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Construction of Buildings and Facilities with a profile "Building Constructions"

FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE
CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES DEPARTMENT

PROFESSIONAL AREA: ARCHITECTURE, CIVIL ENGINEERING AND GEODESY

Programme: Construction of Buildings and Facilities with a profile "Building Constructions"

Awarded qualification: Civil Engineer

Level of qualification: Bachelor

Length of programme: 4 years (8 semesters)

Number of credits: 240

Field of study (ISCED-F): 0732 Building and civil engineering (06.4-582)

Specific admission requirements: Diploma for completed secondary or higher education in Bulgarian or foreign educational institutions. Entry is based on admission exam.

Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning:

Information is available from the ECTS coordinator of the Construction of Buildings and Facilities Department – Assoc. Prof. Rositsa Petkova-Slipets, Eng., PhD, tel: +359 52 359 589/588, e-mail: sss@vfu.bg;
The recognition of credits procedure is based on documents submitted by the candidate:
Diploma or a transcript of prior learning;
International foreign language diplomas and certificates (English – Cambridge FCE, TOEFL; German - Zertifikat Deutsch, Deutsche Sprachdiplom (DSD), Zweite Stufe; Russian – ТРКИ; French – DELF; Spanish – DELE);
International computer skills diplomas and certificates, corresponding to ECDL (The European Computer Driving Licence).
Allocation of credits is done in compliance with the respective major's curriculum, and is based on the diplomas and certificates submitted by the candidate.

Qualification requirements and regulations, including graduation requirements: To acquire a degree of "Bachelor" 240 credits are required as follows: 180.5 credits from compulsory courses, 36 credits of electives, 13.5 credits from optional courses and 10 credits from diploma project defence. In Varna Free University, a credit equals 30 lessons, of which 10 contact hours (lectures and seminars) and 20 hours independent work. A requirement for acquiring professional qualification is the development and defence of the diploma project - a comprehensive synthesis of knowledge and aptitude for the practical work of the future engineer. The topics for the diploma project are taken from actual constructions. Much of the developments are afterwards implemented in practice. Only those students, who have successfully completed their training semesters and all exams from the curriculum, shall be allowed to elaborate a diploma projects. Diploma project defence takes place in front of the State Board of Examiners and is a final exam, which is the basis for the acquisition of the Bachelor degree

Profile of the programme: The programme Construction of Buildings and Facilities with a profile "Building Constructions" aims to produce professionals, who have solid theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the design and implementation of various building structures. Learning programs apply the experience of the leading Bulgarian and foreign universities, as well as the latest trends in the education on civil engineering. The selection of the disciplines pursues the idea of a broad training of the future civil engineers. Students get knowledge about the methodology of design according the national and European regulations, as well as the application of specialized software for building structures design. Work placements and work-based learning, carried out in Bulgarian and foreign companies and laboratories, working in the field of construction, are essential for the high level practical training of students. The Bachelor programme Construction of Buildings and Facilities with a profile "Building Constructions" has a national accreditation. Graduates can obtain a license in accordance with the requirements of the Chamber of engineers in the investment design.

Programme learning outcomes: Graduates in programme Construction of Buildings and Facilities with a profile "Building Constructions" have knowledge and skills for:

Proper selection of construction materials in order to ensure the strength, reliability and durability of building construction;
Working with the latest computer programs in the field of structural design;
Application of actual construction and technical standards;
Design of building structures, meeting the requirements of the building regulations;
Technology of execution of concrete, reinforced concrete, metal, wood and plastic construction works;
Seismic proof design of building constructions;
Organization and management of construction

Programme structure diagram with credits:

