01-02 LS&A Bulletin

Courses in Armenian Studies (Division 322)

ARMENIAN 415 / AAPTIS 473. An Introduction to Classical and Medieval Armenian Literature.: (Armenian Literature and Culture in English); (3).; This course explores the history of Armenian literature from the 5th to the 15th centuries. It highlights the ways in which the new, Christian Armenian tradition was formulated as well as the subsequent phases of its evolution. Various aspects of the new identity and fresh themes and genres that echoed Armenian concerns and aspirations are critically evaluated against a historical and comparative background.
ARMENIAN 416 / AAPTIS 474. An Introduction to Modern Armenian Literature.: (Armenian Literature and Culture in English); (3).; This course outlines a history of Armenian Literature from the 16th to the 20th centuries, concentrating on the works of major authors who flourished within and without Armenia. Both the traditional and new literature are analyzed, but a greater emphasis is placed on the 19th-20th centuries, including Eastern and Western Armenian literatures, literature of the post-Genocide dispersion, and that of Soviet Armenia.
ARMENIAN 471(371) / AAPTIS 471. Advanced Western Armenian, I.: (Armenian: Language Courses); Armenian 272 or 273. (3).; Third-Year Armenian is designed for students who have successfully completed two years of college Armenian or who have attained equivalent skills elsewhere. The chief goals of the course are increased fluency in spoken Armenian and strengthened skills in reading and composition. Grammar review is kept to a minimum; class primarily devoted to close reading and discussion in Armenian of assigned topics.
ARMENIAN 472(372) / AAPTIS 472. Advanced Western Armenian, II.: (Armenian: Language Courses); Armenian 471. (3).; Third-Year Armenian is designed for students who have successfully completed two years of college Armenian or who have attained equivalent skills elsewhere. The chief goals of the course are increased fluency in spoken Armenian and strengthened skills in reading and composition. Grammar review is kept to a minimum; class primarily devoted to close reading and discussion in Armenian of assigned topics.
ARMENIAN 483 / AAPTIS 480. Intensive Introductory Classical Armenian.: (Armenian: Language Courses); No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Armenian 479. (6 in the half-term).; This intensive course is designed for students with no previous knowledge of Armenian. Emphasis is on grammar and reading of classical and medieval texts.
ARMENIAN 535 / HISTORY 535. Armenia and the Armenians in the 20th Century.: (Armenian Literature and Culture in English); Armenian 287 recommended but not required. (3; 2 in the half-term).; An in-depth investigation of the history of the Armenian people in the last century, especially the period of the massacres in the Ottoman Empire and the rebuilding of Armenian society in the Soviet Union.
ARMENIAN 609 / HISTORY 609. Soviet Nationality Policy and the Armenians.: (Armenian Literature and Culture in English); (3; 2 in the half-term).

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