University of Economics – Varna

International Tourist Business

Degree: Master

Type of education:

Number of semesters: 3

Professional qualification: Tourism

Professional field: TOURISM

First year: 2021

Duration: 1 year; 1.5 years
Language: Bulgarian
Mode of study: Full-time

Specific courses:

  • Introduction into Tourism
  • Hotel and Restaurant Management
  • Tourism Marketing

Specialized courses:

  • Regulations of International Tourism Business
  • Hotel and Restaurant Franchising
  • Management of Touristic Destination
  • Monitoring of International Tourism Business
  • Geopolitics and Geo-strategy in Tourism
  • Change Management in Tourism Company
  • Ethno-cultural Landscape Studies
  • The language of international tourism- English (elective)
  • The language of international tourism-French (elective)
  • The language of international tourism – German (elective)
  • The language of international tourism –Russian (elective)

Expected knowledge and skills after acquiring qualification:
Graduates acquire knowledge and skill for carrying out activities, related to tourism management, scientific research in the field of tourism, consulting, touristic resources management.

Employment opportunities upon graduation:
Globalization processes, including in the sector of tourism, the need of European integrations and preservation of national interests, the boom of information and other technologies determine the following tourism fields, in which graduates find their realization: tourism management on macro-level (touristic destination); tourism management on companies level as hotels, restaurants, touristic transport agencies, tour operators and other; scientific research in the field of tourism; training and qualification in tourism; consulting and expert activities in the field of tourism, touristic resources management.

Programme
First year
2021
Studied subjects Semester Credits Type of grading Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes
CORE
Accounting Theory 10 12 Exam 360 300 60
Introduction to Finance 10 12 Exam 360 300 60
Management and Marketing 10 12 Exam 360 300 60
Economics 10 12 Exam 360 300 60
Quantitative Methods 10 12 Exam 360 300 60
Total for CORE 0 0
Special
Tourist Markets 11 5 Ongoing assessment 150 90 60
Service Management in Tourism 11 5 Ongoing assessment 150 90 60
Management of the Tourism Enterprise 11 5 Ongoing assessment 150 90 60
Total for Special 0 0
Specialised
Franchising in Hotel and Restaurant Management 11 8 Exam 240 165 75
Regulation of the International Tourist Business 11 8 Exam 240 180 60
Management of the Tourist Destination 11 8 Exam 240 165 75
Geopolitics and Geostrategy of Tourism 11 6 Exam 180 120 60
Monitoring of the International Tourist Business 12 8 Exam 240 180 60
Change Management in Tourist Companies 12 8 Exam 240 180 60
Ethnocultural Landscape Science 12 8 Ongoing assessment 240 180 60
Electives (1)
  • Specialized Foreign Language - English
  • Specialized Foreign Language - German
  • Specialized Foreign Language - Russian
12 6 Ongoing assessment 180 120 60
Total for Specialised 0 0
Graduate
Electives (1)
  • Thesis Defense
  • Comprehensive State Exam
12 15 Exam 450 450 0
Total for Graduate 0 0
Total for the entire period of study 150 4500 3510 990


Optional courses Semester Credits Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes
Foreign Language - English 12 6 180 120 60
Foreign Language - German 12 6 180 120 60
Foreign Language - Russian 12 6 180 120 60
Foreign Language - Portuguese 12 6 180 120 60
1 The course is available only to foreigners