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SWU-South West University 'Neofit Rilski'
Department of Cultural Studies
66, Ivan Mihailov Street
Blagoevgrad 2700
Bulgaria
Director: Assoc. Prof. Svetlana Hristova
Phone: + 359 73 23 779 (Department of Cultural Studies)
Fax: + 359 73 29 325 (Department of Cultural Studies)
E-mail: stoi@techno-link.com / svetlana@mail.bol.bu
Background, orientation and purpose
Profiles: Bulgaria
The University "Neofit Rilski" was founded in 1976 as a branch of the Sofia University "Kliment
Ohridski". The Department of Cultural Studies at the University was established in 1995 and now there
are more than 250 students enrolled in bachelor and master programmes in two forms of education,
regular and correspondence courses.
Besides its educational purposes, one of the basic aims of the Department is to develop regional
scientific and research cooperation. A concrete step towards the realisation of this idea was the
international scientific conference, ‘Culture and Challenges of the 21 century’, organised by the
Department in April 2001. The ambition of the Department of Cultural Studies at the Faculty of Arts in
SWU is to develop a scientific network, a ‘Balcanica Humanitas’, for international scientific and
information exchanges between similar Balkan and European cultural and educational institutions.
Programme(s) and qualification(s)
BA in Cultural Studies / MA in Cultural Studies.
MA in Cultural Management - European Dimensions.
Duration
BA in Cultural Studies - 8 semesters/ 4 years.
MA in Cultural Studies - 10 semesters/ 5 years.
Content
BA / MA in Cultural Studies:
Cultural Studies explores cultural theory, history and practice with a prime focus on Bulgaria and
Europe. Emphasis is placed on developing a critical understanding of the historical development and
recurring themes in European culture. The discipline will help to increase the understanding by future
cultural workers of the forthcoming processes of European enlargement together with the ongoing
institutional and organisational changes on local, national and international level; it will lead to the
development of common cultural standards and values of action and thinking, and also towards the
creation of cross-European forums for culturo-political discussion and debate.
The Department is preparing a credit system.
MA in Cultural Management - European Dimensions:
The ‘Cultural Management - European Dimensions’ course of studies is conceived as a postgraduate
programme providing complementary training in the area of cultural management. At the core of the
concept is a consistent effort to unify culture and management and to focus on specific aspects of
cultural management. The principal feature of the programme is its combined interdisciplinary
academic and practice-oriented approach. The deadline for applications is the end of July.
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