BA/BS in Vēsture

This full-time first-cycle academic bachelor's programme in history is offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Daugavpils University. It lasts three years and leads to a bachelor's degree in the humanities, in history and archaeology. The core courses cover world history from antiquity through the Middle Ages to modern times, the history of regions and countries including the Nordic states, the Baltic states and Poland, the history of Latgale, the history of religions and local studies. Students also study historiography, source studies and oral history. Graduates can work in museums, archives and other memory institutions, or in roles such as guide, journalist or cultural heritage project manager. After the one-year professional teacher programme they can become teachers of history and social studies, and they can continue to the university's master's programme in history.