Latvian Academy of Sport Education
Master in Sport Science
Riga, Latvia
Master degree
DURATION
4 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About : The Master in Sport Science is designed to deepen knowledge in sports and fitness. This program focuses on developing skills in sports performance analysis, coaching, and sports management. You'll engage in hands-on learning and have opportunities to collaborate with industry professionals and researchers. The course usually spans one to two years, offering both theoretical and practical components tailored for those passionate about advancing in the field of sports.
Career Outcomes : Graduates can explore various career paths, including roles as sports performance analysts, coaches, fitness consultants, and sports managers. Other opportunities include working in academia, research, and sports-related organizations, ensuring a wide range of options in the dynamic sports industry.
Professional qualification to be acquired:
Education and Sport Specialist with one of the following qualifications:
- a sports teacher
- a sports senior coach,
- a sport manager,
- a recreation specialist,
- a sports psychological training coach,
- a sports physical conditioning coach
Degree: PROFESSIONAL MASTER DEGREE IN SPORT SCIENCE
Programme accredited: Up to December 31, 2023
Study type: Full time studies
Programme amount: 65 CP (97.5 ECTS)
Study language: English (for foreign students)
Programme content:
- Topical problems in today’s sport theory, sport science field: professional qualification
- Research methods in psychology
- Research technology, methodology
- Scientifically- pedagogical lexis in foreign language
- Educator in today’s informative world
- Research structure
- Novelties in management theory
- Topical problems in today’s pedagogy
- Recent teaching methods
- Psychological theories of personality
- Practice in professional qualification
Final examinations: Master state examination including:
- Integrated examination in professional qualification;
- Working out and defending of Master paper.
Programme aims:
- To provide professional studies in sports science in correspondence with the state economic, cultural and social needs in the context of sports science.
- To provide professional studies based on sports science theories, corresponding to professional standard, practically applicable for education and sport specialist.
