Bachelors

Agronomy

The specialty is in the professional field 6.1 Crop Production. The course of study in the field of Agronomy, Bachelor’s Degree is consistent with the need for skilled and broad-based staff able to apply modern technologies for environmentally friendly and sustainable agricultural production. Training is provided in full-time and part time mode. The course of study lasts eight semesters for full-time and ten semesters for part-time mode and comprises a total of 240 ECTS credits. After passing the state examination or defense of diploma thesis, the students are awarded a degree Bachelor of Science in specialty Agronomy. The graduates gain а professional qualification “Agronomist” and can continue their studies at the Master’s Degree Program.
The fundamental training is accomplished through the inclusion in the educational process of the following courses: Microbiology, Chemistry, Physics with Biophysics, Botany, Genetics, Physiology and Biochemistry, Information Technology. There is an opportunity to study English, German or Russian at the student’s choice.
The fundamental professional training of future specialists is accomplished through the inclusion in the educational process of courses that contribute to the professional level of knowledge and skills and broad competence in solving contemporary, general problems in crop production: General agriculture, Soil Science, Agrochemistry, Irrigation and Drainage, Agrometeorology, Mechanization of agriculture, Pests of cultivated plants, Herbology, Phytopathology, Fundamentals of biological control etc. Students receive basic economic training through the following courses: Agricultural Economics, Consulting activity and Entrepreneurship and Business Planning.
The specialized professional training is achieved through the study of profiling courses to build a specific competence in solving specific problems in the field of agricultural production: Crop production, Vegetable growing, Fruit growing, Viticulture, Breeding and Seed Production of Agricultural Crops, Fodder production.

Career prospects
Graduates of the Bachelor’ programme “Agronomy” may work as: agronomists and technologists in family farms, production and servicing agricultural cooperatives and associations, specialists in state and municipal administrations, consultants in the regional councils for agriculture and other regional units of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and private consulting companies, representatives (consultant, expert) in Bulgarian and foreign companies producers or suppliers of agricultural machinery, agrochemicals and other means of production. After acquiring teaching qualification (optional) the graduates may work as teachers in agricultural schools.

CURRICULUM – FULL-TIME

Courses	Type of course	Forms of control			Number of hours				ECTS
Courses	Type of course	Evaluation	Course roject	Coursework	Total	Lectures	Еxercise	Seminar	ECTS
Microbiology	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
General Agriculture	C	Ex		х	90	45	45		7
Genetics	C	Ex		х	75	45	30		6
Information Technology	C	Ex			60	15	45		4.5
Botany	C	Ex		х	90	45	45		7.5
Physical Education and Sports	E	no			120			120
Facultative course	F	CA			(30)			(30)	(3)
Soil Science	C	Ex		х	90	45	45		7
Physics and Biophysics	C	Ex			60	30	30		5
Chemistry	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
Fundamentals of Animal Husbandry	C	Ex			60	30	30		5
Specialized foreign language	E	CA			90			90	6
Agrometeorology	C	Ex			60	30	30		5
Plant physiology and biochemistry	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
Mechanization of Agriculture	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
Agrochemistry	C	Ex		х	75	45	30		8
Fruit Growing	C	Ex		х	105	45	60		8
Viticulture	C	Ex		х	105	45	60		8
Herbology	C	Ex			60	30	30		5.5
Crop Production	C	Ex		х	135	75	60		10
Vegetable Growing	C	Ex		х	120	60	60		9.5
Beekeeping	C	Ex		х	60	30	30		4.5
Irrigation and Drainage	C	Ex			90	45	45		8
Fodder Production	C	Ex			60	30	30		4.5
Phytopathology	C	Ex			90	45	45		8
Facultative course	F	CA			(30)				(3)
Pests of Cultivated Plants	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
Breeding and Seed Production of Agricultural Crops	C	Ex			60	30	30		5
Fundamentals of Biological Control	C	Ex			60	30	30		5
Elective course	E	CA			60	30			4.5
Elective course	E	CA			60	30			4.5
Phytopharmacy	C	Ex	х		60	30	30		7
Erosion and Soil Protection	C	Ex		х	60	30	30		6
Agricultural Economics	C	Ex			75	45	30		7
Elective course	E	CA			60	30			4.5
Elective course	E	CA			60	30			4.5
Fundamentals of Organic Agriculture	C	Ex			45	30			5.5
Consulting Activity	C	Ex	х		60	30			5.5
Facultative course	F	CA			(30-60)	(15-30)			(3-4)
Total		36	2	11	2835-2865	1305-1320	1125		240-241

