English-taught postgraduate courses
5 verified programmes - tap any for its own guide.
Clinical Nutrition
MScAn on-campus English master's at the University of Tartu in clinical nutrition - biochemistry, physiology and metabolism applied to health.
Clinical Pharmacy
MScAn online English master's at the University of Tartu in clinical pharmacy - study from India.
Radiotherapy
MScAn English master's at the University of Tartu in radiotherapy, including specialist modules and a clinical internship.
Medicine (research master's)
MScA 3-year English research master's at the University of Tartu for graduates with a related bachelor's - focused on medical research.
Doctoral (PhD) - Medicine & Health Sciences
PhDA research doctorate at the University of Tartu in medicine and health sciences, in English.
These are taught postgraduate (master's / PhD) programmes in health and medical sciences - for research, public health, health management and academic careers. They are not clinical specialisation / residency, which in Europe is conducted in the national language and is largely restricted for non-EU doctors. For clinical PG, most Indian doctors return to India via NEET-PG.
Can I specialise - cardiology, surgery, radiology - with a master's in Estonia?
No - and this matters. Becoming a specialist doctor (cardiologist, neurosurgeon, radiologist, psychiatrist, and so on) is not done through a taught master's degree. It happens through specialist (residency) training - years of competitive, supervised hospital training posts governed by Estonia's medical council, largely reserved for EU doctors. There is no "MSc in Cardiology" that makes you a cardiologist, anywhere in the world.
For clinical specialisation, most Indian doctors specialise back home via NEET-PG. What the master's and PhD programmes above do give you is deep academic and research expertise in a medical field - which is a different, and genuinely valuable, path.
The honest rule of thumb:
- Want to practise as a specialist? That's residency/NEET-PG - not a master's.
- Want research, academic or health-system expertise in that field? That's what these degrees are for - e.g. oncology, neuroscience, genomic medicine, or the Master of Surgery (MCh) research route.
Not sure which postgraduate route fits you?
Tell us your degree and goals - we'll give you an honest shortlist, including India's NEET-PG route where it fits better.