Study programme	Information Management
Higher Education Institution	University of Latvia
Study field	Information and Communication Sciences

Code of the study programme in accordance with the Latvian Education Classification	43322
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	Bibliotēku, informācijas un arhīvu zinības
ISCED code	0322
ISCED	Bibliotēku, informācijas un arhīvu zinības
Credit points	180
Degree to be acquired	Bachelor's Degree of Social Sciences in Library, Information and Archive Studies
Qualification to be obtained	—
Study type and form	Full time studies; Part time extramural studies
Study lenght	3 years; 4 years
Language	latvian

Licence number	-
Licence date
Licenced till

Accreditation page number	Netiek izsniegta
Accreditation date	17.05.2023
Accreditation duration (in years)	6
Accreditation till	18.05.2029

Knowledge
1. Understanding the functions and historical development of information resources, being familiar with parameters of documents, the latest processing methods and data organisation models, as well as the development of document or information search tools and possibilities of retrieval;
2. Being able to explain the information practices of people and the opportunities to develop relevant information services;
3. Understanding and being able to explain informational and other processes that are the cornerstone for information and memory institutions (libraries, archives, information centres), as well as the work of information systems.
Skills
4. Selecting information resources, assessing their quality, processing them, and establishing various information systems (databases, catalogues, collections, etc.);
5. Developing and offering to user groups and individuals appropriate information services, as well as materials which support user activities, training users by choosing the most appropriate technological solutions;
6. Using theories from the sector and related sectors, as well as appropriate research methods to explain and find solutions to various problems in the industry;
Competence
7. Independently obtaining, analysing and processing information resources and establishing search tools, using the latest theoretical knowledge and methods from the sector for this purpose;
8. Carefully and responsibly organising human-centred information services, evaluating their effectiveness and their appropriateness for various groups of information users, as well as skilfully dealing with problems;
9. Taking part in the development of library science, information science, book science or archival science, always observing norms of professional ethics and taking a critical look at the importance of information resources and information in the lives of individuals and in society at large.