University of Economics – Varna

Data Science

Degree: Bachelor

Type of education: Full-time

Number of semesters: 8

Professional qualification: Informatics and Computer Sciece

Professional field: INFORMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

First year: 2023

The aim of the education in the specialty "Data Science" is the preparation of specialists with higher education with a bachelor's degree who have skills and competences related to performing various activities in the field of organization, administration, integration of data, performing of intelligent business analytics and extracting new knowledge from data.

Students receive a broad fundamental training in the field of informatics and computer science, and the specialized disciplines give them a good, profiled training in the field of data processing and analysis. Various forms are used in the training process, such as: practical classes in computer laboratories; solving cases and tasks from practice; development of course projects; independent studies; teamwork etc. Access to modern software products in the academic programs of leading IT companies is provided.

Graduates of the "Data Science" can work in public and business organizations in the following positions:

  • data analysts;
  • data warehouse designers and developers;
  • data mining specialists;
  • database administrators;
  • data integrators;
  • database architects;
  • data quality experts;
  • information management experts;
  • business intelligence experts;
  • artificial intelligence experts;
  • data science researchers;
  • and others.
Programme
First year
2023
Studied subjects Semester Credits Type of grading Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes Competence2
CORE
Computer Systems 1 9 Exam 270 210 60 3, 4, 5
Programic Fundamentals 1 9 Exam 270 210 60 3, 4, 5
Physical Education 1 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30 8, 5, 7
Linear Algebra and Mathematical Analysis 1 9 Exam 270 210 60 4, 3, 2
English 1 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30 1, 2, 5
Object Oriented Programming 2 8 Exam 240 180 60 3, 4, 5
Physical Education 2 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30 8, 5, 7
Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics 2 8 Exam 240 180 60 3, 4, 5
Mathematical foundations of informatics 2 8 Exam 240 180 60 3, 4, 5
English 2 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30 1, 5, 2
Web Technologies 3 7 Exam 210 150 60 4, 5, 6
Programming in Python 3 8 Exam 240 180 60 3, 4, 7
Data Analysis in Excel 3 7 Exam 210 150 60 1, 3, 4
Physical Education 3 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30 8, 5, 7
Statistics for Data Science 3 8 Exam 240 180 60 3, 4, 5
Physical Education 4 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30 8, 5, 7
Total for CORE 0 0
Special
Research in Data Science 2 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30 5, 2, 4
Machine Learning Part 1 4 8 Exam 240 165 75 3, 4, 5
Artificial Intelligence 5 6 Exam 180 120 60 3, 4, 6
Computer Networks and Communication 5 6 Exam 180 120 60 4, 3, 5
Relational Databases 5 8 Exam 240 165 75 1, 4, 7
Electives (1)
  • Administration of Linux Systems
  • Programming for Arduino
5 6 Exam 180 120 60 4, 5, 6, 3, 4, 5
Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms 6 6 Ongoing assessment 180 120 60 3, 4, 7
Internet of Things 6 6 Exam 180 120 60 4, 3, 7
Machine Learning Part 2 6 6 Exam 180 120 60 3, 4, 8
Virtualization Systems 6 6 Exam 180 120 60 3, 4, 7
Electives (1)
  • Security Management
  • Business Analyses
6 6 Exam 180 120 60 4, 5, 6, 4, 7, 8
Cloud Computing 7 6 Ongoing assessment 180 120 60 4, 5, 7
Non-relational Databases 7 6 Exam 180 120 60 4, 5, 7
Natural Language Processing 7 6 Exam 180 120 60 4, 3, 5
Programming in Java 7 6 Exam 180 120 60 3, 4, 5
Electives (1)
  • Real-time Data Processing
  • Web Programming
7 6 Exam 180 120 60 4, 5, 7, 4, 3, 5
Analysis of Data from Internet Sources 8 5 Exam 150 90 60 4, 5, 7
Big Data 8 5 Exam 150 90 60 4, 3, 5
Deep Neural Networks (Deep Learning) 8 5 Exam 150 90 60 3, 4, 5
Encryption and Data Protection 8 5 Exam 150 90 60 3, 4, 5
Total for Special 0 0
University specialised
Programming in R 4 7 Exam 210 150 60 1, 3, 4
Electives (1)
  • Logical and Functional Programming
  • Algorithms and Data Structures for Data Science
4 7 Exam 210 150 60 3, 4, 1, 3, 4, 5
Electives (1)
  • Mathematical Modelling
  • Server Administration
4 7 Exam 210 150 60 1, 3, 4, 1, 4, 7
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 5250 2160


Optional courses Semester Credits Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes Competence2
Foreign Language - English 5, 6 3, 3 180 120 60 1, 2, 5
1 The course is available only to foreigners
2 Competence: 1 - Literacy, 2 - Multilingualism, 3 - Numerical, scientific and engineering skills, 4 - Digital and technology-based competences, 5 - Interpersonal skills, and the ability to adopt new competences, 6 - Active citizenship, 7 - Entrepreneurship, 8 - Cultural awareness and expression