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PROGRAMSPROGRAMSTHEATRECore RequirementsCOM210 Communication, Media and SocietyCOM329 Media Law and EthicsCOM222 Introduction to Radio/TV/FilmCOM225 The Art of FilmCOM242 Introduction to the Art of TheaterCOM451 Media Research MethodsCOM499 InternshipEmphasis RequirementsCOM241 Introduction to ActingCOM244 Introduction to Technical StagecraftCOM247 Theater in PerformanceCOM326 Script WritingCOM342 Play Production ICOM487 Topics in Drama & TheatreCOM442 Play Production IICOM343 Advanced ActingSuggested ElectivesSame list in addition to following:COM368 Radio/TV/Film WorkshopPHO212 Photography IICOM213 Public RelationsCOM238 Drama WorkshopCOM251 Interpersonal CommunicationCOM332 EditingWOS412 Representations of Women in theArts & MediaCOM255 Current Affairs in Lebanese Media4BACHElOR Of ARTS (B.A.)iN EDUCATiONMissionUnder the umbrella of LAU’s Vision, the Missionof the Education Program is to prepare professionalK-12 teachers who are academically well groundedin both their subject matter, and pedagogy, and toenable experienced educators to update theirknowledge and skills.Educational ObjectivesThe Education Program aims to prepare teacherswho demonstrate:A. Relevant Knowledge – This includes:> Depth and breadth in subject, and in content.> General pedagogical knowledge.> Specific pedagogical content knowledge.> An awareness of the professional standards.> An awareness of the developmentally practice (inearly childhood education).> An awareness of the national curriculumstandards.B. Practical Skills> Diverse approaches to instruction.> Effective classroom management strategies.> Motivational strategies.> Strategies to promote higher-level thinking.> Guidance and Discipline methods.C. Appropriate Attitude> Readiness to develop authentic relationships withstudents.> Readiness to establish a democratic, and sociallyjust, learning environment.> Readiness to reflect on one’s practice, and continuouslearning.learning OutcomesGraduates in the Bachelor of Arts in Education willbe able to:1. Develop clear and measurable instructionalobjectives.2. Prepare yearly, term, and unit plans to adequatelyaddress curriculum content.3. Prepare plans for effective instructional cycles,using a variety of instructional approachesappropriate to the content/skill.4. Employ effective instructional practices thatoptimize learning opportunities.5. Use appropriate assessment methods, bothformative and summative.6. Plan and implement effective classroom managementstrategies.7. Employ strategies to motivate students.8. Implement strategies that minimize disciplineproblems.LAU offers two programs in Education:1. Early Childhood Education2. Elementary EducationThe Early Childhood Education Program preparesstudents to:> Plan and administer all the aspects of early childhoodprograms.> Teach young students basic motor and cognitiveskills through art, music, creative dramatics, andother techniques> Use carefully planned teaching strategies basedon children’s developmental stages.The Elementary Education Program preparesstudents to:> Teach children reading, language arts, mathematics,science, social studies, art, drama, music, andphysical education.> Employ teaching strategies, which stimulate children’sthinking and challenge them to learn.> Use the latest instructional tools, and techniques,to make your teaching more effective.All Programs of study include:1. The Core Requirements - These include theGeneral Education courses.2. The Emphasis Requirements–These includecourses in the content area, such as English,Arabic, Social Studies, Math, and Science,Drama, etc…, and courses in Methods, such asteaching of social studies, Art Education etc…3. Practicum and MethodologyRequirements for a B.A. in educationGeneral University Requirements (34 Credits)A. Core Course for all Education Majors (24 credits)EDU201 Fundamentals of Education 3EDU301 School Counseling 3EDU319 Teaching Reading 3EDU321 Children’s Literature 3EDU331 Educational Technology 3EDU332 Educational Measurement 3EDU499 Senior Study 3PSY422 Psychology of Learning 3B. Methods Courses (6 credits)COM337 Creative Dramatics 3ART333 Art Education 3MUS301 Music 3EDU312 TEFL 3EDU313 Teaching of Science and Math 3EDU314 Teaching of Social Studies 3EDU414 Methods and Materials in ECE* 3* Required for Early Childhood Education.C. Practicum (12 credits)EDU202 Observation and Curriculum 3EDU419 Internship 3And one Practice Teaching course:EDU420 Practice Teaching, Early ChildhoodEducation 6EDU421 Practice Teaching, ElementaryEducation 6EDU422 Practice Teaching, ElementaryMathematics, and Science 6D. Subject Matter Area Electives (12 credits)For Early Childhood Education:EDU205 Safety and Health 3EDU213 Introduction to Language 3——— Other subject matter area courses 6For Elementary Education:Choose 12 credits from one or two subject matterareas.E. Free Electives (7 credits)ACADEMIC CATALOG [ 2008-2009 ] SCHOOl Of ARTS & SCiENCESA&S71Lebanese American University | page 70
