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AL IAB LA IU
FACULTY OF HISTORY AND PHILOLOGY
www.uab.ro
”1 DECEMBRIE 1918” UNIVERSITY OF ALBA IULIA
ROMANIA
Alba Iulia is located in the centre of Romania, south-east of the Apuseni Mountains, and is one of Romania's
most important historical cities. For many centuries it was Transylvania's political capital. Because of its antiquity and
location in a multicultural province, Alba Iulia has a great cultural and educational potential. During recent decades
this potential has also been enhanced and developed by ”1 Decembrie 1918” University.
www.apulum.ro
ALBA IULIA
“1 DECEMBRIE 1918” UNIVERSITY of ALBA IULIA was set up as a public higher education and research
institution founded pursuant to the Romanian Government Decision no. 474/09.07.1991. Its name is related to the
historical moment (1918) when the union of the three Romanian provinces was accomplished at Alba Iulia.
The aim of the university is to continually develop an academic community, able to enhance the value of the
archaeological, social, economic and cultural heritage of our region, and create new and auspicious conditions for
the students interested in scientific accomplishment and academic performance.
Our University is also committed to continuing the process of extending, modernising and adapting its
research and education facilities, and in developing a complex – both theoretical and practical – academic training
system for all those who are willing to become highly qualified specialists in different fields of activity. Therefore, we
are permanently improving our undergraduate BA and BSc programmes, as well as post-graduate studies (Master
and Ph.D. programmes). The academic programmes are aligned with the Bologna system.
“1 Decembrie 1918” University of Alba Iulia currently has collaboration agreements with more than 60
education and research institutions from abroad. Most of the agreements are focused on the exchange of students
and staff (teaching staff, researchers and administrative staff ), exchange of publications, journals and teaching
materials. There are about 30 Erasmus agreements signed with foreign universities and 10 partner institutions from
the private sector hosting Erasmus placements for students.
The university welcomes students from all over the world to enroll in one of the undergraduate or
postgraduate programmes offered by its four faculties. For international students the University organises a
preparatory year.
”1 DECEMBRIE 1918” UNIVERSITY OF ALBA IULIA
Contact: str. N. Iorga, 11-13, 510009, Alba Iulia
Tel:+40-0258-811412, fax:+40-0258-806260
E-mail: [email protected]
www.uab.ro
The Faculty of History and Philology brings together the humanities specialisations of the University, which
are also the first specialisations of higher education in Alba Iulia. The Faculty of History and Philology consists of two
large departments: the Department of History, Archaeology and Museology, and the Department of Philology, each
with its own faculty members and academic and research programmes.
The Faculty of History and Philology owns all the necessary facilities for a top-quality educational process:
libraries (University Library, Batthyaneum Library, Library of the National Union Museum, National Archives – Alba
County), access to databases (e.g. ProQuest, JSTOR, Emerald, Science Direct, Thompson ISI Web of Knowledge etc.),
state-of-the-art laboratories and classrooms, archaeological and restoration sites.
The Faculty has also established partnerships with national and international institutions of higher education.
As a result, our students can take advantage of exchange programmes (study mobility and work placement mobility)
at partner universities in France, Italy, Greece, Germany, Poland, Austria, Spain, Hungary, China, Slovakia, the Czech
Republic, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Holland, Norway, Lithuania, Portugal, Turkey, Malta etc.
FACULTY OF HISTORY AND PHILOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY AND MUSEOLOGY
Ongoing research projects: The religious union of the Romanians from Transylvania with the Catholic
Church / Forschungsvorhaben zur kirchlichen Union von Siebenbürgen (in partnership with the Foundation Pro
Oriente Vienna); Etatism and religious diversity in a multicultural province. Religious tolerance in Transylvania during
the reign of Joseph II (UEFISCDI); Cuius Regio. An analysis of cohesive and destructive forces destining the attachment
of (groups of ) persons to and cohesion within regions as a historical phenomenon (CRP, ESF); The vegetarian eating
habits of prehistoric people as illustrated by paleobotanic evidence found in archaeological sites (UEFISCDI); The
funeral rites of communities in Transylvania during the Neolithic and Aeneolithic Ages (SOP HRD); Historical and
contemporary perspectives on incineration in Romania (UEFISCDI); Old Romanian books during the Austrian-
Hungarian Empire. Recovering cultural identity (UEFISCDI).
Annual conferences: The Students' Symposium; Romanian Elites. Structures, Paradigms, Evolution; Dying
and Death in the 18th - 21st Century Europe; Funeral Anthropology “Homines, Funera, Astra“; Religious Identity and
Religious Tolerance during the 18th - 21st Centuries; Bibliology and National Cultural Heritage.
Publications: Annales Universitatis Apulensis. Series Historica (1997 - CNCS B); The Student Symposium
Journal (1995-).
