The aim of the course is to provide students with the basics of Byzantology, evaluating the realia of Byzantine culture and the text formation traditions in the context of European culture. The course focuses on the content and functional variety of Byzantine texts, the development of theoretical thought within an interdisciplinary approach, literary genres, the most significant aspects of language and various interconnections of cultural transmission, including the main aspects of ancient cultural heritage in Byzantine culture.
Objectives of the study course:
1.to provide general information about significant aspects of Byzantine culture and the basics of Byzantology;
2.to develop the understanding of the role and general importance of Byzantium in the European culture;
3.to develop the understanding of the most important interconnections between Byzantine culture and ancient cultural heritage;
4.to develop the understanding of the tradition and variety of text formation
Mythical and historical perceptions are different ways of understanding history. The history of Latvia is not exclusion. One or both ways of perception are present within collective reflections on different historical periods, events, personalities. However both models of perception, realised through different narratives and narrative structures, constitute historical conscience of groups and persons. From the viewpoint of social anthropology, it is important to understand reasons why and how different societies create fictional stories on definite periods of their history (middle ages, good Swedish tik, national awakening or dozen of awakenings in modern Latvian society). Myths are very stable part of human's conscience, and one myth often is followed by another.
The aim of the course is provide doctoral students for possibility to find out to answer a question - can history as science exist without myths, or myths are inseparable part of history as science.
The tasks of course
The aim of this course is to provide knowledge and skills in the most widely used X-ray methods in the field of chemistry, their principles and areas of use, by allowing students to correctly choose the method of analysis, select the most appropriate measurement parameters, the necessary data processing and a suitable software, as well as interpret the obtained results.
The tasks of the course are:
1. to acquaint with the basic principles, fields of application and limitations of X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray diffractometry,
2. to learn the ability to determine the characteristic spectroscopic lines of an element based on energy levels in an atom and to identify elements in X-ray spectra of different complexity.
3. to acquire the ability to perform phase identification in the X-ray diffractogram of pure phase and phase mixture using diffraction line databases.
4. to acquire the skill to perform the diffraction pattern description with computer programs using description based
The aim of this course is to provide knowledge and skills in the most widely used X-ray methods in the field of chemistry, their principles and areas of use, by allowing students to correctly choose the method of analysis, select the most appropriate measurement parameters, the necessary data processing and a suitable software, as well as interpret the obtained results.
The tasks of the course are:
1. to acquaint with the basic principles, fields of application and limitations of X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray diffractometry,
2. to learn the ability to determine the characteristic spectroscopic lines of an element based on energy levels in an atom and to identify elements in X-ray spectra of different complexity.
3. to acquire the ability to perform phase identification in the X-ray diffractogram of pure phase and phase mixture using diffraction line databases.
4. to acquire the skill to perform the diffraction pattern description with computer programs using description based
Today cultural research has become a dynamic and versatile interdisciplinary area of studies that attracts an increasing number of scholars. The notion of the culture itself has been transformed and widened in the process of the development of cultural research. Now it comprises such diverse phenomena as, for example, language, body, political practices and popular culture.
The aim of this course is to provide students with an interdisciplinary introduction to cultural research today, encourage them to get acquainted with the diversity of theoretical approaches to the cultural research, and to demonstrate how these theoretical approaches can be applied to practical research, namely, the analysis of different cultural phenomena.
The tasks of the course are:
1) to master and critically analyze the theoretical framework of three cultural research approaches (cultural history, cultural studies, poststructuralism),
2) to get acquainted with and practically test the application
This course develops comprehension and teaches the basics of scientific research using GIS, remote sensing and cartography with applications in geology. In this course significant parts for the completion are lab work, test and passed final exam-test.
The aim of the course is to develop comprehension and practical skills in using GIS, remote sensing and cartography in geological studies with examples that illustrate spatial data acquisition, collection and functionality of spatial analysis, interpretation and visualization of results. Lab work is essential in this course.
Course objectives:
1) give students a general view of the role of spatial data in characterization of geological conditions and in identification and resolution of current geological problems;
2) create awareness and acquire practical skills in the use of GIS for spatial data collection, processing and acquisition of new data;
3) give knowledge and acquire practical skills for the acquisition, processing
The study course aims to provide in-depth knowledge of the human genome's functional organization and practical aspects of genetic epidemiology.
Course tasks:
• To introduce the structural organization of the genome and nature of genetic variations; functional elements of the genome and regulation of transcription at the genome level; the effect of various molecular factors, genetic variants and epigenetic modifications on regulatory elements;
• to provide theoretical and practical training on the latest and most modern methods of genetic analysis, identification of epigenetic factors and regulatory elements at genome level;
• to provide the basic principles of genetic research design, the correct choice of statistical analysis and bioinformatics methods; to provide practical training for mastering statistical methods and widely used bioinformatics tools
• to promote students' ability to independently and critically analyze scientific articles related to genome research;
The course
to phenomenology, what is peculiar is its perspective. Therefore in the lectures the aspects of phenomenological theories of the picture experience will be compared with the answers given in the other theories of the pictorial experience.
The goal of the course is to give as diverse as possible insight into phenomenological approaches to the picture experience, as well as to encourage the students to focus on and analyse their own experience of pictures.
The study course provide professional knowledge and skills in the use of modelling methods and principles, the evaluation of static and dynamic data, temporal and spatial point of view in spatial planning. As part of the course, a general research insight is provided, modelling methods and principles are practical, with particular emphasis on the potential of modelling techniques in spatial planning. In the development of practical works, students shall undertake all modeling theories, practice steps — design, selection, methods of preparing and processing input data, modelling process, mapping and interpretation of results exactly from the spatial development point of view.
The aim of the course is to provide knowledge and skills in modelling theory and practical application in spatial planning.
Course Tasks:
1. Provide knowledge in modeling theory, model development fundamentals, hierarchical structures.
2. Acquire skills in the acquisition and processing of data needed
The aim of the course is to provide students with the opportunity to learn to speak Korean fluently on various topics, continuing to learn grammar, as well as to develop listening, reading and writing skills to B2-2 level, taking into account the key features of verbal and non-verbal communication in Korean culture and the linguistic peculiarities in comparison with the Indo-European languages.
The objectives of the course are:
1) to continue to learn Korean phonetics, spelling and pronunciation;
2) to continue to get acquainted with the morphology and syntax of the standard Korean language;
3) to supplement the collection of the Korean language words (at least 500 words) and phrases (on the mentioned topics) with the most necessary in everyday communication;
4) to continue to get acquainted with the norms of polite verbal and non-verbal communication in various communicative situations in the context of the Korean cultural environment;
5) to get acquainted with the perception
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