CURRICULUM – PART-TIME

Courses	Type of course	Forms of control			Number of hours
Courses	Type of course	Evaluation	Course roject	Coursework	Total	Lectures	Еxercise	Seminar	ECTS
Microbiology	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
General Agriculture	C	Ex		х	45	24	21		7
Genetics	C	Ex		х	38	24	14		6
Information Technology	C	Ex			30	8	22		4.5
Botany	C	Ex		х	45	24	21		7.5
Soil Science	C	Ex		х	45	24	21		7
Chemistry	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
Specialized foreign language I	C	no.			25			25	3.4
Facultative course	F	Ex			(15)			(15)	(3)
Agrometeorology	C	Ex			30	15	15		5
Physics and Biophysics	C	Ex			30	15	15		5
Plant physiology and biochemistry	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
Agrochemistry	C	Ex		х	38	24	14		8
Specialized foreign language II	E	Ex			20			20	2.6
Crop Production	C	Ex		х	68	40	28		10
Vegetable Growing	C	Ex		х	60	32	28		9.5
Fundamentals of Animal Husbandry	C	Ex			30	15	15		5
Language Improvement	F	Ex			(15)			(15)	(3)
Mechanization of Agriculture	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
Agricultural Economics	C	Ex			38	24	14		7
Elective course	E	Ex			(30)	(15)		(15)	(4.5)
Elective course	E	Ex			(30)	(15)		(15)	(4.5)
Fruit Growing	C	Ex		х	53	25	28		8
Viticulture	C	Ex		х	53	25	28		8
Herbology	C	Ex			30	24	6		5.5
Beekeeping	C	Ex		х	30	15	15		4.5
Irrigation and Drainage	C	Ex			45	24	21		8
Erosion and Soil Protection	C	Ex		х	30	15	15		6
Elective course	E	Ex			(30)	(15)		(15)	(4.5)
Elective course	E	Ex			(30)	(15)		(15)	(4.5)
Phytopathology	C	Ex			45	24	21		8
Pests of Cultivated Plants	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
Breeding and Seed Production of Agricultural Crops	C	Ex			30	15	15		5
Consulting Activity	C	Ex	х		30	15		15	5.5
Fodder Production	E	Ex			30	15	15		4.5
Fundamentals of Biological Control	C	Ex			30	15	15		5
Phytopharmacy	C	Ex	х		30	15	15		7
Fundamentals of Organic Agriculture	C	Ex			23	15		8	5.5
Facultative course	F	Ex			(15-30)	(8-15)		(7-15)	(3-4)
Total		36	2	11	1361-1376	699-706	527	135-143	240-241

ELECTIVE AND FACULTATIVE COURSES

Courses	Full-time		Part-time		ECTS
	Semester	Hours	Semester	Hours
*Group А – Elective course* - Specialized foreign language (1 от 4) for a minimum of 6 ECTS:**
English - Specialized	II-IV	0+0+30 0+0+30 0+0+30	II-III	0+0+25 0+0+20	6
German - Specialized
Russian- Specialized
French - Specialized
*Group B – Elective courses* (4 out of 11) for a minimum of 18 ECTS:**
Sericulture	VI	30+0+30	V	15+0+15	4.5
Essential Oil Crops and Medical Crops
Rare Fruit Crops
Mushroom Growing
Genetic Resources in Agriculture
Greenhouse Vegetable Growing
Private Crop Production
Agroforestry Systems	VII		VII
Storage of agricultural products
Winemaking
Мelioration in Agriculture
*Group C – Facultative courses* (1 out of 4) for a minimum of 3 ECTS:**
Latin Language	I	0+0+30	II	0+0+15	3
Language Improvement	V		IV
Private Animal Husbandry	VIII	15+0+15	IX	8+0+7
Entrepreneurship and Business Planning		30+0+30		15+0+15	4

Full-time students are required to study the discipline “Physical Education and Sports” from I to IV semester.
The student must accumulate a total of 240 credits of: 30 compulsory disciplines (197 credits), 5 elective disciplines (24 credits), 1 facultative discipline (3 credits), pre-diploma internship (6 credits) and a state exam or diploma defense (10 credits) ).
Students declare their choice of subjects in the dean’s office when enrolling in the first year and in the certification of the summer semesters preceding the years of study of optional and elective subjects, arranging them according to the degree of desire.
A course in elective and facultative courses is conducted for at least 7 enrolled students.

