Faculty of Humanities
The Pedagogical Institute was established in Baia Mare in 1961, consisting of three faculties: the Faculty of Philology, the Faculty of Mathematics, and the Faculty of Biological and Agricultural Sciences. In 1974, the Pedagogical Institute is included, with the three faculties, in the High Education Institute of Baia Mare, adopting, instead of a 3-year, a 4-year education system. In 1986, the Faculty of Philology temporarily suspends its activity. In 1990 it resumes its activity and, since 1991, together with the Faculty of Sciences, it forms the Faculty of Letters and Sciences in the newly reorganized University of Baia Mare. In 1996, the two faculties become independent units within the University, assuming the name the North University of Baia Mare. In 2012, the North University of Baia Mare becomes the North University Center of Baia Mare of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca.
The evolution of the faculty is significant, considering the fact that the number of specializations has evolved from 2, as they were in 1984, to as many as 15 specializations at the bachelor’s level, 12 specializations at the master’s level and 2 doctoral schools in 2013. The number of students increased from 25, in 1961, to 1292 students and 50 doctoral students in 2013, and the number of tenured professors from 5 to 65.
Over time, on the occasion of prestigious national scientific events, leading figures in scientific life visited the institution, held conferences, participated in organized activities. We mention only a few, such as Iorgu Iordan, Alexandru Graur, Emil Petrovici, Dimitrie Macrea, Gheorghe Bulgăr, Alexandru Surd, etc.
The Faculty of Humanities in Baia Mare continues the tradition of the 3-year Pedagogical Institute established in 1961, which, in 1974, takes on the 4-year education system. Following the 2012 affiliation of the North University to the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, the Faculty of Letters becomes part of the latter, the Balearic philologists thus having the opportunity to be graduates of a faculty belonging to a university ranked fourth in the country. The Faculty of Letters of the North University Center in Baia Mare prepares specialists for different fields of activity, providing them with a solid theoretical basis, necessary for integration in social-professional activities.
In the welcoming and modern spaces of education, the Faculty of Letters offers 12 specializations accredited with a high level of confidence, at the bachelor’s level, as follows: Romanian language and literature — English language and literature; Romanian language and literature — French language and literature; Romanian Language and Literature; Applied modern languages (English — French / German); Ethnology; Journalism; Philosophy; Social assistance; Communication and public relations; Pastoral Orthodox Theology; Plastic arts: Painting; Pedagogy of primary and pre-school education (provisional accreditation).
At the master’s degree level, 10 specializations come to complement the experiences and knowledge at the bachelor’s level: Romanian literature and European modernism; Romanian language in the European context (space, culture, communication); Canadian studies; Ethnotourism / Ethnology and cultural tourism; European theology and spirituality; English Literature for Children and Youth; French in specialized translation; Human rights; Assistance and social inclusion of the elderly and persons with disabilities; Plastic and reflective values of the image in contemporary painting
The two levels, bachelor’s and master’s, can be completed at the highest academic level, through the doctoral studies within the Doctoral School existing in the Faculty of Humanities on two branches: philology and philosophy.
A rich research activity is carried out within the faculty. The main research topics are: Aspects of the Romanian literary and social imaginary of the 20th century; Onomastics and linguistics — Linguistic communication in the socio-economic and business field; Interculturality and the role of minorities in the conservation of the local cultural identity; Orientations in the fantastic Romanian and universal literature; Evolutions and challenges in the philosophical approach of artificial intelligence; Negotiation and conflict mediation; Constitutional law and political institutions; Social cognitions and moral emotions and their role in generating social behaviors; Semiotics of the cinematographic language; Communication in leadership — efficiency and principles; Professional counselling and guidance — the road to professional success; Facilitating the social insertion of vulnerable people; School aggression; The Christian Church and globalization; Typological structures and aesthetic models in landscape painting; The morphology of plastic language elements in the fantastic landscape.