• The primitive communal Architecture in Armenian Highlands;
• Armenian Architecture under the Kingdom of Urartu or Van;
• Antique Armenia;
• The types and formation of temples in Armenian Architecture;
• Early Medieval Armenian Architecture;
• Late Medieval Armenian Architecture;
• Armenian Architecture in the Late medieval Ages;
• Architecture in Cilician Armenia.

Upon completion of the course, students will have familiarity with the historical period of Armenian architecture and its historical relics. The chronology of significant events in the history of Armenian architecture will help students to gain knowledge about architectural developments in each historical epoch.

Students are required to actively participate in on-line discussions, forums and chats, to participate in individual and collaborative activities, and to meet deadlines for assignments. Students are required to be familiar and comply with academic policy of AVC. 

Student performance will be evaluated based upon total points accumulated throughout the term according to the following: 

20% - participation
25% - individual project
25% - group project
30% - final exam

Grades will be assigned by letters according to AVC Grading Policy

The electronic resources have been designed for user-friendly access and comprehension by a broad audience. Activities and online discussions are supported by the illustration-writing, listening method, as well as the top-down method. Individual and collaborative student assignments are designed to engage students in authentic research and sharing of information. Students will gain from the course in direct relationship to the contributions they make to their own learning.

No hardcopy texts are required. Selected online resources will be included as a part of the lessons. Students are required to read/listen/view all material and complete all assignments.
The online resources are drawn from the publicly available professional historical literature, academic curricula, recent publications in professional journals, educational material used in schools, and from discussions of controversies within the science of history.
The electronic resources are designed for university and pre-university students, secondary school history teachers and adult learners in Armenia and the Diaspora.

• Cuneo P. Armenian Architecture (in Italian). 1-2 volumes, (Rome: 1988).
• History of Armenian Architecture in 6 volumes (in Armenian). 1-3 volumes, (Yerevan: 1996, 2004 and 2002).
• Harutyunyan V. M. Armenian Monuments (in Armenian, English, French). (Beirut: 1975).
• Harutyunyan V. M History of Armenian Architecture (in Armenian). (Yerevan: 1992).
• Hasratyan M. Early-Christian Armenian Architecture (in Russian and English). (Moscow: 2000).
• Khalpakhchyan H. Armenian Architecture, General History of Architecture: 12 volumes. (in Russian). (Leningrad-Moscow: 1966), pp.197-299.
• Khalpakhchyan H. Secular Architecture of Medieval Armenia (in Russian). (Yerevan: 1971).
• Mnatcakanyan S.Kh. Architecture of Armenian church porch (in Russian). (Yerevan: 1952).
• Mnatcakanyan S.Kh. Cross-type domed compositions in Armenia and Byzantium in v-vii centuries (in Russian). (Yerevan:1989).
• Mnatcakanyan S. S. Early Medieval Armenian Memorials (in Armenian). (Yerevan: 1982).
• Sahinyan A. Ancient buildings of Garni (in Armenian and Russian). (Yerevan: 1988).
• Sahinyan A. Basilic Architecture of Kasagh (in Armenian). (Yerevan: 1955).
• Tokarski N. Armenian Architecture (iv-xiv centuries) (in Russian).(Yerevan: 1961).
• Tormanyan T. Topics on History of Armenian Architecture (in Armenian). 1-2 volumes, (Yerevan: 1942-1948).
• Tormanyan T. Zvartnotc, Gagkashen (in Armenian). (Yerevan: 1984).