April 2026 Pre-Admission Session

Online registration, at dedicated platform:
April 20, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – April 23, 2026, 12:00 p.m.
Note: The application form will be uploaded to the platform along with the documents required for registration.

Online Admissions Interview:
April 27–28, 2026

Display of preliminary results:
May 4, 2026

Seat confirmation:
July 9–10, 2026

Admissions Exam:
Test 1 – Application Form (submitted along with the application) and Test 2—an interview based on it

The following are eligible to apply for early admission in the April session: Third-year students or graduates of a bachelor’s program from previous years (regardless of field of study or year of graduation) who wish to secure a spot in a master’s program in advance. Passing the bachelor’s degree exam by the deadline for confirming the spot is, by law, a prerequisite.

PRE-ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT FIGURE
Master’s Program in “Society, Multimedia, and Performance (SMS)”: 20 state-funded spots + 10 tuition-paying spots
Master’s Program in “Theory and Practice of the Image (TPI)”: 20 state-funded spots + 10 tuition-based spots

Registration fee The admission fee is 400 lei.

Online tutoring to help you complete the application form: Prof. Laura Mesina, Ph.D., Program Coordinator for the SD SITT/CESI degree programs, laura.mesina@litere.unibuc.ro
Assistance with preparing the application (secretariat): Simona Chiaburu, simona.chiaburu@litere.unibuc.ro / office@cesi.unibuc.ro
Facebook Group FOR CANDIDATES: CESI Master's Program Admissions 2026

SOCIETY, MULTIMEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT SMS – COURSES AND LABORATORIES
Visual Cultural Studies | Urban Cultural Studies | Postmodern Visual Cultures | Gender Studies and Contemporary Visual Culture | Interdisciplinary Film StudiesDocumentary Film | Film and Philosophy | Text and Image in Digital Performance | Video Art and New Technologies of the Artistic Image | Modernity of the Stage | Postwar Stage Experiments | Contemporary Theater | Academic Ethics and Integrity | Scholarly Writing | Research Methods and Methodologies in Cultural Studies | Research Courses and Workshops | Internships at Cultural Festivals (theater, film, multimedia) and urban curation | Internships in institutions | Cultural programs and projects | Dissertation tutorials

THEORY AND PRACTICE OF IMAGING TPI – COURSES AND LABORATORIES
Visual Cultural Studies | Histories, Arts, and Archives | Forms of Cultural Imagination | Art in the 20th Century | Contemporary Art | Contemporary Art: Curatorial Studies and Practices | Recent Theories of the Figure and Figurability | The Photographic Image | The Architectural Image in European Modernity | European Icons: From Art Object to Public Image | Memory, Meaning, Mediology | Academic Ethics and Integrity | Scholarly Writing | Research Methods and Methodologies in Cultural Studies | Courses and Research Labs | Art Curatorial Practice (Galleries, Biennials) | Internships in Institutions | Cultural Programs and Projects | Dissertation Tutorials

TEACHING STAFF
Laura Mesina – Professor, Department Chair
Ileana Marin – Associate Professor
Raluca Bibiri, Laura Marin, Alina Mihalache, Ana Negoiță, Corina Popa – lecturers
Mihaela Criticos – visiting professor
Magdalena Dragu, Mihai Ometiță – associate lecturers
Ioana-Iuna Șerban – Medical Assistant
Irina Bobei, Cristian Drăgan, Ruxandra Ghițescu, Daniel Mihalcea, Mihai Pascar, Eliza Pătrașcu – doctoral assistants
Cecilia Ștefănescu – Associate Specialist and Ph.D. Candidate

EDUCATION
Personalized curriculum | Courses with transferable credits (30) between the SD SITT/CESI master’s programs | Research laboratories and team-based practical projects | (inter)national internships | Digital course materials and library | Access to international scientific databases | Professors, associate professors, and lecturers from the EU and the US | Research and internship mentors | Technical team for research support | CESI specialized publications | Contacts and recommendations for (inter)national internships and employment

FINANCING FOR STUDIES AND INTERNSHIPS
Merit-based and need-based scholarships | Erasmus+ internships and scholarships in Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Greece | Short courses and international summer schools within the CIVIS European University Alliance | IMAGORA-CESI grants for scientific conferences | IMAGORA-CESI grants for internships and research-documentation placements

CESI Programs & IMAGORA-CESI Cultural Association
CESI 25 Overview | CESI Digital Fellows | CESI Research Seminar | Cultural Partnerships for (Inter)national Internships | Volunteer Programs | Scientific and Cultural Publications