CONFERENCEMedicine - second-cycle professional higher education study program
Programme level: second-cycle professional higher education
Language of instruction: Latvian
Study form and duration: full-time - 12 semesters
Credits: 360 ECTS
Obtainable degree or qualification: Medical Doctor`s Degree
Number of study places for admission in 2025/2026: State-funded study places - 30, study places for tuition fee - 100
Tuition fee per year (ac. year 2025/26): 3600 EUR for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens, EU Long-term resident permit holders and their family members. 3600 EUR for citizens of other countries
Study location: Riga
- The study program is based on Scandinavian experience and is based on the principle that the student is the center of studies;
- Student groups are small and training is personalized;
- The study program is comprehensive, because, unlike specialized universities, it offers an additional choice of courses, giving the opportunity to gain knowledge in other fields of science, such as foreign languages, psychology, economics, and law, which allows young professionals to compete in the labor market more successfully;
- As the UL is a research university, students have the opportunity to get involved in scientific projects from the 1st year of studies;
- Intensive practice for prospective physicians begins in the 3rd year of studies, successfully combining theoretical and practical training. The time of practice in hospitals is not only longer than in other universities, but the training is individual and involves real work with the patient, not just observations.
Program Director
Assoc. Prof. Arnolds Jezupovs
The study curriculum is divided in 3 parts: A part (mandatory subjects), B part (mandatory selection) and C part (electives).
During your studies you will have to take A part subjects worth 333 ECTS (222 Latvian credit points) – Normal anatomy, Inorganic chemistry, Introduction to cell biology, Medical Latin, Introduction to medical studies, Psychology and basics of psychiatry, Physics, Organic chemistry, General and special histology, Basics of genetics, Basics of biochemistry, Medical embriology, Human physiology, Physical and sports medicine, Medical biochemistry, Microbiology, Parasitology, Immunology, General pathology, Molecular genetics, Pharmacology, Propaedeutics of Internal diseases, Environmental protection, Visual diagnostics, Principles of surgery, Internal diseases, Pathology of organs and systems, Obstetrics, Dermatovenerology, Public health and epidemiology, Pediatrics, Gynecology, Infectious diseases, Surgery, Neurology, Urology, Medical history and ethics, Narcology, Ophtalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Oncology, Radiology, Forensic medicine, Specific Considerations of Surgery and Anesthesiology, Psychiatry, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics.
B part subjects are worth 15 ECTS (10 Latvian credit points), and C part courses – 12 ECTS (8 Latvian credit points).
During your studies you will also have practice in different areas: Basics of Clinical care (5th semester), Clinical practice (5th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th semesters), Emergency medicine and basic life support (6th semester), Practice of Family medicine (12th semester), Practice of Internal diseases (12th semester), Practice of surgery (12th semester).
It is possible to spend a certain study period at another university abroad within the framework of Erasmus+ and other exchange programs.
Medical doctors may work in healthcare institutions, pharmaceutical companies, scientific institutions, and government institutions.
Graduates can continue their studies in medical residency and work under the supervision of a practicing physician to obtain a medical speciality or enter doctoral studies to do research (PhD). You will receive a medical doctor (MD) degree.
You can find out about the admission requirements for the study program by switching to the Latvian version of the website.
mdzf@lu.lv