Armenian Studies Program

Welcome to the Armenian Studies Program at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey—New Brunswick campus. Founded in 1980, the Rutgers Armenian Studies Program currently offers a two-semester course in Western Armenian. Rutgers is one of only a handful of universities in the world to offer credit-bearing courses in this endangered variety of Armenian, once used by Armenians who lived in the Ottoman Empire and today by their descendants in diaspora around the world. Each year, the program welcomes students from a variety of majors and backgrounds—from those with an interest in their Armenian heritage to general language enthusiasts, aspiring Ottomanists and curious learners of all types. Join us!