Doctoral Program
"Health Care and Wellness"
Field of Higher Education: 7. HEALTHCARE AND SPORT
Professional Direction: 7.5. HEALTH CARE
Educational and Scientific Degree: DOCTOR (PhD)
Doctoral Program: HEALTH CARE AND WELLNESS
Forms of Education: Full-time / Part-time / Independent study
Duration of Study: 3 (4) years
Total Number of Credits: 180 ECTS
Head of the Doctoral Program: Assoc. Prof. Antoaneta Dimitrova, PhD
The Educational and Scientific Degree “Doctor” in the program “Health Care and Wellness” is accredited in Professional Direction 7.5. Health Care.
It is fully compliant with the priorities of the current policies of the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Transport, and the Ministry of Health regarding the training of specialized scientific staff who create high-level scientific achievements.
Doctoral students acquire competencies to develop innovations that benefit users and support policies for implementing prevention and diagnostics related to the health of European citizens.
The structure of the educational documentation is aligned with the indicators and criteria of the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency.
A training program for the “Health Care and Wellness” curriculum has been created, tailored to the needs of Professional Direction 7.5. at the National Sports Academy in the following areas:
- Educational activity. The section is structured according to the requirements of the Educational and Scientific Degree “Doctor”.
- Scientific research and applied scientific activity.
- Management of high-level scientific achievements and directing them toward social innovations.
- Competitiveness of scientific innovations in Professional Direction 7.5.
The Educational and Scientific Degree “Doctor” in Professional Direction 7.5. Health Care, under the “Health Care and Wellness” program, has a duration of 3 years and includes three forms of study: full-time, part-time, and independent study.