University of Economics – Varna

Studied subjects	Semester	Credits	Type of grading	Student involvement
				Total	Self-study	Classes	Competence2
CORE
Introduction into Tourism	1	5	Exam	150	105	45	1, 7, 8
Informatics	1	5	Exam	150	105	45	3, 4, 5
Electives (1) Special-Interest Tourism Entrepreneurship in Tourism and Entertainment Industry	2	5	Exam	150	105	45	4, 5, 6, 7
Marketing in Tourism	3	5	Exam	150	105	45	5, 7, 8
Accounting in Tourism	3	5	Exam	150	105	45	3, 4, 7
Tourism Management	4	5	Exam	150	105	45	4, 5, 7
Tourism Industry Law	5	5	Exam	150	105	45	1, 5, 6
Human Resource Management in Tourism	5	5	Exam	150	105	45	5, 6, 8
Total for CORE				0		0
Special
Guiding	1	3	Ongoing assessment	90	45	45
First Foreign Language - English	1	5	Ongoing assessment	150	90	60
Regional Geography	1	3	Exam	90	45	45
Electives (1) Second Foreign Language -German Second Foreign Language - Russian	1	9	Ongoing assessment	270	180	90
Travel Agencies and Transport Operations	2	5	Exam	150	105	45
Physical Training	2	2	Ongoing assessment	60	0	60
First Foreign Language - English	2	5	Ongoing assessment	150	105	45
Entertainment and Leisure Industry	2	4	Exam	120	90	30
Electives (1) Second Foreign Language -German Second Foreign Language - Russian	2	9	Ongoing assessment	270	180	90
Operations and Service in Travel Agencies	3	3	Exam	90	60	30
First Foreign Language - English	3	3	Ongoing assessment	90	45	45
Electives (1) Social Psychology in Tourism Entertainment Parks and Sport Clubs Management	3	3	Exam	90	60	30
Electives (1) Second Foreign Language -German Second Foreign Language - Russian	3	5	Ongoing assessment	150	60	90
Intercultural Communication	4	3	Exam	90	45	45
First Foreign Language - English	4	3	Ongoing assessment	90	45	45
Digital Technologies in Tourism and Leisure Industry	4	3	Exam	90	60	30
Electives (1) Second Foreign Language -German Second Foreign Language - Russian	4	5	Exam	150	60	90
Electives (1) Leisure and Entertainment in Tourism Gambling Tourism	4	4	Exam	120	90	30
Event Management and Marketing	5	5	Exam	150	105	45
First Foreign Language - English	5	4	Ongoing assessment	120	75	45
Electives (1) Second Foreign Language -German Second Foreign Language - Russian	5	5	Ongoing assessment	150	90	60
First Foreign Language - English	6	6	Ongoing assessment	180	150	30
Electives (1) Second Foreign Language -German Second Foreign Language - Russian	6	9	Ongoing assessment	270	210	60
Total for Special				0		0
Practical
Introductory Field-Trip	1	3	Ongoing assessment	90	60	30
Supervised Training in Tour Guiding and Entertainment in the First Foreign Language	3	2	Ongoing assessment	60	30	30
Educational Practice in Entertainment Business	3	3	Ongoing assessment	90	60	30
Summer Work Experience	3	4	Ongoing assessment	120	120	0
Supervised Training in Tour Guiding and Entertainment in the First Foreign Language	4	3	Ongoing assessment	90	60	30
Supervised Training in Tour Guiding and Entertainment in the Second Foreign Language	4	4	Ongoing assessment	120	90	30
Supervised Training in Tour Guiding and Entertainment in the First Foreign Language	5	2	Ongoing assessment	60	30	30
Supervised Training in Tour Guiding and Entertainment in the Second Foreign Language	5	2	Ongoing assessment	60	30	30
Summer Work Experience	5	4	Ongoing assessment	120	120	0
Customer Care	6	2	Ongoing assessment	60	45	15
On-the-Job Training in a Travel Agency	6	3	Exam	90	60	30
Total for Practical				0		0
Graduate
Written Exam in the First Foreign Language	6	2	Exam	60	60	0
Written Exam in the Second Foreign Language	6	2	Exam	60	60	0
Interdisciplinary Theoretical Exam	6	3	Exam	90	90	0
Interdisciplinary Practical Exam	6	3	Exam	90	90	0
Total for Graduate				0		0
Total for the entire period of study		188		5640	3840	1800
Optional courses	Semester	Credits		Student involvement
				Total	Self-study	Classes	Competence2
Foreign Language - Spanish	3, 4	3, 3		180	90	90	1, 2, 8
Foreign Language - French	3, 4	3, 3		180	90	90	1, 2, 8
Foreign Language - Romanian	3, 4	3, 3		180	90	90	1, 2, 8
Physical Training	3, 4	1, 1		60	0	60	4, 5, 6

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