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Description of Study Subject Programme Introduction into sport psychology


Title and category of study subject programme – Introduction into sport psychology, selective course

Structural unit involved in academic work - Department of sociology and psychology
Manager of study subject program – Mg. psych., Mg. paed., Zermena Vazne
Audience (faculty, study programme, year of study) – Faculty of Communication, Professional higher education study programme for Bachelor’s degree in psychology „Psychology”, 3rd year Bachelor’s degree students
Volume of study programme in credit points – 2 CP
Aim of study subject – provide the future specialists with classified knowledge and skills in sport psychology which is necessary to work with athletes.
Task of study programme –

  1. To introduce with role of sport psychology in sport exercises and competitions;

  2. To introduce how psychological factors influence sport exercises and competitions.

  3. To contribute diagnostic knowledge and to control unfavourable emotional conditions before competitions and during in competitions.

  4. To contribute view on sport psychology topical event.


Content of study subject –

  1. Historical development of sport psychology.

  2. Understanding of personality’s individual typological qualities in sports.

  3. Group and team dynamics in sports:

  • team cohesion in sports;

  • connection between team cohesion and results in sports.

  1. Understanding of leadership in sports.

  2. Psychical stability in sports.

  3. Conditions before start:

  • stress and anxiety in sports;

  • connection between stress and injuries.

  1. Psychological training in sports.

  2. Psychical self-regulatory and regulatory methods.

  3. Methods of research in sports.


Knowledge assessment – Active participation in seminars – 30%, regular individual work with theoretical literature – 20%, presentation of individual works – 20%, written examination - 30%.
List of literature:

  • commendatory literature

  1. Ābele, A. (2009). Ievads sporta psiholoģijā. Rīga: RaKa.

  2. Carron, A., Hausenblas, H. (1998). Group Dynamics in Sport. Second Edition. Morgantown, WV:Fitnes Information Technology.




  • additional literature

  1. Jowett, S., Lavallee, D. (2007). Social Psychology in Sport. Human Kinetics, Inc.

  2. Moran, A. (2004). Sport and Exercise Psychology. A Critical Introduction. Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group.

  3. Morris, T., Summers, J. (2003). Sport Psychology theory, applications and issues (second edition). WILEY: J.Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.

  4. Murphy, S. (2005). The Sport Psychology Handbook. NY, Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc.

  5. Weinberg, R., Gould, D. (1999). Foundations of Sport and Exercise psychology. US: Human Kinetics.

  6. Родионов, А. (2004). Психология физического воспитания и спорта. М.:Академический проект.

Description of Study Subject Programme Introduction into political psychology




Title and category of study subject programme – Introduction into political psychology, elective course

Structural unit involved in academic work - Department of sociology and psychology

Manager of study subject program – Mg.psych Maija Zakriževska
Audience (faculty, study programme, year of study) – Faculty of Communication, Professional higher education study programme for Bacalaur’s degree in psychology „Psychology”, 1st year Bacalaur’s degree students
Volume of study programme in credit points – 2CP
Aim of study subject - This full course provides an introduction to Political Psychology as Social Psychology branch. Political psychology is a relatively young discipline that lies at the interface between political science and social psychology. Political psychologists apply the concepts, theories, and methods of psychology to gain a better understanding of political judgment and decision-making. The course emphasizes recent developments in the study of judgment and choice, which tend to stress the role of cognition and emotions, as well as values, other predispositions, and social identities.
Task of study programme –

1.10.After finishing this course students should be able to: understand the role of individual characteristic (personality, cognition, motivation, value structure, political beliefs) in political processes and behavior; understand psychological mechanisms of susceptibility to political propaganda, media effect and public opinion formation; understand the role of in-group identification in political processes; understand psychological bases of various forms of social behavior such as crowd behavior and leadership, political conflict, acting towards an enemy;understand how the above mentioned mechanisms depend on cultural and political surroundings as well as individual psychological characteristics; apply this understandings to real life situations; think critically about research in political psychology, understand how to pose research questions and conduct research in political psychology.


