Major and professional qualification:

Specialisation: Alternative Tourism
Scientific direction: International Tourism
Scientific specialty: MA in International Tourism

Practical training courses:

The programme provides placements and internships in regional and national administrative structures: ministries, municipalities and agencies; field practices.

International mobility:

The programme provides an opportunity for Erasmus+ international student mobility.

Graduate Student Competencies:

Graduates will have mastered knowledge of:

• basic provisions in the regulation of tourism and tourist activity in the Republic of Bulgaria;

• protected areas of Bulgaria, categories of protected areas, management plans of the protected areas, regimes for their protection and the rules for visiting them;

• organisation and management of alternative tourism;

• types of tour guiding activity and the main principles, methods and types of tourist animation.

Graduates of the program will have mastered skills in:

• using a variety of forms for alternative tourism in order to organise, manage and expand the possibilities of the tourism business;

• assigning and accepting tour operator activities;

• carrying out consulting activities in the field of tourism during the transition from mainstream to alternative tourism;

• preparing and presenting tourist routes and programmes;

• applying advertising approaches to complete tourist products.

Graduation:

Completion of studies takes place by defending a master’s dissertation or passing a state exam upon earning the required number of credits.

The graduation process complies with the NBU Standard for Educational and Qualification Degree Completion.

Occupation and possible positions:

Graduates pursue careers at the Ministry of Tourism, travel agencies, private business, non-governmental organisations, implementation abroad, etc.

Department :

Natural Sciences