Study location	Latvia, Daugavpils
Type	Academic Bachelor's Study Programmes, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years (180 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	(Academic Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities in Literature and Linguistics with the specialization in English Studies or Latvian Studies or Russian Studies.)

Tuition fee

€2,400 per year Bank Details: Name: Daugavpils University VAT Reg. No.: LV90000065985 Address: 13 Vienibas street, Daugavpils, LV5401 Account No./IBAN: LV64HABA0551055786378 Bank name: Swedbank AS SWIFT code: HABALV22 In the payment details indicate: Tuition fee, Name, Surname, Date of Birth

Registration fee

€100 one-time Registration fee is non-refundable. The registration fee is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance. Must be paid to the Daugavpils University bank account: Bank Details: Name: Daugavpils University VAT Reg. No.: LV90000065985 Address: 13 Vienibas street, Daugavpils, LV5401 Account No./IBAN: LV64HABA0551055786378 Bank name: Swedbank AS SWIFT code: HABALV22 In the payment details indicate: Registration fee, Name, Surname, Date of Birth

Entry qualification

Secondary education - General secondary high school diploma. - Document confirming English language knowledge at B2 level. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English, German, Russian, Latvian (issued in or officially translated along with verified copies)) Please provide the secondary school leaving certificate in the original language. If the diploma is not issued in English, Russian, German or Latvian, you should provide a certified translation. The document must be legalised (usually done by Ministry of Education or Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your country). Legalisation is a Certification of Document Authenticity: certification of document authenticity (legalisation) means verification of signature and seal of a document. Traditionally it is performed by a Consular Officer so that documents drawn up in one country would be legally valid in another one. If a document is issued in a foreign country which has concluded bilateral agreement with Latvia (Belarus, Kirghizstan, Russia, Moldova, Ukraine, Uzbekistan) – these countries don’t need legalisation of documents, it enough if they have Official State Seal. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements

English Accepted proof of proficiency (minimum): IELTS 5.5; Pearson PTE Level 3 (B2); TOEFL 72 points; Cambridge English Language Assessment 160 points (B2); ECL (B2); LanguageCert ESOL (B2); Duolingo 105 points (B2). Document confirming English language knowledge. You can provide any official language certificate. Applicants who are native speakers of English or who have successfully undertaken secondary or post-secondary courses for a minimum of two years where English was the language of instruction are not required to submit any certificates. Applicants who have obtained previous education in English in one of the bellow listed countries do not need to provide separate language proficiency: • Australia • The Bahamas • Canada • Ireland • New Zealand • St Vincent and the Grenadines • United Kingdom • United States of America

Other requirements	The documents will be revised only in case the full package is submitted. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

More information	du.lv/..ammes/language-and-culture-studies

Overview

The aim of the ABSP “Language and Culture Studies” is to provide students with an understanding of the most important concepts and regularities of English / Latvian / Russian linguistics, literary studies, culture studies, integrated acquisition of theoretical knowledge, practical and research skills, achieving the learning outcomes specified in the study programme, which correspond to the Level 6 knowledge, skills and competence of the European qualification framework specified in the classification of the Latvian education.

Knowledge, skills and transversal competences are developed and improved in each study course: students use the acquired research skills to plan and develop micro-research and project works to carry out independent research – identify and study issues related to language, literature, culture, taking into account the cultural and historical, economic, social, etc. context; take decisions in groups and individually, thus demonstrating interpersonal, social and cooperative skills; works with the latest technologies.

The sub-programme English Studies provides knowledge in general and applied linguistics, literary studies in the cultural-historical context of British and North American literature, and cultural studies (including knowledge of the literature, history and cultural dimensions of Anglophone countries – Great Britain, the United States of America and Canada), as well as develops high-level communicative competence and professional competence in the field of languages and cultures in English and other languages (Chinese, French, Spanish, German, Swedish, Latvian or Russian).

The sub-programme Latvian Studies provides knowledge in the modern Latvian language, Latvian folklore and mythology, understanding of Latvian literature and cultural processes, research of regional literature: its changing traditions in Latgale, acquisition of regional variants of the Latvian language and the Latgalian written language, as well as the Lithuanian language studies, thus giving students the opportunity to dwell not only into the processes taking place in contemporary Latvian, literature and their research, but also to focus on regional studies – regional aspects of Latgale culture and language.

The cultural and historical development of the region of Eastern Latvia (Latgale) and the contemporary social demand have determined the implementation of the sub-programme Russian Studies in two versions – Russian Studies I and Russian Studies II.