University of Economics – Varna

Business Economics

Degree:

Type of education:

Number of semesters: 8

Professional qualification:

Professional field:

First year: 2014

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

Specific courses:

  • Entrepreneurship;
  • Prices and Pricing;
  • Operational Management;
  • Commercial Law;
  • Business Diagnostics;
  • Business Planning;
  • Human Resources Management;
  • Business Funding;
  • Business Logistics;
  • Business Statistics;
  • Investments and Investment Management;
  • Sales Management;
  • Business Evaluation, etc

Expected knowledge and skills after acquiring qualification:
Students gain knowledge and skills on various issues in economics, management, logistics and marketing, organization and process technology in business company, financial, accounting and legal aspects of business, development and implementation of business strategies, conducting economic and market analyses, entrepreneurial business, economics evaluation of investment projects, specifics of different sectors of economic activities and more.

Employment opportunities upon graduation:
Successfully graduated students of the programme are able to start and develop their own business or to conduct a number of functions and activities, and pursue diverse careers at modern business companies in the areas of commerce, services and other business sectors, public administrations of government, municipalities, town councils, as well as at educational, scientific and public organizations.
Graduated students can find employment as:

  • Managers of their own companies;
  • Managers in private and public business organizations on a strategic and operational level – directors, senior managers, presidents, chairs, managers, heads of department, supervisors, etc.;
  • Business analysts of processes and activities in various companies;
  • Analytical specialists in process management;
  • Specialists and experts in economics at all levels of state and municipal government and non-governmental organizations.
Programme
First year
2014
Studied subjects Semester Credits Type of grading Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes
Informatics 1 9 270 180 90
Microeconomics 1 9 270 180 90
Mathematics 1 9 270 180 90
Electives (1) 1 3 90 60 30
Management Theory 2 8 240 165 75
Macroeconomics 2 9 270 180 90
Principles of Law 2 7 210 135 75
Electives (1)
  • History of Economic Thought
  • History of Economics
  • Economic Psychology
  • Economic Sociology
  • Philosophy
  • Career Development
2 6 180 120 60
Accounting Theory 3 8 240 165 75
Introduction to Finance 3 7 210 135 75
Introduction to Statistics 3 5 150 75 75
Marketing 3 6 180 105 75
Electives (1) 3 4 120 60 60
Financial Accounting 4 8 240 165 75
Economics of the Enterprise 4 8 240 165 75
Entrepreneurship 4 8 240 165 75
Electives (1)
  • Optimization Methods
  • Econometrics
  • International Economics
  • European Studies
  • Internet Technologies
4 6 180 120 60
Prices and Pricing 5 8 240 165 75
Operational Management 5 8 240 180 60
Commercial Law 5 8 240 180 60
Electives (1)
  • Competition and Competitiveness
  • Local Self-government and Business
  • Sustainable Development
5 6 180 120 60
Practical Training 6 5 150 150 0
Business Planning 6 7 210 135 75
Human Resource Management 6 6 180 120 60
Business Diagnostics 6 7 210 150 60
Electives (1)
  • Exchange Operations
  • Company Culture
6 5 150 90 60
Financing Business 7 8 240 165 75
Economic Logistics 7 8 240 165 75
Business Statistics 7 8 240 180 60
Electives (1)
  • Small Business Management
  • Product Management
  • Innovations and Innovation Policy
  • Quality Assurance
7 6 180 120 60
Specialized Seminar 8 5 150 90 60
Business Valuation 8 5 150 90 60
Sales Management 8 5 150 90 60
Investment and the Investment Process 8 5 150 90 60
Electives (1)
  • Comprehensive State Exam
  • Thesis Defense
8 10 300 300 0
Total for 0 0
Total for the entire period of study 240 7200 4935 2265


Optional courses Semester Credits Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes
Globalization 2 4 120 60 60
Foreign Language - French
Semester 3
Semester 5
3, 5, 7 4, 4, 4 360 270 90
Foreign Language - German
Semester 3
Semester 5
3, 5, 7 4, 4, 4 360 270 90
Foreign Language - English
Semester 3
Semester 5
3, 5, 7 4, 4, 4 360 270 90
Foreign Language - Russian
Semester 3
Semester 5
3, 5, 7 4, 4, 4 360 270 90
Taxation and taxation process 7 3 90 60 30
1 The course is available only to foreigners