Profesionālā maģistra studiju programma

School of Business Administration Turība

68 Graudu str., Rīga, Latvia, LV-1058

The Diploma Supplement (PD C, No.1000)

This Diploma Supplement follows the model developed by the European Commission, Council of Europe and UNESCO/CEPES. The purpose of the Supplement is to provide sufficient independent data to improve the international "transparency" and fair academic and professional recognition of qualifications (diplomas, degrees, certificates etc.). It is designed to provide a description of the nature, level, context and status of the studies that were pursued and successfully completed by the individual named on the original qualification to which this supplement is appended. It should be free from any value judgements, equivalence statements or suggestions about recognition. Information in all eight sections should be provided. Where information is not provided, the reason should be explained.

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   INFORMATION IDENTIFYING THE HOLDER OF THE QUALIFICATION
   

1. 
   First name: Jānis
   
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   Family name: Bērziņš
   
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   Date of birth (day/month/year): 01/01/1989
   
4. 
   Student identification number or code (if available): 010189-11223
   

2. 
   INFORMATION IDENTIFYING THE QUALIFICATION
   

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   Name of qualification and (if applicable) title conferred (in original language): doctoral diploma, doctor of social sciences in communication science (51321)
   

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   Main field(s) of study for the qualification: communication science
   
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   Name (in original language) and status of awarding institution: SIA "Biznesa augstskola Turība" (“School of Business Administration Turība” ltd) - institution of higher professional education.
   

“School of Business Administration Turība” ltd is a private, state recognised educational institution. “School of Business Administration Turība” ltd is entitled to run accredited programmes and to issue state recognised diplomas of higher education (Accreditation Paper No. 002, issued by Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Latvia, May 8, 1997), it is also entitled to run the licenced Doctoral study programme “Communication Management” (Licence No. 04036-27, issued by Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Latvia, June 5, 2007).

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   Name (in original language) and status of institution (if different from 2.3) administering studies: Refer 2.3.
   
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   Language(s) of instruction/examination: Latvian, English
   

3. 
   INFORMATION ON THE LEVEL OF THE QUALIFICATION
   

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   Level of qualification: doctoral degree, highest level of ISCED
   
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   Official length of programme, start and end date of the acquisition of the programme: 3.6 years, 144 Latvian credit points, 216 ECTS credit points
   
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   Access requirements: Academic or Professional Master’s degree in humanitarian or social sciences
   

4. 
   INFORMATION ON THE CONTENTS AND RESULTS GAINED
   

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   Mode of study: full-time studies
   
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   Programme requirements: successful completion of all the compoulsory and optional study courses included in programme; acquiring at least 144 credit points, including 80 credit points for doctoral theses; passing two promotion examinations (in specialization and in foreign language); successful public defence of doctoral theses.
   
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   Programme details (e.g. modules or units studied), and the individual grades/marks/credits obtained (if this information is available on an official transcript this should be used here): The programme consists of the following basic parts: - Study courses; - Doctoral theses.
   

The programme includes: compulsory study courses (136 credit points, including 80 credit points for doctoral theses), including scientific work methodology and research methods, and higher educational institutions pedagogy and management (8 credit points); doctoral students theoretical seminar and self-dependent scientific research work (10 credit points); participation in bachelor and master programmes implementation (12 credit points); theoretical basic courses in the speciality (10 credit points); communication management study courses (14 credit points); foreign langugage (English/German) (2 credit points); optional study courses (8 credit points).

1.25.Transcript

Parts	Study-courses	Credit-points		Exam Type	Grade
		Latvian	ECTS
Compulsory Part	Higher educational institutions pedagogy and management	2.0	3.0	exam	6 (almost good)
Compulsory Part	Strategic issue management and communication management models	4.0	6.0	exam	7 (good)
Compulsory Part	Scientific work methodology and research methods	6.0	9.0	exam	7 (good)
Compulsory part	Foreign language	2.0	3.0	promotion exam	8 (very good)
Compulsory Part	Doctoral students theoretical seminar and self-dependent scientific research work	10.0	15.0	test	passed
Compulsory Part	Participation in bachelor and master programmes implementation	12.0	18.0	test	passed
Compulsory Part	Contemporary communication theories	4.0	6.0	promotion exam	8 (very good)
Compulsory Part	Commercial and communication law	4.0	6.0	exam	7 (good)
Compulsory Part	Business communication cultures	4.0	6.0	exam	8 (very good)
Compulsory Part	Psychology of communication and management	4.0	6.0	exam	6 (almost good)
Compulsory Part	Public administration and governmental communication	4.0	6.0	exam	7 ( good)
Compulsory Part	Integrated marketing communication	2.0	3.0	exam	8 (very good)
Optional Part	Economic analysis o the interaction between PR and journalism	2.0	3.0	exam	6 (almost good)
Optional Part	Risk and crises communication	2.0	3.0	exam	8 (very good)
Optional Part	Knowledge and innovation management	2.0	3.0	exam	8 (very good)
Optional Part	Advertising and brand management	2.0	3.0	exam	6 (almost good)
Final Exam	Doctoral theses	80.0	120.0	test, public defence	achieved doctoral degree
Subject of doctoral theses: The transformation of communication functions of Latvian cinema.