Capstones

2023


Anush Grigoryan: Pedagogy in Armenian Schools. A Case Study of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Practices in One Private and One Public School in Yerevan


Arpine Ghambaryan: Unearthing our Narratives. Remembering, Restoring, Recreating


Elene Muradian: Mama, I’m an Immigrant. The Influence of Russian Immigrants on the Development of the Cultural Sphere of Armenia


Haykuhi Gevorgyan: Food for Thought. An Analysis of How Food Shapes Our Memories


Lilit Khachatryan: World Literature in Armenian Classrooms. A Proposal and Syllabus for a World Literature Course


Mane Adamyan: Heritage Language Maintenance for Diasporan Armenians. Significance and Reasons


Mariana Safaryan: The Chants of Our Hearts. Football Narratives of Armenian Women


Meri Tiratsyan: Orientalism in Armenia and its Influence on National Identity


Samantha Adalia “You’re Not Armenian Enough.” The Diasporans’ Journey Back to Armenia and Its Headwinds


Vana Anbarson: Hagop Barish. A Genocide Survivor’s Life Story


2022


Alice Arabian: Street Fashion in Armenia


Anahit Bagiryan: Armenian Daughters’ Lived Experiences and Perspectives on their Mother’s Involvement in Teaching them Sex Education


Anna Vardanyan: The Armenian Taraz


Arthur Avagyan: Representation of Armenian Female Artists of the 20th Century in Contemporary Armenia


Kaline Tchamitchian: To the City that Holds my Home


Mariam Varosyan: Flowers to Mothers Discursive Analysis of the March 8 Wishes by Politicians in Armenia


Sima Saroyan: Information Literacy? Transforming Armenia Into an Information Society


Sona Avagyan: ‘Bonsai’ Children’s Magazine


Tigran Poghosyan: The Second World War an Analytical Look at the Conflict through the Prizm of the Documentary Films of the Era


Zhanna Muradyan: “Unchosen”: Sex-selective abortions in Armenia


2021


Alina Vardanyan: Representation of Women’s Rebellion against Society in Bronte’s Wuthering Heights and Nar-Dos’s The Killed Dove


Anatoli Hovhanesyan: The Role of Armenian Hard-Copy Newspapers on the Armenian Diaspora


Ani Arzumanyan: Existential Nihilism and Human Insignificance Through the Lens of Eternalism


Ani Galstyan: Narratives around Boli


Ani Ghazaryan: Rethinking Perpetuating Paradigms in Education. Is the Danish System Open for Global Implementation?


Anna Ivanyan: Humanizing the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Legacy Across the Generations


Anushik Davtyan: Armenian News Outlets on Facebook


Arthur Poghosyan: Studying Through War


Bella Shirinyan: Emil Grigorian Echmiadzin Letter Advertisement. Ethnicity and Buying Power


Boghos Avetikian: Meaning-Making in The World Ends with You


Diana Hakobyan: How Emergency Remote Teaching has Helped Students Aged 18-21 Improve their Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Armenia


Diana Shahverdyan: Portrayal of School Conflicts and Resolutions in four Armenian and Japanese TV Series


Diana Yesayan: Armenian Legends and Myths. Intermediary between People and Land


Eleonora Kopyan: The Influence of Social Media on the Buying Behavior Process of Luxury Brands Amongst the Armenians


Erik Khachaturyan: Instagram, Telegram, Facebook & Twitter. A Comparative Analysis of Marketing Strategies and Content Creation for Different Niches


Khanum Gevorgyan: How Militarization Communicated Through Early Childhood Education Shapes Armenian Identity


Lalageh Khosravian: What Has Changes in the Music Industry from Traditional to Digitalization of Music and Platform Capitalisation Spotify vs Tiktok


Liana Makkhasyan: The Impact of Social Media on Female Body Image Eating Disorders and Instagram


Lilit Galoyan: Հայ աղջիկ. Navigating the transitional phase from a teenager to a young adult as a woman in Armenia


