Study location	Latvia, Riga
Type	First level of higher education, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	(Professional qualification of a trainer)
Accreditation	December, 31, 2023

Tuition fee	€2,573 per year
Application fee	€100 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

High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. 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. Please, upload in the system scan copies in good quality of your education certificates and diplomas.

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+ TOEFL IBT – (72 points) TOEFL PBT – (513 points) TOEIC – (605 points) FCE (First Certificate in English) – (160 points) CAE (Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English) – (160 points) CPE (Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English) – (160 points) Cambridge English: Business Vantage (BEC Vantage) – (160 points) Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE A) – (51 points) Cambridge English Linguaskill – (160 points)

Other requirements	Written entrance examination – Social Examination; On-line video interview.

Overview

Program aim:
To train sports coaches (trainers), to promote their mental and physical development, to develop a free, responsible and creative individual.
To provide conditions and promote future coaches’ (trainers’) acquiring of knowledge and skills in correspondence with sports coach fourth qualification level standard requirements, to facilitate development of competitive professionals.
To facilitate motivation to further educate to acquire second level professional higher education and fifth level professional qualification.

Programme structure

Program content:
General pedagogy
Adult pedagogy
General psychology
Development psychology
Sport psychology
Sport philosophy
Professional ethics
Basics of business
Management theory
Documentation
Project development
Basics of law
Accountancy
Anatomy
Basics of physiology
Age physiology
Sport physiology
Basics of biochemistry
Sport medicine
Hygiene
Basics of training theory (children, youth)
Basics of sports biomechanics
Sport theory
Sport history
Sport management
Sport training theory, methodology and pedagogical development
Basics and didactics of gymnastics
Basics and didactics of acrobatics
Basics and didactics of aerobics
Basics and didactics of track and field athletics
Basics and didactics of handball
Basics and didactics of volleyball
Basics and didactics of basketball
Basics of professional communication
Camp study
Basics of athletic conditioning
Outdoor games and plays
Basics of wrestling
Nutrition study
Games
Nutrition and physical load
Basics of public speech
Sports in multicultural environment
Sports ecology and civil defense
Practice (Internship)

Final examinations:
State final examination – qualification examination, which includes:
Working out and defence of the Qualification Paper.
State final examination in specialty.

Career opportunities

urther education possibility: to study inProfessional Bachelor higher education program „SPORT SCIENCE”