Curriculum

The training is performed according to the new academic plan, compatible to EC Directives 78/1026, 78/1027 and especially Directive 36/2005 for recognition of veterinary professional qualification. The courses are divided into obligatory and elective. The new academic plan introduced the credit system in education. The effect of its implementation is most obvious in clinical departments that were restructured to provide animal species-oriented training of students. The mobile clinic, as a form of practical training, is also included in the new curriculum. The system of tuition quality control in the FVM is continuously improved. According to the newest amendments in the Higher Education Law, each graduate of the FVM receives apart his/her Bulgarian diplomas, a European appendix to diploma of Master in Veterinary Medicine.

 
CURRICULUM IN VETERINARY MEDICINE
 
 
Core subjects
 
1 semester              status     l/p   exam credits
1. Genetics and animal breeding
30/45
2/3
E
5
2. Zoology
15/30
1/2
E
3
3. Ecology
30/15
2/1
E
3
4. Chemistry
30/30
2/2
E
4
5. Cytology, histology and embryology
30/45
2/3
 
5
6. Anatomy

15/45
1/3
 
4
7. Latin
0/30
0/2
 
2
8. Foreign Language
0/30
0/2
 
2
 
2 semester
1. Animal production
45/45
3/3
E
6
2. Botany
15/15
1/1
E*
2
3. Physics and biophysics
30/30
2/2
E
4
4. Latin
0/15
0/1
Ca
2
5. Foreign Language
0/45
0/3
Ca
3
6. Anatomy

30/45
2/3
 
5
7. Cytology, histology and embryology
45/45
3/3
E
 
6
 
3 semester
1. Nutrition and Agronomy
30/30
2/2
E
4
2. Anatomy

30/45
2/3
E
5
3. Zoohygiene, ethology and animal protection
45/45
3/3
E
6
4. Physiology

30/45
2/3
 
5
5. Biochemistry
30/30
2/2
 
4
6. Immunology
30/15
2/1
E
3
7. Biostatistics
15/15
1/1
И*
2
 
4 semester
1. Physiology
30/45
2/3
E
6
2. Biochemistry
30/30
2/2
E
6
3. Agroeconomics

15/15
1/1
E*
2
4. Functional Pathology
30/30
2/2
E
5
5. Microbiology
30/30
2/2
 
5
6. Molecular Biology
15/15
1/1
E*
3
 
5 semester
1. General Pathology
30/30
2/2
E
4
2. Virology
30/30
2/2
E
4
3. Microbiology
30/30
2/2
E
4
4. Pharmacology and Pharmacy
30/45
2/3
 
5
5. Propaedeutics and clinical laboratory
30/30

2/2
 
4
6. Topographic anatomy

30/30
2/2
E
5
 
6 semester
1. Pharmacology and Pharmacy
30/45
2/3
E
5
2. Propaedeutics and clinical laboratory
 30/30

2/2
E
5
3. General Surgery
30/15
2/1
E
4
4. Reproduction of Animals
30/30
2/2
E
4
5. Pathological Anatomy
30/30
2/2
 
4
6. Dietetics
15/15
1/1
E*
3
 
7 semester
1. Operative Surgery
30/15
2/1
E
4

2. Epidemiology and preventive medicine
30/30
2/2
E
4

3. Pathological Anatomy
30/30
2/2
E
4

4. Parasitology  (general part)
10/15
0,7/1
E*
3

5. Pharmacotherapy

20/0
1.3/0
E*
2

6. Obstetrics
30/30
2/2
E
4

7. Internal non-contagious diseases (general)
15/30
1/2
 
4
 
8 semester
1. Infectious diseases (farm animals)
30/40
2/2,6
 
5
2. Parasitic diseases
45/45
3/3
 
5
3. Radiology
20/20
1.3/1.3
E
4
4. Internal non-contagious diseases (general)

30/30
2/2
E
5
5. Toxicology
15/30
1/2
E
4
6. Anesthesiologyand emergency veterinary medicine
15/15
1/1
E*
3
 
9 semester
1. Infectious diseases (farm animals)
30/30
2/2
E
4
2. Parasitic diseases
20/30
1,3/2
E
4
3. Food Safety
15/25
1/1,7
 
3
4. Non contagious diseases of the companion animals
30/30

2/2
 
4
5. Non contagious diseases of the farm animals
60/75
4/5
E
7
6. Hygiene and Technologyof meat and meat products
30/45
2/3
E
5
7. Mobile clinics
0/25
0/1.6
 
2
 
10 semester

1. Non contagious diseases ofodd-hoofed animals
30/30
2/2
E
5
2. Forensic veterinary medicine and professional ethics
15/0
1/0
E*
1
3. Veterinary medical legislation, state veterinary medicine and public health
15/30
1/2
E*
4
4. Hygiene and Technology of milk and diary products
30/45
2/3
E
5
5. Food Safety
15/20
1/1,3
E
4
6. Non contagious diseases of companion animals
21/30

1,4/2
E*
3
7. Infectious diseases of companion animals
 20/20
1,5/1,5
E
3
8. Herd diagnostics
10/10
0,75/0,75
 
1
9. Mobile clinics
0/50
0/3.3
 
4
 
Legend:
E – exam
E* – exam-test
CA – currеnt assessment
status – totals amount hours per semester
L/P – lectures and practices weekly/h/



Elective subjects
 
1 semester
1. History of Veterinary Medicine
15/0
E*
1
2. Computer studies
15/15
E*
1
2 semester
1. Methods of taxidermy
3/12
E*
1
2. Organization of the experiment
3/12
E*
1
3 semester
1. General Economic Theory
15/0
E*
1
2. Forage production
15/0
E*
1
3. ForeignLanguage
0/30
Ca
1
4 semester
1. VSE of forages
7/8
E*
1
2. Image anatomy
5/10
E*
1
3. ForeignLanguage
0/30
Ca
1
5 semester
1. Cynology
15/0
E*
1
2. Endocrinology
9/6
E*
1
6 semester
1. Physiotherapy
7/8
E*
1
4. Biology and diseases of bees and silkworms 
15/15
E*
2
3. Clinical Biochemistry
7/8
E*
1
7 semester
1. Biology and diseases of hydrobionts

15/15
E*
2
2. Veterinary Oncology

7/8
E*
1
3. Dermatology

11/4
E*
1
8 semester
1. Tropical diseases
30/0
E*
2
2. Veterinary Dentistry
7/8
E*
1
3. Neurology
11/4
E*
1
9 semester
1. Game diseases
9/6
E*
1
2. Lab control of Food stuffs
10/5
E*
1
3. Diseases of new-born animals

9/6
E*
1
10 semester
1. Clinical microbiology
9/6
E*
1
2. Eye surgery
7/8
E*
1
3. Management of private veterinary medical practice
15/0
E*
1
 
Stages and practices
                                                hours       credits
Animal breeding practice – ІІІ year
Clinical training – ІV year
State training after 10 semester
80
160
480
7
8
20
 
States exams
 
1. Food hygiene and inspectionof the food stuffs, infectious diseases and parasitology.
 
2. Internal non-contagious diseases, surgery, obstetrics, reproduction and reproductive disorders.
15
 
 
 
 
15
 
This Curriculum has been adopted by the Faculty Council  of FVM
June, 15th, 2010