The first two years of the study programme provide a comprehensive theoretical basis, after which a student goes on a 4.5 month-long traineeship in an IT organisation (international or local company, public administration, start-up, etc.).

After the traineeship, a student must choose one of five specialisations:

• Computer science) – more theory-orientated (researchers and lecturers),
• Information technology – more computer network orientated (computer network specialists and project managers),
• Information systems – more orientated on the development and maintenance of information systems (database and information systems specialists and project managers),
• Software engineering – more orientated on computer software development (programmers and software project managers),
• Computer engineering – more orientated on the construction of electronic devices and robots (embedded software, sensor network specialists).

The programme will require: programming (various programming languages, data structures, algorithms), computer structure, web technologies, databases, operating systems, project management, mathematics, mathematical basics of computer science (automata theory, algorithm theory, probability theory, analytical geometry), etc.

After graduating the study programme, students have very wide opportunities to find a job in their speciality, because IT specialists are in demand in the labour market both in Latvia and abroad.

The study programme has been recognised by employers - the UL Computer Science Bachelor's Studies Programme has been recognised annually as the most recommended study programme by employers in Latvia since 2017.

The students who have acquired the bachelor’s degree in Computer Science are prepared for studies in master's study programmes in Computer Science both in Latvian and other universities of the world.

You can find out about the admission requirements for the study program by switching to the Latvian version of the website.