№	Course code ECTS	Course Title	Lectures and seminars		Out-of-class workload	Credits
1		2	3		4	6
1	MAT1004	Descriptive Geometry and Technical Drawing	30		60	3
		Descriptive Geometry and Technical Drawing – course assignment	30		60	3
2	MAT1014	Mathematical Analysis – part 1	60		120	6
3	MAT1008	Linear algebra and analytic geometry	45		90	4,5
4	CHE1028	Chemistry in Construction	30		60	3
5	INF1062	Information Systems and Technologies	30		60	3
6		Elective subject I	45		90	4,5
7	SPO1007	Sports	30		60	3
	CIE1041	Buildings and facilities renovation*
*Total for semester I*			300		600	30
1	MAT1025	Mathematical Analysis – part 2	45		90	4,5
2	GED1001	Geodesy	30		60	3
3	PHY1002	Theoretical Mechanics – part 1	30		60	3
		Theoretical Mechanics – part 1 – course assignment	30		60	3
4	PHY1007	Physics in Construction	40		80	4
5	INF1470	Information Systems and Technologies in Construction	30		60	3
6		Elective subject ІІ	45		90	4,5
7		Elective subject ІІІ	30		60	3
8	SPO1007	Sports	20		40	2
	ECO2007	Economics of Construction*
*Total for semester II*			300		600	30
*Total for year 1*			600		1200	60
1	PHY1003	Theoretical Mechanics - part 2	30		60	3
		Theoretical Mechanics - part 2 - course assignment	30		60	3
2	MAS1008	Strength of Materials -part 1	45		90	4,5
		Strength of Materials -part 1- course assignment	30		60	3
3	GEO2003	Engineering Geodesy	30		60	3
		Engineering Geodesy - work placement	15		30	1,5
4	CIE1044	Building Construction and Architecture	30		60	3
		Building Construction and Architecture - course assignment	15		30	1,5
5		Optional subject I	30		60	3
6		Elective subject IV	30		60	3
7	SPO1007	Sports	15		30	1,5
	MAN1042	Quality Management*
*Total for semester III*			300		600	30
1	CIE1019	Construction Materials	60		120	6
2	MAS1009	Strength of Materials -part 2	30		60	3
		Strength of Materials -part 2- course assignment	30		60	3
3	CIE1061	Hydraulics and Water Supply and Sewerage	30		60	3
		Hydraulics and Water Supply and Sewerage – work placement	15		30	1,5
4		Elective Course V	45		90	4,5
5		Elective Course VI	45		90	4,5
6		Optional Course II	30		60	3
7	SPO1007	Sports	15		30	1,5
	CIE1175	Evaluation Systems for Sustainable Construction*
*Total for semester IV*			300		600	30
*Total for year 2*			600		1200	60
1	CIE1015	Construction Statics – part 1	30		60	3
		Construction Statics – part 1 - course assignment	30		60	3
2	CIE1020	Construction Machines	30		60	3
		Construction Machines – work placement	15		30	1,5
3	CIE1046	Reinforced Concrete	45		90	4,5
		Reinforced Concrete – course assignment	30		60	3
4	CIE1027	Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering – part 1	30		60	3
		Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering – part 1 - course assignment	15		30	1,5
5		Elective Course VII	30		60	3
		Elective Course VII - course assignment	15		30	1,5
6		Optional course III	30		60	3
*Total for semester V*			300		600	30
1	CIE1016	Construction Statics – part 2	30		60	3
		Construction Statics – part 2 - course assignment	30		60	3
2	CIE1047	Reinforced Concrete - part 2	30		60	3
		Reinforced Concrete - part 2 - course assignment	30		30	3
3	CIE1028	Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering – part 2	30		60	3
		Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering – part 2 - course assignment	30		60	3
4	CIE1025	Wooden and plastic constructions	30		60	3
		Wooden and plastic constructions - course assignment	15		60	1.5
5		Elective course VIII	30		60	3
		Elective course VIII - course assignment	15		30	1,5
6		Optional course IV	30		60	3
*Total for semester VI*			300		600	30
*Total for year 3*			600		1200	60
1	МАS1015	Steel Structures - part 1	45		90	4,5
		Steel Structures - part 1- work placement	15		30	1,5
2	CIE1022	Technology and management of the building	30		60	3
		Technology and management of the building - course project	15		30	1,5
		Technology and management of the building – work placement	15		30	1,5
3	CIE1023	Stability and dynamics of construction structures	30		60	3
		Concrete structures - course assignment	30		60	3
4	CIE1049	Reinforced concrete structures	30		60	3
		Reinforced concrete structures - course assignment	30		60	3
		Reinforced concrete structures– work placement	15		30	1.5
5		Elective course ІХ	30		60	3
6		Optional course V	15		30	1,5
*Total for semester VII*			300		600	30
1	CIE1014	Reinforced Concrete Bridges	30		60	3
		Reinforced Concrete Bridges - course assignment	15		30	1,5
2	MAS1016	Steel structures part 2	30		60	3
		Steel structures part 2 - course project	15		30	1,5
3	CIE1024	Seismic construction	30		60	3
		Seismic construction – course project	30		60	3
4	MAS1017	Theory of elasticity and plasticity	30		60	3
		Theory of elasticity and plasticity – course assignment	15		30	1,5
*Total for semester VIII*			200		400	20
*Total for year 4*			500		1000	50
*Diploma thesis*					300	10
Total for the course of study			2300		4900	240
Elective Courses (choose one from the group)
I.1	FLE1001	Foreign Language - English		45	90	4,5
I.2	FLG1001	Foreign Language - German		45	90	4,5
I.3	FLR1001	Foreign Language - Russian		45	90	4,5
I.4	FLI1001	Foreign Language - Italian		45	90	4,5
I.5	ARC1232	Computer-aided Design		45	90	4,5
I.6	CIE1185	Computer-Aided Engineering		45	90	4,5
II.1	FLE1001	Foreign Language - English		45	90	4,5
II.2	FLG1001	Foreign Language - German		45	90	4,5
II.3	FLR1001	Foreign Language - Russian		45	90	4,5
II.4	FLI1001	Foreign Language - Italian		45	90	4,5
II.5	SEC1140	Labor Safety and Environmental Protection		45	90	4,5
II.6	SEC1212	Protection of Calamities, Disasters and Accidents		45	90	4,5
III.1	INF1491	Computer Programs in Designing		30	60	3
III.2	INF1492	Computer Modelling of Building Structures		30	60	3
IV.1	МАТ1172	Selected chapters of Mathematics		30	60	3
IV.2	MAN1180	Management and Investment		30	60	3
V.1	CIE1204	Fire Safety of Buildings and Facilities		45	90	4,5
V.2	ADM1192	European Programmes for Project Funding		45	90	4,5
VI.1	CIE1205	Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology		30	60	3
VI.2		Masonry constructions		30	60	3
VII.1	CIE1005	Engineering systems in buildings		30	60	3
		Engineering systems in buildings – course assignment		15	30	1,5
VII.2	CIE1125	Reinforcement and restoration of building structures		30	60	3
		Reinforcement and restoration of building structures – course assignment		15	30	1,5
VIII.1	CIE1228	Road and railroad building		30	60	3
		Road and railroad building – course project		15	30	1,5
VIII.2	CIE1212	Construction Waste Management		30	60	3
		Construction Waste Management – course project		15	30	1,5
IX.1	ARC2085	Modern Design Methods		30	60	3
IX.2	MAN1303	Human Resource Management		30	60	3
Optional Courses (choose оне from the group)
I.1	INF1493	Applied Electrotechnics and Electronics		30	60	3
I.2	CIE1196	Technology of Finishing works		30	60	3
II.1	CIE1207	Legal and Normative Regulations in Building		30	60	3
II.2	SEC1210	Theory of Risk		30	60	3
III.1	CIE1210	Building Insulations		30	60	3
III.2	MAN1466	Personnel Management		30	60	3
IV.1		Energy-efficient building		30	60	3
IV.2	CIE1198	Fire Safety and Ecology		30	60	3
V.1	INF1494	Computer Systems in Management and Organization of Construction Process		15	30	1,5
V.2	CIE1188	Psychology of Crisis and Extreme Situations in Construction		15	30	1,5

