MA/MS in Sport science

Sport Science is an academic master's programme taught full time in English in Riga. It lasts four semesters, carries 120 ECTS credits and leads to a Master of Health Sciences degree in health and sport science. The programme is interdisciplinary and draws on several groups of scientific fields: medicine and life sciences, social and legal sciences, and the exact sciences. Students investigate, analyse and develop the beneficial aspects of sport and physical activity, covering the physical, mental, emotional and social dimensions that improve health and quality of life for people of all ages, from children and young people to seniors. The number of places for 2026/2027 is shared between the Latvian-language and English-language streams: eight state-funded and twenty-five fee-paying. Fees for 2026/2027 differ between EU/EEA and Swiss citizens, permanent residents and their family members and citizens of other countries.