University of Economics – Varna

Industrial Business and Entrepreneurship

Degree:

Type of education:

Number of semesters: 8

Professional qualification:

Professional field:

First year: 2014

Specific courses:

  • Industrial Economics;
  • Operational Management;
  • Entrepreneurship;
  • Marketing Research in Industry;
  • Quality Management and Food Safety;
  • Small Business Management;
  • Business Planning of Enterprise;
  • Cost Management and Pricing;
  • Human resources Management and Labor Organization;
  • Economic Analysis of Enterprise;
  • Financial Management;
  • Brand Management and Advertising;
  • Investment Management;
  • Innovation Management.

Expected knowledge and skills after acquiring qualification:
Students Majoring Industrial Business and Entrepreneurship acquire profound knowledge on establishment, development and management of successful enterprise. They learn how to identify various market opportunities, to create and apply effectively innovation decision in their work. Students are able to set goals and manage the resources of the company to archive them. Graduates identify and evaluate the risks in front of contemporary business and know how to deal with them.

Employment opportunities upon graduation:
Graduates can find occupation:

  • in large, middle and small industrial firms, in Bulgarian and foreign corporate organizations;
  • as operative, functional and line managers, applied and analytical specialists;
  • as entrepreneurs of their own companies;
  • in business incubators, clusters and business networks;
  • as commercial intermediaries, distributors, etc.;
  • in investment firms and funds and in consulting companies;
  • in banks and other financial institutions as functional, program and operative leaders;
  • on every level of management in state and in municipal administration;
  • in research organizations;
  • in civil society organizations.
Programme
First year
2014
Studied subjects Semester Credits Type of grading Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes
Informatics 1 9 198 180 18
Microeconomics 1 9 198 180 18
Mathematics 1 9 198 180 18
Electives (1)
  • Russian
  • English
  • German
  • French
1 3 66 60 6
Management Theory 2 8 180 165 15
Macroeconomics 2 9 198 180 18
Principles of Law 2 7 150 135 15
Electives (1)
  • Career Development
  • History of Economic Thought
  • History of Economics
  • Economic Psychology
  • Economic Sociology
  • Philosophy
2 6 132 120 12
Accounting Theory 3 8 180 165 15
Introduction to Finance 3 7 150 135 15
Introduction to Statistics 3 5 90 75 15
Marketing 3 6 120 105 15
Electives (1)
  • Commercial Correspondence
  • Economics of the Public Sector
  • Commercial Law
  • Political Science
  • Ecology
  • Socio-economic Geography
  • Labour Economics
3 4 72 60 12
Financial Accounting 4 8 180 165 15
Industrial Economics 4 8 192 180 12
Economics of the Enterprise 4 8 180 165 15
Electives (1)
  • Optimization Methods
  • Econometrics
  • International Economics
  • European Studies
  • Planning and Forecasting
  • Internet Technologies
4 6 132 120 12
Entrepreneurship 5 8 180 165 15
Marketing Research in Industry 5 8 192 180 12
Operational Management 5 9 198 180 18
Electives (1)
  • Economic-mathematical Modelling in Industrial Business
  • Management of Goods Quality and Safety
  • Applied Marketing in the Small Business
  • Environmental Soundness of Industrial Production
5 5 102 90 12
Small Business Management 6 6 132 120 12
Practical Training 6 5 150 150 0
Cost Management and Pricing 6 7 162 150 12
Business Planning of the Enterprise 6 7 150 135 15
Electives (1)
  • Business Logistics
  • Integrated Marketing Communications
  • Industrial Technology and Technological Strategies
  • Restructuring in Industry
6 5 102 90 12
Financial Management 7 8 192 180 12
Personnel Management and Organization of Work 7 9 210 195 15
Economic Analysis of the Enterprise 7 8 192 180 12
Electives (1)
  • Trade Relations
  • Financial Investment
  • Project Management
  • Business Changes and Entrepreneurial Decisions
7 5 102 90 12
Specialized Seminar 8 5 114 105 9
Innovation Management 8 5 102 90 12
Investment Management 8 5 102 90 12
Trade Marks and Advertising 8 5 102 90 12
Electives (1)
  • Comprehensive State Exam
  • Thesis Defense
8 10 300 300 0
Total for 0 0
Total for the entire period of study 240 5400 4950 450


Optional courses Semester Credits Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes
Globalization 2 4 72 60 12
Foreign Language - Russian 3, 5, 7 4, 4, 4 288 270 18
Foreign Language - French 3, 5, 7 4, 4, 4 288 270 18
Foreign Language - German 3, 5, 7 4, 4, 4 288 270 18
Foreign Language - English 3, 5, 7 4, 4, 4 288 270 18
Taxation and taxation process 7 3 66 60 6
1 The course is available only to foreigners