BULGARIA

PA program at the Faculty of Philosophy, The Sofia University

1. UNDERGRADUATE (BA) PROGRAM, SOFIA UNIVERSITY (4 years):

TEACHING SUBJECT	COMPULSORY/ELECTIVE	CONTACT HOURS (45min each hour); (lectures/seminars)
1. Introduction to Public Administration	c	45/0
2. Computers	c	45/0
3. Administrative and Territorial Setting of Bulgaria	c	30/0
4. Introduction to Law	c	30/0
5. Demography	e	45/0
6. Statistics	c	60/60
7. Basics of Politics and Public Power	c	60/30
8. Research Methods in PA	c	45/45
9. Constitutional Law	c	45/0
10. Stenography and Typewriting	e	0/45
11. Banking and Credits	c	30/0
12. Management of Big Cities	e	30/0
13. Basics of Management	c	60/60
14. Micro- and Macroeconomics	c	60/30
15. Professional Ethics and Codes	c	45/0
16. Accounting	c	60/60
17. Administrative Law and Process	c	60/60
18. Basics of Public Finance	c	60/60
19. Information Systems and Technologies	c	60/30
20. Basics of Bulgarian Politics	e	45/0
21. International Economics	e	45/0
22. Sociology and Psychology of Management	c	60/0
23. National and Corporate Security	e	30/0
24. Police Law and Administration	e	45/0
25. Organizational Theory	c	45/30
26. Central Administration	c	30/30 +internship
27. Communications and Public Relations	c	60/0
28. Management of Social Policies	c	60/0
29. Basics of Human Resource Management	c	60/60
30. Basics of Private Law	c	60/60
31. Social Stratification	e	30/0
32. Territorial Setting and Civil Engineering	c	45/45
33. Elective course (offered each year)		30/0
34. Local Administration	c	60/60
35. European Law	c	45/0
36. Executive Decision Making	e	45/0
37. Elections and Electoral Systems	e	45/0
38. Logic	e	30/0
39. Labor and Insurance Law	c	45/0
40. Management and Control in the Public Sphere	c	60/0
41. Finance and Taxation Law	c	60/60
42. Strategic Planning	c	60/60
43. Management of Public Finance	c	30/30
44. Regional Policies and Economy	c	45/30
45. Nature Resources and Land Use	e	30/0
46. Foreign Language	c	240/0
47. Sports	c	0/120

 

+ Internship of 2 months: in both Local Government and State Administration

Baccalaureate Thesis Defence

 

 

 

2. MASTERS OF PA PROGRAM (MPA), SOFIA UNIVERSITY (1 year)

 

SUBJECT	COMPULSORY/ELECTIVE	CONTACT HOURS
1. Advanced Theories of Public Administration	c	60/0
2. Professional Codes and Ethics	c	30/0
3. Advanced Information Systems and Technologies	c	30/45
4. Policy Analysis	c	60/60
5. Advanced Public Finance and Finance Mngment	c	60/60
6. Management and Policy of the EU	c	60/30
7. Advanced Organizational Management and Human Resource Management	c	30/30
8. Advanced Strategic Management	c	30/45
9. Leadership Skills	c	0/45
10. Comparative European Public Administration	c	45/0

+ Elective courses offered each year

Internship in State Administration

Defence of Masters Thesis (Diploma Thesis)