Study programme	Psychology
Higher Education Institution	Baltic International Academy
Study field	Psychology

Code of the study programme in accordance with the Latvian Education Classification	43313
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	Psiholoģija
ISCED code	0313
ISCED	Psiholoģija
Credit points	120
Degree to be acquired	Bachelor of Social Sciences in Psychology; Bachelor of Social Sciences Psychology; Bachelor of Social Sciences in Psychology
Qualification to be obtained
Study type and form	Full time studies; Part time studies
Study lenght	3 years; 3 years, 5 months
Language	latvian; english

Licence number	04030-58
Licence date	19.06.2015
Licenced till

Accreditation page number	2021/30
Accreditation date	04.08.2021
Accreditation duration (in years)	2
Accreditation till	05.08.2023

Graduating the academic Bachelor’s study program “Psychology” students have acquired the following knowledge, skills and competences:
Knowledge and understanding:
• systematic knowledge about key areas of psychology, the ability to analyse, compare and critically evaluate major research theories and methods in the context of psychology and related disciplines;
• understanding of key concepts and regularities of a given discipline or professional field in psychology and in the interdisciplinary context;
• knowledge how psychological phenomena can be explored and explained from different perspectives;
• knowledge of the methodological basis of psychological research and principles of its formation, as well as basic knowledge of methods of psychological research and its evaluation;
• knowledge of the ethical principles that underpin the work of a psychologist.

Skills:
• to critically analyse and evaluate original psychological texts, research results and projects, as well as to discriminate between the acquired knowledge resulting from scientific and pseudoscientific facts;
• to set forth psychological knowledge both verbally and in written form, as well as to present its argumentation;
• to use analytical and critical thinking as well as scientific approaches and effective strategies for problem solving;
• to plan, select, and conduct research; to analyse, interpret and present the data obtained by various methods;
• to carry out a specific research project according to methodological and ethical principles of scientific psychological research, as well as to submit a report in written and verbal form;
• to observe ethical principles when conducting psychological research;
• to take responsibility and show initiative by working individually, in a team, or by leading other people;
• to make decisions and find creative solutions in changing or uncertain circumstances;
• to formulate and analytically describe relevant to the field of psychology information, problems and their solutions; to explain, present and reasonably discuss the latter with both specialists and non-specialists;
• to structure their training independently; to direct their further training and professional development; to demonstrate a scientific approach to problem solving; to take responsibility and initiative working individually, in a team or leading other people; to make decisions and find creative solutions in changing or uncertain circumstances.

Competences:
• the ability to independently obtain, select, analyse and critically evaluate information from various sources and use it;
• the ability to critically approach knowledge in general and psychological knowledge in particular;
• the ability to make decisions and solve problems based on empirically based knowledge in psychology and other social sciences;
• the ability to develop psychological research independently correctly;
• the ability to conduct research in the field of psychology that is consistent with basic principles and ethics of psychology;
• the ability to respect such scientific values as openness, rationality, accuracy and intelligence, as well as to understand the difference between knowledge and opinions;
• the ability to assess the impact of their professional activities on environment and society, to participate in the development of the field of psychology.