Study programme	Psychology
Higher Education Institution	Daugavpils University
Study field	Psychology

Code of the study programme in accordance with the Latvian Education Classification	45313
EQF/LQF Level	7
Study Programme Type	Otrā cikla augstākās izglītības programma maģistra grāda ieguvei, īstenojama pēc pirmā cikla augstākās izglītības ieguves
Study programme (short name)	Second-cycle (academic master's) study programme
Thematic group	Psiholoģija
ISCED code	0313
ISCED	Psiholoģija
Credit points	80
Degree to be acquired	Master of Social Sciences in Psychology
Qualification to be obtained
Study type and form	Full time studies; Part time studies
Study lenght
Language	latvian

Licence number	04041-60
Licence date	04.01.2007
Licenced till

Accreditation page number
Accreditation date	17.05.2013
Accreditation duration (in years)	6
Accreditation till	08.09.2021

The aim the programme is:
– to ensure students with academic education in psychology science, by giving deeper theoretical knowledge in sub-branch of social psychology and developing independent skills of scientific research work.
Ability to demonstrate deeper and specialized knowledge and comprehension, characteristic for psychology science or profession, corresponding to the recent findings in the branch of psychology science and professional sphere, ensuring base for creative thinking and research.
The following skills have been acquired within the programme:
– to independently apply theory, methods and skills of problem solving for doing research work;
– to reasonably explain and discuss complicated and systemic issues of psychology branch;
– to independently enforce development of their competences, take responsibility of work results and their analysis;
– develop innovations in psychology branch, do research in complicated conditions by applying new methods.
Abilities to independently define and critically analyse complicated scientific problems, justify decisions and make additional analysis:
– to integrate knowledge of diverse fields, contribute to creating new knowledge, develop research methods, demonstrate understanding and ethical responsibility for the possible impact of the achievements of science on society have been developed.