Content of study subject – Introduction to the field of political psychology. Approaches and Themes in Political Psychology. Concept of rationality in psychology and politics. Political decision making samples. Political Values and Ideology. Political attitudes. Authority and political leading. Individuality and political behavior. Conservatism and liberalism as motivated social cognition forms. The Politics of Social Identity. Group conflicts and political behavior. Constructive and destructive political behavior forms. Mass media signification and political persuasion.
Knowledge assessment ––Active participation in seminars – 20%, regular individual work with theoretical literature – 20%, presentation of individual works, written examination -40%.
List of literature:

  • commendatory literature

  1. Kuklanski, J. (Ed.). (2002). Thinking about political psychology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

  2. Monroe, K. R.(Ed.). (2002). Political psychology. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.

  3. Sears, D. O., Huddy, L., & Jervis, R. (2003). Oxford handbook of political psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.

  4. Omārova. S. Cilvēks dzīvo grupā. Sociālā psiholoģija. – R., 1998.

  5. Svence G. Ievads politiskajā psiholoģijā, RAKA, 2004.

  6. Мейерс Д. Социальная психология. – Санктпетербург, 1997.




  • additional literature

  1. G.Le Bons. Pūļa un masu psiholoģija. – Rēzekne, 1998.

  2. Андреева Г.М. Социальная психология. – М., 1999.

  3. Reņģe, V. Sociālā psiholoģija. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2002.

Description of Study Subject Programme Introduction into Intercultural psychology
Title and category of study subject programme- Introduction into Intercultural psychology, elective course.
Structural unit involved in academic work – Department of Communication Studies.
Manager of study subject programme - Dr. art., as. prof. D. Hanovs
Readers involved in study subject programme – as.prof. Dr. D. Hanovs, assist.prof. K.Mārtinsone

Audience (faculty, study programme, year of study) –Faculty of Communication, Professional higher education study programme for Bachelor’s degree in psychology „Psychology”, 3st year Bachelor’s degree students
Volume of study programme in credit points – 2 CP
Aim of study subject – to get a detailed insight into history and development of intercultural communication in European cultural history.
Task of study programme – to present a detailed overview of various cultural and professional identities in modern European society, to present an insight into theories of multiculturalism.
Content of the study subject:

1.The definition of intercultural communication

2. Social marginalization, EU activities to overcome exclusion

3. Subcultures and countercultures.

4. Elite, aristocracy and life style. Phenomenon of glamour

5. Skinheads – responding to social exclusion

6. Left wing subcultures (Do it yourself, etc.)

7. Consumer society and subcultures. Hybridization of subcultures. Postsubcultures

8. Multiculturalism theories.

9. Ethnic minorities – European experience of globalization

10. Cultural diversity in Latvia: experience and strategies. Society integration
Testi n study subject – examination
List of literature:

commendatory list of literature:

Böhme H. Orientierung Kulturwissenschaft. Was sie kann, was sie will. (2000). Rowohlts

Brislin, R.W. ed. (1990). Applied Cross-Cultural Psychology. Newbury Park: Sage Publications.

Gellner E. Pflug, Schwert und Buch.(1993). Klett – Cotta.

Golding P. Beyond Cultural Imperialism. Globalization, communication and the new international order. (1999) Sage Publications.

Granrose, C.S., & Oskamp, S. ed. (1997). Cross-Cultural Work Groups. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

Gudykunst, W.B., & Mody, B. (2002). Handbook of International and Intercultural Communication. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

Hall, E.T. (1969). The Hidden Dimension. New York: Anchor Books.

Hall, E.T. (1989). Beyond Culture. New York: Random House.

Hostede, G. (1984). Cultures Consequences. Newbury Park: Sage Publications.

Lewis R. (1999). When Cultures Collide. Managing successfully across Cultures. Brealey Publishing House

additional literature:

Renshon, S.A., & Duckitt, J. ed. (2000). Political Psychology: Cultural and Crosscultural Foundations. Houndmills: Macmillan Press.

Samovar, L.A., & Porter, R.E. (1991). Intercultural Communication: A Reader. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Company.

Samovar, L.A., Porter, R.E., & Stefani, L.A. (1998). Communicating Between Cultures. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Company.

Ting-Toomey, S. (1999). Communicating Across Cultures. New York: Guilford Press.


