BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Study program′s graduate is a manager who knows how to manage a company and its employees and understands company′s processes - finances, law, marketing.
Degree to be achieved: Social Sciences Master Degree in Management and Administration
Study programme aims and objectives
Aims:
- to provide students with a set of knowledge, skills and competence in management science according to the 7th level of the framework defined in the Latvian education classification;
- educate specialists in business management with analytical and systemic thinking, whose knowledge and skills enable managing companies or organizations.
Objectives:
- provide a study process that complies with the laws and requirements of the labour market, as well as student-centred approach in higher education;
- to promote qualification development of the teaching staff in educational and scientific fields;
- to provide and develop research activities in the study programme;
- to provide and develop infrastructure and facilities under the study programme implementation needs;
- to develop international cooperation with related higher education institutions, enterprises and organizations.
STUDY MODULES
The structure of the Study programme: five modules and Master paper:
- MANAGEMENT
- FINANCE
- LAW
- MARKETING
- RESEARCH
Learning outcomes of the study programme
Knowledge (knowledge and understanding):
- knows management theories and approaches to manage organisations;
- understands the principles of business management and business performance;
- knows the latest trends in management science.
Skills (ability to apply knowledge, communication skills, general skills):
- is able to manage the organization activities;
- is able to apply the newest knowledge and technologies of management science in organization management;
- is able to conduct research on organisation management processes;
- is able to reasonably discuss aspects of management science;
- is able to take responsibility for the results of working groups and carry out their analysis;
- is able to organise their work independently.
Competence (analysis, synthesis, evaluation):
- is able to formulate and critically analyse complex scientific and professional problems in management science;
- is able to find innovative solutions to identified problems in the organisation;
- is able to make reasoned decisions in the management of the organisation in accordance with ethical standards.
Period of studies
Full-time studies - 2 years
Study schedule is designed for employed students and those who have other important tasks during the day:
- video lectures live according to study schedule from 18:30 to 20:30 twice a week (IMPORTANT: those are online lectures not records, thus professors and students can communicate, show different documents, answer questions etc.);
- all lectures later could be watched as records until the end of the study course (very important to those who cannot attend lectures due to objective reasons or are late to lectures);
- seminars, teamwork, discussions, consultations - on Saturdays according to study schedule from 09:00 to 17:00.