Mountain agriculture

Bachelor programme „Mountain agriculture“

The specialty is in the professional field 6.1 Crop Production. The course of study in the field of Mountain agriculture, Bachelor’s Degree is consistent with the need for skilled and broad-based staff able to apply modern technologies for environmentally friendly and sustainable agricultural production in mountainous and semi-mountainous regions. Training is provided in full-time and part time mode. The course of study lasts eight semesters for full-time and ten semesters for part-time mode and comprises a total of 240 ECTS credits. After passing the state examination or defense of diploma thesis, the students are awarded a degree Bachelor of Science in specialty Agronomy. The graduates gain а professional qualification “Agronomist in Mountain agriculture” and can continue their studies at the Master’s Degree Program.

The fundamental training is accomplished through the inclusion in the educational process of the following courses: Microbiology, Chemistry, Physics with Biophysics, Botany, Genetics, Physiology and Biochemistry, Information Technology. There is an opportunity to study English, German or Russian at the student’s choice.

The fundamental professional training of future specialists is accomplished through the inclusion in the educational process of courses that contribute to the professional level of knowledge and skills and broad competence in solving contemporary, general problems in crop production: General agriculture, Soil Science, Agrochemistry, Agrometeorology, Mechanization of agriculture, Crop Production, Vegetable Growing, Fruit Growing, Viticulture, Phytopathology, Pests of cultivated plants, Herbology, Phytopathology, Phytopharmacy and Fundamentals of Animal Husbandry.

The specialized professional training is achieved through the study of profiling courses: Land management in mountainous areas, Cultivation of Essential Oil Crops and Medical Crops, Private Crop Production, Private Animal Husbandry, Fodder production Fundamentals of Organic Agriculture, Agroforestry, Meadows and Pastures, Non-timber forest products.

Students receive basic economic training through the following courses: Agricultural Economics, Consulting activity and Entrepreneurship and Business Planning. They can enhance their knowledge through elective and фacultative courses – Sericulture, Mushroom Growing, Greenhouse Vegetable Growing, Factors influencing and adaptation of crops in mountain conditions, Management of Organic Fertilizers, Agrotourism, Winemaking, Mushroom Foraging and Processing, Game Farming, Smart Livestock Farming, Rabbit Farming, Sheep and Goat Farming, Land Use and Cadastre.

The disciplines included in the curriculum provide basic and specialized agronomic training, tailored to the specifics of mountainous and semi-mountainous regions. The set of disciplines also includes those related to animal husbandry and the use of non-timber forest products. The training successfully combines both classical and modern interactive forms of teaching. Students have access to the UF systems for electronic forms of learning.

Career prospects

Graduates of the Bachelor’ programme „Mountain agriculture“ may work as: agronomists and technologists in family farms, production and servicing agricultural cooperatives and associations, specialists in state and municipal administrations, consultants in the regional councils for agriculture and other regional units of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and private consulting companies, representatives (consultant, expert) in Bulgarian and foreign companies producers or suppliers of agricultural machinery, agrochemicals and other means of production. After acquiring teaching qualification (optional) the graduates may work as teachers in agricultural schools.

