Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts - Journalism & Electronic Media

The program will prepare students to:

1. 1.Lead a productive career in journalism, public relations, and electronic media;
2. 2.Employ the journalistic and communication skills acquired in the form of print, broadcast, and digital media in both Arabic and English;
3. 3.Apply strong professional competence to serve in journalistic tasks, in the press, radio, television and net media;
4. 4.Act ethically as media professionals;
5. 5.Pursue graduate studies in journalism, public relations and electronic media research.

Upon graduation, students should be able to:

1. 1.Identify the theoretical and conceptual foundations of the field of journalism and the manner through which such foundation is applied to practice in the field;
2. 2.Illustrate ideas, thoughts, news, reports, and other journalistic work in clear, correct, vivid, accurate, and meaningful language;
3. 3.Categorize information and gathered material by providing meaning to them and explaining their relevance and consequences to the recipients;
4. 4.Become lifelong learners in the field;
5. 5.Demonstrate genuine creativity in writing and reporting styles;
6. 6.Acquire and practice written and oral communication skills for print, broadcast and online media;
7. 7.Critically analyze and interpret journalistic situations encountered during their daily work.