Bachelor of Arts in Advertising & Marketing

Mission

The mission of the advertising sequence is to prepare students for careers in account handling, media planning and management, and creative roles in advertising agencies, in-house advertising, and in the media. The program also incorporates principles of marketing, consumer behavior, promotional strategy, and other pertinent courses.

Total Credits
102

Apply Before
August 2020

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Program Educational Objectives

The program will prepare students to:

1.Lead a productive career in various areas of the advertising and marketing industry;
2.Apply their linguistic, analytical, communication and creative skills to the further development of the advertising industry in Lebanon and the region;
3.Become lifelong learners and find success in their chosen field;
4.Act ethically as advertising and marketing professionals;
5.Pursue graduate studies in advertising and marketing research.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon graduation, students should be able to:

1.Understand the main principles and concepts of the advertising and marketing field;
2.Develop full advertising and marketing plans and campaigns that meet client needs and market requirements;
3.Prepare and deliver oral presentations and written reports (including the advertising brief and pitch) pertinent to the advertising and marketing field;
4.Practice advertising and marketing in accordance within the ethical, moral, and industry codes within the local, international and global markets;
5.Design a professional portfolio including work with a number of local advertising firms; and
6.Evaluate the power and effectiveness of communication technologies and its ability to function as agents of social change.

Graduation Requirements

Students pursuing this major must complete a total of 102 credit hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.3/4.0 in their core and major courses. These 102 credits are divided as follows:

Courses

Liberal Arts Curriculum (30cr.)

English & Arabic Communication (9cr.)

Arabic Communication (3cr.)

One course from:

English Communication (6cr.)

Religion (3cr.)

One course from:

Ethics (3cr.)

One course from:

Cultural Studies & Social Science (6cr.)

Cultural Studies (3cr.)

One course from:

Social Science (3cr.)

One course from:

Citizenship (3cr.)

One course from:

Applied & Life Sciences (3cr.)

Applied Science (3cr.)

One course from:

Life and Natural Sciences (3cr.)

One course from:

Core Requirements (19cr.)

Major Requirements (43cr.)

Students must choose 6 credits from the following major electives (6cr.)

Free Electives (4cr.)

Suggested Program

Fall Semester Year I (15cr.)

COA	201	Mass Media Essentials	3 cr.
ENL	213	Sophomore Rhetoric (LAC)	3 cr.
MRK	201	Fundamentals of Marketing	3 cr.
ADM	216	Principles of Advertising	3 cr.
FDP	201	Basic Design	3 cr.

Spring Semester Year I (13cr.)

ADM	341	Media Planning and Analysis	3 cr.
COA	270	Studio Workshop I	1 cr.
MRK	311	Consumer Behavior	3 cr.
___	___	LAC	3 cr.
ENL	230	English in the Workplace (LAC)	3 cr.

Summer Semester Year I (6cr.)

PDP	201	Basic Photography	3 cr.
___	___	LAC	3 cr.

Fall Semester Year II (15cr.)

___	___	LAC	3 cr.
ADM	352	Adv. Creativity and Copywriting	3 cr.
FDP	214	Design for Advertising	3 cr.

COA	252	Principles of Public Relations	3 cr.
COA	230	Information gathering and analysis	3 cr.

Spring Semester Year II (15cr.)

COA	316	Production Techniques for Advertising	3 cr.
___	___	LAC	3 cr.
COA	362	Mass Comm Research	3 cr.
COA	359	Media and Society	3 cr.
MRK	321	Promotional Strategy	3 cr.

Summer Semester Year II (5cr.)

COA	275	Editing I	2 cr.
___	___	LAC	3 cr.

Fall Semester Year III (16cr.)

ADM	453	Global Advertising	3 cr.
___	___	Pool course	3 cr.
COA	475	Computer Graphics and Video Animation	3 cr.
___	___	LAC	3 cr.

___	___	LAC	3 cr.
ADM	466	Seminar Series in Advertising	1cr.