University of Economics – Varna

Accounting and Finance

Degree: Bachelor

Type of education:

Number of semesters: 8

Professional qualification: Economist

Professional field: ECONOMICS

First year: 2015

Faculty: Faculty of Finance and Accounting
Duration: 4 years
Language: Bulgarian
Mode of study: Full-time

Specific courses:

  • Evaluation in Accounting;
  • Financial control;
  • Bank Accounting;
  • Accounting of the Budget Enterprises;
  • Managerial Accounting;
  • Financial Analysis;
  • Public finances;
  • Financial Accounting.
  • Management of Company Cash Flows;
  • Creditworthiness Analysis.

Expected knowledge and skills after acquiring qualification:
Students gain high quality training in two main groups of disciplines – accounting and finance. The main competences acquired are in the field of accounting, the elaboration of financial reports; the maintenance of financial control and analysis of the activities of the enterprise. Graduates are able to start working in the business or the public sector on different managerial positions.

Employment opportunities upon graduation:
Graduates with “Accounting and Finance” programme get the opportunity for broad professional realization in Bulgaria and abroad in trade, hotel and tourism management, construction business, transport, industrial business, agriculture, budget sphere, pension work, social activities, financial controlling system, public sector, financial institutions (banks, brokerage organizations, insurance companies and etc.), government. They can work as:

  • accountants ( incl. compilers of financial reports with the right to sign them) in all branches and activities;
  • heads of financial accounting departments;
  • financial consultants and managers;
  • experts and methodologists of accounting and auditing;
  • commissioners of audit, tax and custom inspectors;
  • specialists and consultants in Bulgarian and international accounting and control companies;
  • managers and owners of companies;
  • secondary school teachers or university lecturers in Economics.

Graduate students can apply for the qualification of “Certified Expert Accountant” or for PhD programme in higher education institutions after completing a master’s degree.

Programme
First year
2015
Studied subjects Semester Credits Type of grading Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes
CORE
Informatics 1 9 Exam 270 180 90
Microeconomics 1 9 Exam 270 180 90
Mathematics 1 9 Exam 270 180 90
Electives (1) 1 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30
Management Theory 2 8 Exam 240 165 75
Macroeconomics 2 9 Exam 270 180 90
Principles of Law 2 7 Exam 210 135 75
Electives (1)
  • History of Economic Thought
  • History of Economics
  • Economic Psychology
  • Economic Sociology
  • Philosophy
  • Career Development
2 6 Exam 180 120 60
Accounting Theory 3 8 Exam 240 165 75
Introduction to Finance 3 7 Exam 210 135 75
Introduction to Statistics 3 5 Exam 150 75 75
Marketing 3 6 Exam 180 105 75
Electives (1) 3 4 Ongoing assessment 120 60 60
Financial Accounting - Part I 4 8 Exam 240 135 105
Economics of the Enterprise 4 8 Exam 240 165 75
Electives (1)
  • Optimization Methods
  • Econometrics
  • International Economics
  • European Studies
  • Introduction to Entrepreneurship
  • Planning and Forecasting
  • Internet Technologies
4 6 Exam 180 120 60
Total for CORE 0 0
Special
Finance of the Enterprise 4 8 Exam 240 180 60
Financial Accounting - Part II 5 7 Exam 210 135 75
Control Theory 5 6 Exam 180 120 60
Valuation in Accounting 5 6 Ongoing assessment 180 120 60
Labour and Insurance Law 5 6 Exam 180 120 60
Electives (1)
  • International Economic Relations
  • Banking
  • Financial Strategies of the Enterprise
5 5 Exam 150 120 30
Financial Control 6 6 Exam 180 120 60
Accounting of Banks 6 6 Exam 180 120 60
Forensic Accounting and Financial and Economic Analysis 6 4 Ongoing assessment 120 90 30
Accounting Software 6 6 Exam 180 120 60
Electives (1)
  • Economics of the Social Sphere
  • Insurance
  • Management and Recovery of Receivables
  • Risk Assessment and Internal Financial Control
6 3 Exam 90 60 30
Financial and Accounting Analysis 7 7 Exam 210 150 60
Accounting of Budget Enterprises 7 7 Exam 210 150 60
Accounting of Insurance and Pension Enterprises 7 7 Exam 210 150 60
Management of Company Cash Flows 7 6 Ongoing assessment 180 120 60
Electives (1)
  • Specialized Foreign Language - Russian
  • Specialized Foreign Language - French
  • Specialized Foreign Language - German
  • Specialized Foreign Language - English
  • Credit Analysis of Customers and Management of Working Capital
7 3 Exam 90 60 30
Specialized Seminar - Parts I and II 8 6 Ongoing assessment 180 135 45
Management Accounting 8 6 Exam 180 105 75
Technology of Accounting Data Processing 8 2 Exam 60 30 30
Analysis of Creditworthiness 8 3 Exam 90 60 30
Electives (1)
  • Specialized Foreign Language - Russian
  • Specialized Foreign Language - French
  • Specialized Foreign Language - German
  • Specialized Foreign Language - English
  • Transfer Pricing
8 3 Exam 90 60 30
Total for Special 0 0
Practical
Practical Training 6 5 Exam 150 150 0
Total for Practical 0 0
Graduare
Electives (1)
  • Comprehensive State Exam
  • Thesis Defense
8 10 Exam 300 300 0
Total for Graduare 0 0
Total for the entire period of study 240 7200 4935 2265


Optional courses Semester Credits Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes
Globalization 2 4 120 60 60
Foreign Language - Russian
Semester 3
Semester 5
3, 5, 7 4, 4, 4 360 270 90
Foreign Language - French
Semester 3
Semester 5
3, 5, 7 4, 4, 4 360 270 90
Foreign Language - German
Semester 3
Semester 5
3, 5, 7 4, 4, 4 360 270 90
Foreign Language - English
Semester 3
Semester 5
3, 5, 7 4, 4, 4 360 270 90
1 The course is available only to foreigners