RESTORATION
				BA 2
	code	subject name	ECTS		type of class	type of examination	lecturer	additional info
				THE DEPARTMENT'S SPECIALTY SUBJECTS
				Specialty subjects in the student's chosen subfield. These subjects account for a significant part of the total semester or study year programme percentage.
	MākZ2073	Theoretical and Practical Conservation-Restoration (Easel-Paintings)	6	Lectures on restoration specialties. Wood, canvas (structure, chemical composition, properties, defects, conservation problems of these relevant materials). Visiting restoration workshops. Practical work: the selection of the painting, research, description of the technical condition, practical restoration, preparation of the documentation.	Practical work	Assessment show	Maija Tirzīte
	MākZ3436	Copying of Paintings	3	Portrait of the 16th, 17th century in European painting. Copying takes place in a museum using original paintings.	Practical work	Assessment show	Olga Ceple
	MākZ3418	Copying of Graphics	1,5	Lectures on drawing techniques with charcoal and sangina crayons. Practical work: the creation of a copy using charcoal or sangina technique.	Practical work	Assessment show	Olga Ceple
	MākZ2067	Conservation-Restoration of Mural Paintings	1,5	Glazing imitations, pattern-making. Research, samples on a mural.	Practical work	Assessment show	Maija Tirzīte
	MākZ2099	Chemistry	1,5	Inorganic, organic chemistry basics. Inorganic and organic painting materials — pigments and binding mediums. Research on art and cultural heritage materials.	Lecture	Exam	Indra Tuņa
				GENERAL ART SUBJECTS
				Students of all disciplines take general art subjects to gain skills and understanding of academic drawing, painting, and sculpture. Study assignments are designed to provide students with an opportunity to learn about proportions, scale, and relationships between light and dark, and creatively interpret the given setting and assignment at the same time. If a department does not offer any of the general art subjects (drawing, painting, design), it is possible to take it by joining another department or course.				The department teaching the subject assesses the student's skill level and individually adjusts the assignments.
		Painting	3	The aim of the course is to develop the painting skills by mastering painting of human face and hands by painting portraits and semi-figures from nature. The course focuses on learning the basic structure of the human body and tonal relationships.	Practical and individual work	Assessment show
	MākZ2113	Drawing	3	Nude figure. Materials: pencil, paper, charcoal, etc. Format by choice. Figure from different angles. Dimensional drawing using the modeling of lights and darks.	Practical and individual work	Assessment show
	MākZ2113	Sketching	There are no separate credits for sketching; students are marked for the Drawing course	Sketching the human figure for 5, 10, 15 minutes. Objective: the act of drawing using various materials (charcoal pencil, pencil, felt-tip pen, sepia, acrylic, ink, etc.), developing visual perception, transferring it to the sketch. Results to be achieved: a developed ability to understand proportion and to create individual handwriting in drawing using a variety of materials, taking a step back from the classical academic drawing.	Individual work	Assessment show	An individual class without a lecturer
				HUMANITIES SUBJECTS
				As theoretical lectures are delivered to the students of the Art Academy of Latvia in Latvian, some theoretical subjects in English are offered separately to the visiting students.
	MākZ1687	Art History of Latvia	6	The course is taught to Erasmus+ students, and its purpose is to give an insight into and a general idea of the development of Latvian art history in a cultural and historical context. Alongside art history, the course provides basic knowledge of Latvian history, ethnography, and architectural history. The lecture course chronologically covers the period from prehistory to the 20th century. Visits to exhibitions and museums are organized as part of the course to broaden and improve students' knowledge and to promote connection with contemporary cultural progress.	Lecture, visits to exhibitions and cultural sites	Written course paper	Ieva Rosne	Special subject for Erasmus+ students.
	MākZ1686	Theory of Contemporary Art	3	The academic course deals with all the significant events in recent art history, starting from the international conceptual tendencies in the 60s, like land art, minimalism, Art Povera, Nouveaux Réalisme, Fluxus, and others, the postmodern narratives in the 80s and the 90s. The final part will be dedicated to the actual debates in the global contemporary art scene. Each lecture will be accompanied by rich visual materials, including films originating from museums. After finishing the course, the students will be able to recognize the most prominent personalities and their most iconic artworks.	Lecture, visits to exhibitions and cultural sites	Presentation	Raimonds Kalējs	Special subject for Erasmus+ students.
