The Armenian Studies Program was established in 1977 and the Center for Armenian Studies was founded in 1991. The Center provides an opportunity for students and faculty to interact. It currently houses the Armenian Studies Program, the Sahatdjian Armenian Studies Library, the Avedian Armenian Studies Archives, the newspaper Hye Sharzhoom, the Armenian Students Organization, and the Index of Armenian Art.

The Haig and Isabel Berberian Endowed Chair in Armenian Studies, established in the fall of 1988, is one of several Armenian Chairs in the United States and provides financial support for a distinguished Armenologist. The endowment honors Haig and Isabel Berberian and was established by their son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Arnold H. and Dianne Gazarian. Other friends of the Armenian Studies Program have made significant contributions to the endowment.

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History of the Program
In recent years, the department of Armenian Studies has entered a period of unprecedented and dynamic growth. Ever closer relationships with the Republic of Armenia and its academic institutions have been one factor. A new agreement between the Armenian Patriarchate and the University encourages recently ordained clergy to continue their education at the Hebrew University and is a fine example of cooperation between Israeli institutions and the Christian communities. The number of students increases each year.

Growing Demand
The Hebrew University has striven to respond to this growing demand. The program has been enriched and now a range of courses is offered, reflecting the wealth and variety of Armenian history, language and culture.

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Armenian Studies form a part of the Department of Indian, Iranian and Armenian Studies in the University's Institute of Asian and African Studies. Georgian Studies are also taught in conjunction with the Armenian program. Admission for overseas students is through the Rothberg School for Overseas Students of the Hebrew University and all programs of the Hebrew University and of the Rothberg School are fully accredited.

Degrees
The University offers degree courses in Armenian Studies at the Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral levels. Undergraduate and graduate students may also come for a one year period of study as part of their degree programs at other institutions. Post-doctoral students may spend a research year in the Department

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In the Department of History, undergraduate courses include surveys of Armenian history and society from ancient to modern times, the modern history of the Caucasus, undergraduate seminars, and Armenian oral history, which entails field interviews with the last generation of Armenians born in their homelands in the Ottoman Empire. On the graduate level, seminars, advanced historiography, topics courses, and the comparative study of genocide are offered in Armenian history. Students must have reading proficiency in Armenian and in two additional languages for the Ph.D. degree.

In Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (NELC), course offerings include elementary through advanced levels of modern Eastern, Western, and classical Armenian, surveys of Armenian literature, drama, and directed studies. Undergraduates may choose Armenian as a field of concentration for an interdisciplinary B.A. degree in Near Eastern Studies, with related courses taken in one or more of the social sciences. Students may also select a minor in Armenian Studies and through petition complete an individual Armenian Studies major. For the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees, students may concentrate in language or literature but must complete work in both, as well as in other Near Eastern languages and in Armenian history.

Special fellowships are available for students engaged in Armenian Studies. The Kaspar and Siroon Hovannisian Fellowship of $8,000 is awarded annually to a graduate student in any field of Armenian studies, with preference given to the field of Armenian history. The Robert and Nora Movel Fellowship of $8,000 has been established in the Department of History for a graduate student in Armenian history. The Karekin Der Avedisian Memorial Scholarship of $1,500 is available to graduate students in any field of Armenian Studies. In addition, Mangaserian Fellowships are awarded to deserving student of Armenian heritage in any field of study. The Souren and Verkin Papazian Fund has been established in the Department of History for the advancement of study of the Armenian Genocide. Students should make application for these fellowships through UCLA's Graduate Division or, for the Movel Fellowship, through the Department of History.

Southern California boasts the largest Armenian community outside of Armenia, and UCLA's outreach programs in Armenian Studies are numerous. Professor Hovannisian frequently organizes Armenian Studies conferences, makes presentations to civic, cultural, and professional societies, and serves as a resource person for media productions and for individuals seeking information about various aspects of Armenian history and culture. On campus, the Armenian program has sponsored many guest lectures and has organized international conferences on the Armenian Genocide and on the Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces. Other symposia have been held on Armenian literature, and exhibitions of Armenian art and architecture have been organized in cooperation with the UCLA Museum of Cultural History.

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