ART 200 Drawing and Illustration I (3 credits) Basic introduction to drawing tools and instruments and the Theories in the various areas of drawing dealing specifically with the human figure, nude, clothed and in relationship with a given spatial environment.  The main issue is to familiarize students with a deeper conception of creative drawing and illustration using their own perception, logic and their ways of expression.

ART 201 Drawing and Illustration II (3 credits) This studio and theory course is a continuation of drawing I; it concentrates on the techniques of drawing, i.e., how to create 3D images on 2D surfaces using basic drawing techniques. Prereq.: ART 200

ART 202 Introduction to Arts and Music Appreciation (3 credits) This course enhances the ability to appreciate and understand music, by giving a wide view on the rich world of music in its all forms, beginning with the Classical era up to the modern Pop music, and projecting the artistic, political and the human stimulations of each era.  Coreq.: ENG 203

ART 204 Intro to Cinema Appreciation (3 credits) The course is an introduction of basic level that allows students to be acquainted with some of the biggest moments and names in cinema. From classical films to modern ones, students will get to have an idea about the unforgettable films that forever changed the way people look at movies. Films include Classic American Films, Classic European films, Modern Americans and European films and Modern foreign films. Coreq.: ENG 203

ART 205 History of Art and Design I (3 credits) This course is a comprehensive overview of Euro-American radical art and visual image making looking at aspects of the 20th century to the present Coreq.: ENG 203

ART 206 History of Art and Design II (3 credits) This course complements History of Art and Design I. It works backwards and looks at radical Art from the late 19th century to the Renaissance.  Prereq.: ART 205

ART 210 Painting I (3 credits) An introductory, theoretical and practical course looking at painting techniques and exploration of painted space.  Creative approaches to space interpretation on a two-dimensional plan, a greater awareness of the expressive potential of the elements of arts in the creation of various moods in various media.

ART 211 Painting II (3 credits) Builds on Paining I in terms of advanced studies in “Painting”.

ART 215 Performance I (3 credits) Acting I is a public exercise.  It is essentially the development of techniques of play, while exploring dramatic expression and language. Through planning the steps of a scene, students will evolve in the acting process.  This process is achieved in the participation of Workshop Exploration, Character Exploration Script Analysis, Interpretation and Directing short scenes.

ART 220 Performance II (3 credits) It is a training of the acting instruments-primarily voice and body into more workable, more exciting, apparatus.  To master the basics of talking listening, tactical interplay, building scenes, and making choices.  Acting techniques that involve emotional and psychological reality and controlled acting technique.  Prereq.: ART 215

ART 230 Sculpture (3 credits) This is an introductory course that develops a sense of three dimensional structure and design. It helps students to become familiar with a variety of materials, and to transform the principles of design from 2-dimentional into 3-dimentional.  This course will develop imaginative thinking and aesthetic sensibility in the students’ mind to express and understand Art into its social context. 

ART 301 Theories of Imaging (3 credits)  This is an advanced course, where the students develop their imaging skills by producing and understanding various visual aids used by art practitioners for the last two millennia including: theories and principles of colors, Plato’s “shadows in the cave”, the camera obscura, the camera lucida, mirrors, flip books, pin-hole cameras, the zoetrope.  Junior Standing

ART 355 Animation (3 credits) An introduction to the techniques and practices of traditional and digital animated film production. The student will be trained in a wide variety of approaches to” stop motion Photography”, paint and draw animation: from storyboarding till the final product.

ART 400 Special Topics (3 credits) The Art Forum is a program where invited guest speakers who might be artists, curators, designers, gallery owners writers on art give a lecture to Arts students, sharing the experiences about the real world and the area of their expertise.  Students are expected to analyze, research and write about topics discussed by guest lecturers on a weekly basis.  Senior Standing

AVP 200 Image and Photo Theory (3 credits) This course consists of analyzing both still and moving pictures while introducing the work of the major contemporary directors of photography, including the visual analysis of their films.  Coreq.: DES 220

AVP 202 Introduction to Camera & Lighting (3 credits) The purpose of this course is to set the technical principles of lighting a moving image and the basic techniques of caption of light by the camera.  The course includes the description of the work of the director of photography plus the study of colors, contrast, and the different elements that compose the image or help creating it both technically and aesthetically.  Prereq.: DES 220

AVP 203 Introduction to Sound Techniques (3 credits) An Introduction to the sound in the film and TV productions, How Sound is conceived and executed. Starting from general information to the importance of the sound in the film, in addition to some basic technical knowledge like the different materials and equipments used for sound recording: microphones types etc...

