For Students

The Institute offers students from all majors and backgrounds the opportunity to enroll in two interdisciplinary courses, MDA 330 and MDA 333, which focus on Armenian topics from global and diverse perspectives. Each course is offered once per semester, allowing students to deeply engage with the material. Click below to learn more about available courses at USC.

Each year the Institute employs up to a dozen USC students who support the Institute’s activities by transcribing interviews and digitizing documentation for oral history projects; conducting research for podcasts and programs; cataloging and maintaining the Institute’s digital archives; producing podcast episodes and editing video/audio content for media, and more. Student work opportunities are open to current USC undergraduate and graduate students.

The Institute of Armenian Studies and USC Dornsife both grant scholarships to students at USC to pursue academic and research opportunities in the field of Armenian studies. There are three scholarships currently offered at USC: the Tufenkian Travel Scholarship, the Harry and Helen Kalpakian Scholarship, and the Charlie Kenyan Scholarship. Click to learn more about scholarships at USC.

Want to meet other fellow Armenian Trojans and get involved in the Armenian community? USC hosts several student organizations focused on fostering a sense of community among Armenian students. These organizations often collaborate with the Institute of Armenian Studies for various events, student focused programming and more.

The Institute of Armenian Studies is a one-of-a-kind resource that allows USC students and scholars to check out books from the Institute’s very-own reference library. The library consists of books in English, Eastern and Western Armenian, Russian, French, and more covering a range of topics from Armenian literature to foreign policy to diaspora studies. Check out the online catalogue or visit the office at DMC 351 to check out a book.