Social-economic
Geography
Chair was found in 1933. From 1933 to
1936 it was headed by Tigran Atabekyan.
After him chair was headed by Professor Gurgen Qocharyan, Assistant professors Sirak
Berberyan, Yerem Yeghiazaryan, Aram Ohanyan,
Professors Tadevos Hakobyan,
Lemvel Valesyan, Aramayis Avagyan.
Chair provides the teaching of Social,
Economical, Human geography, Nature use and Nature Protection, Service and
Tourism.
In the chair was formed the ASSR
Economic- Geographical map under scientific advice of Professor G.Qocharyan. Professor T.Hakobyan
made the Dictionary of Armenia and occuring
territories. Under the scientific advice of L.Valesyan
and by A.Avagyan, K.Danielyan,
M.Torosyan, M. Manasyan, S.Suvaryan, A. Potosyan was made
the National Atlas of Armenia. Under the scientific advice of L.Valesyan was made the Atlas of Population and Culture of
Armenia.
Chair has great contribution on the
development of education filed. By lecturers A.Avagayan,
G.Hovhannisyan, M.Torosyan,
M.Manasyan, A.Potosyan, L.Valesyan were made textbooks of Geography for Secondary l
and High School.
By the lecturers of chair were published
no e than 30 monographs and books.
There are two Masters Programs. Now chair
has foreign 12 PhD Students, 4 PhD (tuition by correspondence) Student and one
PhD Student.
Nowadays staff of chair is following:
Doctor of Geographical science Avagyan Aramayis (Chairman), Doctor of Geographical science Karine Danielyan, Doctor of
Geographical science Maxim Manasyan, Associate
professors Mitush Torosyan,
Gurgen Hovhannisyan, Aksel Potosyan, Seyran Suvaryan, Assistant
professors Tigran Sargsyan
and Shvarsh Petrosyan,
Lecturers Lilit Sargsyan, Karine Shaxoyan, Laborants Lusine Hakobyan, Margarita Chiqilizyan,
Susanna Khacahtryan, Vahe Andreasyan.