Faculty of Letters

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Ranked by the QS International Assessment of universities (Quacquarelli Symonds World Universities Rankings) among the first 100-150 faculties of modern languages in the world, the Faculty of Letters from Cluj offers a broad range of undergraduate, master's and doctoral programmes. Candidates may choose one combination of two specialisations of a native language and literature (Romanian, Hungarian, German), a modern language (English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, Norwegian, Finnish), an Asian language (Japanese, Chinese, Korean) a classical language (Latin, ancient Greek, Hebrew), and Comparative and universal literature, Applied modern languages, Ethnology and folklore. In the current context of globalization, mastering several languages gives graduates a major advantage for employment. Join us!

  • Address: 31 Horea Street, Cluj-Napoca
  • Tel.: +40 264 532.238
  • E-mail: Litereadmitereliniaromana@lett.ubbcluj.ro
  • E-mail: Litereadmitereliniamaghiara@lett.ubbcluj.ro
  • Web: lett.ubbcluj.ro

Specialisations

 

Language and Literature Field

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Specialisation ROMANIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - Hungarian Language and Literature or a Modern Language and Literature or Latin Language or Ancient Greek Language or Comparative Universal Literature- 3 years, full time education

2

Specialisation ROMANIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - Hungarian Language and Literature or German Language and Literature (Romanian language as foreign language)- 3 years, full time education

3

SpecialisationWORLD AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE - Modern Language and Literature or Romanian Language and Literature or Hungarian Language and Literature or Latin Language or Ancient Greek Language or Hebrew Language - 3 years, full time education

4

Specialisation HUNGARIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (single specialisation)- 3 years, full time education

5

Specialisation HUNGARIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - Romanian Language and Literature or a Modern Language and Literature or Latin Language or Ancient Greek Language or Hebrew Language or World and Comparative Literature - 3 years, full time education

6

Specialisation ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - Romanian Language and Literature or Hungarian Language and Literature or a Modern Language and Literature or Latin Language or Ancient Greek Language or Hebrew Language or Comparative Universal Literature- 3 years, full time education

7

Specialisation FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - Romanian Language and Literature or Hungarian Language and Literature or a Modern Language and Literature or Latin Language or Ancient Greek Language or Hebrew Language or Comparative Universal Literature- 3 years, full time education

8

Specialisation GERMAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - Romanian Language and Literature or Hungarian Language and Literature or a Modern Language and Literature or Latin Language or Ancient Greek Language or Hebrew Language or Comparative Universal Literature- 3 years, full time education

9

Specialisation RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - Romanian Language and Literature or Hungarian Language and Literature or a Modern Language and Literature or Latin Language or Ancient Greek Language or Hebrew Language or Comparative Universal Literature- 3 years, full time education

10

Specialisation ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - Romanian Language and Literature or Hungarian Language and Literature or a Modern Language and Literature or Latin Language or Ancient Greek Language or Hebrew Language or Comparative Universal Literature- 3 years, full time education

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Specialisation SPANISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - Romanian Language and Literature or Hungarian Language and Literature or a Modern Language and Literature or Latin Language or Ancient Greek Language or Hebrew Language or Comparative Universal Literature- 3 years, full time education

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Specialisation UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - Romanian Language and Literature or Hungarian Language and Literature or a Modern Language and Literature or Latin Language or Ancient Greek Language or Hebrew Language or Comparative Universal Literature- 3 years, full time education

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Specialisation NORWEGIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - Romanian Language and Literature or Hungarian Language and Literature or a Modern Language and Literature or Latin Language or Ancient Greek Language or Hebrew Language or Comparative Universal Literature- 3 years, full time education

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Specialisation JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - Romanian Language and Literature or Hungarian Language and Literature or a Modern Language and Literature or Latin Language or Ancient Greek Language or Hebrew Language or Comparative Universal Literature- 3 years, full time education

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Specialisation CHINESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - Romanian Language and Literature or Hungarian Language and Literature or a Modern Language and Literature or Latin Language or Ancient Greek Language or Hebrew Language or Comparative Universal Literature- 3 years, full time education

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Specialisation KOREAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - Romanian Language and Literature or Hungarian Language and Literature or a Modern Language and Literature or Latin Language or Ancient Greek Language or Hebrew Language or Comparative Universal Literature- 3 years, full time education

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Specialisation FINNISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - Romanian Language and Literature or Hungarian Language and Literature or a Modern Language and Literature or Latin Language or Ancient Greek Language or Hebrew Language or Comparative Universal Literature- 3 years, full time education

18

Specialisation PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - Romanian Language and Literature or Hungarian Language and Literature or a Modern Language and Literature or Latin Language or Ancient Greek Language or Hebrew Language or Comparative Universal Literature- 3 years, full time education

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Specialisation CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY (Latin Language and Literature - Ancient Greek Language and Literature)- 3 years, full time education

 

Cultural Studies Field

20 Specialisation ETHNOLOGY- 3 years, full time education - in Hungarian
21 Specialisation CULTURAL STUDIES - 3 years, full time education - in Hungarian
  Interdisciplinary Field (Language and Literature - Cultural Studies)
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Specialisation HUNGARIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - ETHNOLOGY (double major) - 4 years, full time education - in Hungarian
  Applied Modern Languages Field
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Specialisation APPLIED MODERN LANGUAGES (English-French or English-German or English-Italian or English-Spanish or French-English or French-German or French-Italian or French-Spanish) - 3 years, full time education education

Selection criteria:
  • Proficiency test (cover letter) graded on a Pass/Fail basis.
  • Baccalaureate score worth 50% of the admission score.
  • High school overall grade average worth 50% of the admission score.

*for candidates with a bachelor's degree, the baccalaureate score will be replaced by the graduation exam score, and the average score of the high school years of study will be replaced by the average score of the undergraduate years of study.
NOTE:
  • As a Minor (B) specialisation World and Comparative Literature can be studied in both Romanian and Hungarian language.
  • Modern languages and literatures for Minor (B) specialisations: English, French, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Hebrew.
  • Specialisations available advanced level only: English and German.
  • Specialisations available beginner level only: Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Norwegian, Finnish, Portuguese, Hebrew, Ancient Greek.
  • Specialisations available both beginner and advanced level: French, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Latin.
  • For the Japanese Language and Literature specialisation (A or B), Japanese cannot come into combination with other Asian languages (Chinese Language and Literature or Korean Language and Literature).
  • For candidates from the Applied Modern languages department, the level of language skills must be advanced.

 

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).

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

100

100

 

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE - Admission registration

Specialisation / Field

Undergraduate degree
(lei)

Full time

Distance Learning

All specialisations

250

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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

5.400

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