• regular - 6 semesters
• Self-Study - 6 semesters

The Higher Education Act, art. 46 and Art. 66 gives right to education at tertiary level, to anyone who holds a degree of "Master" and has passed competitive examinations. The academic and scientific degree of "doctor" in scientific specialty 5:08:02 Theory and practice of music, is given to a doctoral student who has taken the exams provided in the curriculum and defended their dissertation under the terms and procedure of the development of academic staff in the Republic of Bulgaria (ZRASRB).

1. Professional qualities and competence skills in scientific specialty 5:08:02 Theory and practice of music.
   • PhD students in scientific specialty 5:08:02 Theory and practice of music in the course of their training and research acquire these professional qualities and competences:
   • thorough knowledge of musical culture;
   • methodological competence in the field of research knowledge;
   • competence in methodology, methodology and tools of scientific and specialized research;
   • skills for independent research;
   • skills to update the music theory;
   • professional competence for self-teaching and expertise in the field of music;
   • initiative, focused on providing personal information awareness and facilitating professional contacts with Bulgarian and foreign scientists;
   • communication skills and ability to work in a team;
   • social activity, adaptivity and competitiveness on the labor market, ensuring realization in particular social circumstances.
2. Requirements to Doctoral Students in the educational and scientific degree of "doctor" in the scientific specialty 5:08:02 Theory and practice of music.
   PhD students in the scientific specialty 5:08:02 Theory and practice of music in the course of their training and research got prepared for:
   • separate research in the field of music;
   • scientific work and teaching at universities the disciplines corresponding to the scientific specialty 5:08:02 Theory and practice of music and subjects related to it;
   • management activities in the educational system on positions which require an appropriate level of scientific expertise;
   • expert work in jobs involving research and solving practical tasks: research institutes, higher educational institutions, media, NGOs and others.