Introduction • General Graduate Requirements • Field Requirements • Faculty • Courses

Introduction

Armenian can be pursued as an independent field,though it is generally recommended that specialists also acquire competence in another subject as well, such as Iranian Studies, Indo-European Linguistics, Comparative Religion, Art History, or Islamic (especially Turkic) Studies. The offerings in the department focus on Armenian language, literature, and cultural history of all periods, depending on students' needs.

General Graduate Requirements

Students pursuing a graduate degree in Armenian Studies are required to meet the general graduate requirements for all students pursuing graduate degrees in the Department of Near Eastern Language and Civilizations. In addition to these requirements, students must also meet the field requirements in Armenian Studies.

Field Requirements

In the sub-field of Armenian Studies, it is required that students take courses in Classical Armenian (Elementary, Intermediate, and a seminar in texts), as well as Modern Armenian (Eastern or Western literary dialect, depending on their research interests) for two years. They are also encouraged to do the summer program in Armenian at Venice (for Western) or Erevan (for Eastern, run by the Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor). Previously offered seminars or supervised reading courses may form upon demand.

Faculty

James Russell, Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies

Courses

For a complete list of the courses in Armenian, Armenian Studies, and in other fields in NELC, please click here.
For a complete list of the courses in the Faculty of Arts & Sciences, please click here.
For the Harvard University Wide Online Course Catalog, please click here.

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