Applicants to the program must hold a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification.
- Admission of applicants holding a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in the relevant field is based on academic performance in previous studies.
- Admission of applicants holding a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in another field is based on the results of examinations,
Admission is carried out in accordance with the Regulations on Admission to the Master’s degree Program of Yerevan State University.
Entrance Exam Topics
- Ancient Armenian Legends and Epics
- Historical and Artistic Value of 5th-Century Armenian Historiography
- “Sana Tsrer” (“Daredevils of Sassoun”) Epic Poem – National and Universal Features
- Grigor Narekatsi and the Beginnings of the Armenian Renaissance
- Medieval Armenian Fable Literature – Mkhitar Gosh and Vardan Aygektsi
- Nahapet Kuchak’s Patriotic Poems – Content, Genre, and Artistic Features
- Content Richness and Imagery in Sayat-Nova’s Songs
- Khachatur Abovyan – Life and General Characteristics of His Works
- Structure, Content, Genre, and Artistic Features of the Novel “Wounds of Armenia” (“Verk Hayastani”).
- Mikayel Nalbandyan – Life and Works
- Petros Duryan – Overview of Lyric Poetry
- Depictions of Armenian Village Life in P. Proshyan’s Novels “The Bread Problem”, “Moths”(“Hatsi Khndir,” “Tsetser,” “Hunon”)
- Gabriel Sundukian as a Playwright “One More Victim” (“Eli Mek Zoh,” “Pepo,” “Khatabala,” “Ruined Hearth” (“Kandats Ojakh”)
- Raffi’s Romanticism – National-Liberation Struggle in the Novels “Jalaleddin,” “Crazy”(“Khent,”), “Sparks”(“Kaytser”)
- Raffi as a Historical Novelist – Historical Content and Characters in “Samvel”
- Hakob Paronyan – Satirical Writer
- Shirvanzade as Playwright – Drama “For Honor”
- Shirvanzade’s Novel “Chaos”
- Depictions of Rural Life in Muratsan’s “The Mysterious Nun,” “Noah’s Crow,” and “The Apostle”
- Muratsan as Historical Novelist – “Gevorg Marzpetuni”
- “As Life Is” Principle in Grigor Zohrap’s Novels
- Nar-Dos’ Novellas and Short Stories – “Our Neighborhood” Series
- Nar-Dos’ Novels and Stories (“The Slain Dove,” “Struggle,” “Death,” “Anna Saroyan”)
- Hovhannes Tumanyan – Lyric Poetry (Poems and Quatrains)
- Hovhannes Tumanyan – Poems (“Anush,” “Taking of Tmkaberd,” “Maron,” “Loretzi Sakon”)
- Hovhannes Tumanyan – Ballads (“Parvana”), Short Stories, and Fairy Tales
- Daniel Varujan – Life and Works
- Avetik Isahakyan – General Characteristics of Works
- Avetik Isahakyan’s Poem “Abu-Lala Mahari” – Content and Artistic Merit
- Levon Shant – Playwright, Drama “The Old Gods”
- Misak Metsarents – Lyric Poetry
- Vahan Teryan – Poetry Collections
- Yeghishe Charents – Works from 1910–1920s, General Characteristics
- Charents – Collection “Book of the Road”
- Charents’ Novel “Land of Nairi” – Idea and Characters
- D. Demirchian – Short Stories and Plays
- D. Demirchian – Historical Novel “Vardanank”
- A. Bakunts – Collections “Mtnadzor,” “Black Seed Sower”
- A. Bakunts – Novels (“Kyores,” “Khachatur Abovyan”)
- Stepan Zoryan – Short Stories and Historical Novels
- N. Zaryan – General Characteristics, Tragedy “Ara the Beautiful”
- G. Mahari – General Characteristics of Works
- V. Totovents – Novel “Life on the Ancient Roman Road”
- Theme of Retreat in Sh. Shahnur’s Novel “Retreat without Song”
- Hovhannes Shiraz – Lyric Poetry
- Hamo Sahyan – Lyric Poetry
- Vahagn Davtyan – Poetry
- Paruyr Sevak – Poetry Collections and Poems
- Hrant Matevosyan – Prose
- Literature Divided by Genres – Epic, Lyric, Dramatic
- Classical Literary Movement
- Romanticism as an Artistic Method
- Realism – Literary Direction and Historical Development Stages
- Naturalism, Symbolism
- Futurism, Existentialism
Recommended Literature
- Abegyan M., Works, Vol. A, Yerevan, 1966; Vol. B, 1967; Vol. D, 1970
- History of Modern Armenian Literature, Vols. 1–5, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1972, 1979
- Aghababyan S., History of Soviet Armenian Literature, Yerevan, 1986
- Aghababyan S., History of Contemporary Armenian Literature, Vol. 2, Yerevan, 1993
- Jrbashyan Ed., Introduction to Literary Studies, YSU Press, Yerevan, 2011
- Borev Yu., Aesthetics, “Hayastan” Press, Yerevan, 1982
- Gabrielyan V., Diaspora Armenian Literature, Yerevan, 2016
- Contemporary Issues in Literary Theory, YSU Press, Yerevan, 2016
- Tamrazyan H., History of Soviet Armenian Literature, Yerevan, 1984
- Hovsepyan V., History of Aesthetic Doctrines, YSU Press, Yerevan, 1979
- Mkryan M., Issues in the History of Literature, Yerevan, 1967
- Prominent Figures in Armenian Culture (5th–18th Centuries), Yerevan, 1983
- Sarinyan S., Two Centuries of Armenian Literature, Vols. 1–5, Yerevan, 1988
- Safaryan V., Medieval Armenian Literature, 2016
- Sevan G., Outlines of the History of Diaspora Armenian Literature, 1980, 1988
Turisheva O. N., Theory and Methodology of Foreign Literary Studies, YSU Press, Yerevan, 2017
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