The discovery and use of bibliographic and archival resources specific of specialization;
Learning to study twentieth century history from a critical perspective;
Creating a coherent historiographical discourse with educational or scientific purpose.

History of Modern Romania

1. Introductory lecture 2. Romanians in the first two decades of the twentieth century. 3. Political regime in Romania (1918-1938). 4. Political parties in Romania during 1918-1938. 5. Government activity in interwar Romania I. 6. Government activity in interwar Romania II. 7. Economy and Society in Romania (1918-1941). 8. Romanian culture and the trends of ideas after 1918. 9. Romanian totalitarism: Carlist regime (1938-1940). 10. Romanian totalitarism II: National Legionary State and Antonescu’s dictatorship. 11. International relations of Romania during 1918-1941. 12. Romania in World War II. 13. Romania under the communist regime. 14. Final lecture.

Lectures, discussions.

retrieval of written sources on the historical past; establishing historical facts on the basis of historical sources and outside of these; concrete production of new historical knowledge on the basis of deeper insights within the study of an epoch and/or of a medium complexity historical subject.

Oral exam – 50%; Research paper – 25%; Seminar activities – 25%.

Bulei, Ion,, A Short History of Romania, Meronia , Bucharest , 2007 , 134
Hitchins, Keith, Rumania 1866-1947, Oford University Press , New York , 1994 , 579
Treptow, Kurt W., A History of Romania, Center for Romanian Studies , Jassy , 1996