University of Economics – Varna

Industrial Business and Entrepreneurship

Degree: Bachelor

Type of education: Full-time, Distance learning

Number of semesters: 8

Professional qualification: Economics

Professional field: ECONOMICS

First year: 2023

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
2023
Studied subjects Semester Credits Type of grading Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes
CORE
Informatics 1 9 Exam 270 255 15
Microeconomics 1 9 Exam 270 255 15
Physical Education 1 1 Ongoing assessment 30 24 6
Applied Mathematics 1 9 Exam 270 255 15
Electives (1)
  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Russian
  • Bulgarian Language
1 3 Ongoing assessment 90 84 6
Management 2 8 Exam 240 225 15
Macroeconomics 2 8 Exam 240 225 15
Physical Education 2 1 Ongoing assessment 30 24 6
Principles of Law 2 8 Exam 240 225 15
Electives (1)
  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Russian
  • Bulgarian Language
2 3 Ongoing assessment 90 84 6
Accounting Theory 3 9 Exam 270 255 15
Introduction to Finance 3 9 Exam 270 255 15
Physical Education 3 1 Ongoing assessment 30 24 6
Marketing 3 8 Exam 240 225 15
Electives (1)
  • Labour Economics
  • Career Development
  • Economic Psychology
  • European Studies
  • Philosophical Culture
  • Business History
  • Commercial Correspondence
3 4 Exam 120 108 12
Physical Education 4 1 Ongoing assessment 30 24 6
Total for CORE 0 0
Special
Academic Research 2 3 Ongoing assessment 90 84 6
Industrial Economics 4 9 Exam 270 255 15
Industrial Entrepreneurship 5 8 Exam 240 225 15
Marketing Research in Industry 5 8 Exam 240 228 12
Operations management 5 8 Exam 240 225 15
Electives (1)
  • Company Culture
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Quality Management in the Industrial Enterprise
5 6 Exam 180 168 12
Small Business Management 6 7 Exam 210 195 15
Business Planning of the Enterprise 6 7 Exam 210 195 15
Pricing Practices and Decisions in Industry 6 6 Exam 180 168 12
Electives (1)
  • Integrated Marketing Communications
  • Company Restructuring
  • Digital Entrepreneurship
  • Financial Mathematics
6 5 Exam 150 138 12
Financial Management 7 8 Exam 240 228 12
Personnel Management and Organization of Work 7 8 Exam 240 225 15
Economic Analysis of the Enterprise 7 8 Exam 240 228 12
Electives (1)
  • Trade Relations
  • European and National Programmes and Projects
  • Customs Law
7 6 Exam 180 168 12
Specialized Seminar 8 5 Exam 150 144 6
Innovation Management 8 5 Exam 150 138 12
Investment Management 8 5 Exam 150 138 12
Brand Management and Advertising 8 5 Exam 150 135 15
Total for Special 0 0
University specialised
Introduction to Statistics 4 9 Exam 270 255 15
Electives (1) 4 6 Exam 180 168 12
Electives (1) 4 6 Exam 180 168 12
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 6963 447


Optional courses Semester Credits Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes
Foreign Language - English 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 252 18
Foreign Language - German 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 252 18
Foreign Language - French 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 252 18
Foreign Language - Russian 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 252 18
Foreign Language - Portuguese 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 252 18
Bulgarian Language 1 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 252 18
Administrative and Legal Service 5 3 90 84 6
Physical Education 5, 6, 7 1, 1, 2 120 96 24
Business Culture and Traditions 6 3 90 84 6
Taxation and taxation process 7 3 90 84 6
1 The course is available only to foreigners