First level professional higher education (short-cycle) study programme "Programming Specialist" (PS)

Study programme management and contacts

Programme director – lecturer Mg. paed. Estere Vītola (email: estere.vitola@venta.lv);

• 2PS course representative: Mārtiņš Žaimis. Course group email: v0606-2023@venta.lv;

Study programme parameters

Study field	Information Technology, Computer Hardware, Electronics, Telecommunications, Computer Management, and Computer Science
Accreditation till	26.10.2029.
Code of the study programme in accordance with the Latvian Education Classification	41484
Study programme cycle and level	Short-cycle study programme, Professional qualification level 5, 5. LQF and EQF levels
Type of final examination	Qualification work
Degree to be obtained	Qualification as a programmer, which is equivalent to 5. Professional Qualifications level
Study type and form	Full time studies
Duration of implementation (years)	2 years
Language of implementation	Latvian
Study programme (CP)	123 CP / ECTS
Admission requirements	General secondary education or vocational secondary education (Qualification level 3 according to the Vocational Education Law of the Republic of Latvia)

Aim of the study programme

To prepare programming specialists for professional activity in accordance with the level standards of higher professional education and profession, providing the necessary knowledge, skills, and competences required for the programming profession and enabling successful integration into the labour market and independent adaptation to the changing labour market requirements, as well as to motivate students for professional development and further education in higher education study programmes or through non-formal education.

Objectives of the study programme

• To provide students with the conditions and opportunities to acquire first-level professional higher education relevant to the labour market requirements, in accordance with the professional standard for programmers.
• To provide the study process with qualified teaching staff in line with modern requirements.
• To organise the study process in such a way that the student can acquire both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the chosen specialty.
• To organise the internship in such a way that the student can consolidate the knowledge acquired in the study courses.
• To ensure that the content of the study programme and the study process are in line with changes in the labour market.
• To motivate students to work in their chosen profession.
• To facilitate students self-learning needs and their involvement in continuing  professional development.
• To encourage students to engage in practical and scientific  problem-solving, to motivate them to improve their qualifications.

Study programme learning outcomes

• Awareness, knowledge and ability to evaluate program requirements.
• Able to prepare a software design.
• Able to write software code according to programming guidelines, analyze the sources of software errors, debug the software.
• Able to perform software testing.
• Able to cooperate during  software development and delivery processes in  cross-functional teams.
• Able to organize and plan the work alone and in a team, to communicate in the professional environment; able to individually work in the profession, improve knowledge and competencies.