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Studies in Hungarian Linguistics and Literature

University Babes-Bolyai

Faculty of Letters
Application Deadline: September 5 (EU); September 1 (Non-EU)
Annual Tuition Fee: ≈ € 570 - ≈ € 2,410 (non-EEA)
Location: Cluj-Napoca / Romania / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 24 months Start Date: October
Educational Form:
  • Taught
Education Variants:
  • Fulltime
Credits (ECTS): 120
Languages: Hungarian 
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Location of University Babes-Bolyai

Programme objectives:The master’s programme in Studies in Linguistics and Hungarian Literature aims to broaden student knowledge about theoretical and practical issues pertaining to linguistics and literature. The programme offers – besides lectures, seminars, compulsory and elective subjects – the possibility of conducting research under the supervision of professors engaged in research programmes.

Course aimed at: Graduates in human sciences who want to expand their knowledge of linguistics and literature and who want to have an interdisciplinary perspective on it.


Contents

The master studies represent the second cycle of the university studies. The MA programmes enable the students to further their research into a specific domain and they prepare the way towards their applying for the doctoral programmes. A master's degree corresponds to a two-year postgraduate program (120 ECTS credits, 30 ECTS in each semester). The curriculum of a master´s programme provides 14-16 hours a week. There are 4-6 disciplines in each semester.

Core disciplines:
Compulsory:Science Theory and Research; History of Hungarian Stylistics; Critical Editing; Socio-linguistics; Rhetoric; Text Theory; Hermeneutics; Theory of Translation;
Elective: Reading and Understanding Contemporary Literature; Cognitive Linguistics; Sociology of Literature; Psycholinguistics; Values and Languages; Palaeography; Regional Literature; Grammar Theory; Memoirs; Language and Cultural Contacts; Philosophical Culture: Modernity and Nietzsche; History of Linguistics.
Each semester, besides the enumerated electives, students can choose an elective course offered by any master’s programme within the faculty or university.

Thesis

The completion of master studies assumes a dissertation corresponding to 20 credits, beyond the 120 credits of the curriculum.

Requirements

Selection criteria

Enrolment: Every student who graduated 6 (Bologna-type) or 8 semesters could be enrolled. However, those who graduated from human sciences are preferred. Enrolment requires a certificate / diploma of proficiency in a foreign language;

Admission: written exam on the basis of the given bibliography.

Admission procedure

Non-EU citizens can enroll at Babes-Bolyai University based on the letter of acceptance delivered by the Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation without having to pass an admission exam. Foreign applicants who want to enroll at Babes-Bolyai University as self sponsored students have two choices:

1. Submit their documents to the Department of European Affairs and International Relations within the Ministry of Education, Research andI nnovation (28-30, Gen. Berthelot Street, 010168 Bucharest, Romania, Phone no:+40 21 405 62 00).

2. Submit their documents directly to Babes-Bolyai University, Centre for International Cooperation (68 Avram Iancu St., 400083 Cluj-Napoca, Phone no:+40 264 429 762 ext 6023).

Self-sponsored EU citizens follow the same admission procedures as Romanian citizens. A precondition for application is the recognition of the study certificates (high school, BA) by the Romanian Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation. Our office can assist EU citizens in gettingthis recognition, by collecting and sending their files further to the Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation.

Documents necessary for admission at Master´s Level:

* Certified copy of the following documents translated into Romanian/English/ French or German, in case the originals are not written in one of the languages mentioned above:
a) High-school graduation diploma
b) Bachelor's Degree diploma
c) Birth certificate
d) Marriage certificate (if the applicant's last name changed subsequent to marriage)
e) Transcript of Records for university studies at graduate level
* Medical certificate
* Passport copy
* Four passport-size photographs
* Application form

Additional Requirements

Minimal degree required: Bachelor's degree
Minimal amount of work experience Not specified

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