curriculum – FULL-TIME

Courses	Type of course	Forms of control			Number of hours				ECTS
Courses	Type of course	Evaluation	Course roject	Coursework	Total	Lectures	Еxercise	Seminar	ECTS
Microbiology	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
General Agriculture	C	Ex		х	75	45	30		6
Genetics	C	Ex		х	75	45	30		6
Information Technology	C	Ex			60	15	45		4.5
Botany	C	Ex		х	90	45	45		7.5
Physical Education and Sports	E	no			120			120
Facultative course	F	CA			(30)			(30)	(3)
Soil Science	C	Ex		х	90	45	45		7
Physics and Biophysics	C	Ex			60	30	30		5
Chemistry	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
Fundamentals of Animal Husbandry	C	Ex			60	30	30		5
Private Animal Husbandry	C	Ex			45	30		15	3
Specialized foreign language	E	CA			90			90	6
Agrometeorology	C	Ex			60	30	30		5
Plant physiology and biochemistry	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
Mechanization of Agriculture	C	Ex			75	45	30		7
Agrochemistry	C	Ex		х	90	45	30		8
Fruit Growing	C	Ex		х	90	45	45		7,5
Viticulture	C	Ex		х	90	45	45		8
Herbology	C	Ex			60	30	30		5.5
Vegetable Growing	C	Ex		х	105	60	45		7,5
Land management in mountainous areas	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
Crop Production	C	Ex		х	90	45	45		7
Beekeeping	C	Ex		х	60	30	30		4.5
Plant Protection Practices	C	Ex			60	30	30		4
Fodder Production	C	Ex			60	30	30		4.5
Phytopathology	C	Ex			90	45	45		8
Facultative course	F	CA			(30)				(3)
Pests of Cultivated Plants	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
Private Crop Production	C	Ex			60	30		30	4,5
Cultivation of Essential Oil Crops and Medical Crops	C	Ex			60	30	30		5
Elective course	E	CA			60	30			4.5
Elective course	E	CA			60	30			4.5
Phytopharmacy	C	Ex	х		60	30	30		7
Agroforestry	C	Ex			60	30	30		4,5
Agricultural Economics	C	Ex			75	45	30		7
Meadows and Pastures	C	Ex			30	30	0		2,5
Elective course	E	CA			60	30			4.5
Elective course	E	CA			60	30			4.5
Fundamentals of Organic Agriculture	C	Ex			45	30			5.5
Non-timber forest products	C	Ex			45	45			5.5
Facultative course	F	CA			(30-60)	(15-30)			(3-4)
Total		36	2	11	2835-2865	1305-1320	1125		240-241

Remark: C – Compulsory course, E – Elective course, F – Facultative course, Ex- Exam; CA – Continuous assessment

curriculum – PART-TIME

Courses	Type of course	Forms of control			Number of hours
Courses	Type of course	Evaluation	Course roject	Coursework	Total	Lectures	Еxercise	Seminar	ECTS
Microbiology	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
General Agriculture	C	Ex		х	38	24	14		6
Genetics	C	Ex		х	38	24	14		6
Information Technology	C	Ex			30	8	22		4.5
Botany	C	Ex		х	45	24	21		7.5
Soil Science	C	Ex		х	45	24	21		7
Chemistry	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
Specialized foreign language I	C	no.			25			25	3.4
Facultative course	F	Ex			(15)			(15)	(3)
Agrometeorology	C	Ex			30	15	15		5
Physics and Biophysics	C	Ex			30	15	15		5
Plant physiology and biochemistry	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
Agrochemistry	C	Ex		х	45	24	21		8
Specialized foreign language II	E	Ex			20			20	2.6
Crop Production	C	Ex		х	45	24	21		7
Vegetable Growing	C	Ex		х	53	30	23		7,5
Fundamentals of Animal Husbandry	C	Ex			30	15	15		5
Private Animal Husbandry	C	Ex			23	15		8	3
Fundamentals of Animal Husbandry	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
Land management in mountainous areas	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
Language Improvement	F	Ex			(15)			(15)	(3)
Mechanization of Agriculture	C	Ex			38	24	14		7
Private Crop Production	C	Ex			30	15		15	4,5
Agricultural Economics	C	Ex			38	24	14		7
Elective course	E	Ex			(30)	(15)		(15)	(4.5)
Elective course	E	Ex			(30)	(15)		(15)	(4.5)
Fruit Growing	C	Ex		х	45	25	20		7,5
Viticulture	C	Ex		х	45	25	20		8
Herbology	C	Ex			30	15	15		5,5
Beekeeping	C	Ex		х	30	15	15		4,5
Agroforestry	C	Ex			30	15	15		4.5
Meadows and Pastures	C	Ex		х	15	15			2,5
Fundamentals of Organic Agriculture	C	Ex			23	15		8	5.5
Elective course	E	Ex			(30)	(15)		(15)	(4.5)
Elective course	E	Ex			(30)	(15)		(15)	(4.5)
Phytopathology	C	Ex			45	24	21		8
Pests of Cultivated Plants	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
Cultivation of Essential Oil Crops and Medical Crops	C	Ex			30	15	15		5
Non-timber forest products	C	Ex			23	23			5.5
Fodder Production	E	Ex			30	15	15		4.5
Plant Protection Practices	C	Ex			30	15	15		4
Phytopharmacy	C	Ex	х		30	15	15		7
Facultative course	F	Ex			(15-30)	(8-15)		(7-15)	(3-4)
Total			1	10	1369-1384	725-732	501	143-151	240-241

Remark: C – Compulsory course, E – Elective course, F – Facultative course, Ex- Exam; CA – Continuous assessment

