YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY - MASTERS AND BACHELORS COURSES

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Yerevan
State University

Rector	Academician Radik Martirossian
Address	1 Alex Manoogian Street Yerevan 375049, Republic of Armenia
Tel. No.	+3742 550612; 506525
Fax No.	+3742 151087; 554641
E-mail address	pr-int@ysu.am
Faculties & Colleges	Faculty of Mathematics Faculty of Mechanics Faculty of Informatics (Computer Science) and Applied Mathematics Faculty of Physics Faculty of Radiophysics Faculty of Chemistry Faculty of Biology Faculty of Geology Faculty of Geography Faculty of History Faculty of International Relations Faculty of Economics Faculty of Philosophy, Sociology and Psychology Faculty of Armenian Philology Faculty of Russian Philology Faculty of Oriental Studies Faculty of Roman and Germanic Philology Faculty of Law Faculty of Theology Preparatory Faculty for Foreign Citizens
Type of courses	Yerevan State University has only full time programs which differ according to specialization. The University offers programs in 28 fields with 77 specializations in the natural sciences and humanities, in traditional and contemporary studies.
Length of courses	The academic year comprises two semesters, each approximately 17-18 weeks and each ending in an exam period.
Date of commencement	July 15 to July 30.
Class size	The size of the classes differs according to their purpose. There are classes designed for from 15 to 300 students.
Accommodation	Student accommodation is provided by the Ministry of Education and sciences.
Fees	Depending on the profession the fees range: 280 - 1200 USD for national students; 600 - 2000 USD for foreign students.
Admission requirements	A certificate of secondary education is obligatory. Students must take their entrance exams. / Armenian (fluent) and other foreign languages.
Student profile	200 foreign students and 8500 national students are involved in the University 60% women, 40% men Under 35 for both nationa and foreign students
Contact for application	Rafael Matevossian Vice-Rector for International Relations Yerevan State University St. Alex Manoogian 1 Yerevan 375049, Republic of Armenia Tel: +3742 550612; 506525 Fax: +3742 151087; 554641

Faculties & Collegies

FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS

Dean: Romen Shahbaghian Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor

Tel: 3742 551148
E-mail:matemat@ysu.am

Departments:

1. Theory of Functions
2. Mathematical Analysis
3. Differential Equations
4. Geometry and Algebra
5. Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics
6. Theory of Optimal Control

Major Subjects or Fields of Study: Theory of functions, differential equations and functional analysis, probability theory and mathematical statistics, algebra, mathematical logic, geometry, theory of optimal control and approximation methods

Qualifications Awarded: 1. Mathematician; 2. Teacher of Mathematics

FACULTY OF MECHANICS

Dean: Vladimir Sarkissian Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor

Tel: 3742 571208
E-mail: mexanic@ysu.am

Departments:

1. Mechanics of Continuous Media
2. Theoretical Mathematics

Major Subjects or Fields of Study: Elasticity, plasticity and theory of strength, fluid mechanics, mechanics of natural processes, control of mechanical systems, theory of robotics and manipulation.

Qualifications Awarded: 1. Mechanist; 2. Applied Mathematician and Teacher of Mathematics

FACULTY OF INFORMATICS (COMPUTER SCIENCE) AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS

Dean: Vladimir Yeghiazarian Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Docent

Tel: 3742 550602
E-mail: compsci@ysu.am

Departments:

1. System Programming
2. Algorithmic Languages
3. Algebralogical Methods of Informatics
4. Discrete Mathematics
5. Mathematical Methods and Modeling
6. Applied Analysis

Major Subjects or Fields of Study: Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Architecture, Information Systems, Computer Design Systems, Functional Programming, Mathematical Cybernetics and Discrete Mathematics, Numerical Mathematics, Computer applications in Natural Processes.

Qualifications Awarded: Applied Mathematician

FACULTY OF PHYSICS

Dean: Yuri Chilingarian Academician of National Academy of Sciences of the republic of Armenia Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor

Tel: 3742 556383
E-mail: fizikfak@ysu.am

Departments:

1. Astrophysics
2. Theoretical Physics
3. Quantum Electrophysics
4. Optics
5. Nuclear Physics
6. Solid State Physics
7. General physics
8. Mathematical Physics
9. Molecular Physics

Major Subjects or Fields of Study: Physics of Condensed Media, Laser Physics, Nuclear Physics and Energetics, Astronomy and Theoretical Physics, Applied Physics and Mathematics.

Qualifications Awarded: 1. Physicist, 2. Teacher of Physics

FACULTY OF RADIOPHYSICS

Dean: Yuri Vardanian Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor

Tel: 3742 558606
E-mail: radiofiz@ysu.am Departments:

1. Microwave Radiophysics
2. Theory of Wave Processes and Physics
3. Physics of Semiconductors and Dielectrics
4. Higher Mathematics

Major Subjects or Fields of Study: Microwave radiophysics, quantum radiophysics, astrophysical applications of the theory of nuclear matter, the elements and materials of solid state electronics, physics of semiconductors and semiconductor devices, semiconductor microelectronics and optoelectronics, solar energy conversion.

