Occupational Therapy

The study programme allows students to acquire the basic disciplines of medicine, theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the selected speciality, by obtaining in-depth knowledge on the assessment of environmental accessibility, readjustment thereof, the practical use of technical aids. For better practical readiness for professional work students undergo clinical placement in hospitals and rehabilitation centres in Latvia.

Study environment and methods

Study environment

Studies take place in a modern and well-equipped environment and are organised in the form of lectures, video lectures, seminars, practical classes and active independent work. Students have the possibility to improve their theoretical and practical knowledge and take their first steps in research by participating in the interdisciplinary health care scientific group, bringing together professionals of the field who share the same views. In addition to compulsory courses, students have access to various elective courses allowing to improve one’s physical condition and acquire an in-depth knowledge of human health.

1^st study year

In the 1^st year students acquire general humanities and social sciences subjects e.g., psychology and medical ethics as well as subjects that develop their social, communicative and organisational skills, and focus on the basics of Occupational Therapy, e.g., basics of OT, assessment methods in OT, knowledge about disability and environmental accessibility, universal design and practical skills in assessment and adjustment of environmental accessibility.

2^nd study year

In the 2^nd year students proceed with general subjects as well as theoretical subjects in OT - paediatric and adult diseases, internal diseases, neurology, traumatology and orthopaedics, psychiatry, first aid, and pharmacology. Additionally second year students master conceptual placement models in OT, OT in paediatrics, including clinical training in paediatrics and creative activities in OT.

3^rd study year

Students continue professional specialisation courses – OT for adults, ergonomics, general rehabilitation, the turnover system for technical aids, and public and environmental health. Students commence clinical placement.

4^th study year

Students have clinical placement in hospitals and rehabilitation centres, working with patients who have somatic or psychiatric illnesses or inhibited mental development. Students also acquire elective courses that provide a broader understanding of the health care sector.