ELECTIVE AND FACULTATIVE COURSES

Courses	Full-time		Part-time		ECTS
	Hours	Semester	Hours	Хорариум
*Group А – Elective course* – Specialized foreign language (1 от 4) for a minimum of 6 ECTS:**
English – Specialized	II-IV	0+0+30 0+0+30 0+0+30	II-III	0+0+25 0+0+20	6
German – Specialized
Russian- Specialized
French – Specialized
*Group B – Elective courses* (4 out of 12) for a minimum of 18 ECTS:**
Sericulture	VI	30+0+30	V	15+0+15	4,5
Mushroom Growing
Greenhouse Vegetable Growing
Factors influencing and adaptation of crops in mountain conditions
Management of Organic Fertilizers
Agrotourism
Winemaking
Mushroom Foraging and Processing	VII	30+0+30	VII	15+0+15	4,5
Game Farming
Smart Livestock Farming
Rabbit Farming
Sheep and Goat Farming
*Group C – Facultative courses* (1 out of 5) for a minimum of 3 ECTS:**
Latin Language	I	0+0+30	II	0+0+15	3
Language Improvement	V		IV
Land Use and Cadastre	VIII	15+0+15	IX	8+0+7
Consulting Activity		30+0+15		15+0+8	3.5
Entrepreneurship and Business Planning		30+0+30		15+0+15	4

Remarks:

1. Full-time students are required to study the discipline “Physical Education and Sports” from I to IV semester.

2. The student must accumulate a total of 240 credits of: 30 compulsory disciplines (197 credits), 5 elective disciplines (24 credits), 1 facultative discipline (3 credits), pre-diploma internship (6 credits) and a state exam or diploma defense (10 credits) ).

3. Students declare their choice of subjects in the dean’s office when enrolling in the first year and in the certification of the summer semesters preceding the years of study of optional and elective subjects, arranging them according to the degree of desire.

4. A course in elective and facultative courses is conducted for at least 7 enrolled students.

CURRICULUM – FULL-TIME

Courses	Type of course	Forms of control			Number of hours				ECTS
Courses	Type of course	Evaluation	Course roject	Coursework	Total	Lectures	Еxercise	Seminar	ECTS
Microbiology	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
General Agriculture	C	Ex		х	90	45	45		7
Genetics	C	Ex		х	75	45	30		6
Information Technology	C	Ex			60	15	45		4.5
Botany	C	Ex		х	90	45	45		7.5
Physical Education and Sports	E	no			120			120
Facultative course	F	CA			(30)			(30)	(3)
Soil Science	C	Ex		х	90	45	45		7
Physics and Biophysics	C	Ex			60	30	30		5
Chemistry	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
Fundamentals of Animal Husbandry	C	Ex			60	30	30		5
Specialized foreign language	E	CA			90			90	6
Agrometeorology	C	Ex			60	30	30		5
Plant physiology and biochemistry	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
Mechanization of Agriculture	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
Agrochemistry	C	Ex		х	75	45	30		8
Fruit Growing	C	Ex		х	105	45	60		8
Viticulture	C	Ex		х	105	45	60		8
Herbology	C	Ex			60	30	30		5.5
Crop Production	C	Ex		х	135	75	60		10
Vegetable Growing	C	Ex		х	120	60	60		9.5
Beekeeping	C	Ex		х	60	30	30		4.5
Irrigation and Drainage	C	Ex			90	45	45		8
Fodder Production	C	Ex			60	30	30		4.5
Phytopathology	C	Ex			90	45	45		8
Facultative course	F	CA			(30)				(3)
Pests of Cultivated Plants	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
Breeding and Seed Production of Agricultural Crops	C	Ex			60	30	30		5
Fundamentals of Biological Control	C	Ex			60	30	30		5
Elective course	E	CA			60	30			4.5
Elective course	E	CA			60	30			4.5
Phytopharmacy	C	Ex	х		60	30	30		7
Erosion and Soil Protection	C	Ex		х	60	30	30		6
Agricultural Economics	C	Ex			75	45	30		7
Elective course	E	CA			60	30			4.5
Elective course	E	CA			60	30			4.5
Fundamentals of Organic Agriculture	C	Ex			45	30			5.5
Consulting Activity	C	Ex	х		60	30			5.5
Facultative course	F	CA			(30-60)	(15-30)			(3-4)
Total		36	2	11	2835-2865	1305-1320	1125		240-241

