Catalogue of the Courses

Latvian Academy of Culture offers a broad variety of undergraduate and graduate level courses for exchange students. Our incoming exchange students are allowed to take courses offered by all departments provided that they meet the prerequisites of the courses, such as language proficiency, etc.

Courses provided for exchange students can be divided in the following fields of study:

Catalogue of the Courses of Autumn 2025

NB! The schedule of lectures can change!

Special courses of study offered only for erasmus+ students (both at bachelor’s and at master’s level)

The course will take place if at least 4 Erasmus students have applied
Course code	COURSE	Author of the Course	Language of Tuition	Language Requirements	ECTS
MākZ3N01	Performing Arts for Everyone. Introduction.	Lauma Balode	English	B1+/ B2	6
MākZB565	Director's Collaboration with Actors in Films	Lauma Balode	English	B1+/ B2	6
MakZB587	Autobiographical Documentary Filmmaking	Ieva Ozoliņa	English	B1+/ B2	6
MākZ3N04	Ethics and Relationships in Documentary Directing	Ieva Ozoliņa	English	B1+/ B2	6
MākZ3N05	Basics of Contact Improvisation	Ilze Zīriņa	English	B1+/ B2	3
MākZ3N06	Screendance	Karīna Lapšina	English	B1+/B2	3
MākZ3H62	Basic Video	Dainis Juraga	English	B1+/B2	3
MākZB562	Folk, art and pop music in Latvia	Valdis Muktupāvels	English	B1+/ B2	6
MākZ3K32	Introduction to Digital Humanities	Luīze Dakša	English	B1+/ B2	6
MākZB571	Creating Imagined Communities: Collective Memory between the Christianisation and the Nationalism in the Baltic Sea region	Gustavs Strenga	English	B1+/ B2	6
MākZ3N01	Collective and Cultural Memory Studies	Gustavs Strenga	English	B1+/ B2	6
MākZ3F34	English Children’s Literature	Elina Veinberga	English	B1+/ B2	6
MākZB570	Race, Class, Gender: Contemporary Theories	Ketrisa Petkeviča	English	B1+/B2	6
MākZB563	Frame and Shooting Methods	Aleksandrs Grebņevs	English	B1+/B2	6
MākZ301	Media Language: The World News Stories by the BBC	Elīna Veinberga	English	B1+/B2	6
MākZB566	Latvian (A1)	Elīna Veinberga	English	B1+/B2	6
MākZ3O25	Personal Branding	Lolita Ozoliņa	English	B1+/B2	3
MākZ3O26	Culture Branding	Lolita Ozoliņa	English	B1+/B2	6
MākZ3K04	World Film History	Daniela Zacmane	English	B1+/ B2	6
MākZ3K05	Communication design: concepts, contexts, and creativity	Žanete Eglīte	English	B1+/ B2	3
MākZ3K06	Globalization and Cross-Cultural Communication	Lote Katrīna Cērpa	English	B1+/ B2	3
MākZB579	Producing and Production Management in Audiovisual Arts	Daiga Livčāne	English	B1+/B2	3

Cross-cultural Communication and Foreign Languages courses (at bachelor’s level)

