In general programmes have national orientation. Students are offered chances to spend one or two semesters studying in foreign universities (ERASMUS exchange). Some courses are taught in the English language.

Workload: An average, 16 class hours and 24 independent study hours per week during the semester.

Credit point system: Student must obtain 20 Latvian credit points per semester.

1 Latvian credit point means an average of 40 hours of students work, i.e., one full week.

Latvian credit point is equal to 1.5 ECTS.

At least 50% of the final grade has to be obtained during the semester, but at least 10% - during the exams session.

Examinations are mainly written. Oral examinations and tests also are used.

Opportunities for further study: Doctor of Computer Science programme.

Programme structure

Modules mandatory for all areas of specialisation

• DatZ5021: System modeling (6 ECTS points) prof. J. Bārzdiņš, doc. L. Lāce
• DatZ5022: Knowledge engineering (6)  prof. J. Bārzdiņš
• DatZ5032: Modern programming technologies (6) asoc. prof. E. Celms
• DatZ6016: Course Paper in Computer Science (6)
• DatZ6017: Master's Paper in Computer Science (30)

Modules mandatory for particular areas of specialisation

Computer Science

• DatZ5006: Design and analysis of efficient algorithms (6) prof. J. Vīksna
• DatZ5029, DatZ5030: Automata, algorithms and formal languages I, II (3+3) prof. R. M. Freivalds
• DatZ5031: Graph theory (3) doc. P. Ķikusts
• DatZ5041: Probabilistic algorithms (3) prof. A. Ambainis
• DatZ5045: Number theory(3) asoc. prof. J. Smotrovs
• DatZ5059: Game theory (3)  prof. R. M. Freivalds
• DatZ6015: Applied cryptography (3)  prof. J. Vīksna

Recommended semester plan:

Semester 1: 21 ECTS mandatory (SystMod, ModProgr, EfficAlg, AutAlg1), 9 ECTS elective; 

Semester 2: 12 ECTS mandatory (KnowEng, AppCrypto, AutAlg2), 18  ECTS elective;  

Semester 3: 15 ECTS mandatory (GraphT, SpecifLang, ProbabAlg – even years, NumberT – even, GameT – odd), 9 ECTS elective.

Software engineering

• DatZ5006: Design and analysis of efficient algorithms (6)  prof. J. Vīksna
• DatZ5008: Web programming (6) lect. A. Vasiļjeva
• DatZ5010: System design (6) prof. J. Bičevskis
• DatZ5013: Software testing (6)  prof. J. Bičevskis
• DatZ6006: UML based software development (6) prof. A. Kalniņš, asoc. prof. E. Celms
• DatZ6009: Software quality (3) prof. J. Borzovs
• DatZ6111: IT project management (6)  asoc. prof. J. Zuters

Recommended semester plan:

Semester 1: 18 ECTS mandatory (SystMod, ModProgr, EfficAlg), 12 ECTS elective; 

Semester 2: 21 ECTS mandatory (KnowEng, UML, Testing, SoftQual), 9 ECTS elective;  

Semester 3: 18 ECTS mandatory (ITManag, WebProgr, SystProj), 6 ECTS elective.

Information technologies

• DatZ5008: Web programming (6)  lect. A. Vasiļjeva
• DatZ5009, DatZ5011: Computer networks I, II (6+6) prof. G.Bārzdiņš
• DatZ6007: UNIX operating system (6)  prof. G.Bārzdiņš
• DatZ6015: Applied cryptography (3)  prof. J. Vīksna
• DatZ6111: IT project management (6)   asoc. prof. J. Zuters

Recommended semester plan:

Semester 1: 18 ECTS mandatory (SystMod, ModProgr, Netw1), 12 ECTS elective; 

Semester 2: 15 ECTS mandatory (KnowEng, AppCrypto, Netw2), 15 ECTS elective;  

Semester 3: 18 ECTS mandatory (ITManag, WebProgr, UNIX), 6 ECTS elective.

Information systems

• DatZ5008: Web programming (6)  lect. A. Vasiļjeva
• DatZ5038: Enterprise information systems (6) prof. M. Vītiņš
• DatZ5057: Data processing systems (6) asoc. prof. Ģ.Karnītis
• DatZ6054: Selected Topics about Data Warehouses (6) asoc. prof. L. Niedrīte
• DatZ6111: IT project management (6)   asoc. prof. J. Zuters

Recommended semester plan:

Semester 1: 18 ECTS mandatory (SystMod, ModProgr, DataProc), 12 ECTS elective; 

Semester 2: 18 ECTS mandatory (KnowEng, EntInfo, DataWH), 12 ECTS elective;  

Semester 3: 12 ECTS mandatory (ITManag, WebProgr), 12 ECTS elective.