Study methods

• lectures
• classes
• teamwork
• individual classes

Syllabus

Course code	Study course title	Offered by	Course leader	Credit points/ETCS
MK_049	Anatomy	Department of Morphology	Silvija Umbraško	5 / 7.5
REK_075	Assessment and classification of Functional capacity limit	Department of Rehabilitation	Signe Tomsone	2 / 3
REK_123	Assistive technologies and enviromental accessibility	Department of Rehabilitation	Ieva Jēkabsone	3 / 4.5
REK_054	Basics in Occupational Therapy	Department of Rehabilitation	Lolita Cibule	4 / 6
SL_013	Basics of Biostatistics		Andrejs Ivanovs	2 / 3
VPUPK_116	Basics of Psychology	Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy	Jeļena Ļubenko	2 / 3
BUMK_026	Biology and Genetics	Department of Biology and Microbiology	Agnese Zariņa	2 / 3
REK_021	Circulation and system of Technical aids	Department of Rehabilitation	Zane Liepiņa	2 / 3
KPUMTK_010	Civil and Environmental Defense, First Aid		Oļegs Sabeļņikovs	2 / 3
FLK_032	Clinical Pharmacology	Department of Pharmacology	Līga Henke	1 / 1.5
REK_090	Clinical Practice for Persons with Mental Delay	Department of Rehabilitation	Ieva Rugina	4 / 6
REK_091	Clinical practice in psychiatry	Department of Rehabilitation	Ieva Rugina	8 / 12
REK_093	Clinical practice in somatic medicine I	Department of Rehabilitation	Zane Liepiņa	6 / 9
REK_094	Clinical practice in somatic medicine II	Department of Rehabilitation	Zane Liepiņa	8 / 12
REK_097	Conceptual models of practice	Department of Rehabilitation	Lolita Cibule	5 / 7.5
REK_004	Creative Activities in Occupational Therapy	Department of Rehabilitation	Ināra Kalniņa	4 / 6
LUSDK_052	Cultural and Religious Diversity	Department of Welfare and Social Work	Ingrīda Bolgzda	2 / 3
REK_024	Development of Bachelor’s Thesis and Defence	Department of Rehabilitation	Ināra Kalniņa	10 / 15
VPUPK_196	Developmental psychology	Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy	Aelita Vagale	2 / 3
SVUEK_046	Economic andBasics of Business	Department of Public Health and Epidemiology	Anita Kokarēviča	2 / 3
AURK_021	Emergency Care I	Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care	Indulis Vanags	1 / 1.5
AURK_003	Emergency Care II	Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care	Baiba Arkliņa	1 / 1.5
VC_079	English in Rehabilitation	Language Centre	Tatjana Zakutajeva	2 / 3
AUVMK_035	Environmental Science and Basics of Civil Protection	Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine	Sabīne Grīnberga	1 / 1.5
REK_172	Ergonomics, Course Work	Department of Rehabilitation	Liene Saukuma	4 / 6
VPUPK_027	Family Pedagogy	Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy	Aira Aija Krūmiņa	2 / 3
FLK_023	General Pharmacology	Department of Pharmacology	Līga Henke	1 / 1.5
REK_032	General Rehabilitation	Department of Rehabilitation	Zane Liepiņa	3 / 6
MVI_002	History of Medicine	Institute of the History of Medicine	Maija Pozemkovska	1 / 1.5
ISK_192	Internal Diseases	Department of Internal Diseases	Juris Karpovs	1 / 1.5
VPUPK_028	Introduction to Art Therapy	Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy	Kristīne Vende-Kotova	2 / 3
REK_037	Knowledge About Disability	Department of Rehabilitation	Ieva Jēkabsone	1 / 1.5
SVUEK_077	Legal Aspects of Professional Activity	Department of Public Health and Epidemiology	Aldis Liepiņš	1 / 1.5
VC_007	Medical Terminology in Latin and Greek	Language Centre	Aija Zilvestre	1 / 1.5
REK_076	Mental retardation	Department of Rehabilitation	Ieva Rugina	1 / 1.5
REK_129	Methods of Research I	Department of Rehabilitation	Lolita Cibule	2 / 3
REK_130	Methods of Research II	Department of Rehabilitation	Lolita Cibule	2 / 3
REK_117	Metogology assesment with Ergotherapy	Department of Rehabilitation	Lolita Cibule	2 / 3
NUNK_015	Neurology	Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery	Zanda Priede	2 / 3
REK_115	Occupation and cultural environment	Department of Rehabilitation	Ieva Jēkabsone	2 / 3
REK_051	Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics	Department of Rehabilitation	Ieva Rugina	12 / 18
REK_053	Occupational Therapy: geriatric/gerontology	Department of Rehabilitation	Signe Tomsone	4 / 6
REK_052	Occupational Therapy: Public Health	Department of Rehabilitation	Zane Liepiņa	5 / 7.5
BKK_006	Paediatric Traumatology and Orthopaedics	Department of Paediatric Surgery	Arnis Eņģelis	1 / 1.5
PEK_034	Paediatrics	Department of Paediatrics	Iveta Dzīvīte-Krišāne	2 / 3
PIC_001	Pedagogy	Centre for Educational Growth	Nora Jansone-Ratinika	2 / 3
LUSDK_211	Philosophy and Ethics	Department of Welfare and Social Work	Olafs Brūvers	2 / 3
CFUBK_050	Physiology	Department of Human Physiology and Biochemistry	Maija Rumaka	4 / 6
REK_133	Principles of hand splinting	Department of Rehabilitation	Lolita Cibule	1 / 1.5
VPUPK_175	Professional Communication	Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy	Aelita Vagale	1 / 1.5
PUNK_018	Psychiatry	Department of Psychiatry and Narcology	Ļubova Renemane	3 / 4.5
REK_135	Psychiatry in Occupational Therapy	Department of Rehabilitation	Ināra Kalniņa	3 / 4.5
VC_040	Russian in Rehabilitation	Language Centre	Ludmila Jermakoviča	2 / 3
SUPK_099	Sociology	Department of Sociology and Psychology	Ritma Rungule	2 / 3
REK_013	Somatic diseases	Department of Rehabilitation	Zane Liepiņa	6 / 9
REK_023	State Examination	Department of Rehabilitation	Ināra Kalniņa	2 / 3
ORTK_002	Traumatology and Orthopaedics	Department of Orthopaedics	Andris Jumtiņš	1 / 1.5
LUSDK_016	Violence, Psychosocial Factors	Department of Welfare and Social Work	Ilvija Razgale	2 / 3

Admissions requirements

Admissions requirements