Louri Kirakousian: The Influence of Brand Promotion & Advertising of Armenian Coffee Shops


Lusine Zoryan: Shaped by the Spot


Lyubov Oganova: Hate Speech on the Internet from the Side of Azerbaijan During and After the Nagorno-Karabakh War


Lyudmila Asryan: Mixed Comic Styles in Fantasy Graphic Novel with Horror Elements


Mane Mkhitaryan: The Role of Arts in Armenian Schools. Getting Arts Education the Recognition it Deserves


Maria Vardanyan: The Pyrrhic Victory


Mariam Grigoryan: What Public Relations Challenges Two Local and Two International Hotels in Armenia are Facing


Mariam Hovhannisyan: More than Just Churches. Strategies for promoting Armenia as a Spiritual Tourism Destination


Marina Alojants: Pandemic Stories. Social Media Use in Times of Crisis


Meri Asatryan: Smartphone Use Among University Students


Meri Dokhoyan: Multimodal Discourse Analysis of Six Facebook English Language Visuals About the 2020 Artsakh War Created by Armenian Creative Agencies


Meri Tananyan: Running Head. Patriotism and Yeats


Nancy Nersisyan: Crisis Communication on Twitter. A Case Study of a 2018 H&M Controversy


Natali Darchinyan: Instagram’s Influence on Luxury Consumption on Armenian vs Lebanese people


Nina Shahverdyan: Lalik. A Short Movie Which Explores the Negative Influence of Armenian Traditions on Women


Rozi Aloyan: User Experience Design and Interaction Design Research and Analysis on the Picsart and the Ministry of Education & Science, Sports and Culture in Armenia Websites


Sergey Khachatryan: The Integration to Society of Spontaneous Arrivals from Nagorno-Karabakh in the Republic of Armenia


Svetlana Avchyan: Love, Relationship, and their Representation in “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”


Vahan Khachatryan: The Role of Social Media During the Clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan in 2020


Varsik Sabina Kazarian: Rhetoric Utilized by Attorneys to Achieve Success in the Courtroom


Vladik Aghagyulyan: How Societal Norms and Underrepresentation of a Certain Culture Affect the Mainstream Male Fashion Industry to Become More Inclusive. Kilts


Vladimir Bejanyan: Social Media Marketing as a New Age of Advertising


Yana Baghdasaryan: The Techniques that Restaurants Use to Engage New Customers Through Social Media Marketing


Yana Gevorgyan: Yerevan in (H)Our Hands


Yeva Militonyan: In-person Learning vs. Virtual Learning The Experience of AUA Communities


Zaruhi Kevorkova: House of Memories


Zoya Saghatelyan: Branding Choices behind Baklachoff Collection


2020

Albert Petrosyan: The Inclusive Cinephilia of Call Me by Your Name


Ani Harutyunyan: The Increasing Importance of Italian Fashion Brand Identity and Its Effect on Armenian Consumer Behaviour


Anna Papyan: Socio-Psychological Problems of Adult and Teenage Instagram Users. Stopping the Addiction in Favor of Mental Health


Anush Dilanyan: Understanding Culture. Cultural Identity and Symbolism of Culture


Arman Vardanyan: Effective Ways of Establishing and Providing Support Groups for Veteran Students at Educational Institutions


Artur Aslanyan: Effectiveness of Various Rhetorical Appeals in Waste Management Campings in Armenia


Arusyak Gharagyozyan: Armenian Literature Classes in Public High Schools. Understanding the Preference for Canonical Literature


Davit Hayrapetyan: Media Influence on Gaming Perception in the U.S.A. Public Viewpoint vs the Reality


Elen Gevorgyan: Music, Ideology and How They Interact. From Sacred Music to Black Metal


Erik Sheroyan: The Importance of Effective and Healthy Communication in Workplace


