Fire safety and citizen defence

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Faculty of Architecture
Department of Construction Engineering

Major: Fire Safety and Population Protection
Qualification awarded: Engineer in Fire Safety and Population Protection
Level of qualification: Bachelor

Specific admission requirements:
Students need to have a secondary education degree and take an entrance examination.

Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning:
Information and tips:
ECTS coordinator of Department of Construction Engineering – Assoc. Prof. Eng. Todor Iliev, Tel: +359 52 359 589, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Procedures:
Recognition of credits on the basis of presented documents:
- a transcript or a diploma from a prior learning;
- international diplomas and certificates in a foreign language (English - Cambridge FCE, TOEFL; German - Zertifikat Deutsch, Sprahdiplom, Zweite Stufe; Russian – ТРКИ; French - DELF; Spanish - DELE);
- international diplomas and certificates in computer skills corresponding to ECDL (The European Computer Driving Licence).
Allocation of credits:
The Department of Construction Engineering awards ECTS credits corresponding to the curriculum of the major on the basis of certificates.

Qualification requirements and regulations:
In order to be awarded the qualification, 240 ECTS credits are needed; 208.5 credits come from the compulsory courses, 18 credits from elective courses, 3.5 credits from optional courses and 10 credits for a diploma work.

Profile of the programme:
Training in the major aims at acquiring specific knowledge about the behavior of materials, building structures and constructions in a situation of fire, their defense and ways for counteraction.

Key learning outcomes: the students acquire knowledge and competences:
General engineering knowledge is acquired as well as specific knowledge about the passive defense and prevention of fire and accident safety, fire and rescue equipment and automatics.

Occupational profiles of graduates with examples:
Graduates can realize themselves as engineers in companies specialized in fire safety and rescue services, in the National Civil Protection Service, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Interior, the National Fire and Emergency Safety Service, etc.

Access to further studies:
Master’s degree programmes.

