Within our International Study Module, we offer a variety of courses in English and you can view and choose those below depending on your study programme or interests. Prior to submitting your online application form, make sure you fill the information about your chosen courses within your Learning Agreement and attach it to your submission.
We have been using the Erasmus+ Dashboard and this means that we are working with Online Learning Agreements (OLA) in order to simplify Learning Agreement procedures. We would like to encourage to use the platform to fill in and submit your Learning Agreement online. The Learning Agreement should be signed by you and your institution. When your Online Learning Agreement is filled and signed, you can download the signed PDF and add it to your application. If for any justified reason it is not possible to submit OLA, it can be completed and submitted using this form.
The core course curriculum is supplemented by English language classes with specialisation in business studies, communication and media studies, information technologies, tourism and leisure studies. Various general language classes are also offered: English, German, French, Russian and Latvian.
Each subject within the international study module addresses the dynamics of the contemporary world by creating opportunities for students to engage in learning, analysis and discussion. The module focuses on a range of different questions that offer a broad perspective on topical issues impacting our ever changing world.
Latvian Law on Institutions of Higher Education states the following: "For foreign students the acquisition of the official language shall be included in the study course compulsory amount if studies in Latvia are expected to be six months or more or 30 ECTS".
The Director of International Study Module is Ilgvars Ābols - ilgvars.abols@va.lv .
'Through famous gateways to unexplored getaways'
This multi-disciplinary course curriculum comprises fields such as tourism, marketing, management and culture.
Bachelor level courses for Autumn 2022 (course list can still slightly change)
* Courses for students with an intermediate level of knowledge of the particular language
** Courses for students with at least an intermediate level of knowledge in technologies
*** Courses available if the minimum number (3) of students sign up
**** Compulsory for all incoming exchange students
Master's level courses available for Autumn 2022 (course list can still slightly change)
Courses can be chosen ONLY from one specific master's program module + compulsory Latvian language and culture course
* Courses for students with at least an intermediate level of knowledge in technologies and programming
'From globalization to regionalization'
The spring semester consists of a number of brand-new courses designed to cover a wide range of disciplines related to globalization and regionalization. This multi-disciplinary course curriculum comprises fields such as communication, culture, economics, and tourism.
Bachelor level courses for Spring 2023 (course list can still slightly change):
Course | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Tourism project management | 6 |
| MICE tourism | 3 |
| Intercultural communication in tourism | 3 |
| Public speaking | 3 |
| Hospitality | 6 |
| Digital Marketing | 3 |
| Tourism technology and innovation | 6 |
| Mass communication *** | 6 |
| English in Communication Science | 3 |
| Cinematic voyage: Approaching culture, memory, characters, embodiment | 3 |
| Political Economy | 6 |
| Latvian language and culture: Beauty from the Words to Identity* | 3 |
| English II | 3 |
| German (intermediate) ** | 3 |
| Russian (intermediate) ** | 3 |
| French IV (intermediate) ** | 3 |
| International marketing experience (internship) | 3 |
| Organization of production and services | 3 |
| Industrial psychology | 3 |
| Professional Communication in IT Projects | 3 |
| Computer architecture**** | 3 |
| Data transmission networks II**** | 3 |
| Basics of programming II**** | 6 |
| Windows operating system**** | 3 |
| Introduction to Python and Data Exploration **** | 3 |
| Web Technologies**** | 6 |
| Basic pronciples of database integration**** | 6 |
| Testing and automation tools**** | 3 |
| Mobile Software Engineering I **** | 3 |
| Business process analysis and modeling **** | 3 |
| Project management in engineering**** | 3 |
| 3D modeling in Blender **** | 6 |
| IOS mobile app development**** | 3 |
| Data protection and security**** | 6 |
| Software Engineering**** | 3 |
| Development of Three-dimensional Interactive Environments **** | 6 |
| Introduction to data science**** | 6 |
* Compulsory for all incoming exchange students
** Courses for students with an intermediate level of knowledge of a particular language
*** Courses available if the minimum number (3) of students sign up
**** Courses for students with at least an intermediate level of knowledge in technologies
Master's level courses for Spring 2023 (course list can still slightly change)
Courses can be chosen ONLY from one specific master's program module + compulsory Latvian language and culture course
Course | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Communication and Media courses | |
| Qualitative research methods | 3 |
| The institutions and administration of the European Union | 3 |
| Persuasive communication | 6 |
| Quantitive research methods | 3 |
| Strategic communication management | 9 |
| Visual Culture and Semiotics | 3 |
| Strategic political communication and diplomacy | 6 |
| Business Environment Administration courses | |
| International legal environment of business | 3 |
| Modelling of Business Processes Simulation | 3 |
| Corporative responsibility and ethics | 3 |
| The Politics and Business of the European Union | 3 |
| Optional module - Export marketing (Global Marketing and Customer Relationship, Management, advertising Trends, E-commerce And E Business (E - Business Technologies) *** | 9 |
| Optional module Business to Business (B2B) (Modern logistic systems, Sustainable Cooperation Development Planning and Management, Communication in International Business) *** | 9 |
| Optional module Business networking (Social Networks in Business Environment, External Communication of the organisation, Smart Technologies and Data Security) *** | 9 |
| Tourism Competitiveness Management courses | |
| Toolbox for Business Data Management | 4,5 |
| Revenue management in Customer-Oriented Organizations | 4,5 |
| New Product Development and Service Innovations | 4,5 |
| Sales Excellence in Tourism Industry | 4,5 |
| Virtual Reality and Smart Technologies courses | |
| Module Recognition services and intellectual environments | (9) |
| Geometry processing and visualization * | 3 |
| Augmented reality and computer vision algorithms * | 3 |
| Introduction to machine learning and neural networks * | 3 |
| Module VR/AR project sustainability and transformation | (12) |
| Innovations and project management* | 3 |
| Research methodologies and scientific publications* | 3 |
| Hackathon and teamwork * | 3 |
| Simulation modelling and data 3D visualisation * | 3 |
| 3 | |
| Cybersecurity Engineering courses | |
| IS security engineering* | 3 |
| Digital forsenics I* | 3 |
| Ethical hacking* | 3 |
| Information gathering technologies* | 3 |
| Personal data protection and investigation* | 3 |
| IS audit and security* | 3 |
* Courses for students with at least an intermediate level of knowledge in technologies
*** Courses available if the minimum number (3) of students sign up