Master's Degree Programmes
In English
The MSc. field which this study programme falls within is Automotive Engineering, being taught in English. The duration of the studies is 2 years (120 ECTS credits). The virtual M.A. programme Engineering in Automotive Design has two optional study tracks in the 2nd year, Virtual Engineering in Automotive Mechanical Design and respectively Virtual Engineering in Electrical and Hybrid Automotive Design. The latter study track is especially dedicated to forming competences and skills for excellence research. The M.A. programme offers theoretical, applicative and practical training in the field of Engineering of Automotive Design, based on virtual-reality technologies, by developing applications upon the identification, structure, conception, design, manufacture and experimentation of issues related to conception, operation, construction and technology.
The MSc. field which this study programme falls within is Mechanical Engineering, being taught in English. The duration of the studies is 2 years (120 ECTS credits). The M.A. study programme is interdisciplinary and inter-engineering, with emphasis on mechanical engineering. The main competences are related to: the students’ in-depth acquisition of current and future methods, techniques and technologies in terms of design and manufacture of propulsion systems, internal combustion engines in particular, as well as the student’s familiarization with current and future trends in terms of design and manufacture of propulsion systems; the acquisition and knowledge of advanced notions and terminology especially in the field of mechanical engineering, as well as of related engineering fields; the development of the necessary skills for the graduate of this M.A. study programme to approach the issue of product design and development by means of advanced methods, methodologies and technologies etc.
Studied disciplines: Economics for engineers, Vibration and noise in manufacturing processes, Reformulated fuels and biofuels, Shopfloor management, ERP (SAP) systems, Design for manufacturing, Advanced engine design, Technical analysis in mechanical engineering, Advanced manufacturing technologies, Product development process, MEF simulation etc.
Perspectives after the completion of studies: The graduates of this M.A. study programme may develop a career in research and/or management in the field of design and manufacture of propulsion systems
The Master’s Degree field of study including this programme is Electrical Engineering.
The study period is 2 years (120 ECTS credits). Studies are held in English.
The field of study for this Master’s Degree programme is Computer Science. The duration of the programme is 4 semesters (2 years). Students approach web applications development (software) both in terms of software and in terms of infrastructure (hardware and Internet communication). Upon graduating from this programme students may work in the field of IT and take different jobs based on Internet communication.
Main Subjects: programming, computer networks, artificial intelligence, etc.
Perspectives after graduation: web applications developer; web applications tester; server database administrator; application server administrator; computer systems designer.
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Using English as a working language, this research-oriented master’s programme extends over a two-year period (4 semesters, 120 ECTS). The curriculum is broad in scope and includes a series of subjects which approach intercultural and interdisciplinary communication from a wider, macrolinguistic perspective. What are the variables of intercultural communication? How can they be investigated systematically? What does the negotiation of meaning and message between different ethnic communities entail? These as well as others are issues that Language Studies for Intercultural Communication addresses. Within this programme, both teaching and learning are based on heuristic and participatory methods aimed at involving the students in individual and team-based projects, creating opportunities to integrate theory with practice. The programme is designed to enable students to cope with cultural diversity and decode it in the spirit of cultural and linguistic relativism, in order to maximize the effectiveness of communication in different cultural and professional contexts.
Curriculum: the core curriculum includes courses in research projects management, quantitative and qualitative methods in research, the construction of meaning in talk-in-interaction, written and spoken communication in professional settings, bilingual lexicography, translation, the theory and practice of subtitling, etc.
Career prospects: this programme prepares students for a career in English language teaching at the upper secondary level, in research, terminology, translation and interpreting, international relations.
The part-time learning master’s degree programme Culture and Discourse in the Anglo-American World is conceived as an opportunity for graduate students to deepen their knowledge in the general field of the Humanities, being a master’s degree in Philology. It is particularly dedicated to graduates in the field, as it proposes an advanced professional training (120 ECTS credits) for future teachers of the English language and literature. Through its elective courses packages, this programme includes a strong interdisciplinary component which allows future graduates to consider prospective jobs on the labour market other than in the didactic field. Students have access to the university’s library and modern specialised laboratories (linguistic, multimedia).
Prospective career opportunities: high school teacher of English language and literature, translator, book editor, research assistant in linguistic, cultural studies or literary theory and history research institutes, media editor.
This Master’s programme of academic studies in the field of Forestry is the first in Romania taught in English, and offers students the opportunity to interact with and learn from nationally and internationally renowned specialists. The duration of studies is 2 years, at the end of which students can earn 120 ECTS credits. Students will acquire skills in research and the management of resources and forest based systems. Graduates of this Master’s programme will be able to work in education, research, and forest management at national and international level.
