Mission

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

Program Objectives

The Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts seeks to

1. give 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.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts, students should 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, theatre 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.

Curriculum

A total of 93 credits are required to graduate, as per the following:

• Major Core Requirements (19 cr)
• Emphasis Requirements (24 cr)
• LAC Courses (13 cr)
• LAC Elective Courses (21 cr)
• Free Electives (16 cr)

Major Core Requirements (19 cr)

• 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 and Society (3 cr)
• COM329 Media Law and Ethics (3 cr)
• COM451 Media Research Methods (3 cr)
• COM498 Internship (1 cr)

Emphasis Requirements (24 cr)

Choose one of the following emphases:

Radio/TV/Film

• COM235 Studio TV Production (3 cr)
• COM237 TV/Film Workshop (3 cr)
• COM324 History and 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 and Documentary Film (3 cr)
• COM488 Special Topics in Media (3 cr)

Theatre

• COM241 Introduction to Acting (3 cr)
• COM244 Introduction to Technical Stagecraft (3 cr)
• COM247 Theatre in Performance (3 cr)
• COM326 Writing for TV and 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)

Journalism

• COM214 Reporting and Writing for News Media (3 cr)
• COM218 Arabic News Writing and 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)

LAC Requirements (34 cr)

Free Electives (16 cr)

Recommended Study Plans

Journalism Emphasis

Year One

Fall (16 cr)

• COM222 Introduction to Audiovisual Media
• COM242 Introduction to the Art of Theatre
• ENG202 Advance Academic English
• ARA2xx Arabic Language¹
• LAC Elective (3 cr)
• CSC201 Computer Applications

¹ or ARA3xx Arabic Literature

Spring (16 cr)

• COM329 Media Law and Ethics
• COM214 News Writing Reporting
• ENG203 Fundamentals of Oral Communication
• LAC Electives (6 cr)
• ETH201 Moral Reasoning

Year Two

Fall (15 cr)

• COM218 Arabic News Writing
• COM319 Media and Society
• COM224 Social Media
• LAC Elective (3 cr)
• Free Elective (3 cr)

Spring (15 cr)

• COM330 Arab and International Media
• COM361 Broadcast Journalism
• LAC Elective (3 cr)
• Free Electives (6 cr)

Year Three

Fall (16 cr)

• COM225 Art of Film
• COM314 Investigative Journalism
• COM451 Media Research Methods
• LAC Elective (3 cr)
• Free Elective (3 cr)
• HLT201 Basic Health

Spring (15 cr)

• COM422 Journalism Workshop
• COM488 Special Topics in Media
• COM499 Internship
• LAC Elective (3 cr)
• Free Electives (4 cr)
• PED2xx Physical Education

Radio/TV/Film Emphasis

Year One

Fall (16 cr)

• COM222 Introduction to Audiovisual Media
• COM242 Introduction to the Art of Theatre
• ARA2xx Arabic Language²
• ENG202 Advance Academic English
• LAC Elective (3 cr)
• CSC201 Computer Applications

¹ or ARA3xx Arabic Literature

Spring (16 cr)

• COM237 TV/Film Workshop
• COM329 Media Law and Ethics
• ENG203 Fundamentals of Oral Communication
• LAC Electives (6 cr)
• ETH201 Moral Reasoning

Year Two

Fall (15 cr)

• COM225 Art of Film
• COM326 Writing for TV and Film
• COM235 Studio TV Production
• COM319 Media and Society
• LAC Elective (3 cr)

Spring (15 cr)

• COM324 History and Theory of Film
• COM335 Advanced TV Production
• LAC Electives (6 cr)
• Free Elective (3 cr)

Year Three

Fall (16 cr)

• COM342 Play Production I
• COM451 Media Research Methods
• LAC Elective (3 cr)
• Free Electives (6 cr)
• HLT201 Basic Health

Spring (15 cr)

• COM428 Narrative and Documentary Film
• COM488 Special Topics in Media
• COM499 Internship
• Free Elective (7 cr)
• PED2xx Physical Education

Theater Emphasis

Year One

Fall (16 cr)

• COM222 Introduction to Audiovisual Media
• COM244 Introduction to Technical Stagecraft
• ARA203 Arabic Language/Literature
• ENG202 Advance Academic English
• LAC Elective (3 cr)
• CSC201 Computer Applications
• ARA2xx Arabic language¹

¹ or ARA3xx Arabic Literature

Spring (16 cr)

• COM242 Introduction to the Art of Theatre
• COM329 Media Law and Ethics
• ENG203 Fundamentals of Oral Communication
• LAC Electives (6 cr)
• ETH201 Moral Reasoning

Year Two

Fall (15 cr)

• COM241 Introduction to Acting
• COM224 Social Media
• COM247 Theatre in Performance
• LAC Elective (6 cr)

Spring (15 cr)

• COM225 Art of Film
• COM342 Play Production I
• COM343 Advanced Acting
• LAC Elective (3 cr)
• Free Elective (3 cr)

Year Three

Fall (16 cr)

• COM326 Writing for TV and Film
• COM451 Media Research Methods
• LAC Elective (3 cr)
• Free Electives (6 cr)
• HLT201 Basic Health

Spring (15 cr)

• COM499 Internship
• COM442 Play Production II
• COM488 Special Topics in Media
• Free Electives (7 cr)
• PED2xx Physical Education