Yerevan State University



Prof. Artak Khachatryan- Associate Professor, Department of Social Work
Anna Voskanyan- Lecturer, Department of Social Work
Mira Antonyan- Lecturer, Department of Social Work
Anahit Sahakyan- Lecturer, Department of Social Work


One of the important educational and cultural undertakings of each country has always been the foundation of a university. In regard to this the Republic of Armenia was not an exception. In 1919, on the 16-th of May, the RA Ministers Council made a decision to found a university in Yerevan. This was realized on the 31-th of January in 1920 in Alexandrapols (now Gyumri) trade school.

YSU Faculty of Sociology was opened in September of 2004. Currently the following specializations are available here: Sociology, Social Work, Conflict Resolution, Methodology of Social Researches and PR. Beginning with 2007-2008 Academic year distance learning in the area of Sociology and Social Work is available, too (Bachelors, 5 years).

Laboratories for Applied Sociological Researches and Distance Learning function at this faculty. Courses with the duration of one year are available at the Distance Learning Laboratory in the area of Social Work and PR specializations.

Centre for Regional Integration and Conflict Resolution and Library act at this faculty. Professorial staff and studentship can find all necessary modern literature in English language in this library.

The great scientific-research potential of the faculty (22 specialists with scientific degree) has helped to implement various projects in the area of studies of issues in many spheres of our life. The annual scientific conference of the faculty is organized in each November.

YSU Faculty of Sociology has established cooperation with the RA Ministry of Labor and Social Issues. The cooperation on international level is established, too: Humboldt University of Berlin, Munster University, Ruhr University of Bochum, University of Potsdam, Swiss Institute of Peace, Uppsala University of Sweden, Saratov State University. Chair of Sociology is the member of International Sociological