	MākZ1677	Anatomy	1,5	Digitalized and interactive anatomy for art and design students to improve their drawing, painting, and sketching skills in anatomy. Based on Anatomy Next — anatomy learning tools for students and teachers. Anatomy Next is a very successful, world-known educational technology start-up to help students learn anatomy faster and more efficiently.	Lecture	Test	Uldis Zariņš	Special subject for Erasmus+ students.
	MākZ1376	Art Pedagogy in a Cultural Environment	3	The course prepares students to conduct practical visual arts lectures in art exhibitions or a broader cultural environment. Such an experience is useful in any art communication process. Graduates will gain hands-on experience in discussing art with people of all ages, conducting informal art classes, and evaluating the learning process.	Practical work, seminar or discussion	Presentation	Ilze Vītola	Special subject for Erasmus+ students.
				ELECTIVE SUBJECTS OFFERED TO ERASMUS+ VISITING STUDENTS
				Elective subjects for Erasmus+ visiting students offered by different departments in different specialties. The list of available elective subjects will be published shortly before the start of the semester with online registration. The number of elective subjects depends on the number of remaining ECTS required for the student after the student's basic curriculum of the department's specialty subjects, general art subjects, and humanities subjects has been approved by the department.
				BA 3
	code	subject name	ECTS		type of class	type of examination	lecturer	additional info
				THE DEPARTMENT'S SPECIALTY SUBJECTS
				Specialty subjects in the student's chosen subfield. These subjects account for a significant part of the total semester or study year programme percentage.
	MākZ3060	Theoretical and Practical Conservation-Restoration (Easel-Paintings)	6	Lectures on the synthetic adhesives used in restoration (lining of the canvas, consolidation of paint layer, test-making); lectures on the resins as binding materials for making paints for retouching and reconstruction (appropriate tests). Practical work: paintings, which require the above processes, and, consequently, research, restoration documentation.	Practical work	Assessment show
	MākZ5025	Copying of Paintings	3	Genres of European painting of the 17th-19th century. Copying takes place in a museum using original paintings.	Practical work	Assessment show
	MākZ5006	Copying of Graphics	1,5	Practical work: the creation of two copies in the watercolor technique. Two monochromes in the first semester and two polychromes in the second semester.	Practical work	Assessment show
	MākZ3058	Conservation-Restoration of Mural Paintings	1,5	Gilding. Pattern-making. Research, samples on a mural.	Practical work	Assessment show
				GENERAL ART SUBJECTS
				Students of all disciplines take general art subjects to gain skills and understanding of academic drawing, painting, and sculpture. Study assignments are designed to provide students with an opportunity to learn about proportions, scale, and relationships between light and dark, and creatively interpret the given setting and assignment at the same time. If a department does not offer any of the general art subjects (drawing, painting, design), it is possible to take it by joining another department or course.				The department teaching the subject assesses the student's skill level and individually adjusts the assignments.
		Painting	3	The aim of the course is to develop the painting skills by mastering painting of human face and hands by painting portraits and semi-figures from nature. The course focuses on learning the basic structure of the human body and tonal relationships.	Practical and individual work	Assessment show
	MākZ3101	Drawing	3	Nude figure. Large-format (min. 120x80 cm) primed canvas or paper. Soft materials (coal, sanguine, sepia, etc.). Figure from different angles. Dimensional, tonal, or line drawings.	Practical and individual work	Assessment show
	MākZ3101	Sketching	There are no separate credits for sketching; students are marked for the Drawing course	Sketching the human figure for 5, 10, 15 minutes. Objective: the act of drawing using various materials (charcoal pencil, pencil, felt-tip pen, sepia, acrylic, ink, etc.), developing visual perception, transferring it to the sketch. Results to be achieved: a developed ability to understand proportion and to create individual handwriting in drawing using a variety of materials, taking a step back from the classical academic drawing.	Individual work	Assessment show	An individual class without a lecturer
				HUMANITIES SUBJECTS
				As theoretical lectures are delivered to the students of the Art Academy of Latvia in Latvian, some theoretical subjects in English are offered separately to the visiting students.
