Study location	Latvia, Valmiera
Type	Master, full-time
Nominal duration	1.5 years (90 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	M.Sc. (Master's Degree of Social Sciences in Communication)

Tuition fee	€2,810 per year
Application fee	€150 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’s degree or equivalent higher education in social sciences or humanities An additional condition for foreign applicants: the average grade in the Diploma Supplement should be at least 60% of the maximum possible. 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 Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 5.5+ or TOEFL 69+ Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 5.5+ or TOEFL 69+

Other requirements	Master’s thesis application Entrance examination: interview

Overview

The goal of the study programme is to offer up-to-date knowledge and relevant skills, specifically for modelling, simulation, use of e-technologies (RFID, GIS, telecommunications, networking etc.) and knowledge management. The programme is characterised by an interdisciplinary approach where, respecting different skills of the student, new knowledge can be acquired as a result. The students are oriented to further activity in science by participating in the research of Socio-technical Systems Engineering Institute and attending conferences.

Career opportunities

Graduates can use the newly acquired competencies in their current professions to make their job more efficient and competitive. They can continue studies in PhD study programmes.