Programs

	KYRGYZ ETHNOLOGY

The head of the program:
Aitpaeva Gulnara Amanovna, Doctor Nauk (Philology)

                          "The nation that doesn't know its roots is lost in the darkness of   history."Ch.Omuraliev

In 1999, the American University in Kyrgyzstan has established a Kyrgyz Ethnology department. Ethnology is a science that studies general patterns of culture development. Kyrgyz Ethnology is a Department that studies the historical development of the Kyrgyz culture, and specific issues in Kyrgyz psychology, ways of thinking, and worldviews. "Know yourself!" The ancient maxim holds true today. If you do not know yourself, you cannot get to know others.

Mission of the Kyrgyz Ethnology program:

• to carry out the connecting role between traditional East and modern world

• to participate in sustainable development of social sciences in Kyrgyzstan and region

• to train qualified researchers in ethnology (anthropology)

The main tasks of the program are:

• to master modern and classical ethnological concepts and apply them;

• to study the Kyrgyz world using ethnological methods;

• to master the English language, and to be able to present ethnological work in English, Kyrgyz, Russian.

The role of ethnologists in developing and strengthening relations between different nations and states is very important. This intense period of communication and awareness between East and West requires a comprehensive knowledge of different languages and cultures. Students of the Kyrgyz Ethnology department can help to build the bridges between cultures.

The Kyrgyz Ethnology program offer courses: Intro to Ethnology; Ethnology; Manas Study; Kyrgyz Sangyra; Kyrgyz Philosophy; Kyrgyz Folklore in the light of Ethnology; Structuralism and Post-structuralism (or Hermeneutics); Modern Ethnological Conceptions; Ethnological and Archeological Fieldworks.

Program graduates will be able to work as analysts in issues relating to ethnicity, as researcher- ethnologists, teacher of ethnology and Kyrgyz culture, and as translators (Kyrgyz, English).

Entrance exams:

• TOEFL

• Kyrgyz test

• Interview in Kyrgyz

The department of Kyrgyz Ethnology is staffed by specialists in the fields of Kyrgyz ethnology, history, music, and folklore:Gulnara Aitpaeva, Doctor Nauk (Philology), Associated Professor, Head of program, VP of Academic Affairs

• Sabyr Attokurov, Doctor Nauk (History), Professor

• Keneshbek Asanaliev, Doctor Nauk (Literature), Professor

• Bladimir Mokrynin, Candidate Nauk (History), Associated Professor

• Narynbek Alymkulov, Candidate Nauk (History), Assistant of Professor

• Mukaram Toktogulova, Candidate Nauk (Literature), Coordinator of program

• Umut Asanova, Doctor Nauk (Philosophy)

• Kubatbek Tabaldiev, Candidate Nauk (History)

• Synaru Alymkulova, Candidate Nauk (History)

• Talantaaly Bakchiev, Specialist in Kyrgyz Literature, Manas-teller

• Sabyr Iptarov, Specialist in Ethnopedagogics

Welcome to the Kyrgyz Ethnology program!
Feel free to contact our Office Manager - Aida Egemberdieva, Candidate Nauk
(Literature)
Phone: 8 (996-312) 66-11-17
E-mail: kyrg@mail.auk.kg