European master in Children’s Right

The master’s program is primarily aimed at social sciences graduates (social work, psychology, pedagogy, sociology, law, theology), but also at all those who interact directly with children in their profession. With a focus on how the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child can be implemented, graduates of the program are intended to have the knowledge and abilities needed to comprehend children and childhood from an interdisciplinary perspective. Recognizing the importance of social investment in children and childhood, there is a great need for professionals dedicated to promoting and protecting children’s rights. The delivery of social services for children and families is increasingly focused on a rights-based approach. Graduates will have opportunities for further employment as specialists in public and private institutions in the country and abroad, as well as in research institutes. The European Master in Children’s Rights is part of the European Network of Masters in Children’s Rights. This ensures European collaboration and exchanges between teaching staff and students enrolled in this master, as well as mutual recognition of academic degrees.

Objectives

General objective. Developing multi and interdisciplinary scientific thinking (sociology, anthropology, psychology, political and legal sciences, demography, social work), which will allow graduates to better understand recent changes in social representations and policies regarding children, as well as recent changes in children’s relationship with social values/norms, with adults (parents, teachers, other types of professionals, etc.) and with con-generational peers. Specific objectives:

To train professionals in all areas of professional activities with children who understand the implications of children’s needs and rights;
To meet the need for professionals specialized in children’s rights in public institutions (DGASPC, DASM and other specialized public services at the level of mayors) and private institutions (NGOs involved in national and international activities to promote children’s rights and protection);
To acquire professional skills through for graduates to respond to the legal and moral requirements of respecting the best interests of children, as provided for in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and EU legislation, including Romanian legislation;
To empower and motivate individuals, institutions and services in all sectors of society to improve their professional work, based on the interests, way of thinking, and specific points of view of children;
To raise awareness, promote and disseminate knowledge regarding children’s rights, especially in order to understand the connection between rights and obligations, respectively between the right to protection and participation, as defined in the CRC.

Acquired competencies

Essential skills:

Approaches issues critically from a holistic perspective in the field of social work
Promotes the rights and interests of social work beneficiaries and applies anti-oppressive practices
Assesses the situation of social work beneficiaries and provides school services in diverse cultural communities
Practices active listening
Manages ethical issues related to social work
Promotes social change
Conducts research in the field of social work
Promotes youth safeguarding, provides support to young people
Provides support to traumatized children, while supporting the general well-being of children
Promotes mental health and identifies mental health problems
Prepares young people for adult life and assesses young people’s development
Promotes youth activities in the local community

Transversal skills and competences:

Shows initiative, actively participates in civic life
Respects diversity of cultural values and norms
Thinks critically
Has and uses knowledge in social sciences and humanities
Provides counseling
Works in a team
Shows empathy
Demonstrates intercultural competences
Thinks creatively and innovatively
Respects confidentiality obligations

Courses

1st Semester

Drepturile copiilor și societatea (în limba engleză / Childrens’s Right and Society (in English)

Sociologia copilăriei / Socilogy of Childhood

Metode cantitative avansate de analiză a datelor / Advanced Quantitative Methods in Data Analysis

Istoria copilăriei și a familiei / History of Childhood and Family

Etică și integritate academică / Ethics and Academic Integrity

2nd Semester

Metodologia cercetării calitative în asistență socială / Methodology of Qualitative Research in Social Work

Copiii, educația și incluziunea școlară / Children, Education and School Inclusion (engl.) – Conf. Dr. Cristina Baciu

Copiii, adolescenți și tineri sub impactul migrației / Children, Adolescents and Young People under the Impact of Migration – Lect. Univ. dr. Viorela Telegdi Csetri

Curs Opțional 1 / Optional Course 1

3rd Semester

Politici familiale și bunăstarea familiei / Family Policies and WellBeing – Lect. Univ. Dr. Florina Pop

Servicii sociale pentru copiii aflați în dificultate / Social Services for Children in Dificulties

Adultul emergent și sociologia tineretului (în limba engleză) / Emerging aduthood and Sociology of Youth (in English) – Lect. Univ. dr. Viorela Telegdi Csetri

Curs Opțional 2 / Optional Course 2

Curs Opțional 3 / Optional Course 3

4th Semester

Copiii și noile tehnologii. Utilizare, beneficii și riscuri / Children and New Technologies. Use, Benefits and Risks

Practică de specialitate și supervizare / Field Practice and Supervision – Conf. Dr. Cristina Baciu

Redactarea textului științific pentru lucrarea de dizertație / Scientific Writing for the dissertation – Lect. Univ. dr. Viorela Telegdi Csetri

Curs Opțional 4 / Optional Course 4

Elective Courses

PACHET OPȚIONAL An I, Semestrul 2

Asistarea copiilor expusi conflictelor familiale / Assisting Children Exposed to Family Conflict

Adolescență, sexualitate și educație sexuală / Adolescence, Sexuality and Sexual Education

Strategii de obținere de fonduri în organizațiile nonprofit / Fundraising Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations

PACHET OPȚIONAL An II, Semestrul 3

Copiii, infracționalitatea și justiția / Children, Delinquency and Justice

Copiii și munca / Children and Labour

Evaluarea politicilor și programelor sociale (în limba engleză) / Evaluating Policies and Social Programs (in English)

Procedurile serviciilor sociale și participarea clienților / Social Services Procedures and Client’s Participation

Metode și tehnici de asistență socială centrate pe familie / Social Work Methods and Techniques Focused on Family

Grupuri marginale și excludere socială: romii din Europa Centrală și de Est / Marginal Groups and Social Exclusion: The Roma in Central and Eastern Europe

Modele de intervenție în comunitate / Community Intervention Models – Conf. Dr. Cristina Baciu

Dezvoltarea copilului: caracteristici și mecanisme / Child Development: Characteristics and Mechanism

PACHET OPȚIONAL An 2, Semestrul 4

Asistarea copiilor expusi conflictelor familiale / Assisting Children Exposed to Family Conflict

Adolescență, sexualitate și educație sexuală / Adolescence, Sexuality and Sexual Education

Strategii de obținere de fonduri în organizațiile nonprofit / Fundraising Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations

Dezvoltarea adolescentului: caracteristici și mecanisme / Adolescent Development: Characteristics and Mechanism

Careers

Child welfare social worker, Social worker in crisis intervention, Family social worker, Migrant social worker, Youth worker, Social work research assistant

Educational plan

Academic curriculum European Master in Children’s Rights 2026-2027