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Departement of Communication Arts
CHAIRPERSON
Knio, Mona
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS
Bousé, Derek
Knio, Mona
Maluf, Ramez
Mohsen, Raed
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS
Dabbous-Sensenig, Dima;
Dabbous, Yasmine;
Nassar, Lina
INSTRUCTORS
Farjallah, Tony
STAFF
Anka, Fouad, Senior Theater Technician
Boustani, Farid, Radio/TV/Film Studio Supervisor
Chdid, George, Theater Technician
Gostanian, Houry, Academic Assistant
Masri, Hala, Theater Coordinator
Mirdas, Rima, Studio Technician
Tabakian, Annie, Studio Technician
DEGREES OFFERED
• BA in Communication Arts
• Minor in Advertising
FACILITIES
The Department houses the following facilities: a
newsroom; a TV/Film studio; a radio studio, and
two large theaters.
BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.)
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
schools.
EDUCATIONAL 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
audio visual 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;
4. Provide students with a research
background that enables them to continue
their education.
LEARNING 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;
ACADEMIC CATALOG [ 2011-2012 ] SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
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