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The aim of the study course is to provide students with opportunities for successful and full-fledged master's studies with specialization in the sub-sectors of geography. Tasks of the study course: 1) To provide knowledge about current research directions and achievements in the sub-sectors of geography, which are implemented in the Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences, as well as in other public and private institutions. 2) To provide knowledge about LU library services for studies, electronic joint catalog, about industry information e-resources. 3) To deepen knowledge about the stages of scientific research and presentation of results. 4) To improve skills to discuss geography research and its problems. The study course language is Latvian

The aim of the course is to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge about musculoskeletal traumatic lesions and the most common orthopedic diseases, infections and tumors - their epidemiology, diagnostics and treatment possibilities. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to collect an anamnesis of musculoskeletal trauma and orthopedic diseases, carry out specialized physical examinations and provide first aid for acute musculoskeletal trauma patients. Tasks of the course: -to learn how to gather an anamnesis and investigate musculoskeletal trauma and orthopedic patients; -to learn first aid for the patients with musculoskeletal trauma; - to acquire knowledge about musculoskeletal traumatic lesions and the most common orthopedic diseases, infections and tumors. The course is taught in English.

The aim of the course is to form students' idea of plant biochemical components, biosynthetic pathways, their functional significance and practical use. Tasks: • To gain knowledge about the connection of biochemical processes with the main functions of plants; • To form an understanding of the dependence of physiological processes on metabolic processes; • To acquire knowledge about the planning, implementation and measurements of plant experiments; • To gain knowledge about plant chemical compounds with practical significance; • To promote the ability to recognize plant biochemical components according to their structural formulas. To achieve the goal, a set of theoretical knowledge will be acquired, which will be used in analyzing and discussing the possibilities of practical use of different plant species in the context of their biochemical components. The course is taught in Latvian.

The course is based on the Java programming language, including functional programming aspects of the language. The programming technologies covered in the course will be mastered in detail in other study courses. In this (compulsory for all) introductory course only the basics are given. The aim of the course - to gain knowledge about various programming technologies, which are widely used nowadays; to acquaint students with object-oriented programming theory and methodology, as well as to acquaint with aspects of the functional programming paradigm; to gain skills in using generics (templates) and design patterns in software development. Tasks of the study - to get acquainted and gain practical experience in work with various programming technologies, to learn to develop and design software systems. The language of instruction - Latvian.

Otherness has many names and it was expressed in many ways in the medieval culture in Europe and in Livonia. The aim of the course is to ensure the learning of students' knowledge of physical, sexual and cultural or religious otherness in medieval societies. The tasks of the course are 1) to familiarise themselves with the writing and iconography sources of the 11th-15th century, which are representative of the other, 2) as well as to explain the processes of shaping receptions and perceptions and their inherent social functions, and the course will help 3) to comprehend how and why the contraposition of “ours” and “foreign” emerged in the European culture. Separately we will focus on the expressions of social and cultural marginalization and their causes in the public space for example in the cities. The instruction languages of the course are Latvian and German.

The course of oral surgery and pain control provides basic knowledge of the inflammatory process of the mouth, face and jaws, neoplasms, congenital pathology, diagnosis of pain and injuries/traumas, differential diagnosis, treatment methods and tactics. Purpose of the course – to provide integrated knowledge of exodontic manipulations, oral and maxillofacial surgery, oncostomatology and orthognathic surgery. Course tasks: 1) to prepare a general dentist capable of performing simple exodontic procedures, small surgical operations in dentistry, 2) to provide a full amount of basic knowledge, so that the student can fully continue training in the oral and maxillofacial surgery in further postgraduate education, workshops and courses. The course is implemented in English.

The course paper is a student’s independent research work, the aim of which is to guide into the acquisition of philological thought and to develop research skills in linguistics and/or literary studies (History of foreign literature, Germanic linguistics, Romance linguistics, Slavic linguistics, Finno-Ugric linguistics or Classical philology). The objectives of the course: 1.to acquire the basic principles of academic research, 2.to acquire the use of appropriate research methods in linguistics / literary studies, 3.to acquire skills in working with theoretical literature and necessary terminology. The course paper is written in Latvian, English or the language of the profiling sub-programme (French, Russian, German, Estonian).

Fractal geometry studies complicated subsets of geometrically simple spaces such as R, R², C. In deterministic fractal geometry the focus is on those subsets of a space that are generated by simple geometrical transformations of the space into itself. A fractal set generally contains infinitely many points whose organization is so complicated that it is not possible to describe the set by specifying directly where each point in it lies. The purpose of the course is to introduce students with the objects of fractal geometry and their properties. Tasks of the course: 1) to learn what are classical, deterministic and random fractals? 2) to learn fractal properties, dimensions, construction, applications, 3) to learn fractals in complex plane. Languages of instruction are Latvian and English.

The course provides an introduction to sociolinguistics - the field that studies the relationship between language and society, between the uses of language (from phoneme to conversation) and the social structures in which the users of language live. The course introduces students to the methods, terminology and main findings of sociolinguistics. The course is designed to appreciate the social background to linguistic variation and change and of the manner in which varieties of language are judged by society as a whole. The course explores language situations and general theoretical framework for the development of language policy as well as the methodologies associated with language planning. The issues discussed include also societal multilingualism, typology of multilingual communities, minority language rights and linguistic human rights, language attitudes and bilingual education.

The goal of this course is to develop and to improve speaking, reading and listening skills, as well as acquire grammar knowledge and enrich the vocabulary allowing the students to attain a sufficient level of French to communicate in ordinary situations of everyday and professional life. All activities for acquiring language skills, functions and socio-cultural aspect of learning are based on real-life situations meant to consolidate learners' communicative competence. All the lessons have joint approach: 1) reading/listening of the document (text, dialogue), 2) verification of understanding, 3) memorization, 4) communication, 5) consolidation of knowledge. This course corresponds to beginner level (A2 - „Waystage ”) of the Common European framework for language learning.