The latvian academy of culture

III TUITION AND ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE

Various study methods are used in the programme:

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  lectures,
  
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  seminars,
  
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  group work,
  
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  reports: writing, presentation and discussion at lectures,
  
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  projects,
  
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  computer simulations.
  

The following forms are applied for the assessment of knowledge:

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  weekly seminars – assessment of presentation and summaries,
  
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  individual and group home work,
  
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  written tests,
  
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  consultations during the writing of annual papers and scientific projects,
  
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  assessment of reports,
  
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  tests,
  
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  mid-term examinations and
  
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  final examinations.
  

IV PROVISION OF STUDIES AND MANAGEMENT

Academic staff

Provision of the study programmes

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  Department of Sociology of Culture and Administration of the LAC
  
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  lecturers of other LAC departments,
  
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  other leading scientists of Latvia and
  
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  guest lecturers from abroad.
  

Currently the Sociology Department consists of the following lecturers:

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  1 Professor, Dr. Habil. Artis, P.Laķis,
  
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  1 Associated Professor, PhD. S.Seņkāne,
  
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  1 Docent, PhD. I.Adolfa,
  
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  4 lecturers, MA (one of them 0.5 workload), T.Lāce, A.Laķe, I.Kārkliņa, R.Munkevica.
  

The Department is located in the premises of the LAC at 24 Ludzas Street, Riga, Office 11.

In addition, the provision of the study programme also includes:

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  LAC library,
  
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  Department library,
  
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  computer class,
  
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  copiers,
  
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  projectors.
  

The students use the collections of the LAC library. The LAC library has subscribers and a reading-hall. An inquiry system has been set up for users of the library’s collections: an alphabetic catalogue, a systematic catalogue, as well as information about collections is being computerised, thus readers will have the opportunity to use an electronic catalogue which will facilitate their search for information. Library readers have access to periodicals both in Latvian and foreign languages.

The Department library has volumes on sociology, philosophy, culturology, psychology and other sciences, which have been collected and systemised over the last 4 years. Most books have been donated, as well as purchased for research grants. Lecturers’ hand-out materials, books and copies of articles are available on each study course.
LAC computer class consists of 6 IBM Pentium computers located in Room 19, the Internet connection is also available. The Department has one computer.
The financial provision of studies is planned and implemented at the academy level. The Director of the BA Programme, who is also the Head of the Department of Sociology of Culture, carries out the implementation of the study programme.

V PERSONNEL AND STUDENTS RESEARCH (CREATIVE WORK)

Spheres of research in which lecturers of the Department work and students participate with their annual papers and BA papers, as well as particular projects:

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  Culturology: culture policy, sociology of culture, theory and practice of cognition - P.Laķis, A.Laķe, S.Seņkāne, R.Munkevica.
  
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  Sociology: empirical social research, investigation of social problems - P.Laķis, A.Laķe, T.Lāce, S.Seņkāne.
  
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  Public relations: PR practice and theory – A.Laķe, S.Seņkāne.
  

Creative work:

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  Ceramics – I.Adolfa.
  

VI PROVISION AND GUARANTIES OF QUALITY

Quality control forms:

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  attendance of lectures and seminars (Head of Department).
  
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  Self-assessment of lecturers (lecturers).
  
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  Formal assessment by students at the end of term (questionnaire).
  
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  Informal assessment by students at the end of term upon the initiative of the lecturer.
  
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  Open classes for lecturers.
  
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  Control of the discipline and attendance of classes and lectures – the accuracy of starting and finishing classes on time (Head of Department).
  
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  Interdepartmental quality control.
  

BA STUDY PROGRAMME

SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

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Compulsory	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Hours total	Credit points	Lecturer
General Theory of Culture	64:4^T	64:4^E							128	8	Prof.R.Vilciņš
The History of World Literature	32:2^T	32:2^T	64:4^E		32:2^E				160	10	Lecturer Z.Šiliņa, Ass.Prof. I.Karbanova,
The History of Culture in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.	32:2^E								32	2	Ass.Prof. H.Tumans
The History of Culture of the Ancient Orient		32:2^E							32	2	Ass.Prof. H.Tumans
History of Latvian Literature	32:2^T	32:2^E							64	4	Lecturer I.Tāle, Ass.Prof. R.Briedis
Sources and Historiography of the History of Latvia	48:3^E								48	3	Ass.Prof. J.Goldmanis
The History of World Art: Painting	48:3^T	48:3^E	48:3^E						144	9	Ass.Prof. M.Lapiņa
Foreign Language	64:2^E	64:2^T	64:2^E	64:2^E					256	8	Lecturer E.Meija, Lecturer D.Volkenšteine, Lecturer I.Baiže, Lecturer A.Vaišļe
Fundamentals of the Culture of Language		48:3^E							48	3	Lecturer I.Lokmane
General Psychology		48:3^E							48	3	Lecturer A.Miltuze
The History of Philosophy			64:4^E	64:4^E					128	8	Prof.P.Laķis
Ethics					32:2^E				32	2	Prof. S.Lasmane
The History of Latvian Art					32:2^T				32	2	Ass.Prof. T.Suta, Ass.Prof. M.Lapiņa
Aesthetic						32:2^E			32	2	Ass.Prof. J.Celma
Western Philosophy of 20^th Century							32:2^E		32	2	Prof. P.Laķis
Basic Sociological Theories			48:3^T	48:3^E					96	6	Prof.P.Laķis
Sociology of Culture					32:2^T	32:2^E			64	4	Lecturer T.Lāce
The Trends of Western European Art of 20^th Century							32:2^E		32	2	Ass.Prof. M.Lapiņa
Together	18	21	16	9	8	4	4			80