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Classes last for 16 weeks (see the academic calendar).
NB! The university transfers to a new study information system. This may cause errors in the course links that provide more detailed information. Should this occur, we kindly ask you to contact the coordinators of the college.
Click on the course to see the time-tables, course descriptions, requirements etc in the study information system.
You can find the schedule of the course in SIS II by clicking on the “Event” button under the name of the course.
Language courses on the basis of English:
- HVLC.04.017 German for Beginners II (on the Basis of English), Level A1.1>A1.2 (6 ECTS)
- HVLC.04.019 German Grammar II (100% web-based), Level B1 (3 ECTS)
Language courses on the basis of German:
- HVLC.04.014 German for Advanced Learners I, Level B2.1 > B2.2 (6 ECTS)
Find the complete list of German courses on our Estonian homepage.
The courses are generally free of charge for the students of the University of Tartu and for students from other Estonian higher education institutions (See which institutions and universities have a partnership with the University of Tartu).
Visiting students from foreign higher education institutions need to pay for their language courses only if they are fee-paying students at the University of Tartu. In case of the latter, consult with the foreign student office regarding the credit point costs and conditions.
If you have an active Study Information System (SIS) account, see how to register in SIS.
If you're not a student, see the information on prices and registration.
The University of Tartu is a partner of Eesti Töötukassa (Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund). Support for participating in training programmes is also available to people who already work.
More than 100 million people in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland have the German language as their native tongue. It is also widely spoken in South Tyrol (Italy), Northern Schleswig (Denmark), Luxembourg and in some minor areas of both Belgium and France.
German is a Germanic language that belongs to the Indo-European language family. Probably the most distinctive feature of German is the fact that all nouns are written with a capital letter. Moreover, each noun has a specific article, either der (masculine words), die (feminine words) or das (neuter words). For example:
der Stuhl – chair; der Raum – room
die Wand – wall; die Tafel – chalkboard
das Fenster – window; das Seminar – seminar
Other distinctive features include the letter ß (so called long "s") in words such as die Straße (street), weiß (white), fließen (to flow) as well as umlauts ä, ö, ü.
German is also known for long words. Try and pronounce Fußbodenschleifmaschinenverleih. While in German you have just one word for it, it takes a fair amount of words to explain it in English – namely a shop that hires out floor sanding machines.