Description of Study Subject Programme Introduction into psychology of religion



Title and category of study subject programme - Introduction into psychology of religion, elective course

Structural unit involved in academic work - Department of Sociology and Psychology
Manager of study subject program - Dr.teol. Gatis Līdums
Audience (faculty, study programme, year of study) – Faculty of Communication, Professional higher education study programme for Bachelor’s degree in psychology „Psychology”, 1st year Bachelor’s degree students
Volume of study programme in credit points – 2 CP
Aim of study subject – The main objective of this class is to introduce the students to the phenomenon of Religion and its role in the context of Psychology and Sociology, as well as in the process of reaching the internal wholeness of a human person. The so-called “religious needs” as something that characterizes the religious dimension of the human person will be discussed in depth.
Task of study programme –

To introduce students with the biggest world religion and its viewpoint of world.

To introduce with main basic principles for religion what 20 century’s main psychologist developed

To introduce with strategies and methods that is oriented to personality development


Content of study subject –Since the phenomenon of Religion is as old as the humanity itself, while the foundations of Psychology of religion have been laid only at the end of the 19th century, this class will primarily focus on the analysis of the current paradigms in the field of Psychology of Religion. An emphasis will also be placed on discussions related to theories and research advanced by notable people in the field
Knowledge assessment – Active participation in seminars – 20%, regular individual work with theoretical literature – 20%, presentation of individual works, written examination -40%
List of literature:

  • commendatory literature

    1. Crain W. Theories of Development. Concepts and Applications. 3rd ed. Engelwood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1992.

    1. Freids Z. Totēms un tabu. Rīga: Minerva, 1995

    1. Freids Z. Kādas ilūzijas nākotne. Rīga: Intelekts, 1996.

    1. Galanter M. Cults: Faith, Healing, and Coercion. Oxford University Press, 1999.

    1. Hood R.W. et.al. The Psychology of Religion. NewYork: The Guilford Press, 1996.

    1. Jung C.G. Answer to Job. Princeton University Press, 1969.

    1. Johnstone R.L. Religion in Society: A Sociology of Religion. Engelwood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1988.

    1. Lagone M.D. Recovery from cults. Help for Victims of Psychological and Spiritual Abuse. New York: W.W. Norton, 1993.

    1. Mūks R. Pauls Tillihs: Reliģija un kultūra. Rīga: Jāņa sēta, 1997.

    1. Oates W.E. The Psychology of Religion. Waco, TX: Word Books, 1973.

    1. Paloutzian, R. F. Invitation to psychology of religion. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1996.

    1. Šuvajevs I. Psihoanalīze un dzīves māksla. Rīga: Intelekts, 1998.

    1. Tagadnes izaicinājums. Karla Gustava Junga 120. dzimšanas dienai veltīts rakstu krājums. - Rīga: Intelekts, 1996.

    1. Weber M. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. London: Unwin Paperbacks, 1987.

  • additional literature

  1. Augsburger D. W. Pastoral Counseling Across Cultures. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1986.

  1. Līdums G. Dzīve pēc iziešanas no sektas. Rīga: Svētdienas Rīts, 2001.

  1. Singer M.T., Lalich J. Cults in Our Midst: The Hidden Menace in Our Everyday Lives. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1995.

  1. Jungs K.G. Dvēseles pasaule. Rīga: Spektrs, 1994.

  1. Klīve V. Pa kuru ceļu? Rīga: Svētdienas rīts, 1992.


Description of Study Subject Programme Psychology of labour
Title and category of study subject programme – Psychology of labour

Structural unit involved in academic work – Department of sociology and psychology
Manager of study subject program - Mg.psych. Daina Romanovska
Audience (faculty, study programme, year of study) – Faculty of Communication, Professional higher education study programme for Bachelor’s degree in psychology „Psychology”, 1st year Bachelor’s degree students
Volume of study programme in credit points – 2CP
Aim of study subject – The main aim course is to introduce students with importance of working ergonomics regarding professional health and safety issues, to introduce psychosocial and organizational risks in work environment, and to introduce basic principles of prevention.
Task of study programme – to promote students best understanding about significant of work ergonomics in health professional and security, about significant of psychosocial and organizational risks in work environment, about significant of basic principles of prevention.
Content of study subject –

  1. Meaning of work safety, hygiene and health. Damages to health as a result of working. Working conditions and risk factors. Assessment and prevention of risks of working environment.

  2. Main components and aims of ergonomics. Anthropometrics and biomechanics. The significance of work physiology in ergonomics.

