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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Ruta Siliņa
Study type:Part time, Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Communication Science; Information and Communication Science
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Communication Sciences

Objective

To provide necessary information and to ensure seminar discussions so that each student drafts abstracts of their own Bachelor’s thesis and defends them successfully, continuing to work on their Bachelor’s thesis after course requirements are satisfied. During the course students will be familiarised with the requirements to the Bachelor’s thesis, academic writing and academic ethics, as well as will discuss at seminars theory, methodology and data acquisition problems in the process of drafting a theoretical and creative Bachelor’s thesis related to communication, journalism, public relations, advertising, multimedia and other study directions. At seminars, when presenting Bachelor’s thesis ideas, students will clarify concepts of the Bachelor’s thesis, adapt theoretical rationale, research methodology and data acquisition process to each topic and goals of each specific works.

Prerequisites

Research Methods in Social Sciences, Qualitative Research Methods, Communication Theories, Mass Communication Theories.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

About requirements to the Bachelor’s thesis – methodical instructions.
About the concept of the Bachelor’s thesis.

Skills

To prepare the idea of the Bachelor’s thesis, to formulate goals, tasks, novelty, topicality, theoretical foundation, select research methods or creative work concept guidelines.

Competence

To create an independent research or creative work in communication science, formulating an original and topical topic.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Photography, FO 5Bachelor’sLimited choiceRuta Siliņa, Alnis Stakle, Līga Ozoliņa, Sergejs Kruks, Ilva Skulte, Anda Rožukalne, Vineta Silkāne, Diāna Kiščenko, Kristīne Rolle, Dita Rietuma, Lāsma Šķestere, Dite Liepa, Klāvs Sedlenieks
Multimedia Communication, MK5Bachelor’sRequiredRuta Siliņa, Alnis Stakle, Līga Ozoliņa, Sergejs Kruks, Ilva Skulte, Anda Rožukalne, Vineta Silkāne, Diāna Kiščenko, Kristīne Rolle, Dita Rietuma, Lāsma Šķestere, Dite Liepa, Klāvs Sedlenieks
Multimedia Communication, MKN7Bachelor’sRequiredDite Liepa, Anda Rožukalne, Alnis Stakle, Ilva Skulte, Klāvs Sedlenieks, Ruta Siliņa, Līga Ozoliņa, Sergejs Kruks, Vineta Silkāne, Diāna Kiščenko, Kristīne Rolle, Dita Rietuma
Public Relations, SA5Bachelor’sRequiredRuta Siliņa, Alnis Stakle, Līga Ozoliņa, Sergejs Kruks, Ilva Skulte, Anda Rožukalne, Vineta Silkāne, Diāna Kiščenko, Kristīne Rolle, Dita Rietuma, Lāsma Šķestere, Dite Liepa, Klāvs Sedlenieks
Journalism, ZR5Bachelor’sRequiredRuta Siliņa, Alnis Stakle, Līga Ozoliņa, Sergejs Kruks, Ilva Skulte, Anda Rožukalne, Vineta Silkāne, Diāna Kiščenko, Kristīne Rolle, Dita Rietuma, Lāsma Šķestere, Dite Liepa, Klāvs Sedlenieks