University of Economics – Varna

Logistics

Degree: Bachelor

Type of education: 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:

  • Fundamentals of Logistics;
  • Marketing Research in Logistics;
  • Supply Logistics;
  • Production Logistics;
  • Distribution Logistics;
  • Quantitate Methods in Logistics
  • Human Resources Management
  • Transport  Logistics;
  • Investments in Logistics Infrastructure;
  • Information Logistics;
  • Logistic Customer Service;
  • Small Business Management.

Expected knowledge and skills after acquiring qualification:
Students acquire knowledge and practical skills to manage business processes in companies in the sectors of the national economy and international markets; to organize and manage all the activities for efficient movement and transforming flows of raw materials, goods, services, information, etc. within and between organizations; to manage processes in the supply chains from the primary source of material, commodity, information and other resources to the ultimate consumer; to unite in a single integrated process all operations with the flows of raw materials, goods, services, information and others in the supplies, production and distribution within and between organizations; organize, implement and develop the logistics activity in all sectors of society and economics, according to their characteristics; to regulate the relations and interactions of logistics, corporate strategy and other business functions for provision of the necessary competitive advantages.

Employment opportunities upon graduation:
Successfully graduated students of Logistics receive sound knowledge and are able to find employment as:

  • promoters and managers at different levels of management in organizations of all social and economic sectors - manufacturing enterprises, trading companies; export-import, transport, shipping, storage and consulting companies as well as organizations in the service sector, including non-profit organizations and military units;
  • specific areas for realization of experts in Logistics are: supply, management of production and non-production operations, distribution, customer service, logistics, transport, both private and public warehousing, packaging, customs clearance, quality management, waste recycling and secondary material resources;
  • at higher levels of government the specialists in Logistics organize and coordinate the integrated implementation and management of those areas.

Graduates are prepared to continue afterwards with a wide range of Masters' programmes, to acquire educational and scientific doctoral degree and to find employment in the field of science, as well as to work as lecturers in specialized economic subjects at secondary schools.

Programme
First year
2024
Studied subjects Semester Credits Type of grading Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes Competence2
CORE
Informatics 1 9 Exam 270 195 75 4, 5
Microeconomics 1 9 Exam 270 195 75 3, 7
Physical Education 1 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30 5
Applied Mathematics 1 9 Exam 270 195 75 3, 4
Electives (1)
  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Russian
  • Bulgarian Language
1 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30 2
Management 2 8 Exam 240 165 75 5, 6, 7
Macroeconomics 2 8 Exam 240 165 75 3, 6
Physical Education 2 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30 5
Principles of Law 2 8 Exam 240 165 75 6, 7
Electives (1)
  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Russian
  • Bulgarian Language
2 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30 2
Introduction to accounting 3 9 Exam 270 195 75 3, 7
Introduction to Finance 3 9 Exam 270 195 75 3, 7
Physical Education 3 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30 5
Marketing 3 8 Exam 240 165 75 4, 5, 7, 8
Physical Education 4 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30 5
Fundamentals of statistics 4 9 Exam 270 195 75 3, 4
Total for CORE 0 0
Special
Academic Research 2 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30 1, 2
Principles of Logistics 4 9 Exam 270 195 75 5, 7
Logistics Customer Service 4 6 Exam 180 120 60 5, 7
Electives (1)
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Urban Logistics
4 6 Exam 180 120 60 4, 6
Human Resource Management 5 8 Exam 240 165 75 5, 7
Production Logistics 5 8 Exam 240 165 75 3, 7
Logistics of Supplies 5 8 Exam 240 180 60 3, 5, 7
Distribution Logistics 6 7 Exam 210 135 75 4, 7
Quantitative Methods in Logistics 6 7 Exam 210 135 75 3, 4, 7
Electives (1)
  • Company Culture
  • Management of Goods Quality and Safety
6 6 Exam 180 120 60 7, 8
Small Business Management 7 8 Exam 240 180 60 3, 4, 7
7 8 Exam 240 180 60 4, 7
Transportation Logistics 7 8 Exam 240 165 75 5, 7, 4
Electives (1)
  • Trade Relations
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Customs Representation
7 6 Exam 180 120 60 6, 7
Specialized Seminar 8 5 Exam 150 120 30 1, 3, 4
Warehouse Logistics 8 5 Exam 150 90 60 3, 4, 7
Organization of Forwarding Activities 8 5 Exam 150 90 60 4, 5, 7
Information Logistics 8 5 Exam 150 75 75 3, 4, 5
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 60 60 1, 5, 8
Electives (1)
  • Financial Accounting
  • Project Management
  • Trade
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Economics
  • Commercial Law
5 6 Exam 180 120 60 6, 7
Electives (1) 6 5 Exam 150 90 60 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 5175 2235


Optional courses Semester Credits Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes Competence2
Foreign Language - English 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90 2, 8
Foreign Language - German 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90 2, 8
Foreign Language - French 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90 2, 8
Foreign Language - Russian 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90 2, 8
Foreign Language - Portuguese 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90 2, 8
Bulgarian Language 1 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90 2, 8
European Studies 4 3 90 45 45 6, 8
Physical Education 5, 6, 7 1, 1, 1 90 0 90 5
Accounting for Managers 6 3 90 45 45 4, 5, 7
Taxation and taxation process 7 3 90 45 45 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