Qualifications awarded: Bachelor of Radiophysics and Electronics, Bachelor of Engineering - Physics.

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY

Dean: Aida Avetissian Academician of National Academy Of Sciences of The republic of Armenia, Doctor of chemical Sciences, Professor

Tel: 3742 553244
E-mail: kimiakan@ysu.am

Departments:

1. Inorganic Chemistry
2. Organic Chemistry
3. Analytical Chemistry
4. Physical and Colloid Chemistry
5. Pharmaceutical Chemistry
6. Catalysis

Major Subjects or Fields of Study: Organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, mechanism of catalytic reactions, ecological chemistry, synthesis and investigation of new oxygen-, sulfur- and nitrogen- containing heterocyclic compounds, kinetics of condensed-phase reactions including oxidation, surface and macromolecular reactions, pharmaceutical chemistry, chemistry of synthetic drugs.

Qualifications Awarded: 1. Chemist, 2. Teacher of Chemistry, 3. Ecologist-Chemist, 4. Pharmacologist-Provisor.

FACULTY OF BIOLOGY

Dean: Lia Osipian Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor

Tel: 3742 556778
E-mail: kensaban@ysu.am

Departments:

1. Biophysics
2. Biochemistry
3. Genetics and Cytology
4. Botany
5. Plant Anatomy and Physiology
6. Human and Animal Physiology
7. Zoology
8. Ecology and Environmental Protection

Major subjects or Fields of study: Biophysics; biochemistry; botany; zoology; plant anatomy; human and animal physiology; genetics, cytology; ecology.

Qualifications Awarded: 1. Biologist, teacher of Biology and Chemistry; 2. Biophysicist, Teacher of Biology and Chemistry, 3. Biochemist, Teacher of Biology and Chemistry.

FACULTY OF GEOLOGY Dean: Marat Grigorian Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Docent

Tel: 3742 552593
E-mail: ekraban@ysu.am

Departments:

1. General and Applied Geology
2. Mineralogy and Petrography
3. Geophysical Methods of Search and Prospecting
4. Methods of Searching and Prospecting for Useful Minerals
5. Historical and Regional Geology

Major subjects or Fields of study: Deep structures; origin and spread of the earth's crust and minerals; petrographic and mineralogical peculiarities of rocks; geological methods in the study of geological and hydrological problems; goephysical methods of study of the composition of the earth's crust.

Qualifications Awarded: Bachelor of Geology.

FACULTY OF GEOGRAPHY

Dean: Lenvel Valesian Corresponding Member of the Pedagogical Academy of Russian Federation, Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Professor

Tel: 3742 550661 E-mail: ashxarh@ysu.am

Departments:

1. Physical Geography and Geomorphology
2. Economic and Social Geography
3. Cartography and Hydrometeorology

Major subjects or Fields of study: Physical Geography; General Human Geography; Hydrometeorology, Geoecology and Environmental Protection; Geomorphology; Geography of Armenia and South-West Asia.

Qualifications Awarded: Geographer, Teacher of Geography, Hydrometeorologist.

FACULTY OF HISTORY Dean: Babken Harutiunian Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor

Tel: 3752 551385 E-mail: patmutun@ysu.am

Departments:

1. History of Armenia
2. General History
3. Armenia's Contiguous Counties History
4. Archaeology
5. Ethnography
6. History of Armenian Art

Major subjects or Fields of study: History of Armenia; world history; archaeology and ethnography (ethnology), art of Armenia, world art.

Qualifications Awarded: 1. Historian; 2. Teacher of History; 3. Art Critic; 4. Historian of Art

FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Dean: Edward Zorabian Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor

Tel: 3742 551804

Departments:
1. International Relations and Diplomacy
2. Political Science

Major Subjects or Fields of Study: International relations, diplomacy, international law, political science.

Qualifications Awarded: 1. Bachelor's Degree in International Relations; 2. Bachelor's Degree in Political Science. Political Scientist.

FACULTY OF ECONOMICS

Dean: Grigorian Gharibian Doctor of Economical Sciences, Professor

Tel: 3742 544372 E-mail: economics@ysu.am

Departments:

1. General Economics
2. Theory of Economics
3. Mathematical Modeling of the Economy
4. International Economic Relations
5. Management and Business

Major subjects or Fields of study: General economics and economic theories; modeling of economic processes; foreign economic relations.

Qualifications Awarded: 1. General Economics; 2. Modeling of Economic Processes; 3. Foreign Economic Relations.

FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY, SOCIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY

Dean: Hrachik Mirzoian Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, Professor

Tel: 3742 554511
E-mail: pilsocho@ysu.am

Departments:

1. Philosophy and Logic
2. Philosophy and Ethics
3. Applied Sociology
4. Psychology
5. History of Philosophy

Major subjects or Fields of study: General theory of argumentation; history of European and Armenian philosophy; socio-political conflict in Armenia (emergence, development, methods of resolution); sociological study of problems in the instututions of higher education in Armenia; development of the national of social work in Armenia, development of psychological services in the institutions of higher education; problems of experimental, theoretical and methodical systems of specialized education.

