Techniques, Technologies and Entrepreneurship

Modes of study / Info Pack

Accreditation

The accreditation of this program is until 2026 .

Education

The education is performed by Faculty of Pedagogy.

Annotation

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