Basic information
Study programmeSport and Education Specialist
Higher Education InstitutionRīga Stradiņš University
Study fieldEducation and Pedagogy
All data
Code of the study programme in accordance with the Latvian Education Classification41141
EQF/LQF Level5
Study Programme TypeĪsā cikla profesionālās augstākās izglītības programma piektā līmeņa profesionālās kvalifikācijas ieguvei, īstenojama pēc vidējās izglītības ieguves
Study programme (short name)Short-cycle professional higher education study programme
Thematic groupPedagogu izglītība
ISCED code0112; 0113; 0114
ISCEDPedagogu izglītība
Credit points120
Degree to be acquired-
Qualification to be obtainedAthletic coach; Teacher
Study type and formFull time studies
Study lenght2 years
Languagelatvian
Licence information
Licence numberNetiek piešķirts
Licence date04.10.2023
Licenced till
Accreditation information
Accreditation page numberNetiek izsniegta
Accreditation date25.02.2026
Accreditation duration (in years)2
Accreditation till26.02.2028
Results
The learning outcomes to be achieved by the study programme and sub-programmes shall be:
Knowledge and understanding:
1. Able to demonstrate comprehensive and specialised knowledge and understanding of facts, theories, regularities and technologies relevant to the professional field of sport and education specialist regarding the age stage of the person, the pedagogical activity of the sport, planning, building a safe and supportive educational environment, organising, managing and evaluating the educational process, taking into account the objectives of the sports and educational institution and the specific nature of its activities.
Skills:
2. Able, based on an analytical approach, to perform practical tasks in the relevant profession of sports and education specialist, to demonstrate skills that enable the professional problems of the educator to find creative solutions, to discuss and discuss in a reasoned manner practical issues and solutions in the relevant profession of sports and education specialist with colleagues, clients and management, to learn further with the appropriate degree of autonomy by improving their competences.
3. Able to evaluate and improve the activities of themselves and others, work in cooperation with others, plan and organise work to perform specific tasks in the profession of sports and education specialist, perform or monitor such work activities in which unpredictable changes are possible.
Competencies:
4. Able to formulate, describe and analyse practical problems in his profession of sports and education specialist, select the necessary information and use it to solve clearly defined problems, participate in the development of the professional field of sports and education specialist, demonstrate that he understands the place of the profession of sports and education specialist in a wider social context.

The learning outcomes to be achieved by the sub-programme “Athletic discipline coach” are:
Knowledge and understanding:
1. Able to demonstrate comprehensive and specialised knowledge and understanding of facts, theories, regularities and technologies relevant to the professional field of the sports specialist regarding the age stage of the person, the pedagogical activity of the sport, planning, building a safe and supportive educational environment, organising, managing and evaluating the training process, taking into account the objectives of the sports and educational institution and the specific nature of its activities.
Skills:
2. Able, based on an analytical approach, to perform practical tasks in the profession of sports coach, to demonstrate skills that enable professional problems in sports education to find creative solutions, to discuss and discuss in a reasoned manner practical issues and solutions in the profession of sports coach with colleagues, clients and management, to learn further with the appropriate degree of autonomy in developing their competences.
3. Able to evaluate and improve the activities of themselves and others, work in cooperation with others, plan and organise work to perform specific tasks in the profession of sports coach, perform or monitor such work activities in which unpredictable changes are possible.
Competencies:
4. Able to formulate, describe and analyse practical problems in the profession of sports coach, select the necessary information and use it to solve clearly defined problems, participate in the development of the professional field of sports coach, demonstrate that he understands the place of the profession of sports coach in a broader social context.

Learning outcomes to be achieved by the sub-programmes “Adapted physical activity specialist in Education” and “pre-school sports teacher”:
Knowledge and understanding:
1. Able to demonstrate comprehensive and specialised knowledge and understanding of facts, theories, regularities and technologies relevant to the professional field of sports education specialist regarding the age stage of a person, the educational activities of sport in the field of training health and physical activity in pre-school, planning, building a safe and supportive educational environment, organising, managing and evaluating the educational process, taking into account the objectives of the pre-school educational institution and the specific nature of its activities.
Skills:
2. Able, based on an analytical approach, to perform practical tasks in the teaching profession in the field of health and physical activity in pre-school, to demonstrate skills that enable professional problems to find creative solutions, to discuss and discuss in a reasoned manner practical issues and solutions in the teaching profession in the field of health and physical activity in pre-school with colleagues, clients and management, to learn further with an appropriate degree of autonomy by improving their competences.
3. Able to evaluate and improve the activities of themselves and others, work in cooperation with others, plan and organise work to perform specific tasks in the teaching profession in the field of health and physical activity in pre-school, perform or monitor such work activities in which unpredictable changes are possible.
Competencies:
4. Able to formulate, describe and analyse practical problems in the teaching profession Health and physical activity in pre-school, select the necessary information and use it to solve clearly defined problems, participate in the development of the teaching profession, demonstrate understanding of the teaching profession Health and physical activity in pre-school places in a broader social context.
Documents
DocumentDocument typeLanguage
Expert / Experts joint reportExpert / Experts joint reportenglish
Self-evaluation reportSelf-evaluation reportenglish
Self-evaluation reportSelf-evaluation reportlatvian
Expert / Experts joint report (21.09.2023)Expert / Experts joint reportlatvian
Study programme description (31.05.2023)Study programme descriptionlatvian
Commission decision (25.02.2026)Commission decisionlatvian
History of study programme
DateInformationDecision
03.06.2021
19.06.2024
01.09.2024
24.10.2024