Course code	Course	Study programme	Study year	Language of Tuition	The course requires a command of Language of Tuition at least at Level…	ECTS
MākZ3N01	Introduction to Spanish Culture	Cross-cultural Studies	-	English	B2	3
MākZT008	Spanish A1	Cross-cultural Studies	-	English	B2	6
MākZ1128	Spanish A2	Cross-cultural Studies	-	English/Spanish	English B2/Spanish A1	6
MākZ1080	English	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-Northern countries)	1	English	B2	6
MakZB136	English for Specific Purposes	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – France)	2	English	B2	6
MakZB381	Business Swedish	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-Northern countries)	2	Swedish	A2	3
MakZB378	Text Interpretation in Swedish	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-Northern countries)	2	Swedish	A2	3
MakZB372	Integrated course in Swedish language	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-Northern countries)	2	Swedish	A2	6
MakZB366	Background Studies: Northern countries	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-Northern countries)	2	Swedish	A2	3
MakZB204	Society and Culture of France	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-France)	2	French	A2	3
MakZB196	Text Studies. France	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-France)	2	French	A2	6
MakZB223	Text Interpretation in French	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-France)	2	French	A2	3
MakZB218	Integrated course in French language	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-France)	2	French	A2	6
MakZB207	Business French	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-France)	2	French	A2	3
MakZB187	Background Studies: France	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-France)	2	French	A2	3
MākZ3L93	Background studies (4: Great Britain from the Early 19th Century to World War II)	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – English-Speaking Countries)	3	English	B2	3
MākZ3M02	Text studies (5A: Introduction into Canadian Studies: History, Provinces, and Indigenous People. 5B: Canadian Society, Culture, and Literature)	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – English-Speaking Countries)	3	English	C1	6
MākZ3F85	Cultural Policy of the Specialisation Countries	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – English-Speaking Countries)	3	English	B2	3
MākZ3F86	Cultural Relations in the European Context: Latvia and English-Speaking Countries	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – English-Speaking Countries)	3	English	C1	3
MākZ3M35	Background Studies: Germany	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – German)	3	German	B1	3
MākZ6603	Integrated course in German language	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – German)	3	German	B1	3
MākZ5576	Text Interpretation in German	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – German)	3	German	B1	3
MākZ3M09	Cultural Policy of the Specialisation Countries	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – German)	3	German	B1	3
MākZ3985	Cultural Relations in the European Context: Latvia and Germany	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – German)	3	German	B1	3
MākZ7040	Background Studies: Spain	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – Spain)	4	Spanish	B2	3
MākZ6084	Cultural Relations in the European Context: Latvia and Spain	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – Spain)	4	Spanish	B2	3
MākZ3M96	Integrated course in Spanish language	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – Spain)	4	Spanish	B2	3
MakZB359	Spanish Language and Style	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – Spain)	4	Spanish	B2	3
MākZ3J76	Background Studies: France	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – France, Canada)	4	French	B2	3
MākZ3G34	Cultural Relations in the European Context: Latvia and France and Canada	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – France, Canada)	4	French	B2	3
MākZ4419	Integrated course in French language	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – France, Canada)	4	French	B2	3
MakZB209	French Language and Style	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – France, Canada)	4	French	B2	3

Audiovisual Art Courses (at bachelor’s level)

An Audiovisual Art course will be held in English if at least 3 international students apply
Course code	Course	Study programme	Study year	Language of Tuition	Course requirements	ECTS
MakZB553	The Theory and Practice of Lighting	Audiovisual Arts	2	English	Prior knowledge in photo, cinema, video technology	6
MakZB545	Cinematography: Theory and Practice. Classical Camerawork	Audiovisual Arts	2	English	Prior knowledge of photo, cinema, video, computer editing and other related modern technologies	3
MakZB559	Basics of Photography	Audiovisual Arts	1	English	Basic knowledge in physics and art history	3

Students wishing to join any of these Audiovisual courses must submit a portfolio along with other application documents!

The portfolio consists of:

1-minute self-introduction video (33 points)
3-5 min personal creative video or other creative work, such as webpage, photos, etc. (33 points)
Motivation letter outlining the student's reasons for joining the course (33 points)

To join the course, students must achieve at least 60 points in total.

Courses of study (AT MASTER’S LEVEL)

Course code	Course	Study programme	Study year	Language of Tuition	The course requires a command of Language of Tuition at least at Level…	ECTS
MakZM049	Cross-Cultura Studies in Cultural Heritage, Environment and Sustainability	Cultural Heritage Governance and Communication	1	English	B2	3
MakZM033	International Cultural Management in Practice	Cultural and Arts Management	2	English	B2	3

Students coming from the Dance, Stage Acting and the Stage Directing specialities could obtain information on the offer of the courses of study by writing an individual request to Elza Stalidzēna (elza.stalidzena@lka.edu.lv)