CURRICULUM – PART-TIME

Courses	Type of course	Forms of control			Number of hours
Courses	Type of course	Evaluation	Course roject	Coursework	Total	Lectures	Еxercise	Seminar	ECTS
Microbiology	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
General Agriculture	C	Ex		х	45	24	21		7
Genetics	C	Ex		х	38	24	14		6
Information Technology	C	Ex			30	8	22		4.5
Botany	C	Ex		х	45	24	21		7.5
Soil Science	C	Ex		х	45	24	21		7
Chemistry	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
Specialized foreign language I	C	no.			25			25	3.4
Facultative course	F	Ex			(15)			(15)	(3)
Agrometeorology	C	Ex			30	15	15		5
Physics and Biophysics	C	Ex			30	15	15		5
Plant physiology and biochemistry	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
Agrochemistry	C	Ex		х	38	24	14		8
Specialized foreign language II	E	Ex			20			20	2.6
Crop Production	C	Ex		х	68	40	28		10
Vegetable Growing	C	Ex		х	60	32	28		9.5
Fundamentals of Animal Husbandry	C	Ex			30	15	15		5
Language Improvement	F	Ex			(15)			(15)	(3)
Mechanization of Agriculture	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
Agricultural Economics	C	Ex			38	24	14		7
Elective course	E	Ex			(30)	(15)		(15)	(4.5)
Elective course	E	Ex			(30)	(15)		(15)	(4.5)
Fruit Growing	C	Ex		х	53	25	28		8
Viticulture	C	Ex		х	53	25	28		8
Herbology	C	Ex			30	24	6		5.5
Beekeeping	C	Ex		х	30	15	15		4.5
Irrigation and Drainage	C	Ex			45	24	21		8
Erosion and Soil Protection	C	Ex		х	30	15	15		6
Elective course	E	Ex			(30)	(15)		(15)	(4.5)
Elective course	E	Ex			(30)	(15)		(15)	(4.5)
Phytopathology	C	Ex			45	24	21		8
Pests of Cultivated Plants	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
Breeding and Seed Production of Agricultural Crops	C	Ex			30	15	15		5
Consulting Activity	C	Ex	х		30	15		15	5.5
Fodder Production	E	Ex			30	15	15		4.5
Fundamentals of Biological Control	C	Ex			30	15	15		5
Phytopharmacy	C	Ex	х		30	15	15		7
Fundamentals of Organic Agriculture	C	Ex			23	15		8	5.5
Facultative course	F	Ex			(15-30)	(8-15)		(7-15)	(3-4)
Total		36	2	11	1361-1376	699-706	527	135-143	240-241

ELECTIVE AND FACULTATIVE COURSES

Courses	Full-time		Part-time		ECTS
	Semester	Hours	Semester	Hours
*Group А – Elective course* - Specialized foreign language (1 от 4) for a minimum of 6 ECTS:**
English - Specialized	II-IV	0+0+30 0+0+30 0+0+30	II-III	0+0+25 0+0+20	6
German - Specialized
Russian- Specialized
French - Specialized
*Group B – Elective courses* (4 out of 11) for a minimum of 18 ECTS:**
Sericulture	VI	30+0+30	V	15+0+15	4.5
Essential Oil Crops and Medical Crops
Rare Fruit Crops
Mushroom Growing
Genetic Resources in Agriculture
Greenhouse Vegetable Growing
Private Crop Production
Agroforestry Systems	VII		VII
Storage of agricultural products
Winemaking
Мelioration in Agriculture
*Group C – Facultative courses* (1 out of 4) for a minimum of 3 ECTS:**
Latin Language	I	0+0+30	II	0+0+15	3
Language Improvement	V		IV
Private Animal Husbandry	VIII	15+0+15	IX	8+0+7
Entrepreneurship and Business Planning		30+0+30		15+0+15	4

Full-time students are required to study the discipline “Physical Education and Sports” from I to IV semester.
The student must accumulate a total of 240 credits of: 30 compulsory disciplines (197 credits), 5 elective disciplines (24 credits), 1 facultative discipline (3 credits), pre-diploma internship (6 credits) and a state exam or diploma defense (10 credits) ).
Students declare their choice of subjects in the dean’s office when enrolling in the first year and in the certification of the summer semesters preceding the years of study of optional and elective subjects, arranging them according to the degree of desire.
A course in elective and facultative courses is conducted for at least 7 enrolled students.

