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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: 2024

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
2024
Studied subjects Semester Credits Type of grading Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes Competence2
CORE
Introduction to Informatics 1 9 Exam 270 195 75 3, 4, 5
Computer Architectures 1 9 Exam 270 195 75 3, 4, 5
Physical Education 1 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30 5
Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry 1 9 Exam 270 195 75 3, 4
Electives (1)
  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Russian
  • Bulgarian Language
1 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30 2
Operating Systems 2 8 Exam 240 165 75 3, 5
Introduction to Programming 2 8 Exam 240 165 75 3, 4, 5
Physical Education 2 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30 5
Mathematical Analysis 2 8 Exam 240 165 75 3, 4
Electives (1)
  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Russian
  • Bulgarian Language
2 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30 2
Database Fundamentals 3 9 Exam 270 195 75 1, 4, 7
Object Oriented Programming 3 9 Exam 270 195 75 3, 4, 5
Physical Education 3 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30 5
Numerical Methods and Algorithms 3 8 Exam 240 165 75 3, 4
Physical Education 4 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30 5
Discrete Mathematics 4 9 Exam 270 195 75 3, 4
Total for CORE 0 0
Special
Academic Research 2 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30 2, 4, 5
Programming in Python 4 6 Exam 180 120 60 3, 4, 5
Statistics for Data Science 4 9 Exam 270 195 75 3, 4, 5
Electives (1)
  • Database Administration
  • Cryptography and Data Protection
  • Customer Experience Design
4 6 Exam 180 120 60 3, 4, 7
Machine Learning Part 1 5 8 Exam 240 165 75 3, 4, 5
Programming in R 5 8 Exam 240 165 75 3, 4, 1
Electives (1)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Web Content Management Systems
  • Modelling and Optimization
5 8 Exam 240 180 60 3, 4
Computer Networks and Communication 6 7 Exam 210 135 75 3, 4
Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms 6 7 Exam 210 135 75 3, 4, 7
Machine Learning Part 2 6 6 Exam 180 120 60 3, 4, 8
Cloud Computing 7 8 Exam 240 180 60 3, 4
Natural Language Processing 7 8 Exam 240 165 75 4, 5, 7
7 8 Exam 240 180 60 4, 5, 7
Electives (1)
  • Logical and Functional Programming
  • Geographical Information Systems
  • Web Programming
7 6 Exam 180 120 60 3, 4, 5
Management of Information Security 8 5 Exam 150 90 60 3, 4, 5
Analysis of Data from Internet Sources 8 5 Exam 150 75 75 4, 5, 7
Deep Neural Networks (Deep Learning) 8 5 Exam 150 90 60 3, 4, 5
Electives (1)
  • Server MVC Programming
  • Real-time Data Processing
  • Business Analyses
8 5 Exam 150 90 60 4, 5, 7
Total for Special 0 0
University specialised
Electives (1)
  • UNIX Operating Systems
  • Project Management
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics
3 4 Exam 120 60 60 3, 4
Electives (1)
  • Accounting
  • Economics of the Enterprise
  • Trade
  • Applied Economics
5 6 Exam 180 120 60 5, 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 5145 2265


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