Audiovisual Media Arts
This study programme is targeted at young people with secondary comprehensive education and those who want to attain a professional qualification in the field of Audiovisual Media Arts related to television, Internet media, cinema and new media. The programme can also be recommended to those already working professionally in the audiovisual field but willing to earn a university degree, obtain new knowledge and develop hands-on skills.
Degree awarded |
Bachelor in Audiovisual Media Arts |
Accreditation |
Until December 31, 2023 |
CP / ECTS |
160 CP / 240 ETC |
Study form |
Full time day studies or part time evening studies |
Language |
Latvian or English |
Tuition fee per year |
4680 EUR (for citizens of EU, EEA, CIS countries, Georgia, Ukraine) 4920 EUR (other countries) |
Programme length |
4 years |
Programme director
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Mg.art. Keitija Grende |
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Programme curriculum*
YEAR 1 | YEAR 2 |
Philosophy Aesthetics Business English Research Work History and Theory of Art History of Culture Psychology of Creative Process Audiovisual Technologies Acting Skills Essentials of Composition Essentials of Photo Art Work of TV and Video Cameraman Script Development Music in Communication Principles of Lighting |
Business English Essentials of History of Theatre History of TV and Cinema History of Costumes and Fashion Technologies of TV Production Contemporary Media of Arts Work of TV and Video Cameraman TV Directing TV and Cinema Production Essentials of TV Journalism Essentials of Audiovisual Montage Multimedia Sound Directing |
YEAR 3 | YEAR 4 |
Psychology of Advertisement Analysis and Criticism of Creative Work TV and Cinema Drama Crises Management Management of Art Management Project Management TV and Cinema Production Technologies of Cinema Accounting Aesthetics of Documentary Cinema Psychology of Colours TV Directing Directors Work with Actors Cooperation with Stage Designer Photo Journalism TV and Video Language Current Events Development of Undertaking Scenarios TV Adaptation History and Theory of Literature Script Development |
Television and Cinema Production Television Direction Work of Television and Video Cameraman Script Development Legal Aspects of Intellectual Property Legal Aspects of Business Public Relations and Mass Media TV and Cinema Production Essentials of Computer Graphics Bachelor Thesis
Electives: Second Foreign Language Advertisement Design TV Programme Management TV News Journalism Photo Journalism Cinema Technologies The Development of Creative Imagination Digital Montage Essentials of Video Arts Public Address Techniques |
*RISEBA has the right to make adjustments up to 20% of the programme content.
Study methods
RISEBA Bachelor’s programme in Audiovisual Media Arts offers a well-balanced mix of theory, methods and practice in the audiovisual field and supported by the latest technology and advanced equipment. Study courses are taught in Latvian and English.
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International opportunities
Erasmus+ study mobility
* Any full-time student of the Bachelor's programme in Audiovisual Media Arts who has completed at least one year of study can go to the Erasmus+ exchange programme.
* A student can go to study for 1 or 2 semesters at one of the RISEBA partner universities. The duration of study mobility is 2-12 months.
* The student does not have to pay for the period spent in the study and practice exchange programme abroad, the tuition fee is covered by the partner university, but the student continues to pay the RISEBA tuition fee. For the period spent abroad during the mobility, the student is awarded an Erasmus+ scholarship to cover transport and accommodation costs.
* Erasmus+ Internship Mobility means that a student can do an internship in one of the companies they are interested in in one of the Erasmus+ programme countries. The student receives an Erasmus+ scholarship for this internship period. The duration of the internship mobility is 2-12 months.
Find out more about Erasmus+ and apply here!
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