Tuition fee €2,500 per year
Application fee €160 one-time

Non refundable

Deposit €500 one-time
Dormitory fee €124 per month

It requires to pay additional 60 EUR for Dormitory deposit.

More information

lbtu.lv/en/economics 

Overview

Academic profile

This programme is aimed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to be work-ready and competitive economists in the national and international labour markets. The study programme consists of compulsory courses, elective courses and practical training, which gives you:

  • analytical skills and knowledge to understand economic circumstances in micro and macro level;
  • ability to analyse and critically assess processes and mutual relations of factors in agrarian and environmental economics, or in business process management;
  • understanding of how to make decisions and manage resources rationally and sustainably;
  • an opportunity to get interested in research activities and awareness of importance of lifelong learning.

You will have the possibility to meet dynamic and experienced academic staff, to acquire unique knowledge in agricultural economics and to improve your knowledge abroad. The full – time Bachelor’s degree programme covers 4 academic years, where the 1st and 2nd academic years gives you general skills and abilities for an economist, but the 3rd and 4th academic years give you more specific skills in one of the following specialization directions: Agrarian and Environmental Economics or Business Process Management.

Career opportunities

Your bachelor degree in economics will open various professional opportunities for you. Since you have acquired knowledge in agrarian economy, environmental economy and business process management, then you have a wide point of view on business processes in various sectors and are able to assess situations in the market, organize and manage comprehensive entrepreneurship and implement innovative management ideas in rural and urban areas.

Our recent Bachelor graduates are employed in agricultural sector companies, banking and finance sector companies, government institutions, academic and research organizations, self-owned companies.

Bachelor’s degree entitles graduates to continue studies in a respective Master’s study programme in universities in Latvia or abroad.

Apply now! Autumn semester 2024/25
Application deadline
15 Jul 2024, 23:59:59
Eastern European Time
Studies commence
2 Sept 2024
Apply now! Spring semester 2024/25
Application start
1 Oct 2024
Application deadline
15 Nov 2024, 23:59:59
Eastern European Time
Studies commence
5 Feb 2025

Application deadlines apply to citizens of: United States

Apply now! Autumn semester 2024/25
Application deadline
15 Jul 2024, 23:59:59
Eastern European Time
Studies commence
2 Sept 2024
Apply now! Spring semester 2024/25
Application start
1 Oct 2024
Application deadline
15 Nov 2024, 23:59:59
Eastern European Time
Studies commence
5 Feb 2025

Application deadlines apply to citizens of: United States