The accreditation of this program is until 2026 .
The education is performed by Faculty of Pedagogy.
The program has been officially approved and accredited. The
curriculum and syllabi are developed according to the requirements
of the higher education policies and standards in Bulgaria.
The study lasts 4 (four) years (8 semesters). The curriculum
provides 2400 academic hours and 240 ECTS CR. The ECTS credits are
divided equally in the eight semesters according to the State
requirements.
The program structure provides compulsory, elective and
facultative courses.
There are 33 compulsory
courses included
(a total number of
1665 academic hours). They offer a
profound fundamental knowledge and specific competences in both
theoretical and practical areas of the study. They follow an
interdisciplinary approach. The technical studies and
teaching training are also an important part of the program. They
take place in different centers, schools and laboratories.
The elective
courses (a total number
of 735 academic hours) widen the general and basic
knowledge and help students to acquire more specific information
and professional skills. The curriculum provides 28 elective
courses organized in 5 modules: applied social sciences, technical
and natural sciences, psychological theories applied in education,
educational technologies and specific teaching methods. Students
chose 13 of them according to their interests and educational
needs.
The facultative
courses enable students to acquire new skills and
knowledge of their interest that are not a part of the
curriculum.
Students graduate after they successfully pass their final exam
or defend their senior thesis according to the state and university
rules and regulations.
Educational mobility
and international
compatibility of the expertise gained
The curriculum design, the program structure, ECTS, the quality
of education and the qualification gained enable students to be
competitive on the labour market as specialists or to continue
their education and qualification in Bulgaria or abroad.
Qualification and career opportunities
The qualification gained covers the requirements of the national
and the European qualification frameworks. Graduated students
become qualified design and technologies teachers. They are
prepared to implement educational and research work, management and
administration activities in the field of design methods,
techniques, technologies and entrepreneurship, according to the
needs and the requirements of the modern school system.
The Bachelor's program offers career opportunities in the field
of private and public education organizations and institutions.
Graduate Bachelor's students have a future possibility:
- to specialize
in different forms of continuing education and lifelong
learning;
- to proceed
with their education in Master's degree