AVP 205 TV Production 1 (3 credits) This course offers to the student the aims of television and video technology variables especially the techniques of single camera production. Students will have to produce a short field report.  Coreq.: AVP 202

AVP 220 Film & Video History (3 credits) This course gives a general view on the art of entertainment in its all forms, means and expressions, starting with the most primitive ways of communication, from wall painting in caverns to Greek theatre going through the Renaissance period up to the cinema industry from its birth to nowadays ending with the TV modern ways of news and entertainment. 

AVP 225 Story Board and Script Writing (3 credits) Two of the most essential elements for the industry of film making.  This course offers all technical possibilities to concretize the foundation of an artistic idea that could ends up as a film project, by script writing and a story board, including the writings, and the general artistic aspect of the final product.  Prereq.: ENG 203

AVP 230 Film and Video History II (3 credits) This course is designed to provide the students a constructed critical thinking about a film, and film making, from its origins till present.  It includes a historic study on the visual arts, taking in consideration the social, political and artistic context of each period.  Prereq.: AVP 220

AVP 250 Audio Visual Workshop I (3 credits) This course will introduce students to the field of production organization for theater, films and video. A complete project that touches every aspect of a professional production from both, technical and artistic angles. Taking an idea and working it to full realization, writing the script, casting the actors, rehearsing the cast, designing the sets costumes and lighting choosing the music.

AVP 301 Audio Visual Workshop II (3 credits) This course introduces technology in the filming of a production in this case a commercial. It gives the student the possibility of choosing, guiding, and conducting his technical crew, and have it work in harmony with his artistic crew.  Prereq.: AVP 250

AVP 302 Lighting or Sound Workshop (3 credits) This course is an intensive workshop / training conducted by a professional in lighting or sound field either from the staff or outside done in professional premises such as film or sound studios, sound or light rental companies, concerts or events venues.  Prereq.:  AVP 202, AVP 203

AVP 303 Sound Design (3 credits) All what advanced students should know about Sound design for film and TV production. How sound is conceived and executed. How sound is designed for a film sound track, for a Movie, Documentary, or the different kind of TV programs, and the difference in the conception and techniques of the sound track for each. Prereq.: AVP 203

AVP 305 Art of Editing I (3 credits) This course offers different methodologies; picking-up and choosing the best moments of angles, frames and expressions of the sequences of the shooting. All that helps the director to bring life, energy, action, and movements to the sequences of the movie. Good timing is every thing in this business. Prereq.: AVP 200

AVP 315 Film & Video Directing (3 credits) This is an advanced course that set up the principles, the guideline and the different steps to produce and direct a short movie. The steps include film analysis, scriptwriting, technical skills, art direction, editing, difference between video and cinema... "From script to film" is the major definition for this course.  Prereq.: AVP 225

AVP 320 Directing for Actors (3 credits) The director’s responsibilities of a theatrical production; choosing, analyzing, and blocking a play.  An in-depth script analysis, the audition and casting process.  Relationship between directors and actors, staging crowd scenes, and the rehearsal process. The focus of this course is to introduce new concepts and principles of stage directing.  Prereq.: ART 215

AVP 325 Art of Editing II (3 credits) This course is an advanced level in the art of editing which offers methodology knowledge of  working with different editing software and different editing techniques for movies, documentaries, video clips …etc... Prereq.: AVP 305

AVP 350 TV Production II (3 credits) This course will familiarize students to an advanced knowledge of television technology and the techniques of multiple camera productions. They will learn how to produce and direct live shows, such as television news, talk-show, sitcom or a soap opera.  Prereq.:  AVP 205

AVP 410 Video Production (3 credits) This course offers the knowledge of interpretation for the birth of a commercial-video script to the final physical realization, in this case of a video-clip, done on a given popular song.  Followed step- by step by the instructor, and judged by a jury.  Prereq.:  AVP 350

AVP 460 Professional Practice for Audio Visual. This obligatory project will be advised, provided and supervised by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities in collaboration with a designated professional firm. The student is expected to achieve a minimum of 45 working hours in a serious professional environment related to the student’s own interest in a specialization in the film industry.  

