Graduates of the master's program in "Ecology of Urban Systems" gain knowledge and skills for environmental protection activities in the municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria and their sustainable management in the context of global climate change. These goals are achieved on the basis of knowledge of the peculiarities of environmental factors (abiotic, biotic and anthropogenic) and the formation of the climate in urban areas; characterization of pollutants, incl. noise and sources of air, water and soil pollution; waste generation and management; pollution forecasting and modeling; adoption and implementation of the environmental legislation of the EU and the country concerning settlement systems. Masters who have completed this program are prepared to develop municipal and company policies, plans and programs for environmental protection and management; to participate in teams for environmental assessments and environmental impact assessments of investment proposals for construction; activities and technologies; to participate in the planning and implementation of modern ecological urban planning; to develop and implement measures to increase energy efficiency from household; production and transport activities; to plan green infrastructure in territorial systems; to organize and carry out an inventory of biological diversity in large cities and to develop and implement measures for its conservation; to prepare ecological models and forecasts of air pollution in urban environments; to develop materials for informing the population about the state and protection of the environment, about real and potential ecological risks and for increasing its ecological culture and behavior.