About the Faculty

From 1 July 2024, as part of the consolidation of the University of Latvia (UL), several units of the UL will continue to work in the joint Faculty of Humanities (FH), bringing together the previously known Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Theology, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Latvian Language Institute, Institute of Latvian History, Livonian Institute and International Institute of Indic Studies.

FH offers studies in languages, culture, philosophy, history, archaeology, theology, and religious research across eight bachelor’s, seven master’s and four doctoral programmes.

Until the opening of the House of Letters at the UL Academic Centre in Torņakalns, studies of the FH will take place at:

• Visvalža iela 4a – language and culture study programmes;
• Aspazijas bulvāris 5 – history and philosophy study programmes;
• Raiņa bulvāris 19 – theology and religious research study programmes.

Why study the humanities? 

The studies of languages, literatures, cultures, texts, history, philosophy, and religion encourage and nurture the capacity to think critically, analytically, and objectively, to examine facts, and to better understand ourselves as well as local and global realities. Knowledge and understanding of one's own language, which is by no means a given nowadays, flourish through exposure to other languages. The study of foreign languages, cultures, histories, peoples and their worldviews is a safeguard for our security today and especially in the future: by gaining a greater understanding of others, we learn not only to be tolerant but also to be credible, convincing and persuasive when advocating for our own values.