University of Economics – Varna

Department of International Economic Relations
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Maritime business and international trade

Degree: Bachelor

Type of education: Full-time

Number of semesters: 8

Professional qualification: Economics

Professional field: ECONOMICS

First year: 2024

Programme
First year
2024
Studied subjects Semester Credits Type of grading Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes
CORE
Informatics 1 9 Exam 270 195 75
Microeconomics 1 9 Exam 270 195 75
Physical Education 1 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30
Applied Mathematics 1 9 Exam 270 195 75
Electives (1)
  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Russian
  • Bulgarian Language
1 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30
Management 2 8 Exam 240 165 75
Macroeconomics 2 8 Exam 240 165 75
Physical Education 2 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30
Principles of Law 2 8 Exam 240 165 75
Electives (1)
  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Russian
  • Bulgarian Language
2 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30
Introduction to accounting 3 9 Exam 270 195 75
Introduction to Finance 3 9 Exam 270 195 75
Physical Education 3 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30
Marketing 3 8 Exam 240 165 75
Physical Education 4 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30
Fundamentals of statistics 4 9 Exam 270 195 75
Total for CORE 0 0
Special
Academic Research 2 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30
Maritime History 4 6 Exam 180 120 60
Introduction to International and Maritime Economics 4 9 Exam 270 195 75
Electives (1)
  • Global Cruise Industry
  • Leadership Management and Organisational Behaviour
  • International Business Communication
4 6 Exam 180 120 60
International Business 5 8 Exam 240 165 75
Maritime Trade 5 8 Exam 240 165 75
Electives (1)
  • IT Project Management
  • Data Analysis
5 8 Exam 240 180 60
Maritime Supply Chains 6 7 Exam 210 150 60
Financial Issues of International Trade and Shipping 6 7 Exam 210 135 75
Electives (1)
  • Digitalisation and E-commerce
  • Sustainable Blue Economy
6 6 Exam 180 120 60
Cybersecurity and Cyber-resilience 7 8 Exam 240 180 60
Maritime Law 7 8 Exam 240 165 75
Terminal Operations and Seaport Optimisation 7 8 Exam 240 180 60
Electives (1)
  • Graduate Seminar
  • Business Cases
7 6 Exam 180 120 60
Blue Entrepreneurship 8 5 Exam 150 75 75
Asset and Risk Management in Shipping 8 5 Exam 150 90 60
Human Resources in Maritime Business 8 5 Exam 150 75 75
International Marketing 8 5 Exam 150 90 60
Total for Special 0 0
University specialised
Electives (1) 3 4 Exam 120 60 60
Electives (1)
  • Commercial Business
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Commercial Law
5 6 Exam 180 120 60
Electives (1)
  • Internet Technologies
  • Planning and Forecasting
  • Statistical Analysis
6 5 Exam 150 90 60
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
Foreign Language - English 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90
Foreign Language - German 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90
Foreign Language - French 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90
Foreign Language - Russian 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90
Foreign Language - Portuguese 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90
Bulgarian Language 1 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90
European Studies 4 3 90 45 45
Physical Education 5, 6, 7 1, 1, 1 90 0 90
Accounting for Managers 6 3 90 45 45
Taxation and taxation process 7 3 90 45 45
1 The course is available only to foreigners