University of Economics – Varna

Real Estate and Investments

Degree: Bachelor

Type of education: Distance learning, Full-time

Number of semesters: 8

Professional qualification: Economics

Professional field: ECONOMICS

First year: 2024

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

Specific courses:

  • Economic Fundamentals of Real Property;
  • Investment Process Management;
  • Urban Economics;
  • Constructional Engineering and Technologies;
  • Real Estate Pricing;
  • Cadastre and Property Register;
  • Management of Real Property
  • Local Government  and Self-Government;
  • Property Law;
  • Human Resources Management;
  • Financing of Real Property;
  • Business Evaluation;
  • Facility Management.

Expected knowledge and skills after acquiring qualification:
Students gain a large range of knowledge and skills, related to fundamental training in the theoretical foundations of the market economy, special training in the field of real estates and investments, practical skills to apply theoretical knowledge in real estate management, management of directorates, departments and activities, which are responsible for real estates, facility management, evaluation of real estates, investment projects, coordination of real estate projects.

Employment opportunities upon graduation:
Graduates obtain skills to start their own business in the real estate sector or they can successfully occupy managerial and expert positions in companies possessing real estates licensed consulting firms, design offices, investment companies, banks, companies investing in real estate, insurance companies, pension funds, state, municipal and judicial administrations, non-governmental organizations in the following positions:

  • managers at real estate agencies; department managers; division managers, etc.;
  • analysts at directorates, departments, divisions, etc.;
  • facility managers;
  • analysts at facility management companies;
  • secondary school teachers or university lecturers;
  • secondary school teachers or licensed education center teachers;
  • experts in companies exercising financial control of real estate, department, unit and others;
  • real estate economists in companies, state or municipal authorities owning real estates;
  • consultants in investment project management companies for real estate development;
  • licensed property evaluators at banks, insurance companies or agencies (upon receipt of license from an authorized body).
Programme
First year
2024
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
Introduction to accounting 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
Physical Education 4 1 Ongoing assessment 30 24 6
Fundamentals of statistics 4 9 Exam 270 255 15
Total for CORE 0 0
Special
Academic Research 2 3 Ongoing assessment 90 84 6
Urbanization Economics 4 6 Exam 180 168 12
Economic Principles of Real Estate 4 9 Exam 270 255 15
Electives (1)
  • Sustainable Urban Development
  • Innovation Management
4 6 Exam 180 168 12
Management of the Investment Process 5 8 Exam 240 225 15
Cadastre and Property Register 5 8 Exam 240 225 15
Electives (1)
  • Law of Estate
5 8 Exam 240 228 12
Pricing in the Real Estate Business 6 7 Exam 210 195 15
Selection and Development of Human Resources 6 7 Exam 210 195 15
Electives (1)
  • Management of Public-private Partnerships
  • Management of Closed-type Residential Complexes
6 6 Exam 180 168 12
Real Estate Management 7 8 Exam 240 225 15
Local Government and Self-government 7 8 Exam 240 228 12
7 8 Exam 240 228 12
Electives (1)
  • Investment Markets and Institutions
  • Real Estate Sales Management
  • Organizational Behaviour and Culture
7 6 Exam 180 168 12
Specialized Seminar 8 5 Exam 150 138 12
Valuation of Real Estate 8 5 Exam 150 135 15
Facility Management 8 5 Exam 150 138 12
8 5 Exam 150 138 12
Total for Special 0 0
University specialised
Electives (1)
  • Labour Economics
  • Career Development
  • Economic Psychology
  • Business History
  • Behavioral Economics
  • Commercial Correspondence
3 4 Exam 120 108 12
Electives (1)
  • Financial Accounting
  • Project Management
  • Trade
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Economics
  • Commercial Law
5 6 Exam 180 168 12
Electives (1)
  • Internet Technologies
  • Planning and Forecasting
  • Risk Management
  • Statistical Analysis
6 5 Exam 150 138 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 6957 453


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
European Studies 4 3 90 81 9
Physical Education 5, 6, 7 1, 1, 1 90 72 18
Accounting for Managers 6 3 90 81 9
Taxation and taxation process 7 3 90 81 9
1 The course is available only to foreigners