Foreign languages
1	FLE 1002	Foreign language - English	90	180	9
2	FLE 1003	Foreign language - English	90	180	9
3	FLE 1004	Foreign language - English	90	180	9
4	FLG 1001	Foreign language - German	90	180	9
5	FLR 1001	Foreign language - Russian	90	180	9
6	FLS 1001	Foreign language - Spanish	90	180	9

* The course is studied by students in part-time training

Mode of study: Full-time/Part-time

Examination regulations and grading scale: The programme includes courses from different scientific fields, which fulfils the requirement of interdisciplinary and wide spectrum training. This defines the various requirements extremes in assessing students' knowledge. Detailed description of methods and evaluation criteria for each discipline and the opportunity to inform the reasons for evaluation are given in the syllabi.

Obligatory or optional mobility windows: Students can take part in appropriate programs for student's mobility available in Varna Free University.

Work placement(s): In the curriculum on some of the special disciplines are provided practices that take place in Bulgarian and foreign companies and laboratories working in the area of construction and building of buildings and facilities.

Work-based learning: In the curriculum of the Bachelors' program in all special subjects the developing of course projects and tasks is provided. The topics of the course projects, as well as these of the diploma thesis are taken from the actual construction activity. Many of the developments are later implemented in the practice.

Occupational profiles of graduates: Civil engineer, specialist in Building Constructions. Graduates will be able to pursue careers in the state and public sectors as managers and experts in the construction departments, construction companies, building laboratories; employees and professionals in investment, control and supervisory agencies; teachers, researchers in research institutes and others.

Access to further studies: Students successfully completed their training in the degree of "Bachelor" have the necessary skills to continue their education at a higher level of qualification - Master programs on "Building Constructions", "Road Construction", "Water Supply and Sewerage with two profiles - "Water supply networks and facilities" and "Water purification", "Construction engineering" and "Fire-safety equipment and automation".

After acquiring the Master degree, students can apply for further training and research in doctoral programs: "Building constructions", "Building Materials, Products and Technology of their production" and "Labor Safety and Fire Equipment"

Head of Construction of Buildings and Facilities Department:

Assoc. Prof. Eng. Milena Kichekova, PhD

Secretary: Eng. Maya Manolova

Tel.: +359 52 359 621/589

E-mail: sss@vfu.bg