Courses studied: International Environmental Governance and Forests, Remote Sensing and GIS in Natural Resource Management, Forests and Water, Applied Statistics in Forest Research, Biodiversity Conservation, Academic Skills in Forest Science, Forest Stand Dynamics, Integrated Pest Management, Management of Wildlife Populations, Management of Timber Harvesting Operations, Advanced Forest Biometry, Forest Management and Chain of Custody Certification, Forest Based Bio-economy, Management of Research Projects, Decision-Support Systems in Forest Ecosystem Management, Energy Procurement from Woody Biomass, Strategy and Marketing of Forest Products, Silviculture and Yield of Forest Ecosystems, Life Cycle Assessment in Forestry, Business Process Management in Forestry.
Career perspectives: this Master’s programme trains specialists in research, education, and forest management. It focuses on the development of skills and competences necessary for leadership, management, and entrepreneurship in the field. Graduates of the programme will be able to work in top positions in Government agencies and NGOs, national and international organisations and companies, or choose a career in forest research.
Cybersecurity attacks are increasing in frequency and complexity, and demand for qualified security engineers is increasing, as well as the number of open cybersecurity jobs.
The master program “CyberSecurity” is part of the fundamental domain of Engineering Sciences, the master studies in the domain of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informational Technologies (ETTI), in the science area of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications. The teaching language is English. The program is dedicated mainly for students graduating from a bachelor's degree program in the fields of Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications, Computers and Information Technology, Applied Automatics, Informatics, but can also be followed by graduates of related study programs.
The master program will ensure the development of skills and competences for a professional / research career in designing and implementing cyber security solutions at the organizational, local, national and regional level. The training of cyber security specialists will be based on the presentation of cyber security concepts, information security methods and organizational vulnerabilities assessment and the acquisition of practical skills in determining the threats, risks and security breaches, implementation of robust security infrastructures with software and hardware methodologies, protection of critical infrastructures and the rapid and efficient management of security incidents. We are the first university in the country to offer a master program called Cyber Security with content that responds to the demands of today's highly computerized modern society.
Examples of studied disciplines:
Cyber Security of Information Systems and Services, Cryptography Fundamentals and Application Scenarios, Types of Cyber Attacks and Threats, Identity and Access Management in the Virtual Space, Management of Cyber Security Incidents, Security of Critical Infrastructures, Ethical Hacking, Data Mining and Data Warehousing.
Perspectives after the completion of studies:
Graduates will be specialists in science and engineering, specialists in information and communication technology security. According to the Global Information Security Workforce Study, there will be 1.8 million open cybersecurity jobs by 2022. The increased demand in security specialists will be visible in all areas where ICT will be in use, including health, transportation and Industry 4.0.
This Master’s degree programme is a two-year interdisciplinary programme that provides academic education in the field of sustainable resource management with an emphasis on current bioeconomy issues. The duration of studies is 2 years, at the end of which students can earn 120 ECTS credits. MSc EF offers a new approach to forestry and nature management markets and it connects the increasing number of forest-related issues with a European dimension at international as well as national levels. The objective of the MSc EF programme is to educate professionals who have a thorough understanding of a sustainable forest bioeconomy as well as the European business culture. Students carry out the first year of studies at University of Eastern Finland and the second year of studies at Transilvania University of Brasov or at another university that is part of the Consortium.
Courses studied in the second year of study (at Transilvania University of Brasov): Forest Management and Chain of Custody Certification, Forest Based Bio-economy, Management of Research Projects, Decision-Support Systems in Forest Ecosystem Management, Energy Procurement from Woody Biomass, Strategy and Marketing of Forest Products, Silviculture and Yield of Forest Ecosystems, Life Cycle Assessment in Forestry, Business Process Management in Forestry.
Career perspectives: graduates of this Master’s programme are currently employed around the world by organisations such as forest and nature management agencies and governmental bodies, forest research institutions, forest enterprises in paper and pulp industries and saw milling, environmental NGO's.
For more detail please see the webpage of the Master degree programme: https://www3.uef.fi/en/web/mdp-europeanforestry
The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Master’s degree programme (in English) is conducted in partnership with the Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a reputed university in the field. The specific disciplines are taught by experienced professors, engaged in international programmes at this university. The prestige of TCM University in Beijing, one of our partners and collaborators, is acknowledged by ranking first in the hierarchy of TCM universities in China.
The Master’s degree programme broadly aims to provide knowledge derived from recent research in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine, its main objectives being the application of the principles of evidence-based medicine to the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine, along with the acquisition of knowledge on the principles and methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This will also enable the students to test the therapeutic benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
The programme primarily addresses graduates of medical studies and offers them informed motivation and solid grounds for potential involvement in specialized studies in the practice of acupuncture or other therapeutic methods of the TCM.
The study offers only full-time courses and extends over 2 years (4 semesters). The teaching activities are carried out in a modular system, with 2 or 3-week successive modules of intensive teaching covering a discipline, depending on the number of semester hours provided in the curriculum, and with the assessment immediately following the teaching.
