Course I.2104 · Year II · Autumn 2026-2027

AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY

Compulsory course in History, taught by Cornelia Popa Gorjanu.

Overview

Lecturer
Cornelia Popa Gorjanu
Seminar tutor
Cornelia Popa Gorjanu
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
History
Field of study
History
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, conversation, exemplification
Entry requirements
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Aims

This course aims to achieve an introduction of the Archeology students in the field of Auxiliary Sciences of History by making presentations of the development of these sciences as well as their application in the various fields of historical research.

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Course contents

Introduction to the Auxiliary Sciences of History Chronology Archaeology Bibliology Codicology Epigraphy Palaeography Heraldry Numismatics Geneaology Sigilography Diplomatics Art History Statistics

Learning outcomes

oral and written presentation in English of the specific discipline knowledge the usage, at a basic level, of methodologies specific to auxiliary sciences of history.

Assessment

Written paper – 90%; discussions – 10%.

Recommended reading

Powell, James M. ed., Medieval Studies. An Introduction, Syracuse-New York, Syracyse University Press, 1992.
Newton, Francis, “The” Scriptorium and Library at Monte Cassino: 1058 – 1105, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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