CONFERENCESports Science - Master's Degree Program (EN)
Programme level: Master's Degree Program
Language of instruction: English
Study form and duration: full-time - 4 semesters
Credits: 120 ECTS
Obtainable degree or qualification: Master`s Degree of Health Sciences in Health and Sports Science
Number of study places for admission in 2026/2027: State-funded study places - 8, study places for tuition fee - 10
Tuition fee per year: 2700 EUR for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens, EU Long-term resident permit holders and their family members. 4600 EUR for citizens of other countries
Study location: Riga
The uniqueness of the Master's Degree Program in Sports Science in the University Latvia is justified by its interdisciplinarity, as it involves several groups of science disciplines - groups of medical and life sciences, social and legal sciences, as well as branches of exact sciences. The program offers three possible areas of specialization to choose from: biomechanics and neuroscience; sports and exercise physiology and biochemistry; sports psychology and public health.
Programme Director, Asoc.prof. Līga Plakane
First year
Biology of sports loads; Biomechanics of human movements; Personality and differential psychology in sports; Visual perception: methodologies and approaches; Epidemiology; Cardiorespiratory function research methods; Methods of assessment of mental functions; Developmental psychology; Personnel development methods.
Second year
Health psychology; Motion control systems; Adaptation to endurance and resistance loads; Periodization and monitoring of the training process; Sports medicine; Basic skills of innovative activity; 3D visualization solutions in modeling training loads.
Graduates can work in sports and exercise science and sports medicine research and medical centres, in the health education, publicē health and health management institutions; sport agencies and associations; sports federations; sports medical rehabilitation centres; sports universities. As qualified speciālists , to work in cooperation with eksperts in other fields: food technologists (creation of new functional food products), with engineers (new measuring devices) with specialists in computing science (acquired sensors, computer programms, training methods, including load modeling and simulation devices, virtual reality), etc.
- Previous education:
Bachelor's degree in Science or Computer Science, or Bachelor in Social Sciences degree in Psychology or in Sports science, or in Sports pedagogy; professional higher education in Medicine or Bachelor's degree in Health Care; - Language proficiency:
- English language proficiency (for foreigners);
*Latvian nationals are required to demonstrate English language proficiency. This may be confirmed through internationally recognised English language test results, other evidence of English proficiency at a minimum of B2 level, or a grade in English on a previous educational certificate (the grade must be no lower than 6 on a 10-point scale), except where previous education was obtained in English.
*Applicants whose previous education was completed outside the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), or the Swiss Confederation must submit one of the following recognised standardised test results issued within the past five years:
- SAT: minimum score of 1200
- GMAT: minimum score of 595
- GRE: minimum score of 320
If applicants submit SAT and GMAT or GRE results with equivalent scores, and the number of study places is limited, preference will be given to applicants with GMAT or GRE scores.
* Additional admission requirements for non-EU/EEA/Swiss citizens and non-EU long-term residents
The average grade in study courses must be 60% of the maximum;
All grades must be passing (at least 4 in a 10 point grading system);
All non-EU/EEA/Swiss applicants, except University of Latvia graduates, will be required to take part in an online interview as part of the admissions process.
*Information on 10 points grading scale
Admissions open: 1 January 2026 (Foreign applicants)
mdzf@lu.lv
