Speciality: Computing and Computer Science

Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning:
The students can use their prior learning graduation in different bulgarian and  EU universities following the ECTS credit system. Recognizing credits after completing courses proved by academic transcript is also acceptable after Department consideration and approval.

Qualification requirements and regulations:
In order to get their qualification students must be allocated 240 credits (230 from the course and 10 from the State exam). Тhe training ends with the State exam - development and defense of a diploma thesis after successful completion of all duties provided for in the curriculum.

In accordance with the European Framework of Competences and the National Qualification Framework, the education of students in the "Informatics and Computer Sciences" major stimulates the development of transferable competencies for: teamwork, working in a digital environment, working in mixed teams, innovative thinking. and application of new technologies in solving various problems;

Personal competences: responsibility, independence, correctness, efficiency, initiative; communication, resistance to stress, ability to communicate with different professional groups; motivation and striving for continuous improvement of professional qualification and learning of new technologies.

Learning Competences: Consistently assess their own qualifications by assessing the knowledge and skills acquired to date and plan for the need to expand and update their professional qualifications.

Professional competences: The acquired skills cover all the necessary activities of designing, developing, testing and maintaining software systems, as well as designing, building and maintaining an environment for the work of software teams, as well as experts from various fields of activity, working primarily in a digital environment, use of IT technologies in solving problems of various professional spheres.

The structure and content of the curriculum allows within the framework of the undergraduate study in the specialty, the simultaneous acquisition of a second specialty, with the aim of realizing the student in new hybrid positions and professions. In addition to computer science, students study disciplines in the fields of management and economics.

Mode of study: full-time, distance learning, Bulgarian, English language
                                                 
Examination regulations and grading scale:
The regulations are specific to each course (project or task; individual or group assignments, research papers, tests, project assignment, defense, etc.).
Graduation requirements: Development and defense of a diploma project.

Obligatory or optional mobility windows: Students can participate in EU student mobility (Erasmus).

Further development and professional realization:
Successful graduates of the specialty can continue their studies in: Master's programs from the Professional field of "Informatics and Computer Science" or other professional fields, the degree of "doctor" (after obtaining the degree of "master"), as well as in various forms of lifelong learning (LLL courses, postgraduate qualifications etc.).
Successful graduates of this specialty can find employment in companies from the software business. In accordance with the National Classification of Professions and Positions, graduates of the specialty can work as: software and software application developers and analysts, application programmers, software developers, database and network specialists, web content and multimedia developers, system administrators, system analysts, managers in the field of information and communication technologies.

Access to further studies:
The acquired knowledge, skills and competences in the Bachelor’s degree course are the basis for further studies in Master's and PhD programs like: Software Engineering and Management,  Data Science, etc.

 

Head of Department of Computer Science
Antonina Ivanova, PhD
antonina.ivanova@vfu.bg

Department of Computer Science

Secretary: Galina Peneva
Tel.: +359-52 359-573
е-mail: cse@vfu.bg