Computer engineering

• DatZ5009: Computer Networks I (6)   prof. G.Bārzdiņš
• DatZ5024: Computer graphics (6)  doc. P. Ķikusts
• DatZ6007: UNIX operating system (6)  prof. G.Bārzdiņš
• DatZ7032: Wireless sensor networks (6)  prof. L. Seļāvo
• DatZ7034: Digital design (6)  prof. L. Seļāvo

Recommended semester plan:

Semester 1: 18 ECTS mandatory (SystMod, ModProgr, Netw1), 12 ECTS elective; 

Semester 2: 18 ECTS mandatory (KnowEng, Sensors, DigitDes), 12 ECTS elective;  

Semester 3: 12 ECTS mandatory (CompGraph - even years, UNIX), 12 ECTS elective.

Elective modules

Special programming

• DatZ5008: Web programming (6)  lect. A. Vasiļjeva
• DatZ6006: UML based software development (6) prof. A. Kalniņš, asoc. prof. E. Celms
• DatZ6008: Component based software development (6) prof. A. Kalniņš, asoc. prof. E. Celms
• DatZ5036: MDA and model transformations (6)  prof. A. Kalniņš, doc. A. Šostaks
• DatZ5040: Service oriented architecture (3) doc. Maksims Kravcevs

Algorithms

• DatZ5006: Design and analysis of efficient algorithms (6) prof. J. Vīksna
• DatZ5056: Parallel algorithms (3)  doc. Maksims Kravcevs
• DatZ5041: Probabilistic algorithms (3) prof. A. Ambainis
• DatZ6026: Bioinformatics (3)  prof. J. Vīksna
• DatZ7022: Algorithms for Hard Problems (3)  prof. J. Vīksna

Software development

• DatZ5010: System design (6) prof. J. Bičevskis
• DatZ5013: Software testing (6) prof. J. Bičevskis
• DatZ6009: Software quality (3) prof. J. Borzovs

Project management

• DatZ6111: IT project management (6)   asoc. prof. J. Zuters

Hardware

• DatZ7032: Wireless sensor networks (6)  prof. L. Seļāvo
• DatZ7034: Digital design (6)  prof. L. Seļāvo

Computer networks

• DatZ5009, DatZ5011: Computer networks I, II (6+6)  prof. G.Bārzdiņš

Operating systems

• DatZ6007: UNIX operating system (6)  prof. G.Bārzdiņš
• DatZ5048: Operating Systems Engineering (6)  prof. L. Seļāvo
• DatZ7031: Virtual Environments (3) prof. L. Seļāvo

Databases

• DatZ5057: Data processing systems (6) asoc. prof. Ģ.Karnītis
• DatZ6054: Selected Topics about Data Warehouses (6) asoc. prof. L. Niedrīte
• DatZ5038: Enterprise information systems (6) prof. M. Vītiņš
• DatZ6051: Data mining (6)  prof. K. Podnieks

Modeling and specifications

• DatZ6013: Specification languages (6) prof. K. Čerāns
• DatZ7021: Modeling and logic (6) prof. K. Podnieks

Mathematical foundations

• DatZ5029, DatZ5030: Automata, algorithms and formal languages I, II (3+3)  prof. R. M. Freivalds
• DatZ5031: Graph theory (3) doc. P. Ķikusts
• DatZ5045: Number theory(3)  asoc. prof. J. Smotrovs
• DatZ6015: Applied cryptography (3)   prof. J. Vīksna
• DatZ5037: Mathematical Methods of Cryptography (3)  prof. R. M. Freivalds
• DatZ5059: Game theory (3)  prof. R. M. Freivalds
• Mate5033: Combinatorics (3) asoc. prof. J. Smotrovs
• DatZ5034: Quantum computers (3) prof. R. M. Freivalds
• DatZ7020: Quantum algorithms (6) prof. A. Ambainis
• DatZ7025: Computational Complexity (3) prof. A. Ambainis

Visual information processing

• DatZ5024: Computer graphics (6) doc. P. Ķikusts
• DatZ5023: Image processing and analysis (3) doc. K. Freivalds, doc. P. Ķikusts