AVP 490 Senior Project I (4 credits) A full scale project that requires from the student a complete study, research and a preparation of a portfolio including, a script, a storyboard, all technical files, working sheets, budget study, for a future production in these different subjects: a short film, or a documentary, or an art film.  Prereq.: AVP 315

AVP 491 Senior Project II (4 credits) This is the final project .Students are asked to provide the completed, finished  product of SENIOR PROJECT ONE, which will be presented in front of an invited jury of professionals in the field, who after debates, questioning, and inquiries will decide about the success or the failure of the given project.  Prereq.: AVP 490

COM 205 News Reporting (3 credits)  An integration of print and broadcast reporting, News Reporting provides students with the writing skills and critical thinking needed to work in the media. It develops the professional skills and attitudes that reporters need by giving them a solid grounding in basic concepts and their application to real-life situations. Prereq.: ENG 204

COM 220 Public Relations (3 credits) This course covers the basic concepts and the various settings of Public Relations.  It also provides updated information and case studies to help students understand the models, practices and issues in contemporary Pubic Relations. Prereq.: ENG 203

COM 250 Media & Society (3 credits)  An introduction to the social responsibilities of the mass communicator in Lebanon, the Middle East and the World. An examination of the mass media in terms of the social, political, and economic forces which influence and shape them and are in turn shaped by them. Prereq.: ENG 203

COM 305 Advanced News Reporting (3 credits)  This is looked upon as the most advanced reporting class. All the techniques and skills developed in previous courses will now be applied to developing investigative reporting skills. Students will originate and research for print or broadcast serious investigative reports. Prereq.: COM 205

COM 311 Media and Politics (3 credits) This course is an overview and discussion of the relation between the mass media and politics in society. The mass media constitute one of the most powerful forces shaping the modern world. In terms of information dissemination, shaping of attitudes and mass behavior there has never been a medium with the reach, breadth and influence of the mass media. In this course, we will examine the more important mass media effects researchers have found to influence the political processes of the society.  Prereq.:  ENG 204

COM 316 Writing for Broadcasting Media (3 credits) This course provides students with a practical experience. It gives them the opportunity to attend media workshops in local radio stations and televisions. They will have the opportunity to live the experience of writing for this special kind of media.    Prereq.: COM 305

COM 330/HOM 330 Esthetics Etiquette & Protocol (3 credits) The course provides information about protocol and etiquette, table arts and events. It shows real cases and provides experience, allowing students to use some standards in their every day’s life. This is a very interactive course ere students need to participate with role plays and apply personal experience.  Prereq.: ENG 203

COM 357 Special Events Planning (3 credits) Special events are an important marketing tool and offer valuable public relations opportunities for companies, organizations and communities. The event format is an excellent vehicle to promote a new business, a product line, or reinforce your brand. You’ll discover how to design results-driven events to meet your goals, and how apply the results-driven method to identify target audiences, orchestrate fundraisers, find sponsors, plan pre-event publicity and gain event-day media coverage. This course promises you an "inside look" at events: how to manage them, how to measure results, and how to produce successful events time-after-time.  Prereq.:  ENG 203

COM 408 Writing for Public Relations (3 credits) Students learn to produce clear and colorful writing while examining effective public relations strategies essential to any organization. Students learn how to create a positive corporate image based on a well-planned public relations strategy. Writing assignments include newsletters, brochures, fundraising literature, business correspondence, media copy and promotional material. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to create written pieces that convey precise information, attract attention, make a favorable impression, and influence decision-making.  Prereq.:  COM 220

