Study location	Latvia, Riga
Academic field	Physical Education, Sport Science 16.1 (ISCED 09021) Others in physical sciences (JACS F900)
Type	PhD, full-time
Nominal duration	3,5 years (216 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	PhD (PEDAGOGY DOCTOR DEGREE IN SPORT SCIENCE)
Course code	51813
Accreditation	December 31, 2023

Tuition fee	€2,310 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): Africa, Bangladesh, Iraq, Nepal, Pakistan, Yemen.

Language requirements	English One of next variants, if you have no any of this certificates you can pass University or Baltic Center Exams: English TOEFL IBT – at least score 82; IELTS – at least score 6.5; PTE General – at least level B2; FCE – at least level B; CPE – satisfactory pass; CAE – satisfactory pass.

Other requirements	CV; Copies of publication (if any).; Notice from workplace which confirms practical operation in physiotherapy (employer signed and stamped);

Overview

Programme aims:
Development of sports science in Latvia, providing a possibility for Doctoral students to obtain internationally comparable competence in sports science and internationally comparable PhD degree.
Acquiring of theoretical knowledge, research skills and abilities in sports science and in related fields of science – pedagogy, psychology, biology, physiology, biochemistry, biomechanics, medicine, etc.
Development of a Doctoral student’s personality for work in education institutions.
Acquiring of study and research organisation and management principles.

Programme structure

Science for sport
Research methodology
Topicalities of education and sport management theories
Cognitive science systematics and methods in communication research
Scientific lexis in foreign language
Research presentation
Data procession technology
Sport science in trans-personal environment
Working out and pre-defence of the promotion thesis