	MākZ1687	Art History of Latvia	6	The course is taught to Erasmus+ students, and its purpose is to give an insight into and a general idea of the development of Latvian art history in a cultural and historical context. Alongside art history, the course provides basic knowledge of Latvian history, ethnography, and architectural history. The lecture course chronologically covers the period from prehistory to the 20th century. Visits to exhibitions and museums are organized as part of the course to broaden and improve students' knowledge and to promote connection with contemporary cultural progress.	Lecture, visits to exhibitions and cultural sites	Written course paper	Ieva Rosne	Special subject for Erasmus+ students.
	MākZ1686	Theory of Contemporary Art	3	The academic course deals with all the significant events in recent art history, starting from the international conceptual tendencies in the 60s, like land art, minimalism, Art Povera, Nouveaux Réalisme, Fluxus, and others, the postmodern narratives in the 80s and the 90s. The final part will be dedicated to the actual debates in the global contemporary art scene. Each lecture will be accompanied by rich visual materials, including films originating from museums. After finishing the course, the students will be able to recognize the most prominent personalities and their most iconic artworks.	Lecture, visits to exhibitions and cultural sites	Presentation	Raimonds Kalējs	Special subject for Erasmus+ students.
	MākZ1677	Anatomy	1,5	Digitalized and interactive anatomy for art and design students to improve their drawing, painting, and sketching skills in anatomy. Based on Anatomy Next — anatomy learning tools for students and teachers. Anatomy Next is a very successful, world-known educational technology start-up to help students learn anatomy faster and more efficiently.	Lecture	Test	Uldis Zariņš	Special subject for Erasmus+ students.
	MākZ1376	Art Pedagogy in a Cultural Environment	3	The course prepares students to conduct practical visual arts lectures in art exhibitions or a broader cultural environment. Such an experience is useful in any art communication process. Graduates will gain hands-on experience in discussing art with people of all ages, conducting informal art classes, and evaluating the learning process.	Practical work, seminar or discussion	Presentation	Ilze Vītola	Special subject for Erasmus+ students.
				ELECTIVE SUBJECTS OFFERED TO ERASMUS+ VISITING STUDENTS
				Elective subjects for Erasmus+ visiting students offered by different departments in different specialties. The list of available elective subjects will be published shortly before the start of the semester with online registration. The number of elective subjects depends on the number of remaining ECTS required for the student after the student's basic curriculum of the department's specialty subjects, general art subjects, and humanities subjects has been approved by the department.
				BA 4
	code	subject name	ECTS		type of class	type of examination	lecturer	additional info
				THE DEPARTMENT'S SPECIALTY SUBJECTS
	MākZ3060	Theoretical and Practical Conservation-Restoration (Easel-Paintings)	6	Lectures on the synthetic adhesives used in restoration (lining of the canvas, consolidation of paint layer, test-making); lectures on the resins as binding materials for making paints for retouching and reconstruction (appropriate tests). Practical work: paintings, which require the above processes, and, consequently, research, restoration documentation.	Practical work	Assessment show
	MākZ5025	Copying of Paintings	3	Genres of European painting of the 17th-19th century. Copying takes place in a museum using original paintings.	Practical work	Assessment show
	MākZ5006	Copying of Graphics	1,5	Practical work: the creation of two copies in the watercolor technique. Two monochromes in the first semester and two polychromes in the second semester.	Practical work	Assessment show
	MākZ3058	Conservation-Restoration of Mural Paintings	1,5	Gilding. Pattern-making. Research, samples on a mural.	Practical work	Assessment show
				HUMANITIES SUBJECTS
				As theoretical lectures are delivered to the students of the Art Academy of Latvia in Latvian, some theoretical subjects in English are offered separately to the visiting students.
	MākZ1687	Art History of Latvia	6	The course is taught to Erasmus+ students, and its purpose is to give an insight into and a general idea of the development of Latvian art history in a cultural and historical context. Alongside art history, the course provides basic knowledge of Latvian history, ethnography, and architectural history. The lecture course chronologically covers the period from prehistory to the 20th century. Visits to exhibitions and museums are organized as part of the course to broaden and improve students' knowledge and to promote connection with contemporary cultural progress.	Lecture, visits to exhibitions and cultural sites	Written course paper	Ieva Rosne	Special subject for Erasmus+ students.
