the next month.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

3800 EUR / year

≈ 3800 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

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EU/EEA Nationals

3800 EUR / year

≈ 3800 EUR / year

Living costs

Tallinn

Estonia

598 - 948 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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