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Business Administration and Management

International Economics and Administration Faculty
Department of Administration and Management

 

Speciality: Business Administration and Management
Specialization: Business Administration in Tourism
Awarded qualification: Master in Business Administration in Tourism
Level of qualification: Master

Specific admission requirements: A degree with an average mark "Good" and an entry exam.

Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning:
The secretary of the Inter-University Master’s Degree Programs provides students with initial information about the procedures for application and enrollment; e-mail: mmp@vfu.bg, tel: +359 52 359 507/ 564.
Procedures:
- university diploma and a set of papers submitted duly and within the prescribed period;
- selection of the candidates according to their documents;
- an interview with the approved candidates;
- ranking and registration of candidates.

Qualification requirements and regulations:
In order to get their qualification students must be allocated 90 credits: 55,5 credits from compulsory courses, 13,5 from elective courses, 6 credits from optional courses and 15 credits from a Master’s thesis/a Diploma work.

Profile of the programme:
The program is designed for training of leaders and managers with professional interest in tourism industry. The study provides the necessary knowledge and skills for successful tourism management based on principles of sustainable development. Students learn about leadership in tourism, information and reservation tourist systems. opportunities for cultural tourism development . The program is oriented to acquiring skills for market analysis and ensuring organizational competitiveness on the global market, technology of developing and financing tourist projects. Most disciplines also contain a practical part, incl. teamwork, individual exercises and case studies to consolidate the acquired knowledge.

Key learning outcomes
After the completion of the Master’s degree program " Business Administration in Tourism” students know the basic principles of sustainable tourist management and their application at local, regional and national level. They are able to analyse the tourist market, to establish competitive advantages, to develop and manage tourist projects. Acquired leadership skills help students to create effective relations between members in a team.

Occupational profiles of graduates
The resulting education is a solid foundation for a successful managerial career in tourist business, to work as experts of tourism in government, NGOs, international organizations and research institutions, etc.

Access to further studies: Educational-and-qualification degree of Doctor (Ph.D.). 

 
 ECTS Code Disicpline Lectures and seminars Out-of-class workload Number of ECTS credits
Semester I 
1. ECO3004 Globalization of Post-Industrial Society 45 90 4,5
2. POL1120 EU Structural Instruments and their Application in Bulgaria 45 90 4,5
3 ECO3011 Industrial organization 45 90 4,5
4. TUR3070  Sustainable tourism management 45 90 4,5
5. MAN3016 Organization structuring in Project Management 45 90 4,5
6.   Elective disicpline 1 45 90 4,5
7.   Optional disicpline 1 30 60 3
Total for sememster 1 300 600 30
Semester II
1. SOC3020 Social Interactions and Teamwork 45 90 4,5
2. TUR2002 Hospitality management 60 120 6
3. TUR3030 Leadership in tourist organization 60 120 6
4 TUR3040 Tour-operator, Tour Agency and Transportation Activities 60 120 6
5   Elective disicpline 2 45 90 4,5
6   Optional disicpline 2 30 60 3
Total for Semester II 300 600 30
Semester III
1 TUR2003 Cultural tourism 60 120 6
2 MAN 3027 Technology of International Project Development 45 90 4,5
3   Elective disicpline 3 45 90 4,5
4   Prediploma internship.Preparation and defense of a Master’s Thesis 0 450 15
Total for Semester III 150 750 30
    Total for entire course 750 1920 90
 
Elective Courses
1 MAR2004 Marketing in Tourism 45 90 4,5
2 TUR3050 Risk management and Insurance in tourism 45 90 4,5
3 INF3008 Business information systems 45 90 4,5
4 POL3030 EU policy in sphere of tourism 45 90 4,5
5 SOC3011 Social Responsibility and Ethics in Business 45 90 4,5
6 FIN3210 Financial Statements and Financial Analysis in Tourism 45 90 4,5
 
Optional Courses
1 INF3010 Electronic Business and Internet Banking 30 0 3
2 TUR3045 Competitiveness management 30 0 3
3 MAN2018 Financial Management in International Business  30 0 3
4 TUR3010 Advertising and Public Relations  30 0 3
  MAN3243 Master class Knowledge Academy 30 0 3
6 MAN3248 Master class  30 0 3
 
  Module of equivalency courses for holders of Bachelors`s degrees in other majors
1. MAN1069 General Theory of Management 60 120 6
2. ECO1067 Micro- and Macroeconomics 60 120 6
3. MAR1004 Marketing 60 120 6
4. FIN1070 Finance 60 120 6
5. LAW1052 Fundamentals of Law 60 120 6
  300 600 30
 

Examination regulations, assessment and grading: Specific for each discipline (coursework defence, projects, tasks or research papers, interim tests, participation in the development of team tasks, business games, etc.). The assessment is based on students’ activity during their study. During the classes students have the opportunity to submit works on selected topics from the disciplines included in the curriculum. The final assessment of the achieved results in the studied courses is a written exam and / or a coursework. An oral examination is also an option to form an overall grade.

Graduation requirements: Graduation by developing a Master's Thesis.

Mode of study: part-time

Head of Master’s Degree Programme:
Assoc. Prof. Snezhanka Ovcharova, Ph.D., 
Reception day: Tuesday from 10.00 to 12.00
e-mail: sn.ovcharova@gmail.com
tel. +359 52 359 564.