PROGRAMSPROGRAMS4BACHElOR Of ARTS (B.A.) iN ENgliSHMissionThe Mission of the Bachelor of Arts in EnglishProgram is to offer a superior English Programwhich appeals to students, and which offers the widestrange of career possibilities after graduation.Educational ObjectivesThe purpose of the Bachelor of Arts in EnglishProgram is to:1. Provide our students with the interdisciplinarybackground, and the expertise in speaking,and to provide them with the analytical andwriting skills needed to make them fully qualifiedfor the various career paths including, butnot limited to, advertising, banking, business,journalism, NGO work and publishing.2. To prepare our students for today’s interdisciplinaryGraduate Studies Programs in English,Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies, orany field of the Humanities.3. To give our students wishing to pursue a careerin high school education a level of literary andcultural proficiency, which will qualify them forthe best jobs in Lebanon, and the Region(assuming they also acquire the TeachingDiploma).learning OutcomesGraduates in the Bachelor of Arts in English will:1. Enhance their writing proficiency through literary,and linguistic assignments.2. Acquire both literary and linguistic content invarious areas, and become aware of the cultural,political, and social perspectives of differentsocieties.3. Analyze and critique different topics, anddevelop their research methods.4. Reflect upon the different aspects of today’sglobal issues, in a literary and linguisticframework.learning Outcomes of the literatureEmphasisGraduates in the Bachelor of Arts in English withLiterature Emphasis will:1. Develop a high level of proficiency throughwritten assignments and reports.Lebanese American University | page 722. Demonstrate a well-developed oral proficiency,through oral reports, and/or a question-andanswerteaching strategy.3. Demonstrate the ability to subtly appreciatethe allusive qualities of literature, film, andother arts (through cross-listed and teamtaughtcourses).4. Acquire a solid knowledge of the thematiccontent, and the formal features of the Englishliterary tradition, from the Middle Ages to thepresent, through the coursework whichemphasizes the constructiveness of meaning.5. Recognize, examine, compare, analyze, andevaluate the principal theoretical assumptionsin literature and culture, through courseworkin theory.6. Acquire a sense of, and reflect upon, the relevanceof literature and culture in the socialand political life of a people, through coursesthat focus on the connections between literatureand social issues.7. Acquire a firm grasp of research methods,through the emphasis on the written componentof coursework.learning Outcomes of the languageEmphasisGraduates in the Bachelor of Arts in English withLanguage Emphasis will:1. Identify and explain the different subcategoriesrelated to language, namely: morphology,syntax, semantics, and pragmatic.2. Describe and distinguish the major grammaticalfunctions related to language.3. Analyze language, and its social context, andexplain the linguistic differences encounteredwithin a society.4. Identify and summarize the different readingand writing approaches, and the strategiesrelated to the English language.5. Explain and critique the different topics relatedto the English language.The English Major prepares students for a careerin fields that demand clear writing and expressionin fluent English, the presentation of logical arguments,and the critical evaluation of the opinions ofothers. Besides education, these fields include business,pre-law, communication, journalism, advertising,technical and creative writing, and translation.Students with diverse interests are welcome.Regardless of their chosen emphasis, EnglishMajors can obtain a Teaching Diploma by taking sixdesignated Education courses (18 credits), includingEDU418 Practice Teaching. If the student choosesany from these six Education courses, in order tosatisfy part of the Core Curriculum requirement,he/she must take the equivalent number of courses/credits, in any field, to be awarded the TeachingDiploma.Liberal Arts Curriculum Requirements(34 credits)Core Requirements (18 credits)ENG303 Literary Linguistics 3ENG319 History of the English Language 3ENG354 Theories of Literature and Culture 3ENG366 Creative Writing 3ENG372 Comparative and World Literatures 3ENG499 Senior Study 3Literature Emphasis Requirements (24 credits)Choose 6-9 credits from:ENG323 Renaissance Drama 3ENG324 Medieval Literature 3ENG325 Renaissance Poetry 3ENG326 Restoration and NeoclassicalLiterature 3ENG328 Early Novel 3Choose 3 credits from:ENG336 Romantic and Victorian Poetry 3ENG339 Nineteenth Century British Novel 3Choose 6-9 credits from:ENG342 Modernism and Beyond 3ENG345 Twentieth Century British Novel 3ENG346 Contemporary Culture 3ENG348 Postcolonial Anglophone Literatures3ENG487 Topics in Drama and Theatre 3ENG479 Topics in Literature and Culture 3Choose 3 credits from:ENG351 Early American Literature 3ENG352 Twentieth Century American Novel 3Choose 3 credits from:ENG325 Renaissance Poetry 3ENG336 Romantic and Victorian Poetry 3ENG342 Modernism and Beyond 3Suggested Electives (16 credits)Language Emphasis Requirements (24 credits)ENG213 Introduction to Language 3ENG214 Grammar 3ENG306 Introduction to Phonetics& Phonology 3ENG307 Introduction to Psycholinguistics orENG310 Sociolinguistics 3ENG308 Semantics and Pragmatics 3ENG473 Topics in English Literature 3Literature courses electives otherthan ENG211 and ENG212 6Suggested Electives (16 credits)4BACHElOR Of ARTS (B.A.) iN fiNE ARTSMissionThe Mission of the Fine Arts Program is to helpstudents to attain full development as leading creativeartists, and thinkers, in both the studio artscontext, and within the framework of art historyand philosophy.Educational ObjectivesThe purpose of the Bachelor of Arts in Fine Artsis:1. To seek a liberal Arts education designed toacquaint the students with leading ideas andforces that steer, and shape, the arts, and arteducation, globally.2. To provide students with the technical skills,and the knowledge of the use of materials andtechnologies in the making of drawing, sculpture,printmaking, ceramics, and multimediaand computer art, as professional artists.3. To prepare students interested in art educationfor an art teaching career.4. To pave the way for Graduate studies in StudioArt, Art Theory, and/or Art Education.ACADEMIC CATALOG [ 2008-2009 ] SCHOOl Of ARTS & SCiENCESA&S73
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