The Department of History, Archaeology and Museology (DIAM) was founded in 2010, through the merger
between the former History Department (founded in 1991), the Institute of Systemic Archaeology Iuliu Paul" (2001)
and the Centre for Historical Research "Iuliu Maniu" (1997). Thus DIAM members are historians and researchers
specialised in Archaeology, Prehistory, Ancient/Medieval/Modern/Contemporary History, Art History, Museology,
Heritage Conservation and Restoration.
Academic programmes with national accreditation:
BA PROGRAMMES:
- History
- Archaeology
- Museology
PhD. PROGRAMMES:
in the field of HISTORY, with
the following specialisations:
Archaeology, Archaeometry,
Museology, Historiography,
History of Culture, Art
History
MA PROGRAMMES:
- Transylvania in the Cultural History of Central Europe
- The Pre- and Proto-History of the Region from the
Carpathian Mountains to the Danube in the Context
of Systemic Archaeology
- Museology. Research and Protection of Cultural
Heritage
1st Cycle – BACHELOR'S DEGREE
Field of study: HISTORY
Programme: HISTORY
Length of studies: 3 years (6 semesters)
Form of education: full-time
Language of teaching: Romanian
Number of ECTS Credits: 180 +30 for the BA Thesis.
Entrance requirements, scholarships & fees for foreign citizens: see www.mae.ro (”Study in Romania”
Programme) and www.uab.ro (Centre for International Relations and Institutional Marketing)
Entrance requirements, scholarships & fees for Romanian citizens: see www.uab.ro/admitere.
Main courses and seminars: General Prehistory, Introduction to Universal History (Antiquity, Middle Age,
Modern Age, 20th Century), Introduction to the History of Romanians (Antiquity, Middle Age, Modern Age,
20th Century), General Historiography, Romanian Historiography, The History of Byzantium,
Theory and Art History, Latin Language, Introduction to the Auxiliary Sciences of History, General
Museology, The Methodology of Scientific Research, Latin Paleography, Romanian-Cyrillic Paleography,
Medieval Institutions, Introduction to History of Religions, Image as a Historical Document,
International Relations in the 18th -20th Centuries, The History of European Integration, Culture and Civilisation
in the Romanian Society of the Modern Age.
Possibilities for continuing the studies:
2nd Cycle - MA PROGRAMMES:
a. Transylvania in the Cultural History of Central Europe
b. The Pre- and Proto-History of the Region from the Carpathian
Mountains to the Danube in the Context of Systemic Archaeology
c. Museology. Research and Protection of Cultural Heritage
3rd Cycle - PhD. PROGRAMMES
in the field of HISTORY, with the following
specialisations: Archaeology,
Archaeometry, Museology, Historiography,
History of Culture, Art History
HISTORY
1st
Field of study: HISTORY
Programme: ARCHAEOLOGY
Length of studies: 3 years (6 semesters)
Form of education: full time
Language of teaching: Romanian
Number of ECTS Credits: 180 +30 for the BA Thesis.
Entrance requirements, scholarships & fees for foreign citizens: see www.mae.ro (”Study in Romania”
Programme) and www.uab.ro (Centre for International Relations and Institutional Marketing)
Entrance requirements, scholarships & fees for Romanian citizens: see www.uab.ro/admitere.
Main courses and seminars: General Prehistory, Introduction to Universal History (Antiquity, Middle Age),
Introduction to the History of Romanians (Antiquity, Middle Age), Geto-Dacian Civilisation in the
Context of the Ancient World, Introduction to Archaeology, Introduction to the Auxiliary
Sciences of History, General Museology, Introduction to History of Religions, Theory and Art History,
The History of Byzantium, The Emergence of Agricultural Civilisations in Old Europe, Houses,
Settlements and Fortifications in Prehistory, Latin Language, Latin Epigraphy, Roman Roads and Fortifications,
Social and Funeral Archaeology, The Methodology of Scientific Research,
Image as a Historical Document, The Restoration and Processing of Archaeological Artifacts,
Basic Principles of the Integrated Conservation of Cultural Heritage.
Cycle – BACHELOR'S DEGREE
ARCHAEOLOGY
Possibilities for continuing the studies:
2nd Cycle - MA PROGRAMMES:
a. Transylvania in the Cultural History of Central Europe
b. The Pre- and Proto-History of the Region from the Carpathian
Mountains to the Danube in the Context of Systemic Archaeology
c. Museology. Research and Protection of Cultural Heritage
3rd Cycle - PhD PROGRAMMES
in the field of HISTORY, with the following
specialisations: Archaeology, Archaeometry,
Museology, Historiography, History of
Culture, Art History
2nd – MASTER'S DEGREE
Field of study: HISTORY
Programme: PREHISTORY OF THE AREA OF THE CARPATHIANS AND THE DANUBE RIVER IN THE CONTEXT OF SYSTEMIC
ARCHAEOLOGY
Length of studies and type of education: 2 years (4 semesters), full time
Language of teaching: Romanian
Number of ECTS Credits: 140 +20 for the MA Dissertation.
