COURSE CONTENT

1. Managing People and Marketing across Cultures Tourism
2. THE Industries in Context
3. Industry Project Management
4. Field Trip*
5. Exploring Hospitality and Tourism Landscapes
6. Research Methods
7. Dissertation – is an intellectually challenging piece of individual management research, that develops students’ ability to make critical and evaluative judgments

*The field trip requires additional costs outside of the tuition fees. Duration, place and exact costs to be adviced.

At VUM, we are committed to give chance to as many motivated and ambitious students as possible to start their bright future in Business, Hospitality, Computer Sciences and IT. Varna University of Management follows strictly the Rules and Regulations issued by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria.

EU CITIZENS / BULGARIAN NATIONALS

Bachelor Degree Qualification

The prospect student needs to have successfully obtained his bachelor degree from an officially accredited university in Bulgaria or abroad, which is recognized in the order required by the National Education Act, article 5 and has obtained minimum 180 ECTS number of credit. The applicant is required to have achieved average mark “good” or 60% from their bachelor’s studies; Note: if still studying his Bachelor degree at an official statement from the university is required. Relevant Management experience and professional or another additional qualification are considered as competitive advantage.

English Language Skills

English is the language of instruction, therefore prospective students have to demonstrate English language skills through an internationally recognized English Language Certificate (IELTS, Pearsons,​​​Trinity College London, Cambridge En​g​lish Advanced).
VUM entrance test follows the structure of Cambridge English: Business Vantage. The tests normally include some higher level tasks from Business Higher to test the listening, reading, writing and speaking skills of postgraduate candidates and some lower level tasks from Business Preliminary for the students applying for a bachelor degree programme.
The Business Vantage level (Grade B – from 174 to 180 on the Cambridge scale) is aligned to the B2 level of the Common European Framework. Grade B, which is the minimum level accepted for admission to the bachelor and the master degree programmes at VUM, falls between bands 6 and 6.5 of IELTS (band 6 corresponds to 169 -175 on the Cambridge scale).
The Cambridge Business test components and structure are much the same as the IELTS Academic test format, measuring the four main skills at a comparable level of difficulty and at the same time it focuses on business-related language.
Please, follow the two links to the Cambridge Assessment website, providing a further understanding of the exams comparability.
VUM entrance test is conducted at the premises of VUM and invigilated by a VUM instructor. Prospective students may try an on-line test before arriving at VUM. Regardless of the online test results, candidates are subject to an entrance test conducted at the premises of VUM.
Note: upon an insufficient level or lack of English language skills, the prospect student can enrol in a preparatory English language course at VUM
Cambridge English Scale results reporting | Cambridge English
B2 Business Vantage results | Cambridge English

INTERNATIONAL - NON-EU CITIZENS

High School Qualification along with a Bachelor Degree Diploma

The prospect student needs to have successfully obtained secondary education from an officially recognized secondary school (high school with average mark of 62% from the general subjects) along with successful completion of a Bachelor degree programme with minimum number of ECTS credit 180. Note: if still studying his Bachelor degree at an official statement from the university is required. Relevant management experience and professional or another additional qualification are considered as competitive advantage;

English Language Skills

English is the language of instruction, therefore prospective students have to demonstrate English language skills through an internationally recognized English Language Certificate (IELTS, Pearsons,​​​Trinity College London, Cambridge En​g​lish Advanced).
VUM entrance test follows the structure of Cambridge English: Business Vantage. The tests normally include some higher level tasks from Business Higher to test the listening, reading, writing and speaking skills of postgraduate candidates and some lower level tasks from Business Preliminary for the students applying for a bachelor degree programme.
The Business Vantage level (Grade B – from 174 to 180 on the Cambridge scale) is aligned to the B2 level of the Common European Framework. Grade B, which is the minimum level accepted for admission to the bachelor and the master degree programmes at VUM, falls between bands 6 and 6.5 of IELTS (band 6 corresponds to 169 -175 on the Cambridge scale).
The Cambridge Business test components and structure are much the same as the IELTS Academic test format, measuring the four main skills at a comparable level of difficulty and at the same time it focuses on business-related language.
Please, follow the two links to the Cambridge Assessment website, providing a further understanding of the exams comparability.
VUM entrance test is conducted at the premises of VUM and invigilated by a VUM instructor. Prospective students may try an on-line test before arriving at VUM. Regardless of the online test results, candidates are subject to an entrance test conducted at the premises of VUM.
Note: upon an insufficient level or lack of English language skills, the prospect student can enrol in a preparatory English language course at VUM
Cambridge English Scale results reporting | Cambridge English
B2 Business Vantage results | Cambridge English

A university degree at an internationally recognized business school can be hard to afford for many ambitious, hard-working and talented prospective students. We, at Varna University of Management, believe that motivation and desire to grow should be encouraged.

That is why we have tried to keep our tuition fees at a very acceptable level. VUM in partnership with business owners and entrepreneurs has introduced a number of opportunities such as admissions scholarship, scholarship for excellent results, for extracurricular activities and sports achievements. VUM has also introduced a payment in installments scheme in order to provide as many committed to success future business leaders and software engineers as possible!

VUM`s graduates become managers, leaders, and entrepreneurs within all the sectors of the hospitality and tourism industry in different parts of the world. After graduation our graduates take up employment opportunities in official tourist organizations, transportation companies, hotels, tour operating and travel agency companies, governmental institutions and other organizations where knowledge of tourism management is highly important. VUM maintains excellent connections with businesses in the field of hospitality and tourism industry in the UK, Spain, Malta, South Africa, USA, etc.