RSU Liepāja Branch
The only healthcare education institution in the Kurzeme region that offers state-funded master's, bachelor's and short-cycle (1st level) higher professional education compliant with European standards.
The RSU Liepaja branch currently has about 230 students who have chosen the short cycle (1st level) professional higher education study programmes Physician Assistant, Medical Massage or the bachelor study programme Nursing. The Liepaja branch also offers the opportunity to acquire short cycle (1st level) higher professional education in the study programme Health Sport Specialist, as well as to study in the master's study programmes Nursing and Health Psychology.
The contents of the Nursing, Psychology, and Health Sport Specialist bachelor’s and master’s programmes offered at the Liepāja Branch are identical to the programmes that are offered in Riga. Most students start working in the same healthcare institutions where they underwent their placements.
Study Programmes
Programme | Head of programme | Level | Duration | Type | Language |
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Nursing | Eva Cela | Professional bachelor’s | 4 years | Full-time | Latvian |
Nursing | Kristaps Circenis | Master's | 2 years | Full-time | Latvian |
Health Psychology | Zane Gulbe | Master's | 2 years | Full-time | Latvian |
Physicians' Assistant | Solvita Smilgzieda | 1st-level professional higher education | 3 years | Full-time | Latvian |
Health Care Specialist (qualification: Fitness Coach) | Voldemārs Arnis | 1st-level professional higher education | 2.5 years | Part-time | Latvian |
Medical Massage | Dina Berloviene | 1st-level professional higher education | 2 years | Full-time | Latvian |