- The master's domain this study programme falls into is Industrial Engineering. The duration of the studies is 2 years (120 ECTS credits). The students acquire skills in the development of new products and technologies, in the design of technological processes for the manufacture of metal and plastic products, in the use of the design techniques and in the implementation of enterprise management, in the quality management and in the industrial project management. The master's programme is a professional one and it is supported by 11 top industrial companies from Brașov area. The graduation of this study programme offers graduates the possibility to pick up the profession of manufacturing process engineer, as well as other professions in the domain of Industrial Engineering, in companies that support the master's programme or in other companies in the country or abroad.
The master's degree program Project Management in Urban Regeneration involves expanding the area of skills and general abilities characteristic of the profession of civil engineer, but also other specializations closely related to the construction sector (management and economic evaluation of real estate projects, developments and investments, urban development and planning, etc).
The study program is a strong interdisciplinary one and offers key qualifications and competencies for national and international organizations that aim at project management in the field of urban regeneration. The program also aims to contribute to the harmonious and sustainable development of Romanian cities by building a fund of knowledge and skills that will allow the professionals involved to coordinate effective projects for the benefit of communities.
The Natural Hazards and Risk Assessment in Civil Engineering master degree study programme offered by Transilvania University of Brasov, Civil Engineering Faculty has a strong international orientation. It is split into three parts focusing on the most common geohazards: flood, landslide and earthquake.
The field of study within which this master’s degree field falls is Science of Sport and Physical Education. The duration of studies is 2 years (120 ECTS credits), and the students will acquire skills and competences for optimizing sports performance, effective management of physical effort, planning and scheduling of the sports training process, nutrition, doping, physiology, sports psychology, sports management, advanced research or legislation in the field. At the same time, the students have the opportunity of opting to specialize in a sports branch and thus further their studies from previous study cycles. The specificity of the master's program is aimed at the vocational component, offering the graduate multiple possibilities of professional manifestation in performance or high-performance sports.
In German
The MSc. field which this study programme falls within is Informatics. The duration of the studies is 2 years (120 ECTS credits). The students acquire theoretical, applicative and practical knowledge in applied informatics, based on the latest technologies; advanced theoretical knowledge and skills for the development of cutting-edge applications using Internet technologies; theoretical, applicative and practical knowledge as regards the specification, design and development of software systems, the operation, administration and security of computing systems, of communication networks, of distributed database management systems, of clusters especially for the mobile phone in e-business; development of communication skills in a foreign language (German and English) and of interdisciplinary collaboration skills specific to the manufacture/use of software systems in Internet/Intranet, especially for the mobile phone. The M.A. study programme MITB awards a double diploma to the graduates who will study 2 semesters at TU Ilmenau University in Germany and 2 semesters at Transilvania University of Braşov. The student will avail him/herself of the M.A. diploma from the university where (s)he completes his/her M.A. studies. Travels to the partner university will be made through DAAD and/or EU Erasmus+ programme.
Studied disciplines: integrated hard and software systems; POO simulation and games, ABAP POO, ERP, Internet and mobile databases, IT security, Web technologies in media, applied statistics and data mining, smart grid, communication in a virtual team etc.
Perspectives after the completion of studies: software designer, web and multimedia system designer, application developer, database and network specialist etc.
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The M.A. field which this study programme falls within is Philology. The duration of the studies is 2 years (120 ECTS credits).
The curriculum of this M.A. programme has been designed in line with the general orientation of the national higher education, it capitalizes on the Faculty of Letters specialists’ expertise and it brings forward the cultural, literary and linguistic specificity of the Transylvanian region. The course and seminar activities have an interactive nature and they focus on forming intercultural competencies compliant with the requirements of the globalized world, on giving impetus to research and teamwork capacities, as well as to individual originality and creativity. The seminar and specialized practical activities aim at developing research skills from an intercultural and interdisciplinary perspective.
Studied disciplines: Interculturality and literature (with emphasis on the German-expression literature in Romania), Linguistic interferences in the South-Eastern European area, Intercultural communication and translation, Migrants’ literature, Cultural and literary interferences in the South-Eastern European area, Intercultural areas – topoi in the German-expression literature in Romania, Interculturality in publicity and so forth.
Perspectives after study completion: teacher of German language and literature in high education, cultural/literary referent, cultural journalist, (literary) translator, etc.
In French
The 4-semester Master's degree in "French Language and Literature Studies" is interdisciplinary and focuses on the latest research areas in language and literature studies, as well as cultural studies in general. This programme comes as a complement to the already existing "Cultural Innovation" programme, this time with a French specificity and a new perspective on interdisciplinarity. The programme also includes subjects dealing with translation and traductology, which is an undeniable practice in any branch of the humanities, but situates literature and language within the broad frameworks of the dynamics of today's world.
