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About Study Course

ECTS:3
Course supervisor:Lelde Metla-Rozentāle
Study type:Part-Time, Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Business Management; Communication Science; Information and Communication Science; Juridical Science; Law; Management Science; Marketing and Advertising; Political Science
Language:English, Latvian
Study course description Full description, Part-Time, Full time
Branch of science:Other social sciences

Objective

The course aims to provide students with methodological and academic support during the early stage of Bachelor’s thesis development, developing skills to formulate a research topic, develop its concept and advocate for it. The course covers the use of scientific language, principles of academic integrity and issues of research ethics, and provides practical guidelines for working with scientific sources and library resources.

Prerequisites

Understanding of scientific research, methodology and different research approaches.Basic knowledge of sourcing analysis and quoting to ensure academic integrity.In-depth knowledge in the field of their study programme acquired during the acquisition of the Bachelor’s study programme.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.An in-depth understanding of the Master’s thesis development process, its stages and methodological principles.

Skills

1.Ability to independently formulate and justify the topics of Bachelor’s thesis and the research problem.

Competence

1.Ability to plan and organise research paper independently.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2026, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
International Business and Start-up Entrepreneurship5BachelorRequired
Multimedia Communication5BachelorRequired
International Marketing and Advertising5BachelorRequired
Public Relations5BachelorRequired
International Business and Sustainable Economy5BachelorRequired
International Relations - European Studies5BachelorRequired
Journalism5BachelorRequired
Multimedia Communication7BachelorRequired