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Bachelor's degree Programme in Physical Education (Teachers)

The curriculum of the Faculty of Sports and the Faculty of Physical Education includes:

Obligatory courses, which provide basic knowledge of the specialty. These courses are: general theoretic (pedagogy, psychology, history of physical culture and sports); social (philosophy, sociology, foreign language); medicalbiological (anatomy, biomechanics, biochemistry, physiology, sports medicine, hygiene); special (theory and methodology of sports training for each kind of sport and for the different sport disciplines, fundamentals of research, sports management, physiotherapy, track and field athletics, gymnastics, competitive games, rhythmic and dances, etc);
Elective courses, which the students are invited to choose according to their personal interests and individual needs (general economic theory, sport for all etc.);
Optional courses (Olympic movement, sports for different professions, concentration techniques, nutrition and sport, sports injuries etc).

Master's programmes
For holders of Bachelorнs degree the NSA offers full-time, parttime and distance Master's programmes in Sport with specialization in: Sport, Sport Management, Sport Psychology, School Sport and Leisure-Time Sport, Sport Journalism, Sport Animation in Tourism.

The duration of the full-time programme is minimum 2 semesters and it entails 760 academic hours or 60 credits.

Curriculum

№	Modules	Semester	Total	Lec.	Sem.	ECTS
I.	OBLIGATORY
I.1.	General-Theoretical Modules
I.1.1.	Pedagogy	3-4	90	45	45	6
I.1.2.	Psychology and Sports Psychology	2-3	45	23	22	7
I.1.3.	History of Physical Culture	1	45	23	22	3
I.1.4.	Anatomy (Functional and Age)	1-2	105	45	60	7
I.1.5.	Biomechanics and Motor Control	1-2	60	30	30	4
I.1.6.	Physiology and Physiology of Physical Exercises	3,4,5	68	52	8	4
I.1.7.	Biochemistry	3-4	60	30	30	4
I.1.8.	Sport Medicine and Hygene	5-6	90	45	45	6
I.1.9.	Phylosophy	1	45	23	22	3
I.1.10.	Audiovisual Information Technologies Applied in Teaching
I.1.11.	Foreign Language (or Bulgarian Language for foreign students)	1-2	60	15	45	4
I.1.12.	Adapted Physical Activity	1-2	60	-	60	4
		6	30	6	24	2
	Total	870 hours
I.2.	Special
I.2.1.	Theory and Methodology of Physical Education	3-7	165	80	84	11
I.2.2.	Theory and methodology of Sport Training	6	45	30	15	3
I.2.3.	Organization of Research and Sport Statistcs	5	75	30	45	5
		(16+10/24+28)
I.2.4.	Sport management	7	45	23	22	3
I.2.5.	Physiotherapy	5	45	23	22	3
I.2.6.	Track and Field Athletics	1-6	180	24	156	12
I.2.7.	Gymnastics	1-6	180	12	168	5
I.2.8.	Sport Games - Handball	1-2	66	10	56	5
	Sport Games - Basketball	2-3	66	10	56	5
	Sport Games - Volleyball	3-4	66	10	56	5
	Sport Games - Football	2-4	66	10	56	5
I.2.9.	Swimming	1,2,3	75	10	65	5
I.2.10.	Rythmics and Dances	1-2	60	4	56	4
I.2.11.	Wrestling/Rythmic Gymnastics	5-6	60	8	52	4
I.2.12.	Games	2	30	4	26	2
	Total:	1224 hours
	Оbligatory total:	2094 hours
II.	ELECTIVE
II.1.	Theoretical Modules (3 of them are obligatory)
II.1.1.	Basic Terms in Chemistry	2	15	15	-	1
II.1.2.	Olympism and Olympic Movement	2	30	12	18	2
II.1.3.	Foreign Language	3,4/5,6	60	-	60	4
II.1.4.	Ethics and Esthaetics	4	15	15	-	1
II.1.5.	Sport for All	4	30	18	12	2
II.1.6.	Fundamentals of Physical Education and Sport in the Bulgarian Army	6	30	30	-	2
II.1.7.	Economic Relations in Sport	7	30	30	-	2
II.1.8.	Sociology of Sport	7	30	30	-	2
II.1.9.	Ecology and Protection of the Population Physical Education	7	15	15	-	1
II.1.10.	Sport within the System of the Ministry of Interior	7	22	22	-	1
II.1.11.	Regulations in Track and Field Athletics (referee qualification)	7	30	30	-	2
II.1.12.	Sport and the European Community	7	30	30	-	2
II.1.13.	Sport Law	7	30	30	-	2
II.1.14.	Motor Activity of Students	6	30	30	-	2
II.1.15.	Sport for Children and Adolescents	7	30	30	-	2
II.1.16.	Creativity and Mastership in the Activity of the Teacher and the Trainer	4	15	15	-	1
II.1.17.	Autogenius Training	4	15	15	-	1
II.1.18.	Рedagogical Problems of Drug Addiction	4	15	15	-	1
II.2.	Sport Modules (5 of them obligatory)
II.2.1.	Tennis	6	45	-	45	3
II.2.2.	Table Tennis	4	45	-	45	3
II.2.3.	Weightlifting	7	45	-	45	3
II.2.4.	Boxing	7	45	-	45	3
II.2.5.	Badminton	7	45	-	45	3
II.2.6.	Judo	7	45	-	45	3
II.2.7.	Кarate-do	7	45	-	45	3
II.2.8.	Aikido	6	30	-	30	2
II.2.9.	Taekuon-do	6	30	-	30	2
II.2.10.	Yoga	4	30	18	12	2
II.2.11.	Strength Training	6	30	-	30	2
II.2.12.	Fencing	7	45	-	45	3
II.2.13.	Cycling	6	45	-	45	3
II.2.14.	Archary	6	45	-	45	3
II.2.15.	Rugby	6	45	-	45	3
II.2.16.	Chess	4	30	-	30	2
II.2.17.	Aerobics	6	30	-	30	2
II.2.18.	Calanetics and Streching	7	30	-	30	2
II.2.19.	Sport Massage	7	30	-	30	2
II.2.20.	Improvement of Sport and Pedagogical Skills	1,2/3,4	180	-	180	12
	Improvement of Sport and Pedagogical Skills (alternative)	5,6	45	-	45	3
II.2.21.	Football women	7	45	-	45	3
II.2.22.	Initial Training in Skating	2	30	-	30	2
II.2.23.	Greek Folk Dances	5	15	-	15	1
II.2.24.	Sport and Pedagogical Aspects of Golf	6	30	15	15	2
II.2.25.	Acrobatic Rock and Roll	3	15	-	15	1
II.2.26.	Squash	5	15	-	15	1
II.2.27.	Cricket	4	15	-	15	1
II.2.28.	Introduction in Paneurythmics	5	15	15	-	1
II.2.29.	Sport for People with Disabilities	5	30	-	30	2
II.2.30.	Sport Climbing	6	15	-	15	1
III.	OPTIONAL Psychological Fundamentals of Pedagogical Skills; Functional Diagnostics; Fitness; Sport Injuries; Recreation; Profession and Sport; Psychology of Communication; Psychotherapy Methods; Psychology of the Deviant Behaviour.		x 15 hours			1
IV.	PRACTICAL COURSES
IV.1.	Skiing	after 1 sem.	90 hours
IV.2.	Water sports	after 2 sem.	90 hours
IV.3.	Tourism, Orientation Activities and Camping	after 4 sem.	90 hours
TOTAL			270 hours