Awarded academic degree: Master of Social Sciences in Transport and Logistics
Complete study program volume: 82 CP | 123 ECTS / 62 CP | 93 ECTS
Possible forms of education and study languages:
- Full-time – 2 years / 1.5 years* (Latvian, English) Courses available during day or evenings
- Part-time – 2.5 years / 2 years* (Latvian, English) Courses available during Saturdays or by Module schedule: once every three weeks – on Friday from 16:00 to 21:30, on Saturday from 8:45 to 17:00, on Sunday from 10:30 to 15:30
- Distant – 2.5 years / 2 years (English)
* If the applicant during previous studies has had professional internship of at least 20 CP (30 ECTS) Enrolment requirements: Bachelor of Social Sciences in Management or Economics, or Engineering Science, Computer Science or Mathematics, or a Second-level Professional Higher Education in the Field of Logistics, Transport, Business, Economics, Computer Science, Information Systems or Electronics
Enrolment requirements: Bachelor of Social Sciences in Management Science or Economics, or higher professional education of the second level in Logistics, Transport, Management Science and Economics
* In the autumn semester of 2024/2025, the degree awarded in the study program will be changed. According to the content changes of the study program and the study results, after completing the study program, the master’s degree in engineering in transport and logistics will be awarded.
“The master’s programme in Transport and Logistics challenges your critical thinking and analytical skills and prepares you for a career in the transport sector, which employs more than 6 million people in the EU”
Director of the Programme
wants to reach the next level in career and apply for a higher position, acquiring a professional and strategic vision of day-to-day problems in the field of transport and logistics,
wants to develop the analytical thinking and critical skills needed for the effective and efficient strategic and operational management of transport and logistics companies
as a transport system analytics, employed by public private company,
as a logistics manager with a production company, controlling the entire logistics chain,
as the head of the logistics department of any technology company,
as a researcher who develops modern transport and logistics systems
transport problems and analyse them, develop and analyse the solutions for resolving such problems,
evaluate projects, plans and policies, taking into account the need for stakeholder participation and recognising the political, social, environmental and economic issues involved,
be a participant in the projects to develop sustainable transport and logistics systems in the long term
About the Programme
The Transport and Logistics aims to prepare students for leading management positions within: the logistics companies and distributors of all kinds; transport companies and other logistics service providers and; public organizations involved in the regulation and planning of transport and logistics within regional, national and international contexts, analyst and project manager, etc.
The programme is designed on the knowledge and research of European-level experts – an intellectual and stimulating learning environment that provides both theoretical knowledge and practical experience in today’s world of transport and logistics. The lecturers of the programme are the leaders of European and Latvian projects in the field of transport and logistics. Students of the programme have different education backgrounds, nationalities and work experience, all of which serve to enrich the learning environment and prepares for activities in international teams and large-scale projects.
In the study process, you will analyse real-world and theoretical problems, developing skills to design solutions for organizations operating under uncertainty and facing complex and rapidly changing markets and technologies. You will gain a strategic perspective of the relationships, flows, chains, processes, and systems comprising the international logistics and transport arena, with long-term sustainability as a key issue. With your transport and logistics systems expertise, you will have a wide choice of challenging career opportunities.
Our alumni are working as: transport system analytics, both in state-owned enterprises and as consultants in various companies; a logistics manager with a production company, controlling the entire logistics chain or in a technology company that is developing traffic and transport systems, where your knowledge and skills will be highly appreciated. You will be prepared for research projects and career development.
Tuition Fee
| Full time | Part time | Distance learning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 1.5/2 years | 2/2.5 years | 2.5 years |
| Tuition fee EUR/year | 4500 EUR | 4500 EUR | 2000 EUR |
| Tuition fee for applicants from 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 🇪🇪 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 and EEA, EUR/year | 2700 EUR | 2700 EUR | 2000 EUR |
Structure of the programme
Block A – Mandatory Courses
| Business Information Systems | 4.00 | 6.0 |
| Geography of Transport Systems | 2.00 | 3.0 |
| Logistics Systems and Logistics Chains | 4.00 | 6.0 |
| Methods of Data Analysis and Business Forecasting | 4.00 | 6.0 |
| Transport Economics | 4.00 | 6.0 |
| Research Methodology | 2.00 | 3.0 |
| Research Seminar I | 2.00 | 3.0 |
| Transport Policy of the EU and LR | 2.00 | 3.0 |
| Master’s Dissertation and its Defence | 20.00 | 30.0 |
Block B – Specialization Courses
| Logistics and Transport Process Modeling | 4.00 | 6.0 |
| Risk Management in Supply Chains | 4.00 | 6.0 |
| Decision Making Methodologies | 2.00 | 3.0 |
| Labour Safety, Civil Defence and Environment Protection | 2.00 | 3.0 |
| Latvian Language | 2.00 | 3.0 |
| Pedagogics and Psychology | 2.00 | 3.0 |
| Practice Management Cargo and Passenger Terminals | 10.00 | 15.0 |
| Practice of Organizing Transportation (Specialization by Type of Transport) | 10.00 | 15.0 |
Block C – Elective Courses
| Subject of Free Choice | 4 | 6.0 |
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