University of Economics – Varna

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Tourism and entertainment business management

Degree: Professional Bachelor

Type of education: Full-time

Number of semesters: 6

Professional qualification: Tourism

Professional field: TOURISM

First year: 2023

Programme
First year
2023
Studied subjects Semester Credits Type of grading Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes
CORE
Introduction into Tourism 1 5 Exam 150 105 45
Informatics 1 5 Exam 150 105 45
Electives (1)
  • Special-Interest Tourism
  • Entrepreneurship in Tourism and Entertainment Industry
2 5 Exam 150 105 45
Marketing in Tourism 3 5 Exam 150 105 45
Accounting in Tourism 3 5 Exam 150 105 45
Tourism Management 4 5 Exam 150 105 45
Human Resource Management in Tourism 5 5 Exam 150 105 45
Tourism Industry Law 6 5 Exam 150 105 45
Total for CORE 0 0
Special
Guiding 1 3 Ongoing assessment 90 45 45
First Foreign Language - English 1 5 Ongoing assessment 150 90 60
Regional Geography 1 3 Exam 90 45 45
Electives (1)
  • Second Foreign Language -German
  • Second Foreign Language - Russian
1 9 Ongoing assessment 270 180 90
Travel Agencies and Transport Operations 2 5 Exam 150 105 45
Physical Training 2 2 Ongoing assessment 60 0 60
First Foreign Language - English 2 5 Ongoing assessment 150 105 45
Entertainment and Leisure Industry 2 4 Exam 120 90 30
Electives (1)
  • Second Foreign Language -German
  • Second Foreign Language - Russian
2 9 Exam 270 180 90
Operations and Service in Travel Agencies 3 3 Exam 90 60 30
First Foreign Language - English 3 3 Ongoing assessment 90 45 45
Electives (1)
  • Social Psychology in Tourism
  • Entertainment Parks and Sport Clubs Management
3 3 Exam 90 60 30
Electives (1)
  • Second Foreign Language -German
  • Second Foreign Language - Russian
3 5 Ongoing assessment 150 60 90
Intercultural Communication 4 5 Exam 150 105 45
First Foreign Language - English 4 3 Ongoing assessment 90 45 45
Digital Technologies in Tourism and Leisure Industry 4 3 Exam 90 60 30
Electives (1)
  • Second Foreign Language -German
  • Second Foreign Language - Russian
4 5 Ongoing assessment 150 60 90
Electives (1)
  • Leisure and Entertainment in Tourism
  • Marketing and Business Communications
  • Gambling Tourism
4 4 Exam 120 90 30
Event Management and Marketing 5 5 Exam 150 105 45
First Foreign Language - English 5 4 Ongoing assessment 120 75 45
Electives (1)
  • Second Foreign Language -German
  • Second Foreign Language - Russian
5 5 Ongoing assessment 150 90 60
First Foreign Language - English 6 5 Ongoing assessment 150 120 30
Electives (1)
  • Second Foreign Language -German
  • Second Foreign Language - Russian
6 8 Ongoing assessment 240 180 60
Total for Special 0 0
Practical
Introductory Field-Trip 1 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30
Supervised Training in Tour Guiding and Entertainment in the First Foreign Language 3 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30
Educational Practice in Entertainment Business 3 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30
Summer Work Experience 3 4 Ongoing assessment 120 120 0
Supervised Training in Tour Guiding and Entertainment in the First Foreign Language 4 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30
Supervised Training in Tour Guiding and Entertainment in the Second Foreign Language 4 2 Ongoing assessment 60 30 30
Supervised Training in Tour Guiding and Entertainment in the First Foreign Language 5 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30
Supervised Training in Tour Guiding and Entertainment in the Second Foreign Language 5 2 Ongoing assessment 60 30 30
On-the-Job Training in a Travel Agency 5 3 Ongoing assessment 90 60 30
Summer Work Experience 5 4 Ongoing assessment 120 120 0
Customer Care 6 2 Ongoing assessment 60 45 15
Total for Practical 0 0
Graduate
Written Exam in the First Foreign Language 6 2 Exam 60 60 0
Written Exam in the Second Foreign Language 6 2 Exam 60 60 0
Interdisciplinary Theoretical Exam 6 3 Exam 90 90 0
Interdisciplinary Practical Exam 6 3 Exam 90 90 0
Total for Graduate 0 0
Total for the entire period of study 188 5640 3840 1800


Optional courses Semester Credits Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes
Foreign Language - Spanish 3, 4 3, 3 180 90 90
Foreign Language - Romanian 3, 4 3, 3 180 90 90
Foreign Language - German 3, 4 3, 3 180 90 90
Physical Training 3, 4 1, 1 60 0 60
1 The course is available only to foreigners