Business Management and Entrepreneurship (in Bulgarian)
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 Law, State and Public Management, Society, Economics and Business, Introduction to Administrative Theories and Systems, Consumer Behaviour and Living Standards, and practical courses, such as Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Conceptual and Practical Foundations of Entrepreneurship, Introduction to Business Management, Introduction to Marketing, Organisational Behaviour, etc. In the third and fourth year, the learning is organized in specialized courses for the program and various training forms.
Major and professional qualification:
Major:
Business Management and Entrepreneurship
Qualification: Manager (Business Administration)
Practical training courses:
Practical training includes internships in business organizations.
International mobility:
The programme provides an opportunity for international student mobility at universities in Italy, Austria, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Romania, France and Finland.
Graduate Student Competencies:
• knowledge about the potential and opportunities for entrepreneurship development, prerequisites for starting, managing and developing a successful (own) business, such as a vision, creative thinking, risk-taking, innovation theories, forms of interaction within innovation systems, the existing regulations, social entrepreneurship and conceptual tools for analysis and evaluation of managerial decisions;
• skills in creating and developing a competitive business, managing and applying tools for financing entrepreneurial activity, developing innovation strategies and projects, applying creative methods to support the generation of innovative ideas related to effective business management and necessary for taking strategic management decisions.
Graduation:
Completion of studies in the bachelor's programme takes place by defending a bachelor's dissertation or passing a state exam upon earning the required number of credits. In addition to the professional qualification provided, students can also obtain additional specialisation by enrolling in a minor programme.
The graduation process complies with the NBU Standard for Educational and Qualification Degree Completion.
Occupation and possible positions:
Graduates pursue careers as multifunctional managers; experts in entrepreneurship and assessment of businesses’ state of innovation potential; specialists in the development of innovation policies and projects; experts in consulting firms; experts in European structures and EU projects, specialists in public-private partnerships, heads of organisations in the private and public sectors.