Azerbaijani Studies

The Master's degree education in the specialty "Azerbaijani Studies" of the Turkology Chair of the Faculty of Oriental Studies is carried out according to the "Azerbaijani Studies" educational program.

Admission requirements

Those with a Bachelor's degree in the field of "Oriental Studies" are admitted to the Master's degree via competition. Students with a Bachelor's degree in other specialties can participate in the Master's degree admission competition after passing the exam corresponding to the Bachelor's degree state examination program of the given specialty. The admission of graduates of foreign universities to the Master's degree program is carried out via interview and is based on the professional opinion of the committee of the relevant faculty.

The aim of the program

By receiving higher professional education, students acquire the necessary knowledge and practical skills to be a sought-after and competitive specialists in the labor market. The duration of the "Azerbaijani studies" educational program is 2 years, during which students receive both general, professional, and narrow professional knowledge.

Upon the completion of the "Azerbaijani Studies" Master's program, graduates receive fundamental knowledge of modern Turkic studies as a science that organically combines the research approaches of many humanitarian disciplines, the methodological foundations, concepts, global and local issues related to the region, recognize the main principles of the field of Oriental and Turkic studies, as well as the general historical and cultural aspects of the region, ethnic, sociolinguistic historical and modern view, modern methods and models of humanitarian thought study, demonstrate abilities to apply various programs in scientific-pedagogical, translational fields, as well as abilities to study Azerbaijani studies as a branch of Turkic studies based on the cases.

Advantages

The "Azerbaijani Studies" educational program of the Faculty of Oriental Studies is the most sought-after educational program of its kind. The program consists of general, professional compulsory, and optional courses. The content of professional compulsory and optional courses refers to the analysis of current regional issues, as well as linguistic and cultural studies.

Career opportunities for graduates

Graduates of the Faculty of Oriental Studies become specialists meeting the requirements of the local and international market, who can work in both public and private sectors. Orientalists are in demand in the staff of the President of the Republic of Armenia, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia, the information-analytical and foreign relations departments of other state agencies, non-state organizations, and media conducting political science, economic and cultural research, as well as in those companies engaged in tourism, export, etc. Some of the graduates can carry out scientific and educational activities in such important scientific centers of RA as RA National Academy of Sciences, Matenadaran named after M. Mashtots, Yerevan State University, and other public and private universities, as well as scientific research centers.

The questionnaire for the "Azerbaijani Studies" program can be found in the "Admissions" section.