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KLAIPËDA UNIVERSITY |
MANAGEMENT
Qualification awarded
Level of qualification
University studies, First cycle, undergraduate (Bachelor)
Specific admission requirements
Minimum access requirements: Secondary
Minimum access qualification degree:
Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning (formal, non-formal and informal)
Study subjects or parts thereof, corresponding to formal and subject requirements of selected study programme, may be included to individuals who graduated, studied or are presently studying at institutions of higher education in Lithuania or other countries, accredited in accordance with Lithuanian higher education curriculum, and who want to continue their studies at the University at the same or inferior cycle or studies of other studies programmes.
Profile of the programme
Graduate of the undergraduate study programme of Management shall acquire: cognitive, functional, personal, and ethic competences; the ability to apply exhaustive theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of management with a critical view of management theories and principles; the skills to apply management methods and techniques in a constantly changing environment when employed as middle and top managers in any business organization; they shall have professional, learning, independent work and responsibility, communicative and social skills. The goal is to train highly qualified management professionals who meet the needs of the labour market and the region and who are able to work as middle managers or chief executive officers in organizations functioning in a constantly changing environment, to develop their own business, or to continue in graduate studies.
Key learning outcomes
Knowledge and Its Application
| A1 | Knows and understands the economic, political, legal, technological and social context of the organization in the global society, is able to evaluate it when making managerial decisions; |
| A2 | Understands social responsibility, including sustainable and ethical behavior in business and is able to apply the principles of socially responsible business |
| A3 | Understands financial theories, financial markets, is familiar with financial analysis instruments and the principles of preparing financial statements, is able to apply this knowledge in practical activities |
| A4 | Knows and understands organizational systems and management processes, including production management, supply chains, marketing, human resource management, is able to apply this knowledge in practical activitiesmanagement. |
| A5 | Able to explain group and individual behavior in the organization and society, including changes in employee behavior due to technology-driven digitization of workplaces in e-business |
Research Skills
| B1 | Able to collect, analyze and interpret data required for management decisions, based on the results of fundamental and applied research |
| B2 | Able to creatively and critically define and choose appropriate methods for conducting research relevant to the organization |
Subject–Specific Skills
| C1 | Able to make evidence-based organizational management decisions integrating existing and emerging technologies, including the application of statistical tools and methods, data management, data analytics |
| C2 | Able to use and distribute data ethically with respect to data privacy and security and communicate effectively with all stakeholders |
Social Skills
| D1 | Able to work effectively in a team, in a fast-changing and multicultural work environment, developing analytical and creative thinking skills |
| D2 | Able to communicate fluently, persuasively and effectively in writing and orally in a professional environment in Lithuanian and at least one foreign language |
Personal Skills
| E1 | Able to analyze and systematize problems, develop managerial competencies, realizes moral responsibility and oneself in a social context |
| E2 | Able to make decisions and take responsibility independently, has a developed "I can learn" attitude, able to self-assess one's own knowledge and learn independently. |
Occupational profiles of graduates with examples
After completing the Bachelor's degree program in Management, you can work as middle and senior executives, develop your own business, work as managers in business, logistics and government institutions.
