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
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 Text Studies: Language and Storytelling	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
MākZ3K07	Art as Inquiry: Critical Theory and Contemporary Research Practices	Kamilla Kūna	English	B1+/B2	6

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- Italy or Latvia- Germany/the Netherlands)	1	English	B2	6
MakZB136	English for Specific Purposes	Cultural and Arts Studies Or Cultural Sociology and Management	1	English	B2	4
MakZB591	Business English	Creative Industries	1	English	B2	6
MakZB317	Background Studies. Italy	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-Italy)	1	Italian	A2	3
MakZB324	Integrated course of Italian language and culture	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-Italy)	1	Italian	A2	12
MakZB302	Background Studies. Germany/the Netherlands	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-Germany/the Netherlands)	1	German	A2	3
MakZB292	Integrated course in German language and culture	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-Germany/the Netherlands)	1	German	A2	12
MakZB382	Business Swedish	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-Northern countries)	2	Swedish	B1	3
MakZB379	Text Interpretation in Swedish	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-Northern countries)	2	Swedish	B1	3
MakZB374	Integrated course in Swedish language	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-Northern countries)	2	Swedish	B1	3
MakZB367	Background Studies: Northern countries	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-Northern countries)	2	Swedish	B1	3
MakZB224	Text Interpretation in French	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-France)	2	French	B1	3
MakZB219	Integrated course in French language	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-France)	2	French	B1	3
MakZB208	Business French	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-France)	2	French	B1	3
MakZB188	Background Studies: France	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia-France)	2	French	B1	6
MākZ3L94	Background Studies: Australia and New Zealand	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – English-Speaking Countries)	3	English	B2	3
MākZ3M03	Text Studies 6: British Culture and Society in Literature and Cinema in the Second Half of the 20th Century	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – English-Speaking Countries)	3	English	C1	6
MākZ2389	English Language and Style	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – English-Speaking Countries)	3	English	C1	3
MākZ3986	Integrated course in German language	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – German)	3	German	B1	3
MākZ3M51	Cultural Relations in the European Context: Latvia and Germany	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – German)	3	German	B1	1,5
MākZ2006	German language and style	Cross-Cultural Studies (Latvia – German)	3	German	B1	3

Courses of Study (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
MākZ1530	Sociology of culture	Cultural Sociology and Management	3	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)