Study programme	Sociology of Organizations and Public Administration
Higher Education Institution	Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
Study field	Sociology, Political Science, and Anthropology
StudyProgramJointToForeign

Code of the study programme in accordance with the Latvian Education Classification	43314
EQF/LQF Level	6
Study Programme Type	Pirmā cikla augstākās izglītības programma bakalaura grāda ieguvei, īstenojama pēc vidējās izglītības ieguves
Study programme (short name)	First cycle (academic bachelor’s) study programme
Thematic group	Socioloģija un kultūras studijas
ISCED code	0314
ISCED	Socioloģija un kultūras studijas
Credit points	120-124
Degree to be acquired	Bachelor Degree in Sociology of Organizations and Public Administration
Qualification to be obtained	-
Study type and form	Full time studies; Part time extramural studies distance education
Study lenght	3 years; 3 years, 6 months
Language	latvian; english

Licence number	04056-54
Licence date	21.03.2007
Licenced till

Accreditation page number	Netiek izsniegta
Accreditation date	23.10.2024
Accreditation duration (in years)	2
Accreditation till	24.10.2026

Students will be able to demonstrate:
Knowledge of:
1) social processes occurring in the society, focusing on those related to organizations and public administration;
the theoretical principles of sociology, which allow social processes and regularities, especially in rural areas, to be understood and explained;
2) elements of public administration, including the performance of local governments in Latvia and the EU, the procedure for drawing up legal documents by local governments in Latvia, as well as local government policies;
3) empirical social research, with a focus on the basic principles of methodology and conducting of quantitative and qualitative research, as well as the basic requirements for preparing and communicating research results;
4) specifics and diversity of and analysis approaches to organizational research.

Skills in:
1) assessing social processes related to the functioning of society in the context of sustainable development, based on their knowledge of sociology;
2) applying their sociological knowledge to decision-making and implementation by using communication skills and being able to argue their points of view independently and in a team;
3) identifying problems in organizations and public administration, especially in rural areas, by selecting proper sociological concepts for research, as well as in applying the organizational research approach appropriate to the situation and developing proposals for making a decision;
4) identifying sources of necessary information and methods of obtaining it.

Competence in:
1) identifying and typologizing social processes from the perspective of sociology;
2) assessing the necessity of researching the processes occurring in the society, as well as conducting sociological research, analysing data and developing recommendations;
3) shaping municipal policies, drawing up draft policy documents (municipal concepts, strategies and development programmes and guidelines) and coordinating the implementation of municipal policies;
4) engaging in the activities of organizations, including national and local government institutions, and assessing trends therein;
5) thinking, performing analyses, syntheses and assessments and managing critically and creatively.