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About Study Course

Department: Department of International Business and Economics
Credit points / ECTS:16 / 24
Course supervisor:Inna Dovladbekova
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Business Management
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Management; Business Management

Objective

To acquire practical skills in the development of scientific work, expanding and systematising theoretical and practical knowledge, acquiring the ability to apply it in the research of the chosen topic, formulation of problems, elaboration of reasoned conclusions and proposals.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of the study courses implemented in the study programme. Students need knowledge of research methodology and methods, setting of basic research tasks and course planning, theories related to the selected research topic, creating bibliography.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

During the elaboration of the Master’s thesis, students improve their knowledge about the research design, research methodology and methods, as well as questions related to the chosen topic of the Master’s thesis.

Skills

Students acquire skills to carry out independent scientific research, to choose methods of scientific and empirical analysis, to reasonably discuss research questions and results. Within the framework of the defence of the application, preliminary defence and defence of the Master’s thesis, students improve their presentation skills.

Competence

During the elaboration and defence of the Master’s thesis, students acquire the competence on how to apply theoretical, practical and methodological knowledge in scientific research, are able to carry out theoretical and practical research, interpret the obtained results. Students improve their competence on issues of the research topic.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Management of International Marketing and Business, SMBVM4Master’sRequired