Studienort	Lettland, Jelgava
Akademischer Bereich	Sociology and cultural studies 14.2 (ISCED 312) Social studies (JACS L000)
Art	Bachelor, Vollzeit
Nominale Dauer	3 Jahre (186 ECTS)
Studiensprache	Englisch
Auszeichnungen	B.Sc. (Bachelor of Social Sciences in Sociology)

Studiengebühren	2.500 € pro Jahr
Bewerbungsgebühr	160 € einmalig
Anzahlung	500 € einmalig
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Einstiegsqualifikation

Gymnasium / Sekundarstufe (oder höher) Please provide the secondary school leaving certificate in the original language. If the diploma is not issued in English, a certified translation should be provided. The document must be legalised/apostilled. Sie müssen die Originalnachweise über die Eingangsqualifikation mitnehmen, wenn Sie schließlich zur Universität gehen. It is necessary to have notarized certified documents translated, legalized and apostilled. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. We accept only officially translated documents. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Gebietsanforderungen	Bewerbungen aus den folgenden Gebieten werden NICHT akzeptiert (basierend auf der Staatsbürgerschaft): Bangladesch, Irak, Jemen, Pakistan.

Sprachanforderungen

Englisch Akzeptierter Nachweis der Sprachkenntnisse: FCE or CAE, IELTS 5.5+ or TOEFL 69+ IELTS – (5.5 score); TOEFL IBT – (72 points); TOEFL PBT – (532 points); TOEIC – (645 points); FCE (First Certificate in English) – (160 points); CAE (Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English) – (160 points); CPE (Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English) – (160 points); Cambridge English: Business Vantage (BEC Vantage) – (160 points); Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE A) – (59 points); Cambridge English Linguaskill – (160 points); Duolingo (100 points)

Sonstige Voraussetzungen	Mindestens 1 Referenz/en muss/müssen angegeben werden. Ein Motivationsschreiben muss Ihrer Bewerbung hinzugefügt werden. Applicants need to pass an online entrance test in social sciences. • motivation (online interview)

Übersicht

This programme aims to educate highly qualified specialists providing students with the knowledge and skills on how to analyse the performance of organizations and institutions in public, private and non-governmental sectors, how to develop reasonable and sound proposals in order to address problems in the sphere of organizations and public administration.

The programme consists of compulsory courses and elective courses, students are required to elaborate their own research project. The full–time Bachelor’s degree programme covers 3 academic years. The study courses of the 1st year provide general knowledge and skills in Sociological Theory, Research, Management, Philosophy, Social Problems, Community Development, and Sociology of Groups and Organizations. The 2nd year courses focus more specifically on Research Methodologies and Techniques, Regional Development, Rural Sociology, Social Statistics, Social Psychology. In the 3rd year students are offered a number of elective courses including Demography, Social Entrepreneurship, Sociology of Work, Sociology of Family, Social Work, Project Management, Management of Stress and Time. This programme is completed with the elaboration and defense of a Bachelor’s thesis.

Programmstruktur

The programme consists of compulsory courses and elective courses, students are required to elaborate their own research project. The full–time Bachelor’s degree programme covers 3 academic years. The study courses of the 1st year provide general knowledge and skills in Sociological Theory, Research, Management, Philosophy, Social Problems, Community Development, and Sociology of Groups and Organizations. The 2nd year courses focus more specifically on Research Methodologies and Techniques, Regional Development, Rural Sociology, Social Statistics, Social Psychology. In the 3rd year students are offered a number of elective courses including Demography, Social Entrepreneurship, Sociology of Work, Sociology of Family, Social Work, Project Management, Management of Stress and Time. This programme is completed with the elaboration and defense of a Bachelor’s thesis.

Karrieremöglichkeiten

Our graduates are specialists having successful careers in a number of professional areas including teaching, research, politics, public administration, municipalities, social and health services, the media, personnel management, NGO and trade unions. Bachelor’s degree entitles graduates to continue studies in a respective Master’s study programme at universities in Latvia or abroad.