No	ECTS code	Course	Contact Hours	Independent Work	Credits
1	2	3	4	5	6
1.	MAT 1011	Mathematical Analysis - part 1	60	120	6
2.	PSY 1026	Psychology	60	120	6
3.	CIE 1029	Technical Drawing and Engineer Graphics	60	120	6
3.	CIE 1029	Technical Drawing and Engineer Graphics-project assignment	60	120	6
4.	INF 1087	Informatics	30	60	3
5.		Foreign Language	60	120	6
6.	SPO 1010	Fire Drill - part 1	30	60	3
*Total for semester I*			300	600	30
1.	MAT 1012	Mathematical Analysis - part 2	45	90	4,5
2.	PHY 1004	Physics in Construction	60	120	6
3.	INF 2012	Information Systems and Technologies	30	60	3
4.	TEC 1025	Anti-fire Technical Equipment	75	150	7,5
4.	TEC 1025	Anti-fire Technical Equipment - project assignment	75	150	7,5
5.		Foreign Language	60	120	6
6.	SPO 1010	Fire Drill - part 2	30	60	3
*Total for semester II*			300	600	30
Total for year I			600	1200	60
1.	PHY 1008	Theoretical Mechanics	60	120	6
1.	PHY 1008	Theoretical Mechanics - project assignment	60	120	6
2.	CIE 1062	Hydraulics and Anti-fire Water Supply	60	120	6
2.	CIE 1062	Hydraulics and Anti-fire Water Supply - project assignment	60	120	6
3.	CHE 1029	Chemistry of Burning	60	120	6
4.	TEC 1019	Applied Electrical Engineering and Electrotechnics	60	120	6
5.		Elective 1	60	120	6
*Total for semester III*			300	600	30
1.	MAS 1017	Strength of Materials	30	60	6
1.	MAS 1017	Strength of Materials - project assignment	30	60	6
2.	CIE 1053	Building Materials and Their Condition at Fires	75	150	7,5
3.	CIE 2024	Building Construction and Architecture	45	90	4,5
4.	SEC 1073	Fire Growth	45	90	6
4.	SEC 1073	Fire Growth - project assignment	45	90	6
5.		Elective 2	45	90	6
*Total for semester IV*			300	600	30
Total for year II			600	1200	60
1.	CIE 1037	Fire Resistance and Fire Protection of Building Structures	60	120	6
1.	CIE 1037	Fire Resistance and Fire Protection of Building Structures - project assignment	60	120	6
2.	TEC 1023	Anti-fire Automation	45	90	4,5
3.	CIE 1015	Structural Mechanics	60	120	6
3.	CIE 1015	Structural Mechanics- project assignment	60	120	6
4.	MED 2002	Pre-medical Aid	45	90	4,5
5.	CIE 1059	Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics	45	90	4,5
6.	TEC 2003	Machine Elements	45	90	4,5
6.	TEC 2003	Machine Elements - project assignment	45	90	4,5
*Total for semester V*			300	600	30
1.	TEC 1022	Fire Machines	45	90	4,5
1.	TEC 1022	Fire Machines - project assignment	45	90	4,5
2.	MAS 1014	Fire Protection and Explosion Protection of Electrical Installations and Devices	45	90	4,5
2.	MAS 1014	Fire Protections and Explosion Protections of Electrical Installations and Devices - project assignment	45	90	4,5
3.	CIE 1038	Anti-fire Tactics - part 1	45	90	4,5
3.	CIE 1038	Anti-fire Tactics - part 1 - project assignment	45	90	4,5
4.	LAW 1097	Anti-fire Law	45	90	4,5
5.	FOR 1009	Fire and Damage Safety of the Technological Processes	45	90	4,5
6.	PSY 1025	Psychology of Crises and Extreme Situations	45	90	4,5
7.		Elective 3	30	60	3
*Total for semester VI*			300	600	30
Total for year III			600	1200	60
1.	CIE 1039	Anti-fire Tactics - part 2	60	120	6
1.	CIE 1039	Anti-fire Tactics - part 2 - project assignment	60	120	6
2.	TEC 1021	Production Automatics	60	120	6
3.	SEC 1047	Rescue Equipment	60	120	6
4.	CIE 1034	Fire safety of Heat and Ventillation Installations	60	120	6
4.	CIE 1034	Fire safety of Heat and Ventillation Installations - project assignment	60	120	6
5.	SEC 1058	Fire Safety and Ecology	30	60	3
6.		Elective 4	30	60	3
*Total for semester VII*			300	600	30
1.	CIE 1033	Fire Safety of Building Sites	45	90	4,5
2.	SEC 1049	Rescue Tactics	60	120	6
2.	SEC 1049	Rescue Tactics - project assignment	60	120	6
3.	FOR 1010	Fire-technical Expertise	60	120	6
3.	FOR 1010	Fire and Technical Expertise - project assignment	60	120	6
4.		Optional	35	70	3,5
5.		Diploma Thesis Defence			10
*Total for semester VIII*			300	600	30
Total for year IV			600	1200	60
Total for the course of study:			2400	4800	240
Module Elective Courses
1.	TEC 1024	Connections in the Fire Safety and Population Protection (FSPP)	60	120	6
1.	QMS 1011	Theory of Risk	60	120	6
2.	CIE 1033	Fire Safety of Buildings	60	120	6
2.	CIE 1035	Fire Safety of Building Sites	60	120	6
3.	ECO 2007	Economy of FSPP	30	60	3
3.	SEC 1024	Labour Protection and Environment Protection	30	60	3
4.	MAN 1065	Organization and Management of FSPP	30	60	3
4.	CIE 1082	Fire Safety of Monuments of Culture	30	60	3
Module Optional Courses
1.	TEC 1012	Automobile Work	35	70	3,5
1.	SPO 1013	Fire Application Sports	35	70	3,5
Foreign Languages
1.	FLE 1002	Foreign language – English	120	240	12
	FLG 1002	Foreign language – German
	FLF 1002	Foreign language – French
	FLS 1002	Foreign language – Spanish
	FLR 1002	Foreign language – Russian

Examination regulations, assessment and grading:
During their training, students are continuously assessed, do task and project assignments and sit written examinations.

Graduation requirements:
Students complete their education by elaboration and defence of a Diploma project.

Mode of study:
full-time and part-time

Programme Director:
Prof. Eng. Stefan Terziev, PhD
room А-237
тел.: +359 52 359 587;
e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it