Gagik Aghabekyan: Chain Hotel Brand Communication in Armenia


Gayane Aghabalyan: Building Narratives into Gyumri. An Engineer’s Tale


Gayane Ghazaryan: The Kurdish Voice of Radio Yerevan


Grace Hossepian: Netflix and Twitter. Moulding a New Viewing Experience


Hasmik Abrahamyan: Representation of Women in Communication Throughout Armenian History


Hayk Avetisyan: The Role of Media and Diplomacy in the Peacebuilding Process of the Nagorno Karabakh Conflict


Hasmik Hovhannisyan: Translating Malcolm Gladwell’s “Small Change”. The Role of Citizenship Education in Civil Disobedience


Irma Gasparyan: The Effect of Part Time or Full Time Employment on Academic Performance of AUA Students


Lusine Achoyan: The Development of Effective Advertising for the Armenian Betting Industry


Lusine Hayruni: What Factors Perpetuate the Red Apple Myth in Armenia?


Margarita Dadyan: The Road to Real Independence. Ending the Post-Soviet Era


Maria Zakaryan: The Role of Soft Power and Public Diplomacy in International Conflict Management. The Case of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict


Mariam Ghazaryan: Resublimation


Meline Asryan: You Bring Me Memories


Meri Davtyan: The Influence of Women Magazine Covers on Armenian Women’s Psychological Well-Being


Meri Khachikyan: Absurdism in “Waiting for Godot” and “The Room”.Why One is Widely Regarded as a Masterpiece and the Other is Not


Mery Harutyunyan: Gleaning Social History through Law. A Reconstruction of Gender Dynamics, Sexual Practices and Perversions in Medieval Armenia as Informed by [Medieval Armenian] Legal Sources


Nare Janvelyan: The Role of Media in Raising Awareness of Sex Trafficking in Armenia


Nazig Apelian: Nikol Pashinyan’s Use of Social Media and its Influence on the Armenian People


Niall Madhoo: Visual Journalism is an Appealing and Engaging Format for Telling Complex Non-fictional Stories


Rebecca Taghdweirnian: The decline and gradual disappearance of fashion magazines in Armenia
and its effects on the fashion industry


Samvel Badalyan: Changes of Escapist Narratives in the American Films Before and After 9-11


Samvel Ghazaryan: The upbringing in Armenian traditional family: What parenting styles are being used in Armenia and how it affects children?


Tatev Nersesian: Women Identity Through Their Clothing in Movies in Soviet Times


Vicky Melkonyan: Belonging Argentine Armenians About Their Dual Identity


Vigen Sarajyan: ARLI Armenian Shoe Brand’s Marketing Strategy in the Past and Plans for the Future


Yana Gasparyan: The Impact of Video Games on Children’s Mental Health in Armenia


Yana Khachaturova: Misogyny, Misandry and Homophobia in Russian and American Rap Music


Yeva Karapetyan: Ten Things I’d Love to Know About You


Yeva Melikyan: Sexist Norms, Gender Roles and How They are Perceived in Armenia


Zhak Niazyan: Legal Journalism. Objectivity in News Reports Covering Trials


2019

Amalya Hambardzumyan: Brands Management of “Evocabank” and “ID” Bank in Armenia


Andranik Davtyan: Recycling Implementation in Armenia


Ani Harutyunyan: Women’s Underperformance in Chess. The Armenian Female Champions


Anna Karapetyan: Communicative View on Tourism Industry and Socio-Political Impacts. The Case of “Velvet Revolution”


Anush Petrosyan: Literature as a Platform for Dialogue in the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict


Arianna Khachatrian: Performance Art as an Act of Defiance Queering Identity Paradigms


Christina Nercessian: The Teaching of Poetry in Armenian Schools


Daniel Tahmazyan: Shadows of a Reich. Building of a Nation-State


Diana Nersisyan: The Interconnections Between Jung’s Theory of “Collective Unconscious,” Armenian Fictional Prose, and the Present Society’s Mentality


Elen Atanesyan: The Power of Personal Branding as Part of a Political Marketing Strategy in Armenia