COM 410 Professional and Public Speaking (3 credits) Corporate employers demand strong communication and presentation skills. As a future professional, you will not only be expected to be confident speakers, but also to organize and prepare clear, concise, and interesting presentations. This course will prepare them for the future by developing speaking and delivery skills, as well as critical thinking and analytical skills that focus on how to organize a presentation, solve problems, build arguments, and use your creativity.  Prereq.: ENG 204

COM 412 Public Relations Account Management (3 credits) This course provides students with the fundamentals of management in both the client and agency environments. It also explores project estimating, budgeting and time management.   It examines account profitability maintenance and account team productivity and reviews techniques for agency and supplier selection.  A special emphasis on the ethical aspects of account work is provided.    Prereq.:  COM 220

COM 418 Creating Media for PR (3 credits) The creation and utilization of new and traditional PR vehicles, with emphasis on the former; includes web sites, intranets, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, flyers… with hands-on lab work. Prereq.:  COM 220

COM 420 Advanced Public Relations (3 credits) Students will learn the PR process: Research, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation. They will explore a variety of cases / campaigns that will lead them to elaborate successful campaigns and programs. Students will also master skills such as budgeting and scheduling. Prereq.: COM 220

COM 425 Media in Lebanon & The M.E. (3 credits) This course provides a comparative approach of the Media in Lebanon and the Middle East. It also looks at the role of media in shaping our images regarding the countries / states in this part of the world. Prereq.: ENG 204

COM 460 Journalistic Ethics (3 credits) This course is a historical review of the evolution of ethics issues from the Penny Press to Yellow Journalism, to the birth of objectivity and contemporary discourse on ethics. Students will learn normative media theories (e.g., social responsibility) their historical contexts and their applications.  Journalistic convention and practice are then analyzed from the perspective of ethics, beginning with an overview of the standard practices of journalism (identifying one’s self as a journalist, quoting sources). Students will learn about the ethical aspects of a variety of journalistic genres (wartime journalism, investigative journalism), as well as specific ethics issues (naming names, gender and racial bias) and, finally, the ethics aspects of the larger context of journalism (technology, the media business, political coverage). Prereq.: COM 250

COM 465 Media and the Law (3 credits) The course emphasizes on the increasingly important regulatory aspects, giving less prominence to more traditional common law topics.  It also covers the function of Lebanese legal system as it relates to news and media.  Libel, copyright, freedom of information, regulation of broadcasting is also covered.   Prereq.:  COM 250

COM 490 Capstone (3 credits) This course provides an opportunity to demonstrate problem-solving skills by examining a variety of Public Relations tools, in simulated scenarios. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking and on the integration of every learned material during previous years.  Senior Standing

COM 491 Internship (3 credits) During this internship you will be required to work in an approved professional setting. Individual projects will be developed through conferences with the supervision of a department member and a field supervisor.  Senior Standing

DES 201 Fundamentals of Design I (3 credits) This course introduces art students to the basic elements and principles of design, such as the design tools and instruments used in the design studio. This course covers the study of geometric shapes, two-dimensional illustration, technical drawing, coloring techniques, design as a concept, and perceptual discipline.

DES 211 Fundamentals of Design II (3 credits) Introduction to the dimensional requirements faced by the communicators who are working in the areas of three-dimensional design with the emphasis on package design. Exploration of visual language, compositional principles, problem solving methodology and production in graphic design.  Prereq.: DES 201

DES 215 Architectural Drawing (3 credits) An introduction to the techniques of drawing and sketching as an aid to design, basics and expression of lines, product and interior drawings, presentation techniques. In this course students will gain an awareness of basic visual construction and techniques. 

DES 220 Principles of Photography (3 credits) Introducing students to the use of photography as a helpful tool for Graphic Design as elements, principles and techniques. The student explores typography as a form of visual communication along with the demonstration of historic and contemporary applications, from black & white to colored photos.

