History and Archaeology (in Bulgarian) Distance Learning
Short presentation of the programme:
In the first two years, the instruction in the programme focuses on general education courses, two-semester courses in the main areas of study, such as Introduction to Archaeology, Mythology and Religion, Historical Knowledge, History of Bulgaria, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, State and Public Administration, Political Science and general education courses in the humanities, ancient and modern history. In the third and fourth years, the instruction consists of in two modules comprised of lecture and training courses which lead to a professional qualification.

- Prof. Ivan Gatsov, DSc ARHB002D Introduction to Prehistory ARHB101D The Beginning of Human Civilization ARHB521D Prehistory of the Near East ARHB531D Neolithic on the Balkans ARHB637D Stone and Copper Age in Southeast Europe ARHB727D Rock and Mobile Art in Prehistory
- Prof. Sergei Ignatov, DSc GENB036D Ancient Civilizations
- Prof. Veselin Metodiev PhD GENB026D The Historical Knowledge HISB516D Practice in Archives HISB518D Internship HISB627D Practice in Archives HISB631D The world of the Renaissance Bulgarian HISB718D Diplomatic History of Bulgaria HISB723D The Birth of Parliamentary Democracy HISB724D Seminar: In Situ, Part 3 HISB725D Internship HISB800D Project: History and Memory HISB817D Seminar: In Situ, Part 4
- Prof. Vilma Stoyanova, PhD ARHB534D Methods in Archaelogy
- Prof. Rumen Genov, PhD HISB517D Religion, Politics, Personalities: from Wycliffe to Richelieu
- Prof. Hristo Todorov, PhD GENB026D The Historical Knowledge
- Prof. Tsvetana Cholova, PhD ARHB021D History and Archaeology of Medieval Europe HISB001D Historical Sources HISB320D History and Archaeology of the Byzantine Empire HISB622D South-East Europe in the Middle Ages
- Prof. Momchil Metodiev DSc HISB001D Historical Sources HISB620D The Renaissance Idea of the Bulgarians HISB715D History and Its Interpreters HISB816D History of the Present
- Assoc. Prof. Biliana Kostova, PhD ARHB018D Geodetic Methods and Mapping in Archaeology
- Assoc. Prof. Boyan Dumanov, PhD ARHB018D Geodetic Methods and Mapping in Archaeology ARHB019D From Collecting to Archaeology ARHB021D History and Archaeology of Medieval Europe ARHB024D Theory in Archaeology ARHB523D Archaeology of Medieval Bulgaria ARHB550D Practicum: Processing of Archaeological Finds ARHB619D Byzantine Archaeology ARHB634D Archaeology of the Late Antiquity ARHB659D Practicum in Archaeological Research ARHB660D Seminar "Archaeologia Crass" ARHB661D Practicum: Cartography and Mapping in Archaeology ARHB707D Towns and Cities in Medieval Bulgaria. ARHB764D Internship: Archaeological Sites ARHB765D Seminar: Comparative Analysis of Archaeological Monuments ARHB832D Archaeology of the Migration Period ARHB869D Internship: Archaeological Field Research ARHB870D Project: Application of Optical Measuring Instruments in Archaeology HISB320D History and Archaeology of the Byzantine Empire
- Assoc. Prof. Dimitar Giudurov, PhD HISB011D International Relations in the 19th century HISB416D The Modern Period and the Balkan Nations HISB500D Seminar: History and Modernity, Part 1 HISB518D Internship HISB519D Seminar: In Situ, Part 1 HISB536D Ethnic and religious communities in the Balkans HISB610D Development of the Institutional System of Bulgaria HISB623D Politics of Violence: 19-20 cc. HISB625D War: Mysticism and Madness HISB627D Practice in Archives HISB708D The Great Powers and the Bulgarian National Question HISB718D Diplomatic History of Bulgaria HISB724D Seminar: In Situ, Part 3 HISB725D Internship HISB800D Project: History and Memory HISB804D The Balkans in the Bipolar World HISB812D The Building of United Europe HISB821D Religions in Bulgaria HISB822D The Territorial Status Quo in the Balkans after 1878: Political Factors, Wars and Treaties
- Asst. Prof. Jivko Lefterov, PhD HISB009D Balkans XX Century HISB416D The Modern Period and the Balkan Nations HISB420D Libraries and Archives in Bulgaria HISB516D Practice in Archives HISB518D Internship HISB540D Nations and Revolutions in 19th century HISB625D War: Mysticism and Madness HISB701D Bulgarian State and the Confessional Communities HISB704D South-Eastern Europe between the Two World Wars HISB719D Forbidden (Forgotten) Knowledge HISB724D Seminar: In Situ, Part 3 HISB725D Internship HISB800D Project: History and Memory HISB803D The Cold War HISB812D The Building of United Europe HISB817D Seminar: In Situ, Part 4 HISB821D Religions in Bulgaria
- Assoc. Prof. Zarko Zhdrakov, PhD HISB310D The Formation of Cultural Legacy HISB500D Seminar: History and Modernity, Part 1 HISB511D Cultural Heritage in Bulgarian Lands HISB616D Culture and Art of the Renaissance HISB626D Seminar: A Trip to Historical and Cultural Centres, Part 1 HISB627D Practice in Archives HISB628D Seminar: In Situ, Part 2 HISB700D Seminar: Cultural Heritage