	MākZ1686	Theory of Contemporary Art	3	The academic course deals with all the significant events in recent art history, starting from the international conceptual tendencies in the 60s, like land art, minimalism, Art Povera, Nouveaux Réalisme, Fluxus, and others, the postmodern narratives in the 80s and the 90s. The final part will be dedicated to the actual debates in the global contemporary art scene. Each lecture will be accompanied by rich visual materials, including films originating from museums. After finishing the course, the students will be able to recognize the most prominent personalities and their most iconic artworks.	Lecture, visits to exhibitions and cultural sites	Presentation	Raimonds Kalējs	Special subject for Erasmus+ students.
	MākZ1677	Anatomy	1,5	Digitalized and interactive anatomy for art and design students to improve their drawing, painting, and sketching skills in anatomy. Based on Anatomy Next — anatomy learning tools for students and teachers. Anatomy Next is a very successful, world-known educational technology start-up to help students learn anatomy faster and more efficiently.	Lecture	Test	Uldis Zariņš	Special subject for Erasmus+ students.
	MākZ1376	Art Pedagogy in a Cultural Environment	3	The course prepares students to conduct practical visual arts lectures in art exhibitions or a broader cultural environment. Such an experience is useful in any art communication process. Graduates will gain hands-on experience in discussing art with people of all ages, conducting informal art classes, and evaluating the learning process.	Practical work, seminar or discussion	Presentation	Ilze Vītola	Special subject for Erasmus+ students.
				ELECTIVE SUBJECTS OFFERED TO ERASMUS+ VISITING STUDENTS
				Elective subjects for Erasmus+ visiting students offered by different departments in different specialties. The list of available elective subjects will be published shortly before the start of the semester with online registration. The number of elective subjects depends on the number of remaining ECTS required for the student after the student's basic curriculum of the department's specialty subjects, general art subjects, and humanities subjects has been approved by the department.
				MA 1
	code	subject name	ECTS		type of class	type of examination	lecturer	additional info
				THE DEPARTMENT'S SPECIALTY SUBJECTS
				Specialty subjects in the student's chosen subfield. These subjects account for a significant part of the total semester or study year programme percentage.
	MākZ6157	Theoretical Conservation-Restoration	3	Following the updates in the specialty: the latest restoration materials and work methods with their use, the possible interaction of these materials with traditional materials and methods. Discussion on theoretical topics of the Master's thesis, both individually and in groups.	Practical work	Assessment show	Dace Pāže
	MākZ6158	Practical Conservation-Restoration	3	Visual and laboratory research of the chosen object, photo documentation, description, representation of work tasks, testing treatment methods, acceptance of the restoration programme, practical work.	Practical work	Assessment show	Dace Pāže
				GENERAL ART SUBJECTS
				Students of all disciplines take general art subjects to gain skills and understanding of academic drawing, painting, and sculpture. Study assignments are designed to provide students with an opportunity to learn about proportions, scale, and relationships between light and dark, and creatively interpret the given setting and assignment at the same time. If a department does not offer any of the general art subjects (drawing, painting, design), it is possible to take it by joining another department or course.				The department teaching the subject assesses the student's skill level and individually adjusts the assignments.
		Painting	3	The aim of the course is to develop the painting skills by mastering painting of human face and hands by painting portraits and semi-figures from nature. The course focuses on learning the basic structure of the human body and tonal relationships.	Practical and individual work	Assessment show
	MākZ6334	Drawing	3	Nude figure. Large-format (min. 120x80 cm) primed canvas or paper. Soft materials (coal, sanguine, sepia, etc.). Figure from different angles. Dimensional, tonal, or line drawings.	Practical and individual work	Assessment show
	MākZ6334	Sketching	There are no separate credits for sketching; students are marked for the Drawing course	Sketching the human figure for 5, 10, 15 minutes. Objective: the act of drawing using various materials (charcoal pencil, pencil, felt-tip pen, sepia, acrylic, ink, etc.), developing visual perception, transferring it to the sketch. Results to be achieved: a developed ability to understand proportion and to create individual handwriting in drawing using a variety of materials, taking a step back from the classical academic drawing.	Individual work	Assessment show	An individual class without a lecturer
				HUMANITIES SUBJECTS
				As theoretical lectures are delivered to the students of the Art Academy of Latvia in Latvian, some theoretical subjects in English are offered separately to the visiting students.