DES 311 Copywriting (3 credits) A concept is expressed by visuals and words. To complete the graphic courses which are visual courses, the student will learn to deal with words, such as slogans, bodycopy, etc…. Junior Standing
 

DES 320 Virtual Reality (3 credits) This course will introduce students to the creation of computer rendered 3D graphics and animation. Through lighting effects, camera angles, sequence and motion students create a new and unique virtual world.  The teaching aid will be widespread software, ensuring the students affordable documentation, local and worldwide market place access. Prereq.: GDP 310
 

DES 350 Design for the Stage (3 credits) An intensive workshop of design extension from graphic or interior design to the existing world of designing for theater stage and movies. This workshop takes each person’s skills, abilities, and imaginations and guides him/her through set design, costume design and hint of light design.  Junior Standing
 

DES 360 Advanced Photography (3 credits) Advanced studies on all tools of photography including mastering of computer skills and the world of digital photos. This course will enable students to the world of montage, illustration with a complete critical thinking for the visual world.   Prereq.:  DES 220
 

DES 410 Professional Practice for Graphic Design (1 credit)  This course will introduce students to a real life career. It includes the client and their various needs, background and the setup needed to open a graphic design agency. Students learn about the market in a particular environment and the need of the products and the influence the design can make, in conjunction with the competition.  Senior Standing

DES 420 Advanced Virtual Reality (3 credits) This course is designed for different animation presentations.  Students improve their technical skills in mastering a variety of professional software Prereq.: DES 320 

GDP 200 Typography and Calligraphy (3 credits) This studio course will introduce the elements, concepts, principles and techniques of typography and calligraphy and their development into creative art forms to symbolize a specific meaning of visual communication. Students will study calligraphy and typography within various languages.

GDP 211 Graphic Design I (3 credits) This course introduces students to the visual elements, principles and problem solving methodologies, as well as techniques of graphic design. It is an overview of the current profession. Emphasis is placed on concept development, process and the creation of designs for the current market. Coreq.: GDP 200

GDP 215 Computer Software I for the Visual (3 credits) This course will introduce students to software used to create visual image and design. Emphasis will be on the study of Adobe Illustrator and the transformation of hand-rendered graphics into fine-tuned vector illustration. Students will also learn how to prepare their files for pre-press. Prereq.: CSC 201

GDP 225 Graphic Design II (4 credits) An advanced studio course where students explore 2D and 3D forms of graphic design, along with an introduction to motion graphics. Projects are based on: corporate identity systems, advertising campaigns, package design / environmental design, advanced typography, motion graphics and the impact of graphic design to better one’s society. Prereq.: GDP 211

GDP 300 Page Layout & Design (3 credits) This course examines the layout of multi-page designs and publications through lectures and studio work. Students will work with body-copy as both a readable text and as an aesthetic design element. Emphasis will be placed on how information is organized and composed in order to communicate effectively. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of a grid system in contrast with experimental, organic design. Prereq.: GDP 211

GDP 310 Computer Software II (3 credits)  The purpose of the course is to provide students with sufficient techniques, tips, and solutions for using Photoshop software.  It introduces the student to the pixel world and to the power of manipulating different types of images to create astonishing designs. Prereq.: GDP 215

GDP 325 Package/Product Design (3 credits) In this course students design packages beginning with simple labels to 3D form, ensuring creativity and functionality, application of graphics, type and color, in order to create brands. Prereq.: GDP 211

GDP 330 Visual Narratives (3 credits) In this course students will tell a story through a sequence of visual images, incorporating sound and motion. From concept development, hand-rendered key-frames to a professional-level time-based media work. Prereq.: GDP 310

GDP 335 Web Design (3 credits) In this course students will create their own self-promotional website. Students will transform content and mapped information into a site that viewers easily navigate and quickly interpret. Basic HTML and intensive Dreamweaver and Macromedia Flash will be taught. Students will work with links, rollovers, motion graphics and sound. Emphasis will be placed on how the design of the printed page translates to this interactive screen-based media. Prereq.:      GDP 310

GDP 435 Printing Variables (3 credits) In this course students learn printing techniques, terminology and how to transform digital files into professionally printed pieces. Students work directly with a print house. Emphasis is on QuarkXPress and the integration of Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop for printing. This course includes field trips and lectures. Prereq.:      GDP 310

GDP 490 Senior Project I (4 credits)  Students are assigned a project in which they must complete a variety of design pieces, applying all that they have learned, as a cohesive unit. Emphasis will be placed upon each student’s individual design vision, final presentation and professionalism. Senior Standing

GDP 491 Senior Project II (4 credits) In this course students define their own project and complete a collection of work based-upon research and creative analysis. Students also complete their portfolio. Emphasis will be placed upon each student’s individual design vision, final presentation and professionalism.  Prereq.: GDP 490

IDP 250 Rendering & Perspective (2 credits) This course is an introductory class to three-dimensional drawing for interior designers. Emphasis will be on simplified systems of perspective and drawings in furniture and interiors.  The student will also be prepared to make the most out of further advanced rendering classes. 

