Degree: Bachelor of Social Sciences in Management and Administration
Duration and fee of studies:
- full-time studies: 6 semesters (3 years)
- EU/EEA/Swiss citizens: 2330 EUR / year
- Other country citizens: 3290 EUR / year
Language of instruction: English
Amount of credits: 120 credit points or 180 ECTS
The aim of the programme is to provide students with knowledge, understanding and skills about modern economic and business development trends, the related processes and management solutions, as well as to provide students with opportunities for specialization according to their interests.
The programme concentrates on more detailed aspects of international economics, marketing, management and finance, preparing prepares students for work in the field of business management in the public and private sectors, ensuring the competitiveness of graduates in the Latvian and international labour market.
Results of the study programme
Upon completion of the programme, students are able to:
- demonstrate the basic and specialized knowledge of management science and a critical understanding of this knowledge, part of which corresponds to the highest level of achievement in economics and business;
- demonstrate the understanding of the most important concepts and regularities of management science.
Students gain valuable skills and are able to:
- perform professional, innovative or research activities using the acquired theoretical foundations and skills;
- formulate and analytically describe the information, problems and solutions of the economic and business sector, explain them and discuss them reasonably with both specialists and non-specialists;
- independently structure own learning, to direct own and subordinates towards further learning and professional development;
- demonstrate a scientific approach to problem solving, take responsibility and initiative working individually, in a team or leading other people's work;
- make decisions and find creative solutions under changing or uncertain conditions.
Students gain such competencies as:
- to independently obtain, select and analyse information as well as use it;
- to make decisions and solve problems in the field of business management;
- to demonstrate the understanding of business ethics;
- to evaluate the impact of his/her professional activity on the environment and society;
- to participate in the development of the professional field of business.
Opportunities for graduates
- work in companies and institutions in various management positions;
- participation in project management;
- to conduct scientific research;
- to continue studies in RTA's academic master's study programme “Management Science” or professional master's study programme “Financial Management” or at another Latvian or foreign university.
Admission requirements
1. General secondary high school diploma
2. English language proficiency (level B2)
To be submitted: A document certifying language proficiency issued by an international testing institution within the past five years, which certifies the foreigner’s proficiency in English at least at the level B2, except if previous education has been acquired in English.
3. Annual grade for the following subjects in the document on secondary education:
- Mathematics
- Basics of Economics
- English
4. Test in mathematics (to be passed online)
5. Online interview
Autumn intake
- Application until 1 July 2024
- Studies start in September 2024