Elen Khanoyan: Arts Management in Armenia. The Importance of Cultural Awareness


Gayane Aramyan: Website Localization of Khan Academy Armenia and Its Impact on English into Armenian Translation Industry


Gayane Nahapetyan: Mass Media Influence on Women Undergoing Plastic Surgeries in RA, USA and South Korea; Benefits of Developing Plastic Surgery in RA


Hayk Malkhasyan: Effects of Neurolinguistics on Everyday Communication


Houry Pilibbossian: The Olive Branch


Inesa Nadarina: How “Noy” Yerevan Ararat Brandy Wine Vodka Factory Uses Advertising and Product Placement to Differentiate Their Products


Iren Nazaryan: Chinese Social Media Consumption in Armenia


Julieta Gyurjyan: Comics in Education


Karine Dilanyan: The Role of Public Relations in Promoting Rural Tourism in Armenia


Knarik Voskanyan: Translation Theory and Practice. Western Armenian Poems


Laura Sargsyan: Lest We Forget. Performance Art as a Means of Communication with the Public


Louisa Khachatryan: Social Media and Education. A Positive or Negative


Luiza Vardanyan: English Foreign Language Communicative Games in Classrooms with Armenian Adult Learners


Mane Davtyan: Myth in Modernist Poetry; Analysis of the Works of Yeats and Charents


Mariam Harutyunyan: The Heir from Calcutta


Mariam Khachatryan: Altered Gender Roles in Armenian Families


Mariam Mirzoian: Age Appropriate Children’s Songs in Armenian


Meline Tonoyan: Children With Disabilities in Armenia. Addressing Their Issues Through a PR Campaign


Meri Karapetyan: Tourism Advertising of Armenia and Its Effect on International Tourists


Merry Artinian: Making Meaning of A Film: The Case of Mer Bak and The Promise


Nanar Avedissian: Cartoons and Children In Armenia. A Qualitative Research Study on How Cartoons Affect the Social Behavior of Children in Armenia


Nare Minasyan: Teenagers’ Loneliness in Different Cultures


Robert Voskanyan: Poetry and Advertising. Creative Project


Seda Manucharyan: Translating Science Fiction. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy


Sera Yeretzian: Social Media and Body Image of Young Women


Chougher Maria Doughramajian: The Mothers’ Tales


Sinara Isoyan: Future of Armenian Fashion Brands, with a Special Focus on Brand Communication & Advertising


Sona Azatyan: Survivor Testimonies and the Armenian Genocide: A New Perspective on the Importance of Personal Stories


Susanna Ghazoyan: Social Problems and Stereotypes Represented in Kargin Haghordoum


Tamara Barseghian: Violence in Futurist Poetry and Rap Lyricism; Catharsis, Censorship, and Art


Tatevik Kyurkchyan: The Role of Time in Non-Linear Fiction Narratives


Tatevik Sargsyan: The Representation of Friendship & Ideology in Soviet Animation for and Armenian Audience


Vache Badros: Media Effect on Syrian Viewers


Valeri Hakobyan: The Psychological Influence of Schooling on Students in Armenia


 

2018


Albert Aproyan: The-Psychological Impact of Violent and Sexist Video Games on Children


Albina Gevorgyan: Is Cyberbullying a Common Problem in Armenia Presentation


Alexandra Banna: The Effect of the Trauma Caused by the Lebanese Civil War. The Generation That Lived Through It, and the Generation That Inherited It.

