Degree: Master
Type of education: Full-time, Part-time, Full-time (January Admission), Part-time (January Admission)
Number of semesters: 2
Professional qualification: Economics
Professional field: ECONOMICS
First year: 2024
Specific courses:
Specialized courses:
Expected knowledge and skills after acquiring qualification:
The master graduates receive professional competences, incl.: fulfill managerial position in sales, logistics, marketing, testing and certification departments of companies; to carry out production, inspection and certification control; to build and audit systems of quality management; to conduct economic research, analysis and expert in the field of assortment policy, quality of goods, standardization and certification, protection of consumer interests and contractual policy.
The main key competencies that Masters acquire are: to identify and establishing falsification of goods; to implement various commodity expertises and control; construction, implementation and auditing of quality management systems; for planning and development of company’s advertising activities; development and legal protection of trademarks and geographical indications of goods; implementing systems and schemes for certification of goods and services; protection of consumer interests; exercise expert and evaluation activity in different areas in the lifecycle of goods.
Employment opportunities upon graduation:
Students who have completed educational - qualification degree "master" in "Quality and expertise of commodities' can eventuate as:
Graduate students can continue their studies as PhD at universities or other research units in Bulgaria and abroad.
Studied subjects | Semester | Credits | Type of grading | Student involvement | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Self-study | Classes | ||||
Specialised | ||||||
Expert Examination of Manufactured Goods | 9 | 8 | Exam | 240 | 202 | 38 |
Quality Assurance Systems | 9 | 8 | Exam | 240 | 210 | 30 |
Trade Marks and Advertising of Goods | 9 | 7 | Exam | 210 | 180 | 30 |
Safety of Goods | 9 | 7 | Exam | 210 | 180 | 30 |
Certification of Goods and Services | 10 | 8 | Exam | 240 | 203 | 37 |
Expert Examination of Food, Wine and Tobacco | 10 | 8 | Exam | 240 | 202 | 38 |
10 | 8 | Exam | 240 | 210 | 30 | |
Electives (1)
|
10 | 6 | Ongoing assessment | 180 | 158 | 22 |
Total for Specialised | 0 | 0 | ||||
Graduate | ||||||
Electives (1)
|
10 | 15 | Exam | 450 | 450 | 0 |
Total for Graduate | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total for the entire period of study | 75 | 2250 | 1995 | 255 | ||
Optional courses | Semester | Credits | Student involvement | |||
Total | Self-study | Classes | ||||
Foreign Language - English | 10 | 3 | 90 | 75 | 15 | |
Foreign Language - German | 10 | 3 | 90 | 75 | 15 | |
Foreign Language - French | 10 | 3 | 90 | 75 | 15 | |
Foreign Language - Russian | 10 | 3 | 90 | 75 | 15 |