Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts

Mission

The mission of the Communication Arts program is to generate, through a liber­al arts education, communicators with extensive cultural, artistic, and technical, proficiency and versatility, so as to enable them to compete in the local, global, and regional media market, as well as in graduate school.

Program Objectives

The purpose of the Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts is to:

  1. Give our students the knowledge, and proficiency, that makes them qual­ified for a rapidly growing variety of jobs such as script writing, editing, directing, producing, reporting, acting, casting, dubbing, and documentary film making;
  2. Train students who are interested in pursuing a teaching career in drama, and audiovisual arts, at the high school level in Lebanon;
  3. Offer students a well-rounded education that will enable them to contrib­ute to the ongoing development of the media, and cultural industries, in the region; and
  4. Provide students with a research background that enables them to contin­ue their education.

Program Outcomes

Graduates in the Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts will be able to:

  1. Develop a critical appreciation of the audio and visual arts, and will be able to express this in writing;
  2. Demonstrate a balanced grasp of the theoretical, and practical, aspects of the field;
  3. Understand the ethical, legal, and social, issues related to media;
  4. Display a firm grasp of research methods, leading them to the production of videos, films, articles, plays, radio/TV programs, or research papers;
  5. Demonstrate the ability to operate state of the art equipment in a studio, theater, and newsroom;
  6. Provide evidence of great managerial competence, in any communication arts based environment;
  7. Perform effectively in any production team, and to function as leaders, whenever the need arises; and
  8. Engage in creative production responsibilities, and/or creative scholarly research.

Admission Requirements

To enter the major, students must meet the general university requirements.

Graduation Requirements

A total of 93 credits are required to graduate, based on:

Major Core Requirements 19 credits
Emphasis requirements 24 credits
Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Curriculum 13 credits
LAC Electives 21 credits
Free Electives 16 credits
TOTAL 93 credits

Program Requirements

Major Core Requirements (19 credits):

  • COM222 / Introduction to Audiovisual Media (3 cr.)
  • COM225 / The Art of Film (3 cr.)
  • COM242 / Introduction to the Art of Theater (3 cr.)
  • COM319 / Media & Society (3 cr.)
  • COM329 / Media Law and Ethics (3 cr.)
  • COM451 / Media Research Methods (3 cr.)
  • COM499 / Internship (1 cr.)

Emphasis Requirements (24 credits): 

Choose one of the following emphases:

A. Radio/TV/Film

  • COM235 / Studio TV Production (3 cr.)
  • COM237 / TV/Film Workshop (3 cr.)
  • COM324 / History & Theory of Film (3 cr.)
  • COM326 / Writing for TV and Film (3 cr.)
  • COM335 / Advanced TV Production (3 cr.)
  • COM342 / Play Production I (3 cr.)
  • COM428 / Narrative & Documentary Film (3 cr.)
  • COM488 / Special Topics in Media (3 cr.)

B.   Theater

  • COM241 / Introduction to Acting (3 cr.)
  • COM244 / Introduction to Technical Stagecraft (3 cr.)
  • COM247 / Theater in Performance (3 cr.)
  • COM326 / Writing for TV & Film (3 cr.)
  • COM342 / Play Production I (3 cr.)
  • COM343 / Advanced Acting (3 cr.)
  • COM442 / Play Production ll (3 cr.)
  • COM488 / Special Topics in Media (3 cr.)

C.   Journalism

  • COM214 / Reporting & Writing for News Media (3 cr.)
  • COM218 / Arabic News Writing & Reporting (3 cr.)
  • COM224 / Social Media (3 cr.)
  • COM314 / Investigative Journalism (3 cr.)
  • COM330 / Arab and International Media (3 cr.)
  • COM361 / Broadcast Journalism (3 cr.)
  • COM422 / Journalism Workshop (3 cr.)
  • COM488 / Special Topics in Media (3 cr.)