Access to further studies
Access to the second cycle studies
Course structure diagram with credits
1 semester
| Course | ECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Studies (S190B098) | 5 |
| 2 | Psychology (S260B025) | 4 |
| 3 | Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (S190B085) | 6 |
| 4 | Economics (S180B005) | 6 |
| 5 | Management (S190B002) | 6 |
| 6 | Elective Study Subject 1 | 3 |
| Total: | 30 |
2 semester
| Course | ECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Statistics (P160B063) | 6 |
| 2 | Entrepreneurship (S190B100) | 6 |
| 3 | Business Communication (S190B086) | 6 |
| 4 | Marketing (S180B306) | 6 |
| 5 | Elective Study Subject 2 | 6 |
| Total: | 30 |
3 semester
| Course | ECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marketing Management (S190B006) | 6 |
| 2 | Course Paper in Management (S190B094) | 6 |
| 3 | Quantitative Social Research Methods (S210B001) | 6 |
| 4 | Accounting (S180B104) | 6 |
| 5 | Elective Study Subject 3.1 | 3 |
| 6 | Elective Study Subject 3.2 | 3 |
| Total: | 30 |
4 semester
| Course | ECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Production Management (S190B003) | 5 |
| 2 | Crisis Management (S190B089) | 6 |
| 3 | Service Operations Management (S190B091) | 5 |
| 4 | Logistics (S190B027) | 6 |
| 5 | Innovation Management (S190B030) | 5 |
| 6 | Elective Study Subject 4 | 3 |
| Total: | 30 |
5 semester
| Course | ECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Law (S000B462) | 6 |
| 2 | Supply Chain Management (S190B076) | 3 |
| 3 | Practice in Virtual Enterprise (S180B046) | 6 |
| 4 | E-Business (S190B093) | 6 |
| 5 | Business Analytics (P160B064) | 5 |
| 6 | Elective courses | 4 |
| Total: | 30 |
6 semester
| Course | ECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sales Management (S190B062) | 5 |
| 2 | Negotiation Technique (S190B081) | 5 |
| 3 | Professional Practice (S190B095) | 15 |
| 4 | Elective courses | 5 |
| Total: | 30 |
7 semester
| Course | ECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to International Business (S190B096) | 4 |
| 2 | Bachelor's Final Thesis (S189B027) | 15 |
| 3 | Human Resource Management (S189B026) | 6 |
| 4 | Finance Management (S190B123) | 5 |
| Total: | 30 |
Elective courses
| Course | ECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occupational Safety Administration (S190B084) | 5 |
| 2 | Business Projects (S190B001) | 5 |
| 3 | Organizational Behavior (S190B301) | 5 |
| 4 | Leadership (S190B103) | 5 |
Elective courses
| Course | ECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teamwork (S190B020) | 4 |
| 2 | Consumer Behavior (S190B009) | 4 |
| 3 | Quality Management (S000B308) | 4 |
Elective Study Subject 1
| Course | ECTS |
|---|
Elective Study Subject 2
| Course | ECTS |
|---|
Elective Study Subject 3.1
| Course | ECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish A2 (1) (H490B003) | 3 |
| 2 | German A1 (1) (H530B001) | 3 |
| 3 | Swedish Language A1 (1) (H580B014) | 3 |
| 4 | Norwegian A1 (1) (H580B046) | 3 |
| 5 | Family Pedagogy (S000B373) | 3 |
| 6 | Leisure Physical Activity (S000B984) | 3 |
| 7 | Professional Pedagogy (S280B012) | 3 |
| 8 | Rhetoric (H000B122) | 3 |
| 9 | Media Edication: Dezinformation and Propaganda (S265B176) | 3 |
| 10 | The future trends of sustainable development (S190B108) | 3 |
| 11 | Climate geopolitics (S000B11R) | 3 |
| 12 | English Language B2 (1) (H570B102) | 3 |
| 13 | English Language C1 (1) (H570B100) | 3 |
| 14 | Russian language A2 (1) (H595B003) | 3 |
| 15 | Prospects for Water Transport (T003B086) | 3 |
| 16 | English Language B1 (1) (H570B118) | 3 |
| 17 | Russian language A1 (1) (H595B001) | 3 |
| 18 | Spanish lenguage A1 (1) (H490B001) | 3 |
Elective Study Subject 3.2
| Course | ECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sustainable Smart City (T002B119) | 3 |
| 2 | Russian language B1 (1) (H595B005) | 3 |
| 3 | Russian language B2 (1) (H595B041) | 3 |
| 4 | German A2 (1) (H530B100) | 3 |
| 5 | German B1 (1) (H530B043) | 3 |
| 6 | Public Health (B000B049) | 3 |
| 7 | Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics (H315B004) | 3 |
| 8 | Music Therapy (S000B01N) | 3 |
| 9 | Ethics (H000B272) | 3 |
| 10 | Philosophy (H001B001) | 3 |
| 11 | Lithuanian for Academic Purposes (H592B078) | 3 |
| 12 | Civil safety (T000B255) | 3 |
Elective Study Subject 4
| Course | ECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Language B1 (2) (H570B119) | 3 |
