Department of Oriental Studies
Head of Department
Robert Petros Ghazaryan
PhD in Historical Sciences, Associate Professor
The Department of Oriental Studies of the International Scientific-Educational
Center of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia was founded in 2008. The establishment of the department proceeded from the need to prepare highly qualified specialists in the field of Oriental Studies, one of the important branches in historiography.
Department Objectives
To prepare highly qualified Master degree holders in Oriental Studies
To develop modern methods for preparing Orientalists
To do academic and educational research in the field of Oriental Studies
To prepare scientific manpower
To promote international cooperation in education and research
To enhance educational content
To develop and publish professional literature (study guides, handbooks).
During study in the Master’s program students will receive thorough and systematic knowledge about the ancient, medieval, new and contemporary stages of history, culture and religion of the countries and peoples of the Near and Middle East.
The student will also gain in-depth knowledge about the history of the Turkic peoples. The main issues of the history of Turkey and Azerbaijan will also be studied separately.
The Master’s Program of International Scientific-Educational Center of NAS RA will give the students an opportunity to evaluate the patterns and peculiarities of the historical processes in the countries of the Near and Middle East, first of all, Turkic peoples and states, to interpret the geographical, demographic and socio-political characteristics of those countries, as well as the historical-and-cultural relations of the East and West. The students will study the main peculiarities of the material and spiritual culture of the peoples of those countries, the history of Islam and other traditional religions, the history of their main branches, they will understand their role in the making and functioning of public institutions. The students can work independently in the theoretical and practical spheres; will be able to carry out research work in the academic, educational, cultural and analytical fields.
The students will have an opportunity to continue education in the third level of higher education - Postgraduate study in the fields of Oriental studies, world history and international relations.
Highly qualified specialists in the fields of education, science and social fields hold classes in the Department.
The Department offers the following subjects:
Foreign language (Turkish)
Mythology of the Turkic peoples
Issues of the Ancient History of the Turkic peoples
Issues of the history of states and state formations of Turkic-speaking peoples (7th-13th centuries)
Islam in the South Caucasus: History and reality
Issues of intercultural communication
Issues of the History of the Ottoman Empire: Middle Ages (13th-18th centuries)
Issues of the History of the Ottoman Empire: New period (19th century and early 20th century)
Issues of the History of the Republic of Turkey
Issues of the History of the People's Republic of Azerbaijan
Ethno-religious map and political geography of Azerbaijan
Issues of the political history of Soviet Azerbaijan
Cultural policy of Azerbaijan
Regional policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Political and social aspects of national problems
Specialization – Oriental Studies (Turcology)
Research Works
Over the last 5 years, the teaching staff of the department published ca 30 monographs and 3 manuals. Only from 2020 - 2024 the Department published ca 100 articles. The teaching staff of the Department actively participate in different international conferences, has close ties with foreign scholars, introducing their research results, analyses, etc. to the large academic community.
The Faculty
|
Robert Ghazaryan |
PhD in Historical Sciences, Associate professor |
|
Gor Margaryan |
PhD in Historical Sciences, Associate professor |
|
Gohar Iskandaryan |
PhD in Historical Sciences, Associate professor |
|
Anush Harutyunyan |
PhD in Historical Sciences |
|
Kristine Melkonyan |
PhD in Historical Sciences, Associate professor |
|
Hasmik Hmayakyan |
PhD in Historical Sciences, Associate professor |
|
Nelli Minasyan |
PhD in Historical Sciences, Associate professor |
|
Artyom Tonoyan |
PhD in Philological Sciences, Associate professor |
|
Haykuhi Muradyan |
PhD in Historical Sciences, Associate professor |
|
Karolina Sahakyan |
Researcher of the Institute of Oriental Studies |
|
Margarita Markosyan |
Coordinator of the Department of Oriental Studies |
Tel: (+374 41) 97 22 77
E-mail: robert.ghazaryan@isec.am