	MākZ1687	Art History of Latvia	6	The course is taught to Erasmus+ students, and its purpose is to give an insight into and a general idea of the development of Latvian art history in a cultural and historical context. Alongside art history, the course provides basic knowledge of Latvian history, ethnography, and architectural history. The lecture course chronologically covers the period from prehistory to the 20th century. Visits to exhibitions and museums are organized as part of the course to broaden and improve students' knowledge and to promote connection with contemporary cultural progress.	Lecture, visits to exhibitions and cultural sites	Written course paper	Ieva Rosne	Special subject for Erasmus+ students.
	MākZ1686	Theory of Contemporary Art	3	The academic course deals with all the significant events in recent art history, starting from the international conceptual tendencies in the 60s, like land art, minimalism, Art Povera, Nouveaux Réalisme, Fluxus, and others, the postmodern narratives in the 80s and the 90s. The final part will be dedicated to the actual debates in the global contemporary art scene. Each lecture will be accompanied by rich visual materials, including films originating from museums. After finishing the course, the students will be able to recognize the most prominent personalities and their most iconic artworks.	Lecture, discussion	Presentation	Raimonds Kalējs	Special subject for Erasmus+ students.
	MākZ1677	Anatomy	1,5	Digitalized and interactive anatomy for art and design students to improve their drawing, painting, and sketching skills in anatomy. Based on Anatomy Next — anatomy learning tools for students and teachers. Anatomy Next is a very successful, world-known educational technology start-up to help students learn anatomy faster and more efficiently.	Lecture		Uldis Zariņš	Special subject for Erasmus+ students.
	MākZ6753	Critical Design	3	The course provides a general insight into design progress, starting from the '90s, introduces major developments in design thinking and approach, and provides an in-depth look at the "Critical Design" trend that emerged during this period. Throughout the course, students are introduced to the concept of critical design, its goals and techniques, and discuss the specifics of design as an information medium. The course covers the theoretical foundations of critical design and illustrates it by numerous examples. It also deals with the problems of design terminology and the point of contact between design and conceptual art. This course aims to encourage designers and artists to think critically and to offer new tools for their artistic and design practices.	Lecture	Test	Liene Jākobsone	Special subject for Erasmus+ students.
	MākZ6271	Art in Public Space	3	The course aims to introduce the diverse manifestations of contemporary art in the public domain, exploring it in depth. The main goal of the course is to broaden the academic horizon by presenting and analyzing contemporary art events and highlighting their interdisciplinary nature, socio-political critical information, and exploration of alternative forms (lasting monuments, temporary art installations, art festivals, biennials, various interventions in a public contemporary art environment, value criteria in the contemporary art environment, etc.). The objective of the course is not only to inform and describe but to develop students' critical thinking, ability to think independently, analyze and evaluate contemporary art events in public space both in Latvia and worldwide. The course looks at the major artistic activities of the late 20th and 21st centuries in the public domain. Lectures present a wealth of visuals, as well as publicly available professional video materials (tate.org.uk, channel.louisiana.dk, royalacademy.org, moma.org, etc.), and DVD movie fragments.	Lecture	Test	Inese Baranovska	If the course is attended by Erasmus+ students, it is taught bilingually (in Latvian and English).
	MākZ6819	Art and Culture in the Second Half of the 20th Century: Minimal and Conceptual Art	3	The course aims to give an insight into the minimalist and conceptualist artistic trends, their main representatives, and their typical work-creating strategies in a broader context of the second half of the 20th-century art, philosophy, politics, and ideology. The course will focus not only on visual arts, but also briefly on the direction of minimalism in music, literature, and architecture, as well as on the link between the emergence of conceptualism and the Fluxus movement and the musical avant-garde, focusing on the 60s and 70s, exploring the influence of the avant-garde art of the period on the different art world situations of the 80s and 90s and making comparisons with current events in Latvian and world art in the 21st century.	Lecture, seminar or discussion	Presentation	Jānis Taurens	If the course is attended by Erasmus+ students, it is taught bilingually (in Latvian and English).
				ELECTIVE SUBJECTS OFFERED TO ERASMUS+ VISITING STUDENTS
				Elective subjects for Erasmus+ visiting students offered by different departments in different specialties. The list of available elective subjects will be published shortly before the start of the semester with online registration. The number of elective subjects depends on the number of remaining ECTS required for the student after the student's basic curriculum of the department's specialty subjects, general art subjects, and humanities subjects has been approved by the department.