Master in Sports Sciences
Riga, Latvia
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 4,600 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* EUR 2700 per year for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens, permanent residence permit holders and their family members.
Key Summary
- Faculty of Biology.
- Awards: Master`s Degree in Health and Sports Sciences.
- Amount of credits: 80 credit points or 120 ECTS.
- Accreditation: the programme is accredited (to be revised in 2022).
Aim of the study program - to provide students with the opportunity to study, analyze and develop the beneficial aspects of sport and physical activity - physical, mental, emotional and social, which improve the health and quality of life for all individuals, from children and young people to seniors, from patients with serious pathologies to professional high achievements, sports athletes, thus contributing to the growth of the intellectual potential of academically educated specialists, and promoting research-based interdisciplinary knowledge transfer to the themes of contemporary sports science.
Tasks of the study program:
1. To prepare students for academic careers in sports and exercise research centres, in the health education, public health and health management institutions, sports agencies and associations, sports federations, sports medicine centres, medical rehabilitation centres, sports universities.
2. To provide graduates with the academic experience necessary for their further Professional activities in research institutions and the development of business.
To ensure the continuity of the development of sports science by providing graduates with prior knowledge for imatriculation in sports science, natural sciences, social sciences or other related doctoral study programs.
Living in Latvia
Latvia is a member state of the European Union and Schengen area. Its capital, Riga is the metropolis of the Baltic region. Riga is listed among the world’s best student cities. It is a safe city. Life in Latvia is not expensive compared with Western European countries. Latvia offers affordable education. You can find more information in the practical handbook for international students.
The uniqueness of the Master's Degree Program in Sports Science in the University Latvia is justified by its interdisciplinarity, as it involves several groups of science disciplines - groups of medical and life sciences, social and legal sciences, as well as branches of exact sciences. The program offers three possible areas of specialization to choose from: biomechanics and neuroscience; sports and exercise physiology and biochemistry; sports psychology and public health.
- EUR 600 per month - citizens from these countries are eligible to apply for a Latvian state scholarship.
- Temporary students’ residence permit holders can work 40 hours per week.
Graduates can work in sports and exercise science and sports medicine research and medical centres, in the health education, publicē health and health management institutions; sport agencies and associations; sports federations; sports medical rehabilitation centres; sports universities. As qualified speciālists , to work in cooperation with eksperts in other fields: food technologists (creation of new functional food products), with engineers (new measuring devices) with specialists in computing science (acquired sensors, computer programms, training methods, including load modeling and simulation devices, virtual reality), etc.