University of Economics – Varna

International Tourism - in Russian

Degree: Bachelor

Type of education: Full-time

Number of semesters: 8

Professional qualification: Tourism

Professional field: TOURISM

First year: 2023

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

Specific courses:

  • Hospitality business
  • Touristic resources
  • Tourist market
  • Tourism low
  • Social psychology in tourism
  • Tourist and travel agencies in tourism
  • Geography in tourism
  • Culture and civilization
  • Human resources management in tourism
  • Tourism management
  • Tour guiding

Expected knowledge and skills after acquiring qualification:
Students acquire theoretical and practical knowledge about domestic and international tourism, hospitality and restaurant business, the tourist market and resources. Students get familiar with different types of tourism and with contemporary tendencies in the tourist industry. The practical training after the sixth semester helps students to gain specialized skills necessary to plan, organize and control the activities in touristic business.

Employment opportunities upon graduation:
Graduate students are able to work in tourist companies, offices and complexes and take senior management positions such as:

  • Managers of travel agencies and tour operators ;
  • Managers in the restaurants and hotels;
  • Marketing managers in tourist organizations;
  • Managers of Bureau for information and tourist services;
  • Organizers of congress and conference and other special events;
  • Human resource managers in the field of tourism etc.
Programme
First year
2023
Studied subjects Semester Credits Type of grading Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes
CORE
Informatics 1 9 Exam 270 195 75
Microeconomics 1 9 Exam 270 195 75
Physical Education 1 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30
Applied Mathematics 1 9 Exam 270 195 75
Electives (1)
  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Russian
  • Bulgarian Language
1 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30
Management 2 8 Exam 240 165 75
Macroeconomics 2 8 Exam 240 165 75
Physical Education 2 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30
Principles of Law 2 8 Exam 240 165 75
Electives (1)
  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Russian
  • Bulgarian Language
2 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30
Accounting Theory 3 9 Exam 270 195 75
Introduction to Finance 3 9 Exam 270 195 75
Physical Education 3 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30
Marketing 3 8 Exam 240 165 75
Electives (1)
  • Labour Economics
  • Career Development
  • Economic Psychology
  • European Studies
  • Philosophical Culture
  • Business History
  • Commercial Correspondence
3 4 Exam 120 60 60
Physical Education 4 1 Ongoing assessment 30 0 30
Total for CORE 0 0
Special
Academic Research 2 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30
Introduction to Tourism 4 9 Exam 270 195 75
Hotel Management 5 8 Exam 240 165 75
Social Psychology in Tourism 5 8 Exam 240 165 75
Tourist Resources 5 8 Exam 240 180 60
Electives (1)
  • Specialized Foreign Language - English
  • Specialized Foreign Language - German
  • Specialized Foreign Language - Russian
5 6 Exam 180 120 60
Restaurant Management 6 7 Exam 210 135 75
Tourist Markets 6 7 Exam 210 135 75
Modern Types of Tourism 6 6 Exam 180 120 60
Electives (1)
  • Tour Guidance
  • Leisure and Entertainment in Tourism
  • Culture and Civilization
6 5 Exam 150 90 60
Marketing in Tourism 7 8 Exam 240 180 60
Travel Agencies and Transport in Tourism 7 8 Exam 240 165 75
Specialized Seminar 7 8 Exam 240 180 60
Electives (1)
  • Customer Care
  • Marketing Communication in Tourism
  • Digitalization in Tourism
7 6 Exam 180 120 60
Geography of Tourism 8 5 Exam 150 90 60
Human Resource Management in Tourism 8 5 Exam 150 90 60
Tourism Management 8 5 Exam 150 75 75
Service Management in Tourism 8 5 Exam 150 90 60
Total for Special 0 0
University specialised
Introduction to Statistics 4 9 Exam 270 195 75
Electives (1) 4 6 Exam 180 120 60
Electives (1) 4 6 Exam 180 120 60
Total for University specialised 0 0
Practical
Practical Training 6 8 Exam 240 240 0
Total for Practical 0 0
Graduate
Electives (1)
  • Thesis Defense
  • Comprehensive State Exam
8 10 Exam 300 300 0
Total for Graduate 0 0
Total for the entire period of study 247 7410 5145 2265


Optional courses Semester Credits Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes
Foreign Language - English 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90
Foreign Language - German 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90
Foreign Language - French 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90
Foreign Language - Russian 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90
Foreign Language - Portuguese 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90
Bulgarian Language 1 3, 4, 5 3, 3, 3 270 180 90
Administrative and Legal Service 5 3 90 60 30
Physical Education 5, 6, 7 1, 1, 2 120 0 120
Business Culture and Traditions 6 3 90 60 30
Taxation and taxation process 7 3 90 60 30
1 The course is available only to foreigners