Course Descriptions
Required Hours: 128 hours
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COM 204 |
Public Opinion |
3 |
Prerequisites:
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Theis course presents the study of the collective phenomenon of
opinion through the means of communication either traditional or
modern as well as focusing on identifying and changing factors of
public opinion through the study of culture, trends, motives and
beliefs, and then learning the benefits of using its functions in
media to build public opinion that achieves homogeneity and harmony
in society, and aims to review how media influences public opinion
and the influence of public opinion in media.
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COM 308 |
Current Issues in Mass Communication
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3 |
Prerequisites:
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This course introduces the roles of various media outlet in
influencing and spreading awareness and knowledge through presenting
contemporary issues in media that are raised on the local, Arab, and
global arena. For example (National identity, violence, terrorism,
globalization, credibility and objectivity) from a scientific
perspective. Also, it gives a comprehensive idea about the concept
of media issue, its features, and how it is received and sensed in
the mass of media. In addition, how to exploit these issues to the
best interests of the community.
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COM 313 |
Texts of Mass Communication in English
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3 |
Prerequisites:
COM 201
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This course presents the definitions of international texts in
English, their concepts, their methods, and teaching students
selected media texts in English from various sources and sources of
communication sciences.
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COM 340 |
Radio Production & Direction |
3 |
Prerequisites:
COM 201
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This course provides students with a background on the different
steps of producing programs for radio, starting from choosing the
idea of the program to the completion of the program, as well as
explaining the economic and technical aspects of the production
process, and the problems they encounter, as well as the technical
aspects of the production of programs for radio, in addition to
methods of directing and its arts.
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COM 341 |
Shooting & Lighting for TV |
3 |
Prerequisites:
COM 340
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This course provides for the student ideas about lighting, lenses
and different types of photography (photography and film) and
compare it to electronic photography, introducing the student to the
television camera and lenses used in television and camera holders
types and uses. It also introduces students to the function of the
television cameraman, his skills, and his roles in various programs
and also his relationship with the production crew, introducing the
student to lighting and natural and industrial light sources and
equipment and aspects of technical and engineering lighting and the
method of adjusting lighting for different types of programs and
their effects.
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COM 342 |
Computer in Radio & TV
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3 |
Prerequisites:
COM 340
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The course aims to enrich the student's cognitive background in all
matters related to the current computer applications in radio and
television, giving practical models of these applications and its
uses in all elements and stages of production, as well as
introducing the latest developments and techniques related to
computerization in this field.
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COM 350 |
Writing for Radio & TV |
3 |
Prerequisites:
COM 340
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This course enriches the student's background on the foundations of
writing for radio and television, and deals with the development of
his writing skills for