Degree to be achieved:  Master of Humanities in Philology

Standard period of study: 3 years (or 6 semesters)

Type of studies: Full time

Language of instruction: German

Accreditation: 11.01.2006-31.12.2012

Admission requirements for academic year 2010/2011:

• General secondary education diplom;

Entrance criteria:

The selection criteria are based on the following grades recorded in the general secondary education diploma supplement (grade achievement):

The grade in German¹/English or French (at least satisfactory) + GPA (grade point average) + certificate of Latvian language (if available)²

¹ The grade in secondary education diploma in German can be replaced with one of the following documents:

1) DSD (Deutsche Sprachdiplom der Kultusministerkonferenz) at least level 2;

2) DSH (Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang) at least level 2;

3) TestDaF (Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache) at least level 4 in all test sections;

4) KDS (Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom);

5) GDS (Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom);

6) ZOP (Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung);

²EU citizens can register for the competition for a state financed study place if one of the following documents is provided:

• a certificate of state language issued by The Centre for Curriculum Development and Examinations of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia, stating at least level 1B (issued as of 01.09.2000 – 31.08.2009);
• a certificate of state language issued by The State Education Centre of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia at least level A2 (issued as of 01.09.2009);
• a Latvian language certificate issued by the Language Centre of the University of Latvia. The lowest acceptable grade is 4 (almost satisfactory).

Please note! As the language of instruction is German, German language proficiency must be provided in any case.

Necessary documents:

1. Copy of the diploma of secondary education and grade transcript. If these documents are not in Latvian or English a translation of these documents shall be provided.

Education documents (except documents issued in Latvia) and their translations (if necessary) must be legalized. Find more information about legalization procedure below.

2. Document of German/English or French language proficiency (if necessary);

3. Completed application form;

4. Copy of passport;

5. 1 photo;

6. Copy of application fee payment document.

The payment must be transferred to the bank account of the University of Latvia before applying for studies. The application fee is non-refundable.

Please note! Application documents without all required attachments and application fee payment confirmation will be understood as not valid and will not be forwarded for further processing.

Application fee:

1. For European Union, European Economic Area citizens and their family members* is 20LVL (28Euro);  
2. For permanent residents (including long-term residents of the European Community) and their family members* is 20LVL (28Euro);  
3. For other citizens is 35LVL (50Euro).

* Under this clause family members are spouse, parents and children.

The deadlines for submitting application documents: 

1. For EU citizens and permanent residents is July 23, 2010;

2. For citizens from other countries is May 15, 2010.

Legalization (certification of document authenticity)

• Legalization is not a notarial act. It means verification of signature and seal of a document.
  
  
• If education documents are issued in a country which has joined the Hague Convention (e.g. USA, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Georgia, India, Moldova etc.) they should be certified with an Apostille. The Apostille is issued by a competent institution (usually the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) in the country of origin.

• If education documents are issued in a country that has not joined the Hague Convention 1961 (e.g. Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan, Sri-Lanka etc.) applicants should get a double legalization of their educational documents. The documents need to be legalized either by a competent institution (usually the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) in the country of origin or by the diplomatic/consular mission of the country of origin and either by any Latvian diplomatic/consular mission or by Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consular Department.