14 Healthcare Degree Programs in Bulgaria

Trakia University has received full Bulgarian institutional accreditation from the National Agency of Evaluation and Accreditation to the Council of Ministers. It is in sixth place in the ranking system of the universities in Bulgaria.

Trakia University has received full Bulgarian institutional accreditation from the National Agency of Evaluation and Accreditation to the Council of Ministers. It is in sixth place in the ranking system of the universities in Bulgaria.

Master's Programme in Public Health covers basic disciplines such as Introduction to Public Health, Health Policy, Foundations of Epidemiology and Epidemiology of Socially Significant Diseases, Statistics, Health Economics and Management, Health Promotion, Sociology, Healthcare Information Systems, Environment and Health, etc.

The 6-year full-time Master’s degree program in Medicine taught in English at the Faculty of Medicine started at Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’ from 2013 / 2014 academic year. The program aims at offering theoretical knowledge and practical skills through highly qualified teaching combined with the opportunity to exercise it in practice in the most modern preclinical and clinical medical complexes in Bulgaria.

The training of students in the specialty "Medicine" meets the highest national and international standards supporting medical practice. It is held in the direction of improving and maintaining the health of the population in the country.

Students who have completed a master's degree in "Occupational Safety" acquire the following knowledge and skills: To analyze and assess industrial risks and working conditions; To design and implement technical, technological, and organizational solutions to avoid and minimize industrial risks and improve working conditions; To conduct applied and scientific research in the field of engineering safety, including occupational hygiene; To train the technical staff and the workers for recognizing the dangers, assessing the risks they create, and for applying the measures for their avoidance or minimization, provided in the general and internal company rules for safety and health at work. Graduates receive a professional qualification of the master engineer in occupational safety.

​​​​The six-year medical studies in English allow students to enrol in medical school directly from high school. The program is designed for strongly motivated students and has a good command of written and spoken English and an interest in medical science.

Master's Programme in Pharmacy Management provides profound knowledge in Pharmacoeconomics, Accounting, Financial Management and Statistical Analysis, Legal Regulation of the Pharmaceutical Sector, Trade and Patent Law, Marketing,...

The curriculum includes general medical, social and specialized disciplines. The practical training is conducted in public and hospital pharmacies, drugstores, medical device stores, pharmaceutical companies and warehouses for wholesale trade in medicinal products.

The Master program of Genetics and Genomics is delivered by various teaching methods, including lectures, short practical courses, computer-based practicals, seminars, or paper discussions taught by the staff of the Department of Genetics at Sofia University. It is divided into two semesters taught stages, each providing 30 credits, which are followed by the third semester, centered on a degree project in a laboratory setting.

The training in the specialty "pharmacy" during the theoretical and practical training is aimed at acquiring sufficient knowledge about medicinal products and the pharmaceutical system.

The complete course of medical education lasts six years and is organized in three stages. Preclinical training provides the students with the fundamental biological and medical knowledge, offering the basis for their clinical training. Clinical training is aimed at acquisition of knowledge and skills in diagnostics and treatment. Clinical education at the Medical Faculty after the third year is organized in a modular system. Pregraduation practice is carried out under the form of rotations at the departments of the University hospitals. It aims at the application of knowledge and skills at the patient bedside and at the outpatient’s clinics. The final state examination comprises five exams in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Hygiene and Ecology. The successful graduates are conferred the “Master” degree and qualification “Physician”.

The education of students in dental medicine is organized in three stages with duration of five years and six months as pre-graduate internship. During the first two years students receive medicobiological training. The clinical and medical training is realized from the second to the tenth semester and includes education in general medical and specialized dental medicine disciplines. The teaching is carried out by 8 departments. The pre-diploma internship includes Pediatric Dental Medicine, Conservative Dental Medicine, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,, Prosthetic Dental Medicine, Periodontology and Orthodontics, and ends with state examinations. Students who pass them successfully are awarded the qualification of a Doctor in Dental Medicine and a Master’s degree.

The education course is organized in three levels and lasts five years. The first level is aimed at securing fundamental training of future pharmacists. The second level is oriented towards gaining knowledge and acquiring skills specific for the pharmaceutical profession. The education is organized in three profiles – general, clinical and industrial, the choice being made after the sixth semester. Students of both majors study special pharmaceutical and medical subjects. The third level of the study course -practicum- takes place in the X-th semester in public or hospital pharmacies, which are established as training centers. The assessment of this practical work includes written and oral colloquia. For their graduation students in pharmacy are obliged to pass a state final certification examination or to prepare and defend a diploma thesis. The graduates are conferred a “Master” degree and the qualification of “Pharmacist”.