Study location	Latvia, Riga
Academic field	Economics 14.3 (ISCED 314)
Type	PhD, full-time
Nominal duration	3-4 years (180 ECTS)
Study language	combined English/Latvian
Awards	PhD (Scientific Doctoral Degree in Economy)

Tuition fee	€3,000 per year
Application fee	€250 one-time
Deposit	€500 one-time Refundable
Registration fee	$150 one-time You need to choose student status: Base – 150 USD Standard – 500 USD VIP – 900 USD For making decisions please contact your admission manager in Baltic Center. 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

Postgraduate diploma (or higher) Please provide the secondary school leaving certificate in the original language. If the diploma is not issued in English, a certified translation should be provided. The document must be legalised/apostilled. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. It is necessary to have notarized certified documents translated, legalized and apostilled.

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

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 5.5+ or TOEFL 69+ Baltic Center examination

Overview

The goal of the Doctoral Study Programme in Economics is to provide an opportunity for doctoral students to master higher level study methods and the principles of organization and management of research work, prepare the students for independent scientific and pedagogical work and let them acquire internationally compatible qualification in the science of economics and internationally compatible Doctor’s degree in Economics. Implementation of the Doctoral Study Programme “Regional Regional Economy and Economic Policy” is carried out in cooperation with Podlaska State University (Poland). The suggested Doctoral Study Programme makes use of various study methods and forms: analysis, expert advice, research, lectures and consultations, doctoral seminars.

Programme structure

Part A:
Compulsory subjects (courses);
Part B:
Limited (compulsory) choice specialization subjects;
Part C:
Free choice subjects.

Career opportunities

After completion of the doctoral studies under BIA Doctoral Study programme a doctoral programme graduation certificate is issued. The mandatory prerequisite for issuance of such certificate is positive evaluation of the completion of development of the doctoral research paper.

Doctoral Programme also offers the synthesis of individual independent work and group work when each student outside lecture time performs an independent case analysis and having a group discussion presents the report to the class audience