Sociology of Organizations and Public Administration

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Foreign:$ 2.16 k  
1001+ place StudyQA ranking:1072 Duration:3 years

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"To recognize and comprehend what influences us and others is to function with purpose."
(Mark David Henderson)


Degree: Bachelor of Social Sciences in Sociology
Credits: 186 ECTS
Duration of studies: full-time – 3 years
Language of instruction: English
Tuition fee per year:  2000 EUR
Admission: twice a year (September, February)
Program director: Dr.sc.soc. Ginta Kronberga, ginta.kronberga@llu.lv

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.

  • Applicants with completed secondary education are approved for admission to the programme;
  • Applicants must be able to present good English knowledge ( minimum - CEFR level B2, IELTS score 5.5, TOEFL score 520, TOEFL-iBT score 68 ); 
  • need to pass an online aptitude test in social sciences.

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.

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