Anahit Otaryan:  The impact of Beeline and Vivacell Advertisements  TV vs Social media

Ani Matevosyan: Armenian Repatriates Targeting the Issues of Integration


Anna Grigoryan: The Yellow Wallpaper. The Visibility of the Translator


Aregnaz Harutyunyan: Fashion Politics Marketing PR


Armen Mesrobian: Ease of Doing Business in Armenia. How Media Affects Foreign Investors from Coming and Investing in Armenia


Bella Sargsyan: The Role and Influence of Mass Media during Four Day War in Artsakh in 2016


Christina Soloyan: The Socio Normative Culture of Armenia and the Symbolic Power of Truth


Davit Gevorgyan: New Generation of Search Engine Ghost Search


Diana Navoyan: Translation-Methodologies. Reverse Translation and Translation Orientation


Emma Kirakosyan: The Cultural and Historical Implications and Effects of the Three Armenian Translations of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven


Garbis Vizoian:  History through Video Games the Effectiveness of Historical Video Games in Teaching Real World History


Gevorg Mnatsakanyan: Armenian Cuisine. A Construct in the Service of Identity


Gohar Aznauryan: In What Ways May the Use of Social Media by the Government of the Republic of Armenia Affect the Government Citizen Relationship


Iren Stepanyan: The Phenomenon of Mea Culpa and Its Impact on the Modern Armenian Spectato


Liana Ghazaryan: The Influence of Foreign TV Melodramas on Armenians


Lilit Ayvazyan: Mer Bak The Comedy of New Born Armenia


Lucia Yegyan: Humor in Armenian Commercials


Lucy Bichakhchyan: How does Sexuality Influence Consumer Behavior in Armenia


Margarit Mirzoyan: The Violation of Child’s Right to Privacy by Armenian Media Outlets


Margarita Nahapetyan: Feminist Fairy Tales for the Armenian Children


Margarita Terzibashyan: The Use of Foreignization in Literary Translation from English to Armenian


Maria Mkrtchyan: The Peculiarities of Intermedia Approach to Experimental Film in the Context of Cinema’s Strive for Artistic Autonomy


Marina Babayan: Perceptions Among Armenian and Azerbaijani Youth


Maryam Israelyan: Use of Narrative in Science Communication


Maykl Hovhannesyan: The Impact of Famous Armenian Athletes as Role Models on Armenian Children


Meri Hovnanyan: Suicide and Armenia


Mirelle Kazandjian: Portrayal of Gender in Fairytales


Nerses Arabian: How Can I Draw upon the Social Media Strategies of Successful Fitness Bloggers to Expand My Followers and Hits on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook


Noubar Ounjian: Analysis and the Elements of the Lifespan of Memes from the scope of Semiotics and Darwinian Theory


Nune Harutyunyan: Foreign Aid as a Tool for Promoting Democracy. Armenia’s Experience


Ramina Mekhakyan:  Plagiarism. How It Works in the Armenian Academic Environment


Sharmagh Mardi: Do Armenian Men and women perceive body language in advertising differently


Sona Harutyunyan: Nationalism in Armenia. The Current Situation and the Consequences


Syuzanna Grigoryan: Analysis of Sergei Parajanov’s Work from the Perspective of Surrealism Psychoanalysis


Syuzi Shahbazyan: Reparations for the Armenian Genocide. Expectations versus Legal and Political Boundaries


Vartan Panossian: Current State of Activism in Armenia


Yeva Vardumian: Armenian TV as a Promoter of Stereotyping Gender Roles


Zhanna Gyulzadyan: The Impact of Armenian Sitcoms on Childrens Speech and Behavior


 

2017


Alik Chilingaryan: The Impact of Text Messaging on Face to Face Communication


Anahit Kasparyan: Communication Failure. An Analysis of Mystification and the Wrong Ways of Communicating Genocide


Angela Diloyan: The Importance of Communication in the Classroom


Ani Baghumyan: Remembering a Forgotten History in Armenian. Translation and Critical Analysis of an Excerpt from Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman


Ani Sardarian: Strategic Methods for the Development of Health Tourism in Armenia


Anna Khachatryan: Cross Cultural Negotiations. Student-Instructor Negotiations in the American


Anna Khachatryan: Nation-Building in Modern Armenia A Story of a Post-Nation


Anna_Ter-Gabrielyan: Dreams. Visual and Perceptual Analysis through a Comparison with Films


Anush Hokhoyan: Attitudes and Perceptions Students Have Toward Education. A Comparative Analysis Between Armenian and South Korean Students


