University of Economics – Varna

Industrial Business and Entrepreneurship

Degree: Bachelor

Type of education: Distance learning, Full-time

Number of semesters: 8

Professional qualification: Economics

Professional field: ECONOMICS

First year: 2024

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
2024
Studied subjects Semester Credits Type of grading Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes Competence2
CORE
Informatics 1 9 Exam 270 255 15 4, 5
Microeconomics 1 9 Exam 270 255 15 3, 7
Physical Education 1 1 Ongoing assessment 30 24 6 5
Applied Mathematics 1 9 Exam 270 255 15 3, 4
Electives (1)
  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Russian
  • Bulgarian Language
1 3 Ongoing assessment 90 84 6 2
Management 2 8 Exam 240 225 15 5, 6, 7
Macroeconomics 2 8 Exam 240 225 15 3, 6
Physical Education 2 1 Ongoing assessment 30 24 6 5
Principles of Law 2 8 Exam 240 225 15 6, 7
Electives (1)
  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Russian
  • Bulgarian Language
2 3 Ongoing assessment 90 84 6 2
Introduction to accounting 3 9 Exam 270 255 15 3, 7
Introduction to Finance 3 9 Exam 270 255 15 3, 7
Physical Education 3 1 Ongoing assessment 30 24 6 5
Marketing 3 8 Exam 240 225 15 4, 5, 7, 8
Physical Education 4 1 Ongoing assessment 30 24 6 5
Fundamentals of statistics 4 9 Exam 270 255 15 3, 4
Total for CORE 0 0
Special
Academic Research 2 3 Ongoing assessment 90 84 6 1, 2
Marketing Research in Industry 4 6 Exam 180 168 12 3, 4, 7
Business Planning of the Enterprise 4 9 Exam 270 255 15 4, 7
Electives (1)
  • Industrial Economics
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
4 6 Exam 180 168 12 5, 6
Industrial Entrepreneurship 5 8 Exam 240 225 15 4, 5, 7
Pricing Practices and Decisions in Industry 5 8 Exam 240 225 15 3, 4, 7
Electives (1)
  • Digital Entrepreneurship
  • Financial Mathematics
5 8 Exam 240 228 12 3, 4
Small Business Management 6 7 Exam 210 195 15 3, 4, 7
Operations management 6 7 Exam 210 195 15 3, 7
Electives (1)
  • Company Culture
  • Management of Goods Quality and Safety
6 6 Exam 180 168 12 7, 8
Financial Management 7 8 Exam 240 228 12 7, 4, 3
Business Diagnostics 7 8 Exam 240 228 12 3, 4, 7
Personnel Management and Organization of Work 7 8 Exam 240 225 15 5, 7
Electives (1)
  • Trade Relations
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Integrated Marketing Communications
7 6 Exam 180 168 12 4, 5, 7
Specialized Seminar 8 5 Exam 150 144 6 1, 4, 7
Innovation Management 8 5 Exam 150 138 12 4, 7
Brand Management and Advertising 8 5 Exam 150 135 15 4, 5, 7
European and National Programmes and Projects 8 5 Exam 150 138 12 4, 5, 7
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 1, 5, 8
Electives (1)
  • Financial Accounting
  • Project Management
  • Trade
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Economics
  • Commercial Law
5 6 Exam 180 168 12 6, 7
Electives (1)
  • Internet Technologies
  • Planning and Forecasting
  • Risk Management
  • Statistical Analysis
6 5 Exam 150 138 12 3, 4
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 Competence2
Foreign Language - English 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 252 18 2, 8
Foreign Language - German 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 252 18 2, 8
Foreign Language - French 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 252 18 2, 8
Foreign Language - Russian 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 252 18 2, 8
Foreign Language - Portuguese 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 252 18 2, 8
Bulgarian Language 1 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 252 18 2, 8
European Studies 4 3 90 81 9 6, 8
Physical Education 5, 6, 7 1, 1, 1 90 72 18 5
Accounting for Managers 6 3 90 81 9 4, 5, 7
Taxation and taxation process 7 3 90 81 9 6, 7
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