Faculty of History and Philosophy

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The Faculty of History and Philosophy is the successor of the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy which activated in the University of Cluj between 1872 and 1948. After a series of changes which occurred between 1948 and 1959 a decision was taken to adopt a curriculum with a historical-philosophical content, combining philosophy and history, maintained until 1989. After 1990, taking into account the experience of prestigious departments and faculties in other countries, the Faculty of History and Philosophy has taken important steps towards modernizing its structure and teaching programmes.
The Faculty of History and Philosophy comprises eight departments: Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, Department of Medieval History, Pre-Modern History and Art History, Department of Modern History, Archiving and Ethnology, Department of International Studies and Contemporary History, Department of History in Hungarian, Department of Philosophy, Department of Pre-Modern and Romanian Philosophy, Department of Philosophy in Hungarian. Add to this several research centres or independent research institutes - Institute of Pre- and Protohistory, Institute of Classical Studies, Centre of Studies for Dacian and Roman History and Archaeology, Institute of Central European Studies (ISCE), Institute of Oral History, Institute of International Studies, The Altiero Spinelli Centre for studying European Organization (CASSOE), Seminary of Anthropological History, Seminary of Historical Demography, Italian-Romanian Institute of Historical Studies, Centre for Ancient and Medieval Studies, Centre for Applied Philosophy (CFA).

 

 

Specialisations

 

History Field

1 Specialisation HISTORY - 3 years, full time education - in Romanian and Hungarian
- 3 years, distance education - in Romanian and Hungarian
2 Specialisation ART HISTORY - 3 years, full time education - in Romanian and Hungarian
3 Specialisation ARCHIVE STUDIES - 3 years, full time education - in Romanian and Hungarian
4 Specialisation ARCHAEOLOGY - 3 years, full time education - in Romanian and Hungarian
  International Relations and European Studies Field
5 Specialisation INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND EUROPEAN STUDIES - 3 years, full time education - in Romanian and Hungarian
  Cultural Studies Field
6 Specialisation ETHNOLOGY - 3 years, full time education - in Romanian
7 Specialisation CULTURAL TOURISM - 3 years, full time education - in Romanian and Hungarian
 

Security Studies Field

8 Specialisation SECURITY STUDIES - 3 years, full time education - in Romanian and English
- 3 years, distance education - in Romanian
 

Philosophy Field

9 Specialisation PHILOSOPHY - 3 years, full time education - in Romanian and Hungarian
- 3 years, distance education - in Romanian
 

Interdisciplinary Field (Philosophy – History)
10 Specialisation  PHILOSOPHY - ART HISTORY (double major)
- 4 years, full time education - in Hungarian

 

Selection criteria for all specialisations

  • Motivation letter graded on a Pass/Fail basis. It will be written in the language of instruction of the degree programme.
  • Applicants will be ranked according to the baccalaureate score worth 100% of the admission score.
  • Candidates who have won prizes in school Olympiads and specialised competitions are eligible for special conditions. For more details visit the faculty website.

Number of student places

The number of tuition fee-paying places may be reduced depending on the number of candidates enrolled under special admission categories (Roma, care leavers, candidates from national minorities, persons with disabilities, graduates of rural high schools, and ethnic Romanians abroad).

Field Specialisation State funding Tuition Rural Requested by the National Penitentiary Administration
Philosophy Philosophy 29 45    
Philosophy (Hungarian) 5 5    
History Archaeology 23 37    
Archaeology (Hungarian) 9 11    
Archiving 10 10    
Archiving (Hungarian) 4 11    
Art history 12 13    
Art history (Hungarian) 7 8    
History 65 185    
History (Hungarian) 22 28    
Interdisciplinary Field (Philosophy-History) Philosophy (Hungarian) - Art history (Hungarian) (double major) 6 14    
International relations and european studies International relations and european studies 14 111    
International relations and european studies (Hungarian) 8 32    
Cultural studies Ethnology 6 14    
Cultural tourism 10 65    
Cultural tourism (hungarian) 9 21    
Security studies Security studies 60 130   10
Security studies (English) 20 73    
Total   319 813 8 10

 

Distance and part time learning
Field Specialisations Tuition
Philosophy Philosophy 25
History History 50
History (Hungarian) 25
Security studies Security studies 75
Total   175

Faculties Admission Calendar
July Session 2026

JULY 2026

Application process and deadlines

13-19

Submitting applications online (the platform closes on 19 July at 12:00 hrs)

19

Reporting observations (errors, omissions, etc.) (by 24:00 hrs)

20

Posting initial results (by specialisations)

20-24

Confirmation of places and submission of original documents, phase I (the platform closes on 24 July at 12:00 hrs)

25

Redistribution of unused places after phase I

25-28

Confirmation of places following redistribution and submission of original documents, phase II (the platform closes on 28 July at 12:00 hrs)

30

Posting final results

Faculties Admission Calendar
September Session 2026

SEPTEMBER 2026

Application process and deadlines

7-10

Submitting applications online (the platform closes on 10 September at 12:00 hrs)

10

Reporting observations (errors, omissions, etc.) (by 24:00 hrs)

11

Posting initial results (by specialisations)

11-13

Confirmation of places and submission of original documents, phase I (the platform closes on 13 September at 24:00 hrs)

14

Redistribution of unused places after phase I

14-15

Confirmation of places following redistribution and submission of original documents, phase II (the platform closes on 15 September at 12:00 hrs)

16

Posting final results

Admission fee for Romanian citizens, European Union Citizens, European Economic Area citizens and Swiss Confederation citizens for the 2026 / 2027 academic year

EU: European Union; EEA: European Economic Area; SC: Swiss Confederation;

  • ADMISSION FEE = ADMISSION PROCESS + ADMISSION REGISTRATION
  • For tax reductions or waivers, please see our Admissions Regulations

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE - Admission Process

Specialisation / Field

Undergraduate degree
(lei)

Full time

Distance Learning

All specialisations

50

50

 

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE - Admission registration

Specialisation / Field

Undergraduate degree
(lei)

Full time

Distance Learning

All specialisations

150

150

 

Tuition fees for the academic year 2026 / 2027 for Romanian, EU¹, EEA² and SC³ citizens.

1. UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE

Specialisation / Field

Undergraduate degree (lei)

Full time

Distance Learning

All specialisations

4.000

4.500