IDP 290 Design Project I (4 credits) An introduction to the basic principle of design. Topics include basic design theory and practice, design methodology, problem solving method, visual communication skills and basic modeling techniques. Coreq.: DES 215

IDP 291 Design Project II (4 credits) This course is an introduction to the design principles associated with the evaluation and redesign of an existing product, furniture or space. The course explores the conceptual aesthetics and structural studies in the field of remodeling projects. Prereq.: IDP 290

IDP 310 History of Architecture & Furniture I (3 credits) This course describe movements, events and people that have defined the design history. It makes students understand the connections between design history and culture, historical and social contexts and their influence on the design of product, furniture, architecture.

IDP 315 Computer Aided Design (3 credits) Students learn the theory behind how three dimensional objects are presented two dimensionally. The course is oriented toward technical drawing with a review of drawing and dimensioning conventions. The last part is regarding drawing 3D basic and complex object within an introduction to 3D modeling. Prereq.: DES 215

IDP 320 Materials and Process (3 credits) This  course covers the various materials and parameters involved in design  parts out of plastic, metal, wood, card board and others. Discussion of the major type of materials their categories and their characteristics. Field trips and reports presentation are also included. Junior Standing

IDP 330 History of Architecture and Furniture II (3 credits) The course is a historical survey of design in depth. Students implement their historical and theoretical knowledge through critical thought and comparative studies Prereq.:  IDP 310

IDP 335 Problem Solving for Design (3 credits) Design methodology emphasizes the value and use of the scientific method for data collection and decision-making.  Techniques such as interviewing, testing and analysis of the utility of the design are taught.  Students practice communicating for business purposes.  Junior Standing

IDP 340 Details & Manufacturing Technology (3 credits) This course provides an overview of the transformation details and techniques for manufacturing. Students will learn in this course how to solve actual technique design problems and finding better solutions to the details of the process. Prereq.: IDP 320

IDP 390 Design Project III (4 credits) Students learns how to design a product which satisfies human and psychological consideration. Projects address the requirements of special user groups and specific markets with consideration of the production capabilities of markets. Manufacturing will be the focus of at least one project. Prereq.: IDP 291

IDP 391 Design Project IV (4 credits) In this course, students develop their designs and manufacturing skills, the course explores the conceptual, aesthetic and structural studies in the filed of flexible design. Students will reinforce their skills in the execution process. Prereq.: IDP 390

IDP 410 Digital Presentation (3 credits) This course introduces basic digital tools for industrial design presentation and reinforces students drawing and communication skills. 

IDP 420 Professional Practice (1 credit) In this course, students continue preparing themselves to enter the career field of design. They experience technologies and the relationship to industrial design.  A field report must be submitted for evaluation.  Senior Standing

IDP 490 Senior Project I (4 credits) In this course, students finalize their achievement in providing an individual final project that includes a professional portfolio showing materials and process recommendations. The net result will be a fully coasted out design for production manufacturing. Prereq.: IDP 391

IDP 491 Senior Project II (4 credits) In this course, students finalize their achievement in providing an individual final project that includes a professional portfolio showing materials and process recommendations. The net result will be a fully coasted out design for production manufacturing. Prereq.: IDP 490

MAT 261 Visual Math for Arts (3 credits) This course covers basic geometry vocabulary versus free-form shapes by exploring basic elements and principles of design. Students will learn how to develop surfaces and volume in the form of solids. Form giving properties as structure, proportion, composition and static and dynamic symmetry as studied. The basics of orthographic dimensioning and representing a form with multiple views on paper and models are represented.