Baltic russian institute

7.2.1. Requirements with regard to the previous education

Professional bachelor study programme “Cultural administration” accepts for the full-time studies persons with secondary or secondary professional education who passed state centralized exams in the official language and foreign language, as well as successfully passed entrance tests.

Professional bachelor study programme “Cultural administration” (part-time studies) accepts persons with secondary or secondary professional education who successfully passed entrance tests.

7.3. Structure, scope, length of the study programme
In compliance with the second level of professional higher education state standard the professional bachelor study programme’s “Cultural administration” scope is 160 CP. It is realized in 4 academic years (8 semesters) of full-time and 4,5 academic years (9 semesters) of part-time studies.

The division of study programme is as follows: studies blocks, thematical blocks and division of studies blocks by years.

The structure of study programmes, division in blocks:

Table 4

Structure of the programme	Credit points	Content of the block
A (compulsory study courses) excluding final tests	67 CP (41,9 %)	In A block there are fundamental humanitarian disciplines, state qualification examination, bachelor’s work, study subjects, which help the student to understand methodology of analysis of culture situation and develop theoretical base for idea of society and culture processes
В (compulsory optional courses)	30 CP (18,8 %)	In B block there are separate general subjects and business humanitarian disciplines, which form knowledge in the cultural sphere, economics and management disciplines, professional abilities based on functional knowledge, individual projects (compulsory reports, course works).
В spec. (courses of professional specialisation)	17 CP (10,6 %)	In B special block there are special professional disciplines, which form abilities of analysis, organisation and drafting in the sphere of professional culture (art) and entertainment industry according to the chosen direction, passive practice.
С (courses of free choice)	Min 6 CP (3,75 %)	In C block there are general study subjects and special disciplines not featured in the blocks of compulsory choice and compulsory subjects.
D Practices	26 CP 16,25%	Practices in the chosen cultural direction.
E Final test	12 CP 7,5%	Qualification exam and bachelor paper defence

Conceptual study plan for the 4 years full-time studies

Table 5

1^st year	2^nd year	3^rd year	4^th year
General subjects (A) 10 CP	General subjects (A) 6 CP	General subjects (A) 2 CP
Theoretical basic courses of the branch and Information technology courses (A) 12 CP	Theoretical basic courses of the branch (A) 11 CP	Theoretical basic courses of the branch (A) 5 CP	Theoretical basic courses of the branch (A) 3 CP
Professional specialization courses of the branch (B- compulsory choice) 14 CP	Professional specialization courses of the branch (B- compulsory choice) 10 CP	Nozares profesionālās specializācijas kursi (B- compulsory choice) 10 CP	Nozares profesionālās specializācijas kursi (B- compulsory choice) 4 CP
Professional specialization courses of the branch (B- proficiency courses)	Professional specialization courses of the branch (B- proficiency courses) Min 6 CP	Professional specialization courses of the branch (B- proficiency courses) Min 6 CP	Professional specialization courses of the branch (B- proficiency courses) 8 CP
	Free choice courses (C) Min 2 CP	Free choice courses (C) Min 2 CP	Free choice courses (C) Min 2 CP
Practice (active) 1 CP	Practice (active) - 2 CP	Practice (active) – 8 CP	Practice (active) – 11 CP
Practice 2 CP	Practice 2 CP	Practice -	Practice -
Study work- project 1 CP	Study work- project 2 CP	Study work- project 2 CP	Final test 12 CP
All in all: 40 CP	All in all: 40 CP	All in all: 40 CP	All in all: 40 CP