Admission requirements Criminal Justice at Varna Free University Bulgaria
Educational and professional goals:
The speciality Crime Prevention and Public Order Protection /CPPOP/ is only one in the system of non-government higher education in Bulgaria, which prepares specialists with higher education needed for the system for counteracting crime, correctional and eductaional activities of the law offenders. re-socialization of people with deviant and criminal behavour, to join law protection and law enforcement institutions, for correctional establishments - specialists inapplying alternative forms of correction and resocialization, probational and other social workers, specialists in mediating for conflict solving (mediators), etc.
During their study students will undergo prcatical training at the divisions of the Ministry of the Interior, internship in prisons, socio-pedagogical schools - boarding schools, juvenile delinquency consultation centres.
The module “Criminology” provides extended teaching in criminology disciplines in view of preparing experts and technical assistants in pre-court proceedings, consultants in government and private organizations, etc.
On the basis of the interships students will combine theoretical knowledge with prcatical skills. Students graduate teh Bachelor’s degree with state examinations. The graduates of CPPOP can further their education in the Master’s degree programmes.
Access to further studies:
Master’s degree programmes
Course structure diagram with ECTS credits:№ ECTS code Course Credits
1. LAW 1047 General Theory of Law - Part I * 6
2. INF 2015 Computer Studies 3
3. FLT 1003 Foreign Language 3
4. SPO 1001 Sports 4,5
5. PED 1004 Pedagogy in the Work of the Criminal Justice Authorities 4,5
6. Elective course 1 9
Total for semester I 30
1. LAW 1047 General Theory of Law - Part II * 4,5
2. LAW 1017 Constitutional Law - Part I* 6
3. PSY 1033 Psychology in Police Work 6
4. INF 1032 Information Systems and Technologies 3
5. SPO 1001 Sports 3
6. FLT 1003 Foreign Language 3
7. Elective course 2 4,5
Total for Isemester II 30
Total for year I 60
1. LAW 1017 Constitutional Law - Part II* 7,5
2. LAW 2001 Administrative Law and Proceedings * 7,5
3. LAW 1029 Criminology - Generic Issues 3
4. SPO 1001 Sports 1,5
5. SEC 1009 Road Traffic Control 4,5
6. FLT 1003 Foreign Language 3
6. Elective course 3 3
Total for semester III 30
1. LAW 2001 Administrative Law and Proceedings * 7,5
2. LAW 1084 Criminology - Specific Issues 4,5
3. LAW 1092 Police Law 6
4. FLT 1003 Foreign Language 3
5. SPO 1001 Sports 1,5
6. Elective course 4 7,5
Total for semester IV 30
Total for year II 60
1. LAW 1041 Criminal Law - Generic Issues 9
2. SEC 1017 Organized Crime 4,5
3. SEC 1034 Theory of Police Investigation 6
4. LAW 1063 Intelligence Protection of the Constitutional Order 6
5. SPO 1001 Sports 1,5
6. Optional course 1 3
Total for semester V 30
1. LAW 1042 Criminal Law - Specific Issues 9
2. SEC 1081 Police Management 6
4. SEC 1076 Special Intelligence Devices 6
5. SPO 1001 Sports 3
6. Optional course 2 6
Total for semester VI 30
Total for year III 60
1 LAW 1044 Criminal Procedure Law - Part I* 7,5
2 SEC 1064 Public Order Protection 6
3 SEC 1015 Operative Investigation Activities for Crime Prevention 6
4 SEC 1014 Operative Investigation Activities for Economic Crime Prevention 4,5
5 Optional course 3 3
6 Optional course 4 3
Total for semester VII 30
1. LAW 1044 Criminal Procedure Law - Part II* 6
2. LAW 1020 Criminology 6
3. LAW 1089 Criminal Executive Law 6
4. SPO 1001 Special Physical Education and Martial Art Techniques 2
5. State examination in the speciality or diploma thesis presentation 10
Total for semester VIII 30
Total for year IV 60
Total for the course of education: 240
Module Elective courses
1. LAW 1016 History of Bulgarian State and Law 9
LAW 1074 Teaching for the State and Government
LAW 1104 Structure of the Judiciary
2. PSY 1006 Ethnopsychology 4,5
SOW 1003 Deviant Behavior and Measures for Re-socialization
3. LAW 1050 Fundamentals of Civil Law 3
MED 1002 Paramedic Skills
4. LAW 1058 European Union Law * 7,5
LAW 1036 International Public Law
Module Optional courses
1. FLT 1030 Turkish 3
FLT 1003 Foreign Language
LAW 1061 Juvenile Delinquency
2 FLT 1003 Foreign Language 6
FLT 1030 Turkish
LAW 1009 Tax Law
LAW 1107 Financial Law
3 FLT 1003 Foreign Language 3
FLT 1030 Turkish
4 LAW 2031 Municipality Law, Local Self-government and Local Administration 3