Doctoral Program "Kinesitherapy"

Field of Higher Education: 7. HEALTHCARE AND SPORT

Professional Direction: 7.4. PUBLIC HEALTH

Educational and Scientific Degree: DOCTOR (PhD)

Doctoral Program: KINESITHERAPY

Forms of Education: Full-time / Part-time / Independent

Duration of Study: 6 (8) semesters / 3 (4) years

Total Number of Credits: 180 ECTS

Head of the Doctoral Program: Prof. Daniela Lyubenova, PhD, Vice-Rector for Quality of Education and Accreditation

 

The program for the Educational and Scientific Degree “Doctor” in the specialty “Kinesitherapy” complies with the Higher Education Act, the Act on Development of the Academic Staff in the Republic of Bulgaria, and the Regulations for the Implementation of the ADASRB at the National Sports Academy “Vassil Levski”.

The principles of the Bologna Declaration, the European Union Directives, and the European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education (ENPHE), as set out in the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning in Physiotherapy (Final Report, Vienna, October 2012), have been respected, namely:

  • Training of highly qualified specialists in the educational and scientific sphere, capable of teaching and applying knowledge, skills, and methods for developing innovative projects in healthcare.
  • Conducting original research that contributes to expanding the boundaries of knowledge in kinesitherapy and related fields, as well as developing abilities for critical analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of new and complex ideas.
  • Preparing a dissertation thesis, parts of which have been published at national and international levels in printed and electronic scientific publications.
  • Developing communication and promotion abilities in academic and professional contexts to advance technological, social, or cultural progress in the academic and scientific community in relation to the area of competence.

The training aims to provide scientific, theoretical, and applied knowledge and skills characteristic of the Educational and Scientific Degree “Doctor” in the specialty “Kinesitherapy” and to achieve the highest accomplishments in a specific field of work or study.

This will contribute to coordination between kinesitherapy, clinical medicine, preventive medicine, kinesiology, motor activities, sports, and related fields.

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