Study location	Latvia, Riga
Academic field	Regional Planning 02.4 (ISCED 5814)
Type	Master, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	M.Sc. (Master in Humanities in Language Studies)

Tuition fee	€3,700 per year
Application fee	€170 one-time
Deposit	€500 one-time
Registration fee	To be confirmed You need to choose an individual service package. Please contact the center curator or your agent and consult. You can also familiarize yourself with packages baltic.study/en/packages You become a part of student union and ambassador program automatically after you will get Base or Standard or VIP status. *Do not forget to ask discount

Entry qualification

Postgraduate diploma (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in any languages (issued in or officially translated along with verified copies) You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. Please provide bachelor’s diploma (for master studies) or master’s diploma (for doctoral studies) in the original language. If the diploma is not issued in English, a certified translation should be provided. The document must be legalised/apostilled

Territory requirements	Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen.

Language requirements

English English French Spanish Italian Applicants must prove their French or Italian or Spanish and English language knowledge. University accepts the following international language tests: French: DELF – level B2, DALF – at least level C1, TCF – at least 400, TEF – at least 541; Italian: CILS – at least B2, CELI – at least B2, PLIDA – at least B2; Spanish: DELE – at least B2. Applicants whose previous education is obtained in French/Italian/Spanish are exempt from this requirement. English Applicants must prove their English language knowledge. University accepts the following international language tests: LanguageCert International ESOL at least Level Communicator B2 (Written and Spoken exams); TOEFL IBT – at least score 72 TOEFL Essential – at least 8 points IELTS – at least score 5.5 PTE General – at least level B2 PTE Academic – at least 51 points FCE – at least level B CPE – Proficiency/C2 Proficiency: any level CAE – C1 Advanced: any level

Overview

The Baltic Sea Region study sub-programme offers in-depth knowledge of the most important cultural and social phenomena of the Baltic Sea Region and their digital resources, it forms a comprehensive understanding of cultural, environmental and social processes, their universal and local manifestations, looking at their development in the context of sustainability. Students of the programme acquire current research methods in the humanities and social sciences (literary sciences, art sciences, cultural history, cultural theory, sociolinguistics, demography, etc.), as well as basic principles of planning and implementation of sustainable initiatives in the humanitarian and social fields (for example, in the course “Sustainable cultural environment of education”), and can apply them in their professional activities.

Within the programme, students will study common study courses and specialization courses of the chosen sub-programme. Most of the courses are focused on the multifaceted study and research of the Baltic Sea region, focusing more on the eastern part – the Baltics and Finland, as well as not avoiding to look at localities less present in public discourse (for example, divided East Prussia). Thematically, the sub-programme focuses on literature, music, audiovisual arts, cultural history, language situation, as well as aspects related to population, environment and tourism (“Sustainable tourism development and product management”). In addition to cross-regional themes, a special attention in the linguistic module is paid to the problems of the Baltic Finns (Estonians, Finns, Livs, etc.). The interdisciplinarity of the sub-programme is ensured not only by the inclusion of different disciplines, but also by cross-cutting themes (e.g. “consequences of totalitarianism and their overcoming”, “island world”, etc.) both within one thematic module and between different modules.

Career opportunities

The academic education offered by the programme provides an opportunity to focus professionally on the cultural and social field of the Baltic Sea Region countries, based on the principles of sustainability such as inclusion of diversity, civic responsibility and participation, social and environmental justice. Graduates are motivated to work in state, non-governmental and private institutions, diplomatic structures – embassies, cultural, business and other representations in Latvia and abroad, international organizations, etc., business enterprises operating in the Baltic Sea region, higher education institutions and research institutes. Upon successful completion of the programme, one can study for a doctorate.

UL full-time students, regardless of their citizenship, have the opportunity to apply for the ERASMUS + exchange program for studies or/and traineeship.