- Assoc. Prof Ilian Boyanov, PhD ARHB011D Classical Archaeology ARHB014D Introduction to Numismatic ARHB019D From Collecting to Archaeology ARHB024D Theory in Archaeology ARHB505D Archaeology of Ancient Greece ARHB551D Seminar: Coin Iconography ARHB633D Introduction to the Roman Archaeology ARHB634D Archaeology of the Late Antiquity ARHB659D Practicum in Archaeological Research ARHB660D Seminar "Archaeologia Crass" ARHB743D Archaeological Aspects of the Roman Art ARHB744D The Roman Architecture ARHB748D Thracian Tomb Architecture ARHB764D Internship: Archaeological Sites ARHB765D Seminar: Comparative Analysis of Archaeological Monuments ARHB869D Internship: Archaeological Field Research GENB020D Introduction to Arheology
- Assoc. Prof. Lachezar Stoianov, PhD HISB711D The Comintern, the USSR and the Balkans
- Assoc. Prof. Maya Vassileva, PhD ARHB731D Aegean Civilizations. Aegean Continental Shelf in the Bronze Age
- Assoc. Prof. Martin Osikovski, PhD HISB044D Europe of Ideas and Ideas for Europe
- Assoc. Prof. Petranka Nedelcheva, PhD ARHB002D Introduction to Prehistory ARHB101D The Beginning of Human Civilization ARHB531D Neolithic on the Balkans ARHB550D Practicum: Processing of Archaeological Finds ARHB552D Practice: Graphic Documentation of Prehistoric Artefacts ARHB604D Archaeological Documentation ARHB637D Stone and Copper Age in Southeast Europe ARHB659D Practicum in Archaeological Research ARHB722D Systems of Supply and Exchange in Prehistory. ARHB727D Rock and Mobile Art in Prehistory ARHB764D Internship: Archaeological Sites ARHB765D Seminar: Comparative Analysis of Archaeological Monuments ARHB868D Seminar: Prehistoric Thrace ARHB869D Internship: Archaeological Field Research
- Assoc. Prof. Ralitsa Berberova, PhD ARHB013D New Archaeological Museums
- Assoc. Prof. Svetla Yaneva, PhD HISB001D Historical Sources HISB314D The Bulgarians in the 15th - 18th Centuries HISB514D The Ottoman Empire in Europe HISB516D Practice in Archives HISB519D Seminar: In Situ, Part 1 HISB613D Reforms and Crises in the Ottoman Empire HISB624D The Ottoman Empire: Institutions and Everyday Life HISB626D Seminar: A Trip to Historical and Cultural Centres, Part 1 HISB628D Seminar: In Situ, Part 2 HISB631D The world of the Renaissance Bulgarian HISB700D Seminar: Cultural Heritage HISB725D Internship
- Asst. Prof. Bogdan Athanassov, PhD ARHB013D New Archaeological Museums ARHB020D Man and Metal. Europe in the 5th - 2nd millennium BC. ARHB024D Theory in Archaeology ARHB521D Prehistory of the Near East ARHB550D Practicum: Processing of Archaeological Finds ARHB552D Practice: Graphic Documentation of Prehistoric Artefacts ARHB632D The Early Iron Age in Southeast Europe ARHB637D Stone and Copper Age in Southeast Europe ARHB659D Practicum in Archaeological Research ARHB730D The Bronze Age in Southeast Europe ARHB731D Aegean Civilizations. Aegean Continental Shelf in the Bronze Age ARHB764D Internship: Archaeological Sites ARHB765D Seminar: Comparative Analysis of Archaeological Monuments ARHB839D Greek Archaeology During The Geometric Period ARHB868D Seminar: Prehistoric Thrace ARHB869D Internship: Archaeological Field Research
- Asst. Prof. Zhivko Uzunov, PhD ARHB005D The Eastern Balkans in the 1st millennium BC ARHB018D Geodetic Methods and Mapping in Archaeology ARHB022D Interdisciplinary Studies in Archaeology ARHB023D Hellenistic Gold ARHB534D Methods in Archaelogy ARHB613D Construction and Architecture in Ancient Thrace ARHB635D Burial Rituals in Ancient Thrace during the First Millennium BCE ARHB636D Thracian Archaeology ARHB659D Practicum in Archaeological Research ARHB661D Practicum: Cartography and Mapping in Archaeology ARHB741D Thracian Tombs - History and Architecture ARHB748D Thracian Tomb Architecture ARHB763D Seminar "Topography of the Settlement Complexes in Ancient Thrace" ARHB764D Internship: Archaeological Sites ARHB765D Seminar: Comparative Analysis of Archaeological Monuments ARHB822D Archaeometric Studies ARHB830D Greek Colonization ARHB869D Internship: Archaeological Field Research ARHB870D Project: Application of Optical Measuring Instruments in Archaeology
- Asst. Prof. Metodi Metodiev, PhD HISB012D New and Recent History HISB518D Internship HISB541D The Historiography in Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries: Themes and Authors HISB621D Small Nations in Europe at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century HISB627D Practice in Archives HISB628D Seminar: In Situ, Part 2 HISB700D Seminar: Cultural Heritage HISB800D Project: History and Memory HISB802D The World of Megamyths: Ideas, Society, Institutions HISB811D International Relations in the 20th Century HISB812D The Building of United Europe HISB817D Seminar: In Situ, Part 4