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Department of Economics of Tourism Management
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Tourism

Degree: Bachelor

Type of education: Distance learning, Full-time

Number of semesters: 8

Professional qualification: Tourism

Professional field: TOURISM

First year: 2025

Faculty: Faculty of Management
Duration: 4 years
Language: Bulgarian
Mode of study: Full-time

Specific courses:

  • Introduction into Tourism;
  • Hotel Management;
  • Social Psychology in Tourism;
  • Tourist Resources;
  • Restaurant Management;
  • Tourist Markets;
  • Culture and Civilization;
  • Travel Agencies and Transportation in Tourism;
  • Geography of Tourism;
  • Marketing in Tourism;
  • Tourism Management;
  • Human Resources Management in Tourism;
  • Tourist Service Management.

Expected knowledge and skills after acquiring qualification:
Graduates in Tourism major acquire knowledge at macro and micro-level about the specifics of domestic and international tourism, hotel and restaurant management, tourist markets, tourist resources, tour operator companies, types of tourism, etc.

Employment opportunities upon graduation:

  • managers and associates in hotel and restaurant businesses and travel agencies;
  • managers and associates in marketing, advertising and public relations;
  • human resources management in tourism.
Programme
First year
2025
Studied subjects Semester Credits Type of grading Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes Competence2
CORE
Informatics 1 9 Exam 270 255 15
Microeconomics 1 9 Exam 270 255 15
Physical Education 1 1 Ongoing assessment 30 24 6
Applied Mathematics 1 9 Exam 270 255 15
Electives (1)
1 3 Ongoing assessment 90 84 6
Management 2 8 Exam 240 225 15
Macroeconomics 2 8 Exam 240 225 15
Physical Education 2 1 Ongoing assessment 30 24 6
Principles of Law 2 8 Exam 240 225 15
Electives (1)
2 3 Ongoing assessment 90 84 6
Introduction to accounting 3 9 Exam 270 255 15
Introduction to Finance 3 9 Exam 270 255 15
Physical Education 3 1 Ongoing assessment 30 24 6
Marketing 3 8 Exam 240 225 15
Physical Education 4 1 Ongoing assessment 30 24 6
Fundamentals of statistics 4 9 Exam 270 255 15
Total for CORE 0 0
Special
Academic Research 2 3 Ongoing assessment 90 84 6
Introduction to Tourism 4 9 Exam 270 255 15
Tourist Resources 4 6 Exam 180 168 12
Electives (1)
4 6 Exam 180 168 12
Hotel Management 5 8 Exam 240 225 15
Tourist Markets 5 8 Exam 240 225 15
Modern Types of Tourism 5 8 Exam 240 228 12
Restaurant Management 6 7 Exam 210 195 15
Travel Agencies and Transport in Tourism 6 7 Exam 210 195 15
Electives (1)
6 6 Exam 180 168 12
Geography of Tourism 7 8 Exam 240 225 15
Marketing in Tourism 7 8 Exam 240 228 12
Graduate Seminar 7 8 Ongoing assessment 240 228 12
Electives (1)
7 6 Exam 180 168 12
Social Psychology in Tourism 8 5 Exam 150 138 12
Human Resource Management in Tourism 8 5 Exam 150 138 12
Tourism Management 8 5 Exam 150 135 15
Service Management in Tourism 8 5 Exam 150 138 12
Total for Special 0 0
University specialised
Electives (1)
3 4 Exam 120 108 12
Electives (1)
5 6 Exam 180 168 12
Electives (1)
6 5 Exam 150 138 12
Total for University specialised 0 0
Practical
Practical Training 6 8 Ongoing assessment 240 240 0
Total for Practical 0 0
Graduate
Electives (1)
8 10 Exam 300 300 0
Total for Graduate 0 0
Total for the entire period of study 247 7410 6957 453


Optional courses Semester Credits Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes Competence2
3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1, 3, 1, 3, 1, 3 900 747 153
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