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The aim of the course is to provide general knowledge on the part of Biology related to laboratory research or experiments, including such areas of Biology as Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Physiology of Plants and Physiology of Animals and Human. Course tasks: - improve students' understanding of the importance of Biology between other fields natural sciences, to get acquainted with the sub-areas of Biology and the basic methods of their research; - acquainted with the elements that make up living organisms, organic compounds, macromolecules and metabolic processes - get acquainted with the structure of different cells and the functions of their components; - acquire basic skills in the laboratory of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, and in work with a microscope. The study course is delivered in Latvian.

The study course examines the concept of visual communication and its operating principles. The course provides an insight into the professional work of designers, emphasizing the interaction between information technology and communication design. By developing a visual communication design project, students in practice strengthen the theoretical knowledge acquired in lectures. The aim of the course is to acquire knowledge about the meaning of visual communication design and application of its principles in various design projects. Study course objectives are: to analyze the role of visual communication in the overall communication process; to provide an overview of the principles of organizing a visual message; to develop an understanding of the choice of visual communication strategies for the development of a user-oriented project. The language of instruction is Latvian.

The purpose of the course is to promote understanding of Buddhist philosophy, religious practice and its visual forms; to develop skills in interdisciplinary research (Theology/Anthropology/Art Studies). The tasks of the course are: to acquaint students with Buddhism as one of the most important religions of South Asia discussing doctrine and cult features according to principles of historical development and cultural context; to compare Buddhism with other religions of South Asia and religions of the world from the phenomenological point of view; to develop skills of doing the independent research in local forms of Buddhism making use of theoretical knowledge of Buddhism and research methods. The course is supplemented by the independent work with primary and secondary sources. The language of instruction is Latvian.

The goal of the course is to enlarge basic knowledge of terminology of urban and rural environment, which they will use to do discourse analysis of political and administrative texts, as well as to develop students’ research competence by using texts, which are linked with the themes covered in the spoken part of the course. The objectives of the course are 1.to learn basic knowledge of terminology of urban and rural environment; 2.to expand knowledge about doing research, describing and presenting it; 3.to develop skills to use the vocabulary studied in the spoken part of the course as well as appropriate linguistic means to describe research; 4.to expand knowledge and develop skills to use IT while doing research.

The course is aimed at presenting theoretical background and aural experience for emic appreciation of Indian (including Pakistan) classical music and for its characterization in the context of culture. Different problems are discussed: concepts and esthetics of music, musical contexts, history, connection of music to social groups, music education, musical language, grammar, repertoires etc. An insight into formation of two main kinds of classical music – Hindustani and Karnataka – is provided, the most important styles, schools and musical instruments are characterized. Music is viewed in relation to text, movement, ritual etc. The exemplification of theoretical issues is based on broad range of audial materials, thus students obtain a good listening experience.

The aim of this course is to provide opportunity for doctoral students to gain a greater in-depth understanding of contemporary developmental psychology theory and research directions. This course will provide opportunity for in-depth analysis in regard to individual cognitive and socioemotional development, especially taking into consideration biological, social and psychological impact upon the individual’s development within the developmental trajectory. An independent (individual or group) work includes analysis of scientific literature, presentation and preparation for seminars. The tasks of the course are to introduce theoretical and research findings of developmental psychology, apply them to the practical work in different groups of learners, as well as to support skills to develop theoretical part of a dissertation and prepare for the doctoral exam.

The aim of the study course is to provide the opportunity to acquire competences to organize and manage teaching process of the new subject – Social sciences and history in the forms 4-6. Tasks of the study course: 1. to improve understanding, knowledge of students about the aim, content and learning outcomes of the integrated subject Social sciences and history in forms 4-6, in the context of the relevant legal acts; 2. to ensure creative environment for the future teachers to develop their competences on planning Social sciences and history lessons, as well as ensuring learners orientated teaching process, teaching methods, choosing methodological materials, evaluating learners results and giving teacher’s self-evaluation. The language of instruction is Latvian.

The aim of the Bachelor thesis is to demonstrate the ability to apply theoretical knowledge and empirical research methods in the study. In developing the Bachelor’s thesis the student is based on the knowledge acquired during the studies and practical skills, as well as using information and practical experience gained during the practice. The tasks of the Bachelor thesis are to demonstrate the ability to work independently with statistical information sources, to compile and analyse scientific literature, to choose adequate research methods, to carry out practical research, to analyse and interpret the obtained results, to present and defend conclusions and proposals that have scientific value. Bachelor thesis is an independent research under the guidance of a scientific supervisor. The language of instruction is Latvian.

The course covers the issues of several subfields of applied linguistics, demonstrates the specificity of practical tasks related to acquisition of a language, and demonstrates the possibilities of using topical linguistic concepts. The considered range of issues represents one of the possible variants of practical knowledge application. Aim of the Course: Acquisition of knowledge in the field of applied linguistics as a science focused on solving practical tasks related to the use of language. Objectives: 1. to identify the interconnection between theoretical and applied linguistics; 2. to acquaint students with the conceptual apparatus of applied linguistics and research methodology; 3. to demonstrate the specificity of separate subfields of applied linguistics; 4. to demonstrate methods for solving practical tasks related to the use of language.

The goal of this course is to give students the knowledge of nonparametric statistical methods, which solve the problems of mathematical statistics without parametric assumptions about the distribution of the underlying data. In case of the independent and the dependent observations the course will examine the classical bootstrap and jackknife resampling methods, the nonparametric regression, the kernel density smoothing and the empirical likelihood function method. Tasks: 1) To understand main theoretical methods and their proving technique; 2) to be able to use nonparametric statistical methods for practical data analysis; 3) to check the validity and correctness of theoretical methods by using simulations; 4) learn how to use the program R. This course can be thought in Latvian and English languages.