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DEGREE PROGRAMMES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VELIKO TARNOVO TAUGHT IN ENGLISH

MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES AT THE ACADEMIC UNITS OF UNIVERSITY OF VELIKO TARNOVO IN SVETI NIKOLE, REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

Veliko Tarnovo University offers three Master’s degree programmes for the academic year 2025-2026 at its academic units in Sveti Nikole, Republic of North Macedonia, as follows:

1. Anglophone Studies. Language – Culture – Literature
   • One-year study programme (2 semesters), 60 ECTS – for Post-BA or MA in the same field of studies (2.1. Philology) or MA in a different field of studies (other than 2.1. Philology).

     • Study programme: Anglophone Studies. Language – Culture – Literature
     • Faculty: Faculty of Modern Languages
     • Degree: Master’s degree
     • Field of studies: 2.1. Philology
     • Duration of study: 1 year (2 semesters)
     • Location: Sveti Nikole or Bitola, Republic of North Macedonia
     • Admission requirements: a bachelor’s degree with at least 240 ECTS / or master's degree with at least 300 ECTS (Post-BA or MA)
     • Study type: FULL-TIME
     • Language: English
     • Courses: 6 core + 4 elective
     • ECTS of the programme: 60
     • Awarded degree: Мaster in Philology
     • Annual tuition fee for international students: EUR 4350

     The one year study programmes comprise 6 core courses; from the 8 elective courses students have to choose 4.

     The candidates are expected to submit either an internationally recognized English-language certificate proving that they have sufficient knowledge of it (for instance, IELTS, Oxford Test of English, FCE, CAE) or an academic transcript of subjects on their BA curriculum which were taught in English. If applicants cannot provide any proof of their English language proficiency, they have to take an admission test in English. The minimal level of English language proficiency for all candidates is B2.



2. Regional Development
   • One-year study programme (2 semesters), 60 ECTS – for Post-BA or MA in the same field of studies (4.4 Earth Sciences);

     • Study programme: Regional Development
     • Faculty: Faculty of History
     • Degree: Master’s degree
     • Field of studies: 4.4 Earth Sciences
     • Location: Sveti Nikole or Bitola, Republic of North Macedonia
     • Duration of study: 1 year (2 semesters)
     • Admission requirements: a bachelor’s degree with at least 240 ECTS, and Post-BA or MA in the same field of studies (4.4 Earth Sciences).
     • Study type: FULL-TIME
     • Language: English
     • Courses: 10 core + 4 elective
     • ECTS of the programme: 60
     • Awarded degree: Мaster in Regional Development
     • Annual tuition fee for international students: EUR 4500

     The one year study programmes comprise 10 core courses; from the 6 elective courses students have to choose 4.

     There are no entrance exams for admission at the graduate level.

   • One-and-a-half-year study programme (3 semesters), 90 ECTS – for Post-BA or MA in a different field of studies (other than 4.4 Earth Sciences)

     • Study program: Regional Development
     • Faculty: Faculty of History
     • Degree: Master’s degree
     • Field of studies: 4.4 Earth Sciences
     • Location: Sveti Nikole or Bitola, Republic of North Macedonia
     • Duration of studies: 1.5 year (3 semesters)
     • Admission requirements: a bachelor’s degree with at least 240 ECTS, and Post-BA or MA in a different field of studies (other than 4.4 Earth Sciences).
     • Study type: FULL-TIME
     • Language: English
     • Courses: 16 core + 6 elective + 2 optional
     • ECTS of the programme: 90
     • Awarded degree: Мaster in Regional Development
     • Annual tuition fee for international students: EUR 1500

     The 1.5 year study programmes comprise 16 core courses; from the 9 elective courses students have to choose 6, and from the 4 optional courses students have to choose 2.

     There are no entrance exams for admission at the graduate level.



3. Computer Science. Applied Computer Science
   • One-and-a-half-year study programme (3 semesters), 90 ECTS – for Post-BA or MA in the same field of studies (4.6 Informatics and Computer Science);

     • Study programme: Computer Science. Applied Computer Science
     • Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics
     • Degree: Master’s degree
     • Field of studies: 4.6 Informatics and Computer Science
     • Location: Sveti Nikole or Bitola, Republic of North Macedonia
     • Duration of study: 1.5 year (3 semesters)
     • Admission requirements: a bachelor’s degree with at least 240 ECTS, and Post-BA or MA in the same field of studies (4.6 Informatics and Computer Science).
     • Study type: FULL-TIME
     • Language: English
     • Courses: 5 core + 3 elective + 2 optional and 1 semester for practice
     • ECTS of the programme: 90
     • Awarded degree: Мaster in Computer Science
     • Annual tuition fee for international students: EUR 4950

     The 1.5 year study programmes comprise 5 core courses and practice; from the 7 elective courses students have to choose 3, and from the 4 optional courses students have to choose 2.

     There are no entrance exams for admission at the graduate level.

   • Two-year study programme (4 semesters), 120 ECTS – for Post-BA or MA in a different field of studies (other than 4.6 Informatics and Computer Science)

     • Study programme: Computer Science. Applied Computer Science
     • Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics
     • Degree: Master’s degree
     • Field of studies: 4.6 Informatics and Computer Science
     • Location: Sveti Nikole or Bitola, Republic of North Macedonia
     • Duration of study: 2 years (4 semesters)
     • Admission requirements: a bachelor’s degree with at least 240 ECTS, and Post-BA or MA in a different field of studies (other than 4.6 Informatics and Computer Science).
     • Study type: FULL-TIME
     • Language: English
     • Courses: 10 core + 3 elective + 2 optional + 1 semester for practice
     • ECTS of the programme: 120
     • Awarded degree: Мaster in Computer Science.
     • Annual tuition fee for international students: EUR 1500

     The 2 year study programmes comprise 10 core courses and practice; from the 7 elective courses students have to choose 3, and from the 4 optional courses students have to choose 2.

     There are no entrance exams for admission at the graduate level.

The study type of master’s degree programmes is full time (blended learning: both in-person and online classes). The duration of studies is 1 year (2 semesters) or 1.5 years (3 semesters), or 2 years (4 semesters) depending on the previous education of the candidates.

Annual tuition fees*

* International students pay the annual tuition fee in halves for each semester of the academic year.

The University of Veliko Tarnovo provides Bulgarian language studies and specialized training to foreign citizens who would like to study at Bulgarian universities. The curriculum is in accordance with the Bulgarian state requirements. The Bulgarian language courses are organized by the Department for Language Teaching. Foreign citizens who speak Bulgarian language can sit for an exam without having attended language courses.

Tuition fee for the Bulgarian language course: € 3500 (the language course tuition fee is deposited upon enrolment in the course)

The University of Veliko Tarnovo offers bachelor degree, master degree and PhD programmes taught in Bulgarian. Please, check the electronic catalogue of the degree programmes and select a programme of your choice. Knowledge of Bulgarian language is required for admission in the degree programmes listed in the catalogue. However, some of the programmes are taught in English language, as well. For further information, please contact:

Mrs Silviya Georgieva

• Phone:  +359 62 618 306
• e-mail: foreign-students@ts.uni-vt.bg

Please, note: the BA programmes of the Faculty of Modern Languages do not presuppose the formation of a separate group of international students. The international students enrolled in the programmes attend classes together with the Bulgarian students enrolled in the programme. The rest of the bachelor’s degree programmes require the minimum of 5 students to start tuition. If the number of students in the respective programme is below 5, no tuition is initiated for the current academic year.

MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VELIKO TARNOVO TAUGHT IN RUSSIAN