Plant Protection

The specialty is in the professional field 6.2 Plant protection. The course of study in the field of Agronomy, Bachelor’s Degree is consistent with the need for skilled and broad-based staff able to apply modern technologies for environmentally friendly and sustainable agricultural production. Training is provided in full-time and part time mode. The course of study lasts eight semesters for full-time and ten semesters for part-time mode and comprises a total of 240 ECTS credits. After passing the state examination or defense of diploma thesis, the students are awarded a degree Bachelor of Science in specialty Agronomy. The graduates gain а professional qualification “ Agronomist in Plant Protection” and can continue their studies at the Master’s Degree Program.
The fundamental training is accomplished through the inclusion in the educational process of the following courses: Microbiology, Chemistry, Physics with Biophysics, Botany, Genetics, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Information Technology. There is an opportunity to study English, German or Russian at the student’s choice.
The fundamental professional training of future specialists is accomplished through general basic agronomic and economic courses: Agrometeorology, Soil Science, Plant Biotechnology, General agriculture, Mechanization of agriculture, Agrochemistry, Fruit growing, Viticulture, Vegetable growing, General Crop production, Breeding and Seed Production of Agricultural Crops, Irrigation and Drainage and Fundamentals of Organic Agriculture. Students receive basic economic training through the following courses: Agricultural Economics, Consulting activity and Entrepreneurship and Business Planning.
The specialized professional training is achieved by studying profiling courses that give knowledge about bioecological features and various methods of pest control (diseases, pests, weeds) in crops. Students acquire the skills to apply an integrated pest management. General entomology, General Phytopathology, Agricultural entomology, Agricultural Phytopathology, Non-insect pests, Herbology, Phytopharmacy, Fundamentals of biological control, Forecast and signaling and Integrated Pest Management.

Career prospects
Graduates of the Bachelor’ programme “Plant Protection” may work as: plant protection specialists in agricultural cooperatives and commercial companies, specialists in state and municipal administrations, heads of small or medium-sized farms, sales assistants in agricultural pharmacies, employees of the Agricultural Academy system, consultants in the regional agricultural advisory services and other regional units of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and private consultants companies, specialists in trading companies that trade with plant protection products. After acquiring teaching qualification (optional) the graduates may work as teachers in agricultural schools.

CURRICULUM – FULL-TIME

Courses	Type of course	Forms of control			Number of hours				ECTS
Courses	Type of course	Evaluation	Course roject	Coursework	Total	Lectures	Еxercise	Seminar	ECTS
Microbiology	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
General Agriculture	C	Ex		х	75	45	30		6
Genetics	C	Ex		х	75	45	30		6
Information Technology	C	Ex			60	15	45		4.5
Botany	C	Ex		х	90	45	45		7.5
Physical Education and Sports	E	no			120			120
Facultative course	F	CA			(30)			(30)	(3)
Soil Science	C	Ex		х	90	45	45		7
Physics and Biophysics	C	Ex			60	30	30		5
Chemistry	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
Plant Biotechnology	C	Ex			60	30	30		5
Specialized foreign language	E	CA			90			90	6
Agrometeorology	C	Ex			60	30	30		5
Plant physiology and biochemistry	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
Mechanization of Agriculture	C	Ex			75	45	30		7
Agrochemistry	C	Ex		х	90	45	45		8
Fruit Growing	C	Ex		х	90	45	45		7.5
Viticulture	C	Ex		х	90	45	45		8
Herbology	C	Ex			75	30	45		6
Vegetable Growing	C	Ex		х	105	60	45		7.5
General Crop Production	C	Ex		х	90	45	45		7
General Entomology	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
General Phytopathology	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
Irrigation and Drainage	C	Ex			75	45	30		6.5
Facultative course	F	CA			(30)			(30)	(3)
Agricultural Phytopathology	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
Agricultural Entomology	C	Ex			90	45	45		7
Non-insect Pests	C	Ex			75	45	30		7
Breeding and Seed Production of Agricultural Crops	C	Ex			60	30	30		5
Fundamentals of Biological Control	C	Ex			60	30	30		5
Elective course	E	CA			60	30		30	4.5
Phytopharmacy	C	Ex	х		60	30	30		7
Forecast and Signaling	C	Ex			60	30	30		7
Agricultural Economics	C	Ex			75	45	30		7
Elective course	E	CA			60	30		30	4.5
Elective course	E	CA			60	30		30	4.5
Fundamentals of Organic Agriculture	C	Ex			45	30		15	5.5
Integrated Pest Management	C	Ex			45	45			5.5
Facultative course	F	CA			(30-60)	(15-30)		(15-30)	(3-4)
Total		36	1	9	2790 -2820	1350 -1365	1110	330- 345	240-241