Free Electives (16 credits)

Sample Study Plans

Journalism Emphasis:

Year One

Fall: 16 credits Spring: 16 credits
  • COM222 / Introduction to Audiovisual Media
  • COM242 / Introduction to the Art of Theatre
  • ENG202 / Sophomore Rhetoric 
  • ARA2— or ARA3— / Arabic Language/Literature
  • LAC Elective (3 cr.)
  • CSC201 / Computer Applications
  • COM329 / Media Law & Ethics 
  • COM214 / News Writing Reporting 
  • ENG203 / Fundamentals of Oral Communication 
  • LAC Electives (6 cr.)
  • ETH201 / Moral Reasoning 

Year Two

Fall: 15 credits Spring: 15 credits
  • COM218 / Arabic News Writing
  • COM319 / Media & Society
  • COM224 / Social Media
  • LAC Elective (3 cr.)
  • Free Elective (3 cr.)
  • COM330 / Arab & International Media
  • COM361 / Broadcast Journalism
  • LAC Elective (3 cr.)
  • Free Electives (6 cr.)

Year Three

Fall: 16 credits Spring: 15 credits
  • COM225 / Art of Film
  • COM314 / Investigative Journalism
  • COM451 / Media Research Methods
  • LAC Elective (3 cr.)
  • Free Elective (3 cr.)
  • HLT201 / Basic Health 
  • COM422 / Journalism Workshop
  • COM488 / Special Topics in Media
  • COM499 / Internship
  • LAC Elective (3 cr.)
  • Free Electives (4 cr.)
  • PED2— / Physical Education

Radio/TV/Film Emphasis:

Year One

Fall: 16 credits Spring: 16 credits
  • COM222 / Introduction to Audiovisual Media
  • COM242 / Introduction to the Art of Theatre
  • ARA2— or ARA3— / Arabic Language/Literature
  • ENG202 / Sophomore Rhetoric
  • LAC Elective (3 cr.)
  • CSC201 / Computer Applications
  • COM237 / TV/Film Workshop
  • COM329 / Media Law & Ethics
  • ENG203 / Fund. of Oral Communication
  • LAC Electives (6 cr.)
  • ETH201 / Moral Reasoning

Year Two

Fall: 15 credits Spring: 15 credits
  • COM225 / Art of Film
  • COM326 / Writing for TV & Film
  • COM235 / Studio TV Production
  • COM319 / Media & Society
  • LAC Elective (3 cr.)
  • COM324 / History & Theory of Film
  • COM335 / Advanced TV Production
  • LAC Electives (6 cr.)
  • Free Elective (3 cr.)

Year Three

Fall: 16 credits Spring: 15 credits
  • COM342 / Play Production I
  • COM451 / Media Research Methods
  • LAC Elective (3 cr.)
  • Free Electives (6 cr.)
  • HLT201 / Basic Health
  • COM428 / Narrative & Documentary Film
  • COM488 / Special Topics in Media
  • COM499 /  Internship
  • Free Elective (7 cr.)
  • PED2— / Physical Education

Theater Emphasis:

Year One

Fall: 16 credits Spring: 16 credits
  • COM222 /  Introduction to Audiovisual Media 
  • COM244 / Introduction to Technical Stagecraft 
  • ARA203 / Arabic Language/Literature 
  • ENG202 / Sophomore Rhetoric 
  • LAC Elective (3 cr.)
  • CSC201 / Computer Applications
  • ARA 2— or ARA 3— Arabic language/literature (3 cr.)
  • COM242 / Introduction to the Art of Theater 
  • COM329 / Media Law & Ethics 
  • ENG203 / Fundamentals of Oral Communication 
  • LAC Electives (6 cr.)
  • ETH201 / Moral Reasoning 

Year Two

Fall: 15 credits Spring: 15 credits
  • COM241 / Introduction to Acting 
  • COM224 / Social Media 
  • COM247 / Theatre in Performance 
  • LAC Elective (6 cr.)
  • COM225 / Art of Film
  • COM342 / Play Production I 
  • COM343 / Advanced Acting 
  • LAC Elective (3 cr.)
  • Free Elective (3 cr.)

Year Three

Fall: 16 credits Spring: 15 credits
  • COM326 / Writing for TV & Film 
  • COM451 / Media Research Methods 
  • LAC Elective (3 cr.)
  • Free Electives (6 cr.)
  • HLT201 / Basic Health 
  • COM499 / Internship 
  • COM442 / Play Production II 
  • COM488 / Special Topics in Media 
  • Free Electives (7 cr.)
  • PED2— / Physical Education

 

Last modified: September 26, 2017