Study location	Latvia, Riga
Academic field	Management and administration (ISCED 345) Management studies (JACS N200)
Type	Master, distance learning
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	MA (Master of Social Sciences in Transport and Logistics)
Course code	45526
Accreditation	Till 2026

Tuition fee	€2,000 per year
Application fee	€200 one-time
Registration fee	To be confirmed You need to choose an individual service package. Please contact the center curator or your agent and consult. You can also familiarize yourself with packages baltic.study/en/packages You become a part of student union and ambassador program automatically after you will get Base or Standard or VIP status. *Do not forget to ask discount

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Bachelor of Social Sciences in Management Science or Economics, or higher professional education of the second level in Logistics, Transport, Management Science and Economics Applicants must upload education documents in original language, as well as translations into English. Diplomas and transcripts issued outside EU must be legalized with a legalization stamp or Apostille. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Territory requirements	Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen.

Language requirements

English It is mandatory to provide one of the certificates: • The score of the TOEFL test should be at least 500 (61 iBT). • Requested IELTS score: 5,5 or above. • TOEIC test score: 700 or above. • FCE (First Certificate in English): B. • CAE/CPE (CAE=Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English/CPE=Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English) C. • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE A) total score: 46 or above. • Duolingo score 95+ NOTE: If your previous studies were in English, confirmed by diploma, transcript, or a school certificate, an additional English certificate is not required.

Overview

The Transport and Logistics aims to prepare students for leading management positions within: the logistics companies and distributors of all kinds; transport companies and other logistics service providers and; public organizations involved in the regulation and planning of transport and logistics within regional, national and international contexts, analyst and project manager, etc.

The programme is designed on the knowledge and research of European-level experts – an intellectual and stimulating learning environment that provides both theoretical knowledge and practical experience in today’s world of transport and logistics. The lecturers of the programme are the leaders of European and Latvian projects in the field of transport and logistics. Students of the programme have different education backgrounds, nationalities and work experience, all of which serve to enrich the learning environment and prepares for activities in international teams and large-scale projects.

Programme structure

In the study process, you will analyse real-world and theoretical problems, developing skills to design solutions for organizations operating under uncertainty and facing complex and rapidly changing markets and technologies. You will gain a strategic perspective of the relationships, flows, chains, processes, and systems comprising the international logistics and transport arena, with long-term sustainability as a key issue. With your transport and logistics systems expertise, you will have a wide choice of challenging career opportunities.

Our alumni are working as: transport system analytics, both in state-owned enterprises and as consultants in various companies; a logistics manager with a production company, controlling the entire logistics chain or in a technology company that is developing traffic and transport systems, where your knowledge and skills will be highly appreciated. You will be prepared for research projects and career development.

Business Information Systems 6
Geography of Transport Systems 3
Logistics Systems and Logistics Chains 6
Methods of Data Analysis and Business Forecasting 6
Transport Economics 6
Research Methodology 3
Research Seminar I 3
Transport Policy of the EU and LR 3
Master’s Dissertation and its Defence
Block B – Specialization Courses
Title
CP (ECTS)
Logistics and Transport Process Modeling 6
Risk Management in Supply Chains 6
Decision Making Methodologies 3
Labour Safety, Civil Defence and Environment Protection 3
Latvian Language 3
Pedagogics and Psychology 3
Practice Management Cargo and Passenger Terminals 15
Practice of Organizing Transportation (Specialization by Type of Transport) 15

Block C – Elective Courses
Title
CP (ECTS)
Subject of Free Choice

Career opportunities

as a transport system analytics, employed by public private company,

as a logistics manager with a production company, controlling the entire logistics chain,

as the head of the logistics department of any technology company,

as a researcher who develops modern transport and logistics systems