University of Economics – Varna

Management

Degree: Bachelor

Type of education: Full-time

Number of semesters: 8

Professional qualification: Management and Administration

Professional field: ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

First year: 2022

Faculty: Faculty of Management
Duration: 4 years
Language: Bulgarian
Mode of study: Full-time

Specific courses:

  • Strategic Management;
  • Planning and Forecasting;
  • Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium Size Businesses;
  • Operations and Logistics Management;
  • Human Resources Management;
  • Public Sector Management;
  • Quantitate Methods of Management;
  • Organizational Behavior;
  • Investments Management;
  • Operational Management;
  • International Management;
  • Corporate Management.

Expected knowledge and skills after acquiring qualification:
The students in "Management" receive integrated knowledge of the basic functions of management - planning, organizing, motivating and controlling, as well as skills to apply them in senior management and executive positions in strategic, tactical and operational management of various organizations regardless of their sectoral affiliation.
The more specific directions in which competences are acquired:

  • Analysis, diagnosis and prognosis of corporate environment, adaptation and inclusion of organizations in regional, national and international business networks;
  • Selection and implementation of management decisions concerning the target orientation of organizations develop alternatives, evaluation and strategic selection of products, markets and more.
  • Create organizational skills in building and developing production, management and communication structures.
  • Personnel Management using appropriate techniques for planning, recruitment, distribution and training of personnel , establishment of adequate corporate culture and systems of motivation, appraisal, evaluation and development staff. Abilities to control corporate activity

Employment opportunities upon graduation:
Managers at different levels of management in:

  • manufacturing companies,
  • trade companies,
  • in organizations in the services sector,
  • in banking and insurance business,
  • in socially oriented activities (health, education, etc.),
  • culture and public administration;
  • head of departments, units and divisions;
  • entrepreneurs,
  • managers in economic and other organizations,
  • researchers and lecturers in the field of management.
Programme
First year
2022
Studied subjects Semester Credits Type of grading Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes
CORE
Informatics 1 9 Exam 270 195 75
Microeconomics 1 9 Exam 270 195 75
Physical Education 1 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30
Applied Mathematics 1 9 Exam 270 195 75
Electives (1)
  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Russian
  • Bulgarian Language
1 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30
Management 2 8 Exam 240 165 75
Macroeconomics 2 8 Exam 240 165 75
Physical Education 2 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30
Principles of Law 2 8 Exam 240 165 75
Electives (1)
  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Russian
  • Bulgarian Language
2 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30
Accounting Theory 3 9 Exam 270 195 75
Introduction to Finance 3 9 Exam 270 195 75
Physical Education 3 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30
Electives (1)
  • Labour Economics
  • Career Development
  • Economic Psychology
  • European Studies
  • Philosophical Culture
  • Business History
  • Commercial Correspondence
3 4 Exam 120 60 60
Physical Education 4 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30
Marketing 4 8 Exam 240 165 75
Total for CORE 0 0
Special
Academic Research 2 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30
Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium-Sized Business 4 9 Exam 270 195 75
Strategic Management 5 8 Exam 240 165 75
Forecasting, Planning and Control 5 8 Exam 240 165 75
Business Models for Digital Transformation 5 8 Exam 240 180 60
Electives (1)
  • Business Ethics
  • Financial Markets and Institutions
  • Business Communications in Management
  • Research Methods in Management
5 6 Exam 180 120 60
Human Resource Management 6 7 Exam 210 135 75
Management of the Public Sector 6 7 Exam 210 135 75
Quantitative Methods in Management 6 6 Exam 180 120 60
Electives (1)
  • Innovation Management
  • Quality Assurance
  • Social Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Management
6 5 Exam 150 90 60
Organizational Behaviour 7 8 Exam 240 180 60
Investment Management 7 8 Exam 240 180 60
Organizational Design 7 8 Exam 240 165 75
Electives (1)
  • Company Culture
  • Organizational Conflicts and Stress Management
  • Management Information Systems
7 6 Exam 180 120 60
International Management 8 5 Exam 150 75 75
Corporate Governance 8 5 Exam 150 90 60
Specialized Seminar 8 5 Exam 150 120 30
Electives (1)
  • Exchanges and Exchange Transactions
  • Business Analyses
  • Managerial Accounting
8 5 Exam 150 90 60
Total for Special 0 0
University specialised
Introduction to Statistics 3 9 Exam 270 195 75
Electives (1) 4 6 Exam 180 120 60
Electives (1) 4 6 Exam 180 120 60
Total for University specialised 0 0
Practical
Practical Training 6 8 Exam 240 240 0
Total for Practical 0 0
Graduate
Electives (1)
  • Thesis Defense
  • Comprehensive State Exam
8 10 Exam 300 300 0
Total for Graduate 0 0
Total for the entire period of study 247 7410 5175 2235


Optional courses Semester Credits Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes
Foreign Language - English 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90
Foreign Language - German 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90
Foreign Language - French 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90
Foreign Language - Russian 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90
Foreign Language - Portuguese 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90
Administrative and Legal Service 5 3 90 60 30
Physical Education 5, 6, 7 1, 1, 2 120 0 120
Business Culture and Traditions 6 3 90 60 30
Taxation and taxation process 7 3 90 60 30