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East-West Intercultural Studies (EN)

Bachelor's study programme "East-West Intercultural Studies" (sub-programme of academic programme Asian and Intercultural Studies)

With six semesters of full-time studies offered in English, graduates are awarded a bachelor’s degree.

Arabic, Chinese, Korean and Japanese as well as French, German and other languages are taught in this programme not only as a means of communication but also as bearers of certain labels and patterns of behaviour rooted in specific cultures, which is extremely important when establishing international contacts.

The new programme offers an international qualification that is equally important for European (Western) and Asian students. It is oriented towards a mutual understanding, based on analogies, of Eastern and Western civilisations. The programme does not simply provide information about other cultures; it also helps students choose the right way to communicate with representatives of other cultures by explaining religiously, socially and mentally important nuances in the context of each culture that non-specialists may miss.

 

Study Programme Director

Dr. hist., prof. Kaspars Kļaviņš

All students take courses such as The Connections and Relations Between Europe and the Middle East in Science and Law, Intercultural communication, Values and Ideas of Asian and European Culture and Literature in the Comparative Perspective, Multilingualism and Multiculturalism; Introduction to Culture Semiotics: Literary Heritage and Topicalities, Introduction to Western Philosophy, European Union I: Integration and Institutions, Contemporary West, Asia and Middle East: Regional studies.

In the restricted elective courses of the study programme, students can take courses from the East Asian Region and Languages bloc module of their choice, which includes both regional specialisation courses and regional language courses (students choose the option appropriate to their specialisation).

 

The programme has been developed within the framework of the project "Design of Internationally Competitive Study Programmes Promoting the Development of the National Economy of Latvia at the University of Latvia" (project No. 8.2.1.0 / 18 / A / 015).

Graduates of the bachelor’s programme will be able to work in the diplomatic service, embassies, NGOs, political, cultural and social research, public relations and policymaking and evaluation, city and regional administration, the tourism industry and culture as well as in research centres, think tanks, and business structures engaged in East-West communication.

The full-time degree programme covers 3 academic years. Classes are mainly from 8.30am till 6pm in the working days.

Admission requirements

  1. General secondary high school diploma.
  2. The average grade of the secondary education document in all subjects must be at least 6 (in a 10 point grading system).
  3. All grades must be passing (at least 4 in a 10 point grading system).
  4. English language proficiency 

NOTE! When registering for studies, you must specify the module: East Asian Region and Languages, Middle Eastern and North African Region and Languages, Western European Region and Languages, or Baltic Region and Languages.

As a part of the admission process applicants will be asked to participate in an online interview.

Coordinator of the Programme
Natālija Ambrosova
E-mail: natalija.ambrosova@lu.lv
Phone: +371 67034926


Faculty of Humanities
Visvalža 4A, Riga, LV-1050