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Departement of Communication Arts<br />
7. Perform effectively in any production team,<br />
and to function as leaders, whenever the<br />
need arises;<br />
8. Engage in creative production responsibilities,<br />
and/or creative scholarly research.<br />
Curriculum Requirements<br />
The explosion of mass communications systems,<br />
and fast-paced technological advances, serve<br />
as a backdrop for <strong>LAU</strong>’s Communication Arts<br />
Program. The University is a trailblazer in the<br />
teaching of mass communication and drama.<br />
Its curriculum and facilities are geared to staying<br />
abreast of all developments in those fields.<br />
The Program strikes a balance between<br />
the carefully crafted theoretical and practical<br />
courses in the three emphasis areas: Journalism,<br />
Radio/TV/Film and Theater. The Program offers<br />
the proper blending of intellectual, cultural, and<br />
technical, components needed to create wellrounded<br />
dramatists, reporters, broadcasters,<br />
and movie makers.<br />
Students learn to write, edit, layout, and design<br />
publications in computer equipped journalism<br />
newsrooms. Radio and TV studios provide cuttingedge<br />
computer animation capabilities, and<br />
three first-class theaters offer various dramatic<br />
experiences. Seniors are required to undergo<br />
internships, in their respective emphasis areas,<br />
before graduating.<br />
Students majoring in Communication Arts<br />
must complete, besides the General University<br />
Requirements, 42 credits of the Major courses,<br />
which are split into the Core and Emphasis<br />
Requirements, as follows:<br />
RADIO/TV/FILM<br />
Core Requirements<br />
COM210 Communication Media and Society<br />
COM222 Introduction to Radio/TV/Film<br />
COM225 The Art of Film<br />
COM242 Introduction to the Art of Theater<br />
COM329 Media Law and Ethics<br />
COM451 Media Research Methods<br />
COM499 Internship<br />
Emphasis requirements<br />
COM235 Studio TV Production<br />
COM236 Radio Production<br />
COM324 History & Theory of Film<br />
COM326 Script Writing<br />
COM335 Advanced TV Production<br />
COM342 Play Production I<br />
COM428 Film Making<br />
COM486 Topics in Media Studies<br />
Suggested Electives<br />
COM213 Public Relations<br />
COM241 Introduction to Acting<br />
COM238 Drama Workshop<br />
COM251 Interpersonal Communication<br />
COM255 Current Affairs in <strong>Lebanese</strong> Media<br />
COM332 Editing<br />
COM368 Radio/TV/Film Workshop<br />
PHO212 Photography II<br />
WOS412<br />
Representations of Women in the Arts &<br />
Media<br />
JOURNALISM<br />
Core Requirements<br />
COM210 Communication Media and Society<br />
COM222 Introduction to Radio/TV/Film<br />
COM225 The Art of Film<br />
COM242 Introduction to the Art of Theater<br />
COM329 Media Law & Ethics<br />
COM451 Media Research Methods<br />
COM499 Internship<br />
Emphasis Requirements<br />
COM214 News Writing & Reporting<br />
COM218 Arabic News Writing & Reporting<br />
COM221 Arab and International Media<br />
COM325 Feature & Magazine Writing<br />
COM327 Journalism Workshop I<br />
COM361 Broadcast Journalism<br />
COM422 Journalism Workshop II<br />
COM485 Topics in Current Affairs<br />
Suggested Electives<br />
COM213 Public Relations<br />
COM238 Drama Workshop<br />
COM241 Introduction to Acting<br />
COM255 Current Affairs in <strong>Lebanese</strong> Media<br />
COM251 Interpersonal Communication<br />
COM332 Editing<br />
COM368 Radio/TV/Film Workshop<br />
PHO212 Photography II<br />
WOS412<br />
Representations of Women in the Arts &<br />
Media<br />
<strong>Lebanese</strong> <strong>American</strong> University | page 100
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