  3. Working capabilities. Physical and mental amount of work. Fatigue.

  4. Mental and physical work stress. Monotony stress. Prevention.

  5. Principles of carrying and lifting. Compulsory working poses and repeated movements.
    Factors influencing physical working environment - noise, vibration, microclimate, lighting, colours, air quality, ionised and non-ionised radiation, chemical and biological polluters. Preventive and work protection measures..

  6. Work with computer. Computer eyesight syndrome. Exercise complex for eyes and body. Ergonomic furnishing and equipment layout of the working place.

  7. Psychological aspects of work place organisation. Work stress. Expressions of psychological and physical stress. Professional burn-syndrome and prophylaxis.

  8. Professional illnesses caused by ergonomics of factors. (Mostly in peripheral nervous systems, in muscle and skeletal systems, in voice apparatus and organs of sight). Preventive measures.

  9. Accidents and safety systems in working environment. Work protection model. Working environment risk assessment methods.

  10. Preventive programme introduction in the company, legislation and state institutions responsible for working environments inner supervision and risk prevention



Knowledge assessment – Active participation in seminars – 20%, regular individual work with theoretical literature – 20%, presentation of individual works-20%, written examination -40%.
List of literature:
commendatory literature

  1. ES PHARE finansētais Latvijas -Spānijas sadarbības projekts “Ergonomika darbā” 4 daļas :

  • Darba drošība

  • Darba higiēna

  • Darba apstākļi un veselība darbā

  • Darba psihosociālā vide

Izdotas sadarbībā ar Spānijas Nacionālās Darba Drošības un Higiēnas institūtu, 2003


  1. Interneta resursi:

    • Eiropas Darba Drošības un veselības Aizsardzības Aģentūras mājas lapa: http://europe.osha.eu.in/

    • Labklājības ministrija:www.lm.gov.lv

    • Valsts darba inspekcija: www.vdi.lv

    • Darba un vides veselības institūts :www.parks.lv/home/ioeh

    • Latvijas darba devēju konfederācija:www.lddk.lv

    • Latvijas Brīvo arodbiedrību savienība: www.lbas.lv




  1. M.Eglīte. Darba medicīna. - Rīga, 2000

  2. Darba vides riska faktori un strādājošo veselības aizsardzība. V.Kaļķa un Ž.Rojas red. Elpa-2, Rīga, 2001

  3. Ergonomics, An Introductory Course, Riga Technical University, 1995.

  4. Ergonomic Checkpoints. Practical and easy-to-implement solutions for improving safety, health and working conditions. International Labour Office, Geneva, 1996.


additional literature


  1. V.Reņģe "Organizāciju psiholoģija." - Rīga, Kamene, 2001.

  2. V.Reņģe "Mūsdienu organizācijas psiholoģija."– Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2007.

  3. Likumdošanu darba aizsardzības jomā var meklēt:

  • www.likumi.lv

  • www.mk.gov.lv

  • www.saeima.lv


Description of Study Subject Programme Psychophysiology


Title and category of study subject programme – Psychophysiology, elective

Structural unit involved in academic work - Department of Sociology and Psychology

Manager of study subject program - as prof., Dr.psych. S.Mihailova, Mg.paed. K.Lapiņa
Audience (faculty, study programme, year of study) – Faculty of Communication, Professional higher education study programme for Bachelor’s degree in psychology „Psychology”, IIIst year Bachlor’s degree students
Volume of study programme in credit points – 2 CP
Aim of study subject – to increase knowledge in the area of general and applied psychophysiology; to increase knowledge about the role of neuro - and psycho physiological mechanisms providing psychical activities and individuals' self regulation processes; to give notion about neurophysiological mechanisms of psyphical function in human brain, to analise origin of instinct, motivation, emotion, memory, attention, consciousness, to give understanding psychological phenomenum and interconnection.
Task of study programme – To analyse physiological base of psychic processes and psychic conditions; to give knowledge and understanding of the functional condition of an organism in generalized and motivated reactions; to make students acquainted with localisation of higher psychic functions in the brain, regularities of their proceeding, neuropsychological analysis of higher psychic functions in cases of brain local damage and with description of neuropsychological syndromes; to help to understand generalisation and exposition of the principal mechanisms and regularities of the brain in interaction of the body with internal and external media; to consider the growing number of various brain pathologies, to carry out tests of the brain functional condition using the method of electroencephalography.
Content of study subject –