Anush Ter-Khachatryan: Beloved in Intersection. The Unspeakable Translated


Apaven Stepanyan: The Difference of Social Actions for Users. Retention and Engagement


Araksya Jilavyan: Militancy of Women. From Historic Exclusion to Female Individualization


Aram Afrikyan: Internet Media Coverage of Domestic Violence Cases in Armenia


Astghik Pirumyan: Key Strategies Used by Armenian Telecommunication Companies to Manage Their Corporate Reputation Through Online Platforms


Batil Vartanian: Analysis of Zabel Yesayan’s “In the Ruin”


Baykar Sepoyan: The Impact of Armenian Soap Operas on the Social Behavior of Young Adults


Dzhemma Anapiosyan: To What Degree the Public Relations Campaign Mounted by ”Yelq” Party Explains Their Electoral Success


Gurgen Hakobyan: The Effect of Misleading and Jargon-Containing TV Advertising on Behavior and Lexicon of Various Age Groups in Armeniа


Hakob Chalikyan: American Soft Power in Armenia. Objectives, Implementation, Results


Hasmik Hovsepyan: The Psychological Influence of Social Media on Americans and Armenians


Hovhannes Minasyan: Are the Billboards Effective in Yerevan


Inessa Manukyan: The Role of Public Relations in Socially Responsible Corporations. Case Study of MTS Armenia


Inga Vatinyan: The Reasons for Misinterpretation of Minimalism and the Representations It Takes in Raymond


Lilit Grigoryan: How Does the University Brand Affect Student Recruitment


Lilit Hovhannisyan: Gender Relations in English and Armenian Proverbs


Lilit Khachatryan: The Rise of Korean Culture Through Media


Lilit Mamulyan: Higher Education in Armenia. Factors Influencing Armenians to Value Higher Education


Luiza Kirakosyan: Armenian Traditional Games. Their Status and Dependence on Social Reality


Mane Khachibabyan: Nonverbal Communication and Cues in Armenian-American Literary Discourse


Mariam Abrahamyan: I Went Up on the Stage


Mariam Ghushchyan: Reading Preferences and Habits of Armenian Online News Readers


Mariam Harutyunyan: Fashion as a Means of Communication. The Extinction of Textual Information in Clothes


Mariam Mkrtchyan: The analysis of influence of advertising on consumer behavior of Russians based on brand tracking studies


Meghety Karjikian: Creating a Multilingual Armenia. Adding English Language to Armenia’s Education System and Society


Nare Hovhannisyan: The Historical Snares of Enlightenment


Nayri Kechichian: How to Increase Family Tourism in Armenia. Emphasis on the Armenian Diaspora in Lebanon


Noemi Akopian: Performing Gender in the Theatre. An Analysis of Gender Performance in an Original Play


Nune Gevorgyan: Theory and Practice. An Armenian Translation of Maya Angelou`s Still I Rise


Patil Ounjian: Islamic State’s Media Strategies for Female Recruitment


Roubina Seropian: Neo Paganism in Armenia. The Arordiner Movement


Ruzanna Hanesyan: Strategies for Attracting an International Audience. Lessons for Armenian Television Producers


Sevak Karapetyan: Semiotic Analysis of Armenian, US, Russian and Israeli Army Public Service Advertisings


Shushanik Hyusisyan: Homosexuality and Religion. Relationship and Influence on the Lives of the LGBT Community in Armenia


Sona Dumanyan: To Position Armenia as a Spiritual Tourism Destination


Tatevik Mkrtumyan: Does Armenian Political Satire Raise Political Awareness Among Its Audience. A Look at Armcomedy TV Show


Tigran Bazarchyan: The Media and Military. How the Public Opinion Can Influence the Military Institutions


Vachagan Gratian: Armenian Language in Computational Linguistics


Zinaida Meloyan: Importance of Media Literacy among Schoolchildren in Armenia, Parent’s Attitude towards the Issue