Awarded academic degree: Bachelor of Social Sciences in Management
Complete study program volume: 120 CP | 180 ECTS
Possible forms of education and study languages:
- Full-time – 3 years, (Latvian, English)
- Part-time – 4 years, (Latvian, English)
- Distant – 4 years, (English)
Enrolment requirements: a document of secondary education (general or special)
“The “Business and Management” study program builds a platform for management career advancement or starting a business. A magnificent feature of the programme is the combination of classical higher education and innovative approaches to specialists’ training. At the last year of study, each student will have the opportunity to choose one of the proposed specialisations.”
Director of the Programme
seek to form their management team, develop positive relationships among members and take responsibility.
It is also excellent for individuals who want to prepare a business plan for a new start-up or for expanding business operations.
You will find out how to evaluate the company’s business financial performance having operations in the digital environment, considering relevant economic, social and ethical aspects.
position is a professional in the selected economic segment and initiator of changes. Graduates of this program are managers of their business areas; entrepreneurs, owners of a micro- or small business; innovative project managers; HR managers who know how to apply the digital business management and economic analysis tools.
After awarding with a bachelor’s degree, students can proceed with a master’s study in “Business and Management”. It is based on a higher academic standard than a bachelor degree. It is also an option to follow a middle to a top-level specialist career in managing organisations.
About the Programme
The programme offers specialisations: “Digital Business Management” and “Managerial Economics”, which is unique to the Latvian education market.
Specialisation in Digital Business Management helps students to master such concepts as digital transformation and business management tools in a digital environment. The offered specialisation’s multidisciplinary nature focuses on developing the management skills and competencies necessary for successful implementation of digital transformations to establish their own business. Specialisation in Managerial Economics enables the future specialist to master the economic analysis methods of modern business management regardless of the type, size, and legal form of the business in globalisation focused on sustainable business development. Graduates of this programme are managers, small business or business co-owners, entrepreneurs, innovative project managers, HR managers, who know how to apply the digital business management and economic analysis tools.
Tuition Fee
| Full time | Part time | Distance learning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 3 years | 4 years | 4 years |
| Tuition fee EUR/year | 3500 EUR | 3500 EUR | 1800 EUR |
| Tuition fee for applicants from 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 🇪🇪 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 and EEA, EUR/year | 2500 EUR | 2200 EUR | 1800 EUR |
Structure of the programme
Block A – Mandatory Courses
| Accounting | 6.00 | 9.0 |
| Essentials of Business Management | 6.00 | 9.0 |
| Fundamentals of entrepreneurship | 6.00 | 9.0 |
| Insurance | 3.00 | 4.5 |
| Macroeconomics | 6.00 | 9.0 |
| Management Accounting | 6.00 | 9.0 |
| Marketing | 6.00 | 9.0 |
| Mathematics for Business | 6.00 | 9.0 |
| Microeconomics | 6.00 | 9.0 |
| English for Career Management | 3.00 | 4.5 |
| Introduction to Studies in Economics and Business Science | 3.00 | 4.5 |
| Labour Safety, Civil Defence and Environment Protection | 3.00 | 4.5 |
| Management and Organisation Theory | 3.00 | 4.5 |
| Project Management | 3.00 | 4.5 |
| Taxes and Taxation | 3.00 | 4.5 |
| Study Project I | 3.00 | 4.5 |
| Bachelor’s Thesis and its Defence | 15.00 | 22.5 |
Block B – Specialization Courses
| Business Psychology | 6.00 | 9.0 |
| Digital Business Environment | 6.00 | 9.0 |
| Econometrics | 6.00 | 9.0 |
| Human Resource Management | 6.00 | 9.0 |
| Introduction to Change Management | 6.00 | 9.0 |
| Operations Management | 6.00 | 9.0 |
| Organizational Behaviour and Leadership | 6.00 | 9.0 |
| Risk management | 6.00 | 9.0 |
| Statistics for Business and Finance | 6.00 | 9.0 |
| Business Activity Legal Regulation | 3.00 | 4.5 |
| Business communications I | 3.00 | 4.5 |
| Business communications II | 3.00 | 4.5 |
| Digital Marketing | 3.00 | 4.5 |
| English for Academic Purposes I | 3.00 | 4.5 |
| Fundamentals of Logistics | 3.00 | 4.5 |
| Information Technologies 1 | 3.00 | 4.5 |
| Information Technologies 2 | 3.00 | 4.5 |
| Latvian Language | 3.00 | 4.5 |
| Standardization and Quality Control | 3.00 | 4.5 |
| Sustainable economy | 3.00 | 4.5 |
Block C – Elective Courses
| Subject of Free Choice | 9.00 | 13.5 |
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