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