Division of Arts & Sciences Programs - Arts Media Communication Digital Media design Economics Environmental Studies Fine Arts Graphic Design History of Art Mathematics Political Science & Diplomacy Statistics                     Individualized Programs Media Communications Course requirements Course Offering Course Requirements Language Requirements English Language 2 courses 6 credits Second Language 2 courses 6 credits Quantitative Skills Requirements Quantitative Skills One course 3 credits Foundation Requirement Students must meet the following foundation requirements as a condition for applying to the major. Meeting these prerequisites is NOT a guarantee of admission to the major. Course Code Title Hours/Week ECO1014 History of economic Thought 3 HSS1003 Technology & Society 3 MES1125 Ancient Middle Eastern Civilization 3 MES2233 Arabic Literary Heritage 3 HSS1110 Science & Literature 3 PSY1153 Thinking and Decisions 3 ANT1105 Human Adaptation 3 PHI1005 Formal Logic I 3 There is a common first semester for full-time students Students are required to have completed or be currently studying the foundation units before enrolling in second year courses. The student must have completed Comm 1125 or Comm 1130 and have taken or be enrolled in at least two additional communication courses to apply for the communications major. The student's cumulative GPA will be taken into account at the time of application to the communication major. A cumulative GPA of less than 2.0 is considered beneath the standard for admission to major. Fourteen courses make up the minimum requirement for the major. MODE OF STUDY The Media Communications Major is available by full-time or part-time study. Course Code Title Hours/Week CMM1125 Introduction to Communication Behavior 3 CMM1130 Introduction to Mass Media and Society 3 MKT2212 Marketing Research 3 SOC2221 Sample Survey Methods 3 CMM2262 Visual Communication 3 CMM2280 Communication and Globalization 3 CMM3330 Structure and Function of Advertising 3 CMM3334 The Information Age 3 CMM3340 Basic Communication Research 3 CMM3350 Non-verbal Communication 3 CMM3380 Social Cybernetics 3 CMM3396 Media Events 3 CMM4439 Media Criticism 3 CMM4462 Visual Communication and Social Advocacy 3 Free Electives Students of Lebanese Nationality 5 courses 15 credits Students of Foreign Nationality 13 courses 39 credits Back to top Course Offering for ECO course description click Economic for HSS course description click Technology & Society for MES course description click Ancient Middle Eastern Civilization for MKT course description click Marketing for MES course description click Arabic Literary Heritage for PSY course description click Thinking and Decisions for ANT course description click Human Adaptation for CSE course description click Information Technology Back to top