Politics and Governance in the Digital Age University of Tartu

Overview

The Politics and Governance in the Digital Age master's programme at the University of Tartu  integrates the fundamentals of governance, digital transformation and data analysis to improve our understanding of contemporary challenges to governance, politics and democracy. 

Understanding aspects of digital governance, as well as the basic structures of democratic states and societies, is key to a successful career in modern government, civil society, politics, public sector innovation or international organisations.

The master's programme provides in-depth knowledge about core political science topics, such as political ideas and institutions, elections, and political behaviour, along with a study of digital democratic innovations, electronic governance and digital society. This is reinforced by training in data analytics, research methods and techniques of quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Career opportunities

• The Politics and Governance in the Digital Age master's programme provides you with essential skills and knowledge both in comparative political science and governance. 

• Combined with data-driven governance, e-democracy and critical thinking in the digital society, students can explain how digital transformation affects modern political processes and public administration. 

• This opens up many possibilities for applying your skills and knowledge after graduation from this programme.

• Political scientists study the structure and theory of government and seek practical and theoretical solutions to political problems. 

• This MA programme prepares students for advisory positions, high-level positions in ministries and governments, or to be employed at the highest levels of administration. 

• Similarly, it enables students to start a career in the private sector, e.g. in consulting, given the expertise in the digital transformation of the public sector.