| 2 | English Language C1 (2) (H570B101) | 3 |
| 3 | Norwegian A1 (2) (H580B052) | 3 |
| 4 | Health-Enhancing Physical Activity (S000B09Y) | 3 |
| 5 | Professional Pedagogy (S280B012) | 3 |
| 6 | Ethics (H000B272) | 3 |
| 7 | Philosophy (H001B001) | 3 |
| 8 | Rhetoric (H000B122) | 3 |
| 9 | Civil safety (T000B255) | 3 |
| 10 | Sustainable Smart City (T002B119) | 3 |
| 11 | Russian language A1 (2) (H595B002) | 3 |
| 12 | English Language B2 (2) (H570B103) | 3 |
| 13 | Russian language A2 (2) (H595B004) | 3 |
| 14 | Russian Language B1 (2) (H595B006) | 3 |
| 15 | Russian language B2 (2) (H595B044) | 3 |
| 16 | Spanish A1 (2) (H490B002) | 3 |
| 17 | Spanish A2.(2) (H490B004) | 3 |
| 18 | German A1 (2) (H530B002) | 3 |
| 19 | German A2 (2) (H530B101) | 3 |
| 20 | German B1 (2) (H530B042) | 3 |
| 21 | Swedish Language A1 (2) (H580B024) | 3 |
| 22 | Personal Career Management (S000B713) | 3 |
| 23 | Leadership (S190B070) | 3 |
| 24 | Climate, sustainable development and technology (P000B269) | 3 |
| 25 | Public Health (B000B049) | 3 |
| 26 | Family Pedagogy (S000B373) | 3 |
| 27 | Lithuanian for Academic Purposes (H592B078) | 3 |
| 28 | Personal Finance Management (S189B033) | 3 |
| 29 | Climate geopolitics (S000B11R) | 3 |
Examination regulations, assessment and grading
The University applies cumulative grading in order to ensure objective evaluation, active students’ participation during the semester and their ability to apply theoretical knowledge in practice. Cumulative grading final evaluation consists of interim course assignments (test, individual work, paper, laboratory work defence, and etc.) and final exam grades. If the student fails the interim course assignments and does not make to transition grade−minimal grade of determined interim course assessments−he is not allowed to take the final exam. Each study programme is completed by defending final thesis (project) and (or) taking final exams.
A ten-point grading system is used at the University. Knowledge is assessed in the following marks
| Pass/fail system | KU grade* | Definition |
| Pass | 10 (excellent) | excellent performance, outstanding knowledge and skills |
| 9 (very good) | strong performance, good knowledge and skills | |
| 8 (good) | above the average performance, knowledge and skills | |
| 7 (highly satisfactory) | average performance, knowledge and skills with unessential shortcomings | |
| 6 (satisfactory) | below average performance, knowledge and skills with substantial shortcomings | |
| 5 (sufficient) | knowledge and skills meet minimum criteria | |
| Fail | 4, 3, 2, 1 (insufficient) | knowledge and skills do not meet minimum criteria / below minimum criteria |
Graduation requirements
Undergraduate and master student’s knowledge, skills and abilities, indicated in the study programme description, are examined and evaluated during the public defence of his Final thesis. Final thesis by its nature can be scientific research or scientific-applied. Final thesis is analytical work based on independent scientific or applied research. A Bachelor’s thesis comprises 12 credits; Master’s thesis comprises 30 credits in the study programme of 120 credits or 24 credits in the study programme of 90 credits. Final thesis and its defence is to demonstrate student’s creativity and the ability to critically evaluate theoretical and practical innovations, as well as others’ previously carried out researches and their results; to indicate student’s knowledge in social and commercial environment, legislation, and financial capacity; to show information sourcing and its qualified analysis skills, computational methods and specialized software and general-purpose information technologies using skills, as well as the ability to clearly and correctly orally or in written present their research results and (or) product designed to different audiences.
Final thesis is defended publicly in front of the Study Field Qualification Committee approved by the Rector. All members of the Qualification Committee evaluate the final thesis and its defence in separate grades in ten-point grading system. Weighted coefficient of defended grade is up to 0.2. The final grade is the arithmetic average of the grades given by the Qualification Committee members, rounded to the nearest whole number.
Mode of study
Part-time
Full-time
Programme director or equivalent
Prof. Dr. Ligita Ðimanskienë
Department of Management