Master's Degree

Stefan Kolimechkov - Master's Degree

On 23 November 2012, I officially defended my Master's dissertation.

MASTER'S DEGREE

NATIONAL SPORTS ACADEMY
'VASSIL LEVSKI' - SOFIA, BULGARIA

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

National Sports Academy 'Vassil Levski' - Sofia

In November 2011, I started a one-year full time higher education course at the National Sports Academy 'Vassil Levski' in Sofia, Bulgaria, which led to a Master's Degree in Physical Education.

Master's Degree programme: Physical Education and Sports in the Secondary Education Level.

As of 26 June 2012 I have studied two semesters (one academic year), and have attended lectures and passed exams in the following subjects:

Physical Education

N	Subject	Taught hours	ECTS†	Grade‡
1.	General Teoretical Issues of Physical Education	75	5	Very Good 5
2.	Methodological Foundations of Physical Education	120	8	Excellent 6
3.	Anatomic and Functional Preconditions for Traumatism in Physical Education Classes in Age Aspect	15	1	Excellent 6
4.	Musculoskeletal System Control in Age Aspect	15	1	Excellent 6
5.	Pedagogic Psychology in Physical Education	30	2	Excellent 6
6.	Physiological Aspects of Physical Education	15	1	Excellent 6
7.	Sports and Medical Issues of Physical Education and School Hygiene	15	1	Excellent 6
8.	Statistical Methods in Physical Education	15	1	Excellent 6
9.	Contemporary Technologies and Systems for Education and Analysis of Motive Action	15	1	Excellent 6
10.	English Language	60	4	Excellent 6
11.	Work Optimization in Physical Education and Sports in Schools	90	6	Excellent 6
12.	Mass Sports Activity in Schools	75	5	Excellent 6
13.	Sport-Specific Work in Schools	75	5	Excellent 6
14.	Scientifically-Based Physical Education and Sports in the Secondary Education Level	60	4	Excellent 6
15.	Road Traffic Safety	15	1	Excellent 6
16.	Multimedia Presentation in Physical Education	15	1	Excellent 6

†ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) is a standard for comparing the study attainment and performance of students of higher education across the European Union. For successfully completed studies, ECTS credits are awarded [European Commission, Education and training].

‡Grading system: the highest grade is Excellent 6.00, the lowest passing - Average 3.00
Excellent 6 = 92-100% = A
Very Good 5 = 75-91% = B
Good 4 = 59-74% = C
Average 3 = 50-58% = D
Weak 2 = 0-49% = F

Total hours taught in the course of study: 1410
Total number of credits earned in the course of study: 47
Grade point average in the course of study: Excellent 5.94

State Exam in the Degree Programme / Dissertation Defence
Title: Nutrition Assessment of Pre-school and Young School Children
Practising Artistic Gymnastics

Credits earned on the state exam: 15
Grade on the state exam:
Excellent 6.00

Official Defence

of a dissertation for obtaining the Master of Arts (MA) degree

This video contains the official defence and reviews
Bulgarian language

Video formats: MP4 | Ogg | WebM | It is also available on YouTube

On 23 November 2012, I officially became a Master of Physical Education after excellent defence of my dissertation paper in front of the Department of Physical Education at the National Sports Academy 'Vassil Levski' Sofia.