CURRICULUM – PART-TIME

Courses	Type of course	Forms of control			Number of hours
Courses	Type of course	Evaluation	Course roject	Coursework	Total	Lectures	Еxercise	Seminar	ECTS
Microbiology	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
General Agriculture	C	Ex		х	38	24	14		6
Genetics	C	Ex		х	38	24	14		6
Information Technology	C	Ex			30	8	22		4.5
Botany	C	Ex		х	45	24	21		7.5
Soil Science	C	Ex		х	45	24	21		7
Chemistry	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
Specialized foreign language I	E	no			25			25	3.4
Facultative course	F	И			(15)			(15)	(3)
Agrometeorology	C	Ex			30	15	15		5
Physics and Biophysics	C	Ex			30	15	15		5
Plant physiology and biochemistry	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
Agrochemistry	C	Ex		х	45	24	21		8
Specialized foreign language II	E	Ex			20			20	2.6
General Crop Production	C	Ex		х	45	24	21		7
Vegetable Growing	C	Ex		х	53	30	23		7.5
General Entomology	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
Language Improvement	F	Ex			(15)			(15)	(3)
Mechanization of Agriculture	C	Ex			38	24	14		7
Agricultural Economics	C	Ex			38	24	14		7
Elective course	E	Ex			30	15		15	4.5
Fruit Growing	C	Ex		х	45	25	20		7.5
Viticulture	C	Ex		х	45	25	20		8
Herbology	C	Ex			38	24	14		6
Plant Biotechnology	C	Ex			30	15	15		5
Irrigation and Drainage	C	Ex			38	24	14		6.5
General Phytopathology	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
Fundamentals of Organic Agriculture	C	Ex			23	15		8	5.5
Elective course	E	Ex			30	15		15	4.5
Agricultural Phytopathology	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
Agricultural Entomology	C	Ex			45	24	21		7
Breeding and Seed Production of Agricultural Crops	C	Ex			30	15	15		5
Non-insect Pests	C	Ex			38	24	14		7
Forecast and Signaling	C	Ex			30	15	15		7
Fundamentals of Biological Control	C	Ex			30	15	15		5
Phytopharmacy	C	Ex	х		30	15	15		7
Integrated Pest Management	C	Ex			23	23			5.5
Facultative course	F	Ex			(15-30)	(8-15)		(7-15)	(3-4)
Total		36	1	9	1340-1355	716-723	519	105-113	240-241

ELECTIVE AND FACULTATIVE COURSES

Courses	Full-time		Part-time		ECTS
	Semester	Hours	Semester	Hours
*Group А – Elective course* - Specialized foreign language (1 от 4) for a minimum of 6 ECTS:**
English - Specialized	II-IV	0+0+30 0+0+30 0+0+30	II-III	0+0+25 0+0+20	6
German - Specialized
Russian- Specialized
French - Specialized
*Group B – Elective courses* (3 out of 9) for a minimum of 13.5 ECTS:**
Sericulture	VI	30+0+30	V	15+0+15	4.5
Essential Oil Crops and Medical Crops
Mushroom Growing
Greenhouse Vegetable Growing
Agroforestry Systems	VII		VII
Storage of agricultural products
Fodder Production
Beekeeping
Мelioration in Agriculture
*Group C – Facultative courses* (1 out of 5) for a minimum of 3 ECTS:**
Latin Language	I	0+0+30	II	0+0+15	3
Language Improvement	V		IV
Private Animal Husbandry	VIII	15+0+15	IX	8+0+7
Consulting Activity		30+0+15		15+0+8	3.5
Entrepreneurship and Business Planning		30+0+30		15+0+15	4

Remarks:

Full-time students are required to study the discipline “Physical Education and Sports” from I to IV semester.
The student must accumulate a total of 240 credits of: 30 compulsory disciplines (197 credits), 5 elective disciplines (24 credits), 1 facultative discipline (3 credits), pre-diploma internship (6 credits) and a state exam or diploma defense (10 credits) ).
Students declare their choice of subjects in the dean’s office when enrolling in the first year and in the certification of the summer semesters preceding the years of study of optional and elective subjects, arranging them according to the degree of desire.
A course in elective and facultative courses is conducted for at least 7 enrolled students.

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