STUDY PROGRAM: 17 – Regulation in Energy, Electronic Communications and Transport Duration: 1 year ECTS points: 60 ECTS Degree: Master of Science in Regulation in Energy, Electronic Communications and Transport The study program involves the major aspects of Regulation in Energy, Electronic Communications and Transport in order to provide for students a knowledge on the need to establish a regulation in the fields related to transport of goods, commodities, people or information through large network systems, i.e. power and natural gas systems, electronic communication systems and transportation networks, as well as on the procedures for creating and implementing this regulation by analyzing and interpreting the global policies in the respective fields. Furthermore, the study program will create experts enabled to work and contribute within the energy, transport or electronic communication sectors and especially within telecom operators, network system operators, consulting companies, regulatory bodies as well as in state and other public institutions of the respective sectors. Current situation within the named companies, bodies and institutions, especially regarding the needs for development of adequate regulative and its alignment to the relevant EU acquis, points to an increased necessity of experts who are capable of responding to the nowadays’ requirements of the different segments of economy and administration. The experiences from the ongoing restructuring and changes within the public infrastructure sectors show that the high quality experts are crucial for the success of this process. The study program contains fundamental disciplines in the field of regulation of network activities, supplemented with new knowledge in the field, included in new disciplines and global policies and practices that have been developed in accordance with contemporary knowledge and needs in this area.
Mandatory courses
Code
Title
ECTS
No of classes per week
Total necessary time (hour)
3ФЕИТ11004
Selected Topics in the Public Sector Economics
6
3+0+0+3
180
3ФЕИТ12005
Basics of Contract and Consumer Law
6
3+0+0+3
180
Elective course 1
6
3+0+0+3
180
Elective course 2
6
3+0+0+3
180
Elective course 3
6
3+0+0+3
180
Total
30
15+0+0+15
900
Elective courses
Code
Title
ECTS
No of classes per week
Total necessary time (hour)
3ФЕИТ10004
Telecommunications Business Management
6
3+0+0+3
180
3ФЕИТ11002
European Regulative in Passenger Transport
6
3+0+0+3
180
3ФЕИТ12002
European Regulation in the Transport of Goods
6
3+0+0+3
180
3ФЕИТ02008
Energy Policy and Security
6
3+0+0+3
180
3ФЕИТ03001
Legal and Industrial Metrology
6
3+0+0+3
180
3ФЕИТ10016
Internet Measurement
6
3+0+0+3
180
3ФЕИТ09010
Energy Regulation
6
3+0+0+3
180
3ФЕИТ11006
Regulation in the Railway Transport
6
3+0+0+3
180
3ФЕИТ06009
Legislation in the Area of Environment
6
3+0+0+3
180
3ФЕИТ10026
Reconfigurable Networks
6
3+0+0+3
180
3ФЕИТ11007
Transport Policy and Economics
6
3+0+0+3
180
3ФЕИТ10030
Standards and Regulations for Radiofrequency Spectrum
6
3+0+0+3
180
3ФЕИТ09013
Operation of Electricity Markets
6
3+0+0+3
180
Mandatory courses
Code
Title
ECTS
No of classes per week
Total necessary time (hour)
3ФЕИТ00
Master thesis
20
0+0+0+20
600
Elective courses
3ФЕИТ17
Research project in the field of Energy, Electronic Communications and Transport
6
0+0+0+6
180
3ФЕИТ11001
Copyright and Related Rights
4
2+0+0+2
120
Elective course from the UKIM list of available courses
4
2+0+0+2
120
Total
30
2+0+0+28
900
Regulation in Energy, Electronic Communications and Transport
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