1.11.Subject of psychophysiology, methods, science. Integration of principles of psychology and fiziology Information system in human and animal organism. Neuronal and hormonal regulation. Neurons types and its function. Membrane Receptors and signal. Basic function of neuroendocrine system. Physiological functions of brain, in localisation of higher psychic functions. CNS and PNS structure. NS regulation level. Functional assymetry and development. Left-handedness and adaptation. Sensory systems and optimal functioning. Emotional stress, stress theories. Method of electroencephalography, analysis of electrophysiological functions of the brain. Functional asymetria. Sensory systems. Reflex and instincts. Stress physiology. Physiology of pain, objective and subjective component. Memory, memory’s kind and physiological mechanisms. Polytest.


Knowledge assessment – Active participation in seminars – 20%, regular individual work with theoretical literature – 20%, presentation of individual works-20%, written examination -40%.
List of literature:

- commendatory literature

Dūka M. Psihes bioloģiskais pamats. – R. 2001.

Krauklis A. Emocionālais stress un tā optimizācija. – R. 1981.

Psiholoģijas vārdnīca (G.Breslava red.). – Rīga: Mācību grāmata, 1999.

Wagner H., Silber K. Physiological Psychology. – London:Taylor&Francis, 2004.

Lasserson D., Gabriel C., Sharrck B. – Nervous System and Special Senses. Mosby, 1998.

Pocock G., Richards C.D. Human Physiology. – London:Oxford University Press, 1999.

Caccioppo T., Bernston G.G. (Ed.), Hanbook of Psychophysiology. – Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Psihofiziologija (pod red. J.I.Aleksandrova). – SPb: Piter, 2001.

Ozoliņa Nucho A., Vidnere M. (1998.) Stresa menedžments. Rīga:AGB.
3.Popper K., Eccler J. (1985). The Self and It's Brain. Berlin: Springer Verlag.

Psihofiziologija (pod red. J.I.Aleksandrova). – SPb: Piter, 2001.

Utināns A. Cilvēka psihe. Tās darbība, funkcionēšanas traucējumi un ārstēšanas iespējas. Nacionālais apgāds, 2005.

Limba N. Miegs. Nacionālais apgāds, 2005.

Supe I. Rokasgrāmata neiroloģijā ģimenes ārstiem un internistiem. Nacionālais apgāds, 2004.

- additional literature


  1. Анатомия человека. Под. ред. М. Сапина. Т. 2. – М: “Медицина», 1993. - с.268 – 478.

  2. Данилова Н.Н. Психофизиология: Учебник для вузов. – М.:Аспект Пресс, 1998.

  3. Данилова Н.Н., Крылова А.Н. Высшая нервная деятельность. - М., 1999.

  4. Ткаченко В.И. Физиология человека. В 2т. – М.: «Мир», 1996.

  5. Физиология человека. Под ред.Р.Шмидта и Т.Тевса. В 3 томах. - М.: “Мир”,1996.

  6. Хьюбел Д. Глаз, мозг, зрение. - М.: «Наука», 1990.

  7. McIlveen R., Gross R. Biopsychology. Hodder & Stoughton, 1999.

  8. Zigmond M.J., Bloom F.E., Landis S.C., Roberts J.L., Squire L.R. Fundamental Neuroscience. San Diego: Academy Press, 1999.

  9. Martini F. Fundamentals of anatomy and physiology. 5nd.ed., 2001.

  10. Brain and Cognition. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622798/description

  11. http://www.biopsychology.com/

  12. Biopsychology Related Animations. http://psychlab1.hanover.edu/Classes/Neuro/

  13. Biological psychology. http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/amoebaweb/index.aspx?doc_id=855

Biopsychology Web Links. http://www.unc.edu/courses/2003spring/psyc/023/002/links.html

- periodics



  1. Behaviour Brain Science

  2. Psychophysiology

  1. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience.

  2. Vision Research.

  3. International Journal of Psychophysiology

  4. Žurnāls „Psiholoģijas pasaule” , Žurnāls „Sveiks un vesels”


Description of Study Subject Programme Computer programs in the statistics

Title and category of study subject programme - COMPUTER PROGRAMS IN THE STATISTICS, free electiv



Structural unit involved in academic work - Depertment of psysics

Manager of Academic structural unit – professor Uldis Teibe

Readers involved in study subject programs – professor Uldis Teibe,


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