Study location	Latvia, Riga
Academic field	Humanities (ISCED 22) German Linguistics (JACS Q172)
Type	Master, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	German
Awards	M.Sc. (Master in Humanities in Language Studies)

Tuition fee	€3,300 per year
Application fee	€148.38 one-time
Deposit	€500 one-time
Registration fee	US$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

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Applicants for Master degree studies are required to have completed Bachelor degree or higher professional education in Humanities comprising at least 3 years of full time studies providing access to Master’s level study programmes. 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 German Baltic Center examinaiton. German Applicants must prove their German language knowledge. University accepts the following international language tests: DSD – level 2; DSH – at least level 2; TestDaF – at least level 4 in all test sections; Goethe – Zertifikat – at least level B2.

Overview

The sub-programme prepares academically qualified specialists in Germanic studies and provides education that allows to focus on scientific research in the field of cultural heritage and current issues in Germanic studies in the Baltic region. The sub-programme highlights various aspects of Germanic studies in the general context of the humanities, but from an intercultural perspective – the Baltics – Germany – Scandinavia – special attention is paid to the study of historical and current links important to the Baltics.

Within the programme, students will study common study courses and specialization courses of the chosen sub-programme such as Regional and transnational aspects of the German cultural environment, Paradigms of cultural science in Germanic studies, Media, communication and cultural media processes in German studies, Development trends of modern literary theory, Word in diachronic and history of lexicography, Language and regionality, Contacts and contrasts of Nordic languages and cultures, Intercultural communication in economics and translational aspects of applied texts, Translation of literary texts, etc.

Career opportunities

Graduates of the study program can work in various state, non-governmental and private institutions – diplomatic missions of Latvia and other countries, various Latvian and European institutions, including translation, universities and schools, research institutions, mass media and advertising agencies, editorial offices, libraries, language training centres, travel agencies, Latvian and world companies of various profiles, etc.