Qualifications Awarded:: 1. Philosopher, Teacher of Philosophy; 2. Sociologist, Social Worker; 3. Psychologist.

FACULTY OF ARMENIAN PHILOLOGY

Dean: Vazgen Gabrielian Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor

Tel: 3742 550810

Departments:

1. Modern Armenian Language
2. History of Armenian Language
3. Armenian Literature
4. Contemporary Armenian Literature
5. General Linguistics
6. Pedagogy
7. Foreign Literature and Theory of Literature

Major subjects or Fields of study: Grabar (Classical Armenian); contemporary Armenian; classical, medieval and contemporary Armenian literature; history of Armenian literary criticism; theory of literature; history of foreign literature.

Qualifications Awarded:1. Teacher of Armenian language and literature; 2. Philologist.

FACULTY OF RUSSIAN PHILOLOGY

Dean: Karen Mkrtchian Candidate of Philological Sciences, Docent

Tel: 3742 553362
E-mail: ruslang@ysu.am

Departments:

1. Russian Literature
2. Russian Language (Theory of Language and Methods of Teaching Russian)
3. Russian Language for Students of the Humanities
4. Russian Language for Students of the Natural Sciences
5. Russian Language for Foreign and Post-Graduate Students

Major subjects or Fields of study:Russian literature; theory of translation; comparative study of Russian and Armenian literature; contemporary Russian grammar; theory and typology of language; comparative study of Russian and Armenian grammar, linguistic principles of teaching Russian in Armenian institutions of higher education; journalism.

Qualifications Awarded: 1. Philologist, Teacher of Russian Language and Literature; 2. Translator; 3. Journalist.

FACULTY OF ORIENTAL STUDIES

Dean: Gurgen Melikian Candidate of Philological Sciences, Docent

Tel: 3742 552537
Fax: 3742 583352
E-mail: arevelk@ysu.am

Departments:

1. Iranian Studies
2. Arabic Studies
3. Turkish Studies

Major subjects or Fields of study: The structure of oriental languages (Arabic, Persian, Turkish); phonetic, syntactic and morphological problems; topical problems in the literature, history of literature, culture, philology and history of Arabic countries, Iran and Turkey.

Qualifications Awarded: 1. Orientalist (in Arabic, Turkish or Iranian), 2. Translator.

FACULTY OF ROMAN AND GERMANIC PHILOLOGY

Dean: Karo Karapetian Candidate of Philological Sciences, Docent

Tel: 3742 555061

Departments:

1. English Philology
2. Romance Philology
3. Germanic Philology
4. English Language No. 1
5. English Language No. 2

Major subjects or Fields of study: English language and literature; German language and literature; Spanish language and literature, French language and literature, art of translation.

Qualifications Awarded: 1. Philologist; 2. Teacher of English, French, German or Spanish; 3. Translator.

FACULTY OF LAW

Dean: Gagik Ghazinian Candidate of Law, Docent

Tel: 3742 550630
E-mail: iravaban@ysu.am

Departments:

1. Theory and History of State and Law
2. Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics
3. Civil Law
4. Criminal Law
5. Constitutional and International Law

Major subjects or Fields of study: Principals of development of the state and law; improvement of juridical control of the economy.

Qualifications Awarded: Lawyer.

FACULTY OF THEOLOGY

Dean: Archbishop Shahe Ajamian Doctor of Philological and Philosophical Sciences

Tel: 3742 583159; 522458
Fax: 3742 151880

Departments:

1. Religious Sciences (History of Religions, Introduction to the Bible, History of the Christian Church)
2. Theology (Dogmatic, Patrology, Liturgy, Canon-Law, Exegesis, History of the Armenian Church, History of the Armenian Classical Literature) Major subjects or Fields of study: Classical Armenian; History of the Armenian Classical Literature; Classical Greek; Dogmatic Theology, Patrology, Liturgy, Canon-Law.

Qualifications Awarded: Baccalaureate of Divinity, Master of Divinity and Doctor of Divinity (from 1999).

FACULTY OF JOURNALISM

Dean: Garnik Ananyan Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor

Tel: 3742 554073

E-mail: journal@ysu.am

Departments: 1. History and Theory of Press
2. Electronic Journalism

Major Subjects or Fields of Study: Introduction to journalism, genres of journalism, radio journalism, TV journalism, shooting and cutting, recording and cutting, operating, photo journalism, journalism ethics, management of observations, journalism sociology, modern media and journalism, Armenian Press, Foreign Press.

Qualification Awarded: Journalist

PREPARATORY FACULTY FOR FOREIGN CITIZENS

Dean: Leonard Shekian Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Docent

Tel: 3742 624385; 622230; 627071

Departments:

1. Armenian Language
2. Foreign Languages
3. Natural and Human Sciences

Major subjects or Fields of study: Armenian; Russian; Mathematics; Physics; Chemistry; Biology; History; Geography, English, German.

Degrees Awarded: Certificate permitting an entry into an institution of higher education.

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