History

The BA program in history is twofold, comprising introductory courses in history and special courses designed to cover particular topics. The study of history at the University of Bucharest aims to provide both an overall view of the evolution of human society, as well as to offer a deeper insight into a specific period, region or topic, at the student’s choice. There are twenty six introductory courses, for the duration of one semester, which are organized according to three basic criteria: chronological – prehistory, ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary history - geographical – Romanian, Western and Eastern European, American, Oriental history - and methodological – history, historiography, archaeology, palaeography, and auxiliary sciences. For the optional courses each student can choose from a wide variety of topics, according to her/his professional and personal interests. The graduation requirements are: the completion of the 26 semester-long mandatory courses; a certain number of credits obtained from the optional courses and the submission and defence of a dissertation. History graduates acquire a variety of skills, in reading, writing and thinking critically, attractive to different kinds of employers.