OPTIONAL COURSES

Subject Lectures Practical Credits

classes
Management of the 15 30 4
Biology cognitive
activities
Experimental 15 30 4
approach in Biology
education
Research activities in 15 30 4
Biology education Sofia University
method development
Methods in 15 30 4 St. Kliment Ohridski
development and Faculty of Biology
management of
projects in the sphere
of Biology education BIOLOGY EDUCATION
Planning and 0 45 4
organization of the METHODICAL SECTOR
educational process
in Biology
Ecological education 15 30 4

* Students are to combine the optional and facultative

subjects in such manner that the sum of credits for each
semester should amount to 30. One subject is chosen
for the first semester and two subjects – for the second
one.

Contacts:

Academic affairs of the Faculty of Biology

tel. (+359 2) 8167 250

Head of the Masters Degree Program –

Assoc. Prof. Svetla Evtimova, PhD
tel. (+359 2) 8167 202;
E-mail: evtimova@biofac.uni-sofia.bg

Secretary of the Masters Degree Program –

Assist. Prof. Kamelia Jotovska, MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAM
tel. (+359 2) 8167 318;
E-mail: stajkova@biofac.uni-sofia.bg BIOLOGY TEACHING IN ENGLISH
 The present qualification characteristics defines the - to work out (or participate) in educationally PROGRAM
professional function of the specialist holding the grounded projects;
Masters Degree with the qualification title Master of
Biology – teaching in English as well as the - to work out effective strategies of conducting the
qualification requirements. educational process, leading to the formation of OBLIGATORY COURSES
language skills in the pupils, corresponding to the
Students who have graduated the Master of Biology official educational requirements;
Subject Lectures Practical Cred
– teaching in English Degree must acquire specialized classes its
training in two main directions: English Language and - to develop programs and supervise the work of the General English course - 105 7
education in Biology, based on a broad spectrum pupils at school as well as at different out-of-class В2 level
preparation in Biology, teaching Methodology, activities. General English course - 120 9
С1 level
Psychology, Pedagogics and Didactics already gained Innovative technologies 45 45 7
in the bachelors Degree Education. The qualification of the Masters Degree in Biology teaching
Program graduates allows them to conduct methods
The model of the Masters Degree Program includes specialized methodology activities (obligatory and Interdisciplinary relations 30 15 3
in Biology education
the following skills: out-of-class) in English in the different types of Lexical and syntactical 45 30 6
secondary schools. specificity of specialized
- to interpret and apply a category apparatus to the texts
Biology Education process methodology during its There are one multimedia center, a library and Introduction of 0 75 6
specialized terminology
planning, organization and management. Another skill specialized laboratories facilitating the work of the in Biology sphere
is to monitor and evaluate the results in the secondary Program. Basic oral and written 0 75 5
school educational process. communication
knowledge
Translation of specialized 0 75 5
- to be able to coordinate the requirements of the texts
legislative documentation for Biology secondary school Basic elective and out-of- 15 15 2
teaching and the theoretical demands for its effective class training
management; Management of the 15 15 2
quality of secondary
school Biology education
- to transfer, coordinate and interpret the biological Supervision of the results 15 15 2
scientific knowledge when analyzing and modeling the of the educational and
biology teaching programs for the secondary schools; cognitive activities in
Biology classes
- to analyze the legislative and educational Pedagogical design and 15 15 2
documentation, the informative and scientific computer technologies in
publications, basing on the requirements of English Biology education
teaching; Pre-diploma practicum 0 150 7
Defending of the diploma 15
thesis
- to plan, organize and conduct scientifically based
educational process aiming at the assimilation of the
school knowledge in English;