Entrance requirements: BA degree and interview (see www.uab.ro, Centre for International Relations and Institutional Marketing).
Main courses and seminars: Paleotechniques and Crafts in Prehistory, Habitats in Prehistory, Prehistoric Art
and Spirituality, Elites and Prestige Goods in Prehistory, The Investigation of Goods belonging to the Patrimony, Classic
Methods of Research, Dating and Interpretation of Archaeological Findings, Practical Applications on Archaeological
Sites, Primary Conservation during Archaeological Research and Protection of the Archaeological Sites, The Preservation
of the Cultural Heritage.
Cycle
2nd Cycle – MASTER'S DEGREE
Field of study: HISTORY
Programme: TRANSYLVANIA IN THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF CENTRAL EUROPE
Length of studies and type of education: 2 years (4 semesters), full time
Language of teaching: Romanian
Number of ECTS Credits: 140 +20 for the MA Dissertation.
Entrance requirements: BA degree; interview (see www.uab.ro, Centre for International Relations and Institutional Marketing).
Main courses and seminars: Multiculturalism and National Identity, Enlightenment and Romanticism, Projects of Federalist
Reform in the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, Politics and Power in the Principality of Transylvania, Confessional Diversity and
Social Modernisation in Early Modern Europe, The Construction of Regional Identity. The Genesis of Transylvanian Identity,
Medieval and Postmodern Elites, Building Nation through Culture, Politics and Culture in Inter-War Romania, Transylvania and
the Art of Central Europe (18th – 20th Centuries), Latin Paleography, Cyrillic Paleography.
2nd Cycle – MASTER'S DEGREE
Field of study: HISTORY
Programme: MUSEOLOGY. RESEARCH AND PROTECTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
Length of studies and type of education: 2 years (4 semesters), full time
Language of teaching: Romanian
Number of ECTS Credits: 140 +20 for the MA Dissertation.
Entrance requirements: BA degree; interview (see www.uab.ro, Centre for International Relations and Institutional Marketing).
Main courses and seminars: Institutions and Organisations with Attributions in the Protection of the Cultural Heritage,
Paleotechniques and Crafts in Prehistory, The Investigation of Culture Heritage, Modern Techniques and Methods
of Research, Data Basis. Their use in Archaeological Evidence and Research, The Pathology of Physical and Chemical
Degradation of Cultural Goods, Primary Conservation during Archaeological Research and Protection of the Archaeological
Sites, Transylvania and the Art of Central Europe (18th – 20th Centuries).
STUDENT FACILITIES
- well-equipped instructional facilities: lecture halls, laboratories and modern classrooms
- full degree programmes: Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. programmes
- study mobility and work placement mobility
- a Centre for International Relations which provides information and counselling regarding international
scholarships
- university library, online catalogue and free access based on library card
- virtual library and online resources
- academic e-learning network (RAEL)
- access to e-learning – Moodle (for distance learning)
- students' conferences and scientific publishing supported by the university
- free access to Internet at the university and dormitories
- new and refurbished student residence halls with furnished bedrooms and common study rooms
- student cafeteria on the university premises
- participation in summer camps depending on academic results
- modern sports centre
- student cultural centre
- “Campus” radio station
- student representation in the University Senate and the Faculty Councils
- opportunities for public debate and organisation of events through student clubs, the Student Union
and student journal (http://lsua.ro)
- medical care and social services
Celebration of U
nificati
on Day
RADIO
”CAMPUS”
“Dilema Veche“ Festival
Celebration of Alba Iulia Municipality's Days
The Days of Alba Carolina Fortress
Transilvania Freerunning Challenge
The municipal football championship
Skate Park
Student summer camps
Bridge Club Apulum
Student summer ca
mps
INTER-ART Events
RYMA Events
Exhibitions
Pub 13
STUDENT SOCIAL LIFE
Study trips
The SKEPSIS Theatre Group
“Povesti“ International Theatre Festival
“Prichindel“ Puppets Theatre
Organon concerts at the Roman Catholic Cathedral
Goo
d M
ovie
Clu
b
“Alternative“ Literary Circle
Athletics, basketball, boxing, tennis, martial arts, football and swimming clubs
Archaeological sites
Art Cafe Down Town
GRADUATION DAY
The University Sports Club
Tel:+40-0258-811412, Fax:+40-0258-806260
E-mail: [email protected]
www.uab.ro
Str. N. Iorga, nr. 11-13, Alba Iulia, 510009, Romania
AL IAB LA IU
FACULTY OF HISTORY AND PHILOLOGY
”1 DECEMBRIE 1918” UNIVERSITY OF ALBA IULIA
ROMANIA