BA Program
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The BA Program (undergraduate) in American Studies at Babes-Bolyai University is organized on three years level, covering various fields of study and domains.


The 2008/2009 year courses program:


        1st year of studies
       
First Semester:

  • Introduction to North American Studies (Introducere in studii nord-americane)
  • History of American Political Ideas (Istoria ideilor politice americane)
  • American Sociological Paradigms (Paradigme sociologice americane)
  • Introduction to the American Juridical System (Introducere in sistemul juridic american)
  • Applied English (Limba engleza aplicata in sfera publica, lb. 1)
  • Applied Modern Language (Limba moderna aplicata in sfera publica, lb. 2)
  • Sports (Educatie fizica)

Second semester:

  • US History (Istoria SUA)
  • American Urban Studies (Structurile urbanului in SUA)
  • American Institutional Management (Management institutional american)
  • American Liberal Economics (Practica economica liberala in SUA)
  • Applied English (Limba engleza aplicata in sfera publica, lb. 1)
  • Applied Modern Language (Limba moderna aplicata in sfera publica, lb. 2)
  • Sports (Educatie fizica)


        2nd year of studies

First Semester:

  • American Constitution (Constitutia americana)
  • American Political System (Sistemul politic american)
  • Material Culture Studies (Cultura materiala in SUA)
  • Applied English (Limba engleza aplicata in sfera publica, lb. 1)
  • Applied Modern Language (Limba moderna aplicata in sfera publica, lb. 2)

Second semester:

  • The Civil Rights Movement (Miscarea drepturilor civile in SUA)
  • Introduction to the Afro-American Culture (Introducere in cultura afro-americana)
  • Philosophy of the American Pragmatism (Filosofia pragmatismului american)
  • Applied English (Limba engleza aplicata in sfera publica, lb. 1)
  • Applied Modern Language (Limba moderna aplicata in sfera publica, lb. 2)


        3rd year of studies

First Semester:

  • Representations of American Popular Culture (Reprezentari ale culturii populare americane)
  • American Perspective in International and Transatlantic Relations (Perspectiva americana in relatiile internationale si transatlantice)
  • American Intellectual History (Istorie intelectuala americana)
  • Applied English (Limba engleza aplicata in sfera publica, lb. 1)
  • Applied Modern Language (Limba moderna aplicata in sfera publica, lb. 2)

Second semester:

  • American Film (Film american)
  • Introduction to the Afro-American Culture (Introducere in cultura afro-americana)
  • Interethnic Relations in the US (Relatii interetnice in SUA)
  • American Arts (Arta americana)
  • Applied English (Limba engleza aplicata in sfera publica, lb. 1)
  • Applied Modern Language (Limba moderna aplicata in sfera publica, lb. 2)


       2010-2011 Optional courses (years 2 and 3):

  • American Educational System (Sistemul educational american)
  • Migration and Cultural Policies (Migratia si politicile culturale)
  • The American Experience in Literature (Experienta americana in literatura)
  • Introduction to American Legal Studies (Introducere in studii legale americane)
  • History of American Immigration (Istoria imigratiei in SUA)
  • Aesthetics of Jazz (Estetica jazzului)
  • History of American Women (Istoria femeilor americane)
  • American Oral History (Istorie orala americana)



AMERICAN STUDIES
                   at the Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania
Master Program

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The MA Program (postgraduate) in International Relations and American Studies is organized as a two-year program of Transatlantic Studies. Courses are interdisciplinary focusing on the political and cultural aspects of the American-European (transatlantic) relations and perspectives:

1st year

  • Euro-Atlantic Intellectual Perspectives (Perspective intelectuale euro-atlantice)
  • Theories of International Relations. A Euro-Atlantic Dialogue (Teoria relatiilor internationale. Un dialog euro-atlantic)
  • The US Constitution and The EU Constitutional Treaty: Comparative Juridical Perspectives (Constitutia SUA si Tratatul constitutiv al UE – perspective juridice comparative)
  • American Foreign Policy (Politica externa americana)
  • Managerial Economy (Economie manageriala)

  • The Cold War: A Transatlantic Perspective (Razboiul Rece. O perspectiva transatlantica)
  • The Americanization of Europe after 1945 and the Anti-American Backlash (Americanizarea Europei dupa 1945 si reactia anti-americana)
  • American Pragmatism (Pragmatismul american)
  • Postcolonialism and Globalization (Postcolonialism si globalizare)
  • The US Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights (Curtea Suprema a SUA si Curtea Europeana a Drepturilor Omului – Studiul deciziilor juridice Drepturilor Omului)
  • American Presidency (Presedentia americana) (optional)

2nd year

  • History of Transatlanitc Relations (Istoria relatiilor transatlantice)
  • Individual, Society, and Urban Cultures in a Transatlantic Perspective (Individ, societate si cultura urbana – perspective transatlantice)
  • Nationalism and Multiculturalism in the View of Global Theory (Nationalism si multiculturalism in perspectiva teoriei globale)
  • Transatlantic Geopolitics (Geopolitica transatlantica)
  • The Electronic Media in the Transatlanic World (Media electronică în lumea transatlantica)

  • War Representations in the Euro-American Cinema (Reprezentarea razboiului în cinematografia transatlantica)
  • Mass Media and Propaganda in the Cold War Discourse (Mass media si propaganda in discursul Razboiului Rece)
  • Postcolonialism and Globalization (Postcolonialism si globalizare)
  • The Role of Religion and Its Social Effects in the Transatlantic Space (Rolul religiei si efectele ei sociale in spatiul transatlantic)
  • The Cold War: A Transatlantic Perspective (Razboiul Rece. O perspectiva transatlantica)
       
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Course Bibliographies

Whithin this section are listed bibliographies on topics covered in the courses.



Seminar readings

Here you can find articles, seminar readings and various other documents proposed for students' work.
    Instructors
  

    Department faculty members:

  • Gabriel Gherasim - Istoria ideilor politice americane (I), Sistemul politic american (II), SUA in sistemul relatiilor internationale (III), Arta americana contemporana (III), Estetica jazzului (III)

  • Marius Jucan - Introducere in studii nord-americane (I), Istoria intelectuala americana (III), Introducere in cultura afro-americana (III), Perspective intelectuale euro-atlantice (MA), Americanizarea Europei dupa 1945 si reactia anti-americana (MA)

  • Doina Micu - Introducere in sistemul juridic american (I), Constitutia americana (II), Miscarea drepturilor civile in SUA (II), Constitutia SUA si tratatul constitutiv al UE-perspective juridice comparative (MA),  Curtea Suprema a SUA si Curtea Europeana a Drepturilor Omului - studiul deciziilor juridice (MA)

  • Raluca Moldovan - Istoria SUA (I),  Reprezentari ale culturii populare americane (III), Film american (III), Reprezentarea razboiului in cinematografia transatlantica (MA)

  • Vlad Muresan - Paradigme sociologice americane (I), Practica economica liberala in SUA (I), Managementul institutiilor americane (I), Geopolitica transatlantica (MA), Rolul religiei si efectele ei sociale in spatiul transatlantic (MA)

  • Serban Vaetisi - Structurile urbanului in SUA (I), Cultura materiala in SUA (II), Relatii interetnice in SUA (III), Istoria imigratiei in SUA (III), Postcolonialism si globalizare (MA), Individ, societate si cultura urbana – perspective transatlantice (MA)

    

    Other teaching faculty:

  • Alina Andreica - Tehnologia informatiei (I), Media electronica in lumea transatlantica (MA)
  • Elysa Ford - Mass media si propaganda in discursul Razboiului Rece (MA)
  • Mircea Maniu - Economie manageriala (MA)
  • Andrei Marga - Religia in era globalizarii (I), Filosofia pragmatismului american (II), Pragmatismul american (MA)
  • Sergiu Miscoiu - Sistemul politic american (II), Teoria relatiilor internationale. Un dialog euro-atlantic (MA)
  • Adriana Neagu - Nationalism si multiculturalism in perspectiva teoriei globale (MA)
  • Ovidiu Pecican - Presedentia americana (MA), Razboiul Rece - o perspectivă transatlantica (MA)
  • Liviu Tirau - Politica externa americana (MA), Istoria relatiilor transatlantice (MA)

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