International Business Management

Faculty of International Economics and Administration
Department of Administration and Management

Speciality: Business administration and Management - International Business Management

Awarded qualification: Business manager

Level of qualification: Bachelor

Length of programme: 4 years

Number of credits: 240

Field(s) of study (ISCED-F): 041 Business and administration

Specific admission requirements:
Completed secondary or higher education and a passed entrance exam. The grades of the state examinations and the results of international certificates for language and computer skills are recognized for an entrance exam.

Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning:
The ECTS coordinator of the Department of Administration, Management and Political Science, Assist. Prof. Gergana Zhelyazkova, (e-mail: gergana.zhelyazkova@vfu.bg, ggzhelyazkova@gmail.com) provides students with initial information and directions about the procedures for recognition and allocation of credits from prior education.
The recognition of credits is possible on the basis of submitted documents (an academic transcript or a diploma from a previous study; international diplomas and certificates, etc.).
The certification of knowledge and skills is carried out by taking exams at Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar” in a foreign language, computer literacy and specific for the professional area knowledge and skills by the Department of Administration, Management and Political Science.
The Department of Administration, Management and Political Science allocates ECTS credits corresponding to the study programme of the major on the basis of certification of knowledge and skills.

Qualification requirements and regulations:
In order to get their qualification students must be allocated 240 credits -182 credits from compulsory courses, 30 from elective courses, 15 credits from optional courses, 3 credits from a work placement and a pre-graduation internship and 10 credits from State Examinations (Thesis defense).

Profile of the programme:
The process of study in Business Administration and Management - International Business Management is based on the following fundamental areas: Economics, Sociology, Management, Information Technology, Commercial Law. It aims at preparing highly qualified specialists and experts in the field of business administration who can work competently and loyally, occupying responsible positions in international business organizations and their offices in the Republic of Bulgaria.
The process of study in Business Administration and Management -International Business Management focuses mainly on the problem and creative presentation of lectures, the application of active methods - case studies, role plays, individual or team development of presentations and project assignments, doing tests and other forms of training and continuous assessment. Students are encouraged to write essays and develop research papers, to participate in contests and student competitions and conferences at the university, the country and abroad.
The curriculum provides students with the opportunity to conduct work placements and pre-graduation internship in tourism organizations at students’ choice.
The training is organized in a way which provides the opportunity for horizontal mobility within the major and offers courses that can be selected by students in other majors at the university. Students are encouraged to participate in Academic mobility - sectoral program Erasmus.

Programme learning outcomes:
Students acquire specific theoretical knowledge and practical skills to support: the decision-making for the formation of product and innovation policy in business organizations; timely and qualitative study of consumer demand and developing policy to cover target markets; building capacity for implementation of corporate strategies at national, international and global level.

Programme structure diagram with credits *:

№	ECTS Code	Course Title	Lectures and seminars	Out-of-class workload	Number of credits
1.	MAN1420	Introduction to Management	60	120	6
2.	MAN1426	Introduction to Entrepreneurship	60	120	6
3.	INF1465	Computing	30	60	3
4.	MAN1434	Online Positioning of the Organization	30	60	3
5.		Optional course 1	30	60	3
6.		Foreign Language (Level 1)	60	120	6
7.	SPO1007	Sport	30	60	3
Total for semester I			300	600	30
1.	PSY1100	Social Communications	45	90	4,5
2.	LAW1156	Fundamentals of LAW	30	60	3
3.	SOC1082	Sociology	30	60	3
4.	MAN1425	Visualization and Interaction	30	60	3
5.	ECO1067	Micro and Macroeconomics	60	120	6
6.		Foreign Language (Level 1)	60	120	6
7.	SPO1007	Sports	30	60	3
Total for semester II			300	600	30
Total for year 1			600	1200	60
1.	PSY1040	Psychology of Management	45	90	4,5
2.	ACC1034	Accounting	45	90	4,5
3.	FIN1137	Organization and Technology of Management	60	120	6
4.	MAN1073	Production Management	45	90	4,5
5.	MAN1440	Social Innovations and Business	45	90	4,5
6.		Foreign Language (Level 1)	60	120	6
Total for semester III			300	600	30
1.	ECO1195	Globalization of Economy and Development	45	90	4,5
2.	MAR1160	Marketing	60	120	6
3.	MAN1078	Management of Small and Medium Business	60	120	6
4.	MAN1257	Business Processes Management	30	60	3
5.	MAN1311	International Finance Management	45	90	4,5
6.		Foreign Language (Level 2)	60	120	6
Total for semester IV			300	600	30
Total for year 2			600	1200	60
1.	MAN1303	HuMANResource Management	60	120	6
2.	MAN1445	Innovation Management	45	90	4,5
3.	MAN1424	Business Planning	60	120	6
4.	MAN1055	International Business	30	60	3
5.	MAN1421	Outsourcing	45	90	4,5
6.		Elective course 1	30	60	3
7.		Optional course 2	30	60	3
Total for semester V			300	600	30
1.	PSY1232	Organizational Behaviour	60	120	6
2.	ADM3278	Tools and Mechanisms for Public-Private Partnerships	30	60	3
3.	LAW1152	Commercial LAW	30	60	3
4.		Elective course 2	30	60	3
5.		Elective course 3	30	60	3
6.		Elective course 4	30	60	3
7.		Elective course 5	30	60	3
8.		Elective course 6	30	60	3
9.		Optional course 3	30	60	3
Total for semester VI			300	600	30
Total for year 3			600	1200	60
1.	MAN1442	Strategic Management	60	120	6
2.	MAN1008	Controlling	45	90	4,5
3.	MAN1062	Logistic Management	45	90	4,5
4.	MAN1444	Management of International Investment Projects	30	60	3
5.	MAN1430	Crowdsourcing and crowdfunding	30	60	3
6.	SPO1007	Sports	30	60	2
7.		Elective course 7	30	60	3
8.		Elective course 8	30	60	3
		Workplace training	0	20	1
Total for semester VII			300	620	30
1.	MAN3283	Conflict Management	60	120	6
2.		Elective course 9	30	60	3
3.		Elective course 10	30	60	3
4.		Optional course 4	30	60	3
5.		Optional course 5	30	60	3
6.		Pre-graduation internship		40	2
7.		State examination/ Thesis Defence		200	10
Total for semester VIII			180	600	30
Total for year 4			480	1220	60

Elective courses
1.	FIN1135	Corporate Finance	30	60	3
	PCI1060	Public Relations	30	60	3
	MAN1438	Project Organization and Management	30	60	3
2.	ADM1034	Business Correspondence	30	60	3
	MAN1077	Quality Management	30	60	3
	MAN1441	Social Networks in Business Management	30	60	3
3.	INF1468	E-Governance and E-Management	30	60	3
	FIN1136	Corporate Taxation	30	60	3
	MAN1090	Ecological Management	30	60	3
4.	LAW1006	Intellectual Property LAW	30	60	3
	MAN1429	Coaching and Management	30	60	3
	ECO1017	Economic Analysis	30	60	3
5.	MAR1161	Marketing Research	30	60	3
	MAN1270	Investment Management	30	60	3
	MAN1437	Legal Protection of Business	30	60	3
6.	SOC1083	Theory and Organization of Social Insurance	30	60	3
	MAN1427	European Policies and initiatives in Support of Business	30	60	3
	FIN1138	Financial and Stock Markets	30	60	3
7.	LAW1155	International Trade LAW	30	60	3
	MAN1439	Reengineering in Business Management	30	60	3
		Business Economy	30	60	3
		Specialized foreign language (level 2)	30	60	3
8.	MAN1353	Educational and Training Company 1	30	60	3
	MAN1369	Event Management	30	60	3
	SEC1137	Security and Safety in Business Sector	30	60	3
	MAN1446	Sales Management	30	60	3
9.	MAN1432	Leadership	30	60	3
	SOC1081	Social and Cultural Entrepreneurship	30	60	3
	MAN1252	Benchmarking	30	60	3
		Specialized foreign language (level 2)	30	60	3
10.	MAN1357	Educational and Training Company 2	30	60	3
	MAN1436	Behavioral Studies and Analyses	30	60	3
	MAN3277	Risk Management	30	60	3
	ECO1018	Regulation of Economy and Business	30	60	3

Optional courses
1.	PSY3267	Philosophy	30	60	3
2.	BLT1002	Language Culture	30	60	3
3.	MAT1027	Applied Mathematics	30	60	3
4.	QMS1007	Statistics	30	60	3
5.	MAN1423	Business Ethics	30	60	3
6.	MAN1428	Quantitative Methods in Management	30	60	3
7.	SOW1009	Methodology of Social Research	30	60	3
8.	ADM1169	State Governance and Administration	30	60	3
9.	MAN1313	Local Self-governance and Regional Development	30	60	3
10.	MAN1443	Spatial Planning	30	60	3
11.	MAN1433	International Insurance Relations	30	60	3
12.	ECO1215	EU Institutional System	30	60	3
13.	LAW1057	EU LAW	30	60	3
14.	LAW1018	Constitutional LAW	30	60	3
15.	LAW1154	Administrative LAWand Process	30	60	3
16.	MAN1010	Media Management	30	60	3
17.	ECO1024	Labour Economy	30	60	3
18.	MAN1060	Industrial Technologies	30	60	3
19.	ECO1220	Regional Economy	30	60	3
20.	MAN1431	Cultural Heritage	30	60	3
21.	SOC1006	Social Policy	30	60	3
22.	MAN1435	Fundamentals of Tourist Activity	30	60	3
23.	MAN1331	Management of Tourist Destinations	30	60	3
24.	MAN1449	Hotel Management	30	60	3
25.	MAN1447	Restaurant Management	30	60	3
26.	MAN1448	Management of Tour Operator and Travel Agent Activity	30	60	3
27.		Second foreign language (level 1)	30	60	3
28.		Second foreign language (level 2)	30	60	3

Foreign Languages
Compulsory
First Year (Level 1)
1.	FLE1002	English - A2	120	240	12
	FLE1003	English - B1.1	120	240	12
	FLE1004	English - B1.2	120	240	12
	FLF1001	French – A1	120	240	12
	FLG1001	German – A1	120	240	12
	FLR1001	Russian – A1	120	240	12
	FLS1002	Spanish – A2	120	240	12
Second Year (Level 2)
2.	FLE1003	English B1.1	120	240	12
	FLE1004	English B1.2	120	240	12
	FLE1005	English B2	120	240	12
	FLF1002	French – A2	120	240	12
	FLG1002	GerMAN – A2	120	240	12
	FLR1002	Russian – A2	120	240	12
	FLS1003	Spanish – B1.1	120	240	12
Elective
1	Specialized Foreign Language (Level 1)
	FLE2003	Business English B1.1	30	60	3
	FLE2004	Business English B1.2	30	60	3
2.	Specialized Foreign Language (Level 2)
	FLE2003	Business English B1.1	30	60	3
	FLE2004	Business English B1.2	30	60	3
Optional
1.	Second Foreign Language (Level 1)
	FLF1001	French – A1	30	60	3
	FLG1001	GerMAN– A1	30	60	3
	FLR1001	Russian – A1	30	60	3
	FLS1002	Spanish – A2	30	60	3
2.	Second Foreign Language (Level 2)
	FLF1001	French – A1	30	60	3
	FLG1001	GerMAN– A1	30	60	3
	FLR1001	Russian – A1	30	60	3
	FLS1002	Spanish – A2	30	60	3

Mode of study: full-time

Examination regulations, assessment and grading scale:
The regulations are specific to each discipline (project or task assignments, research papers, interim tests, project assignment defence, etc.).

Obligatory or optional mobility windows (if applicable): none

Work placement(s) (if applicable): Pre-graduation internship

Work-based learning: Workplace training

Occupational profiles of graduates:
The acquired professional qualification allows graduates to successfully realize themselves in business administrations, the structural units of public and private sector companies and organizations, institutions in the country and abroad, as experts or Head of Sectors, consultants and associates.

Access to further studies:
The acquired knowledge, skills and abilities in the Bachelor’s degree course are the basis for further studies in Master's and PhD programs.

Head of Department:

Assoc. Prof. Mariya Velikova, PhD
Visiting day: Monday (16:00 – 17:00h.), Office A 403;
tel.: +359 52 359 595
е-mail: mariya.velikova@vfu.bg, velikova.mariya@gmail.com

International Business Management

Faculty of International Economics and Administration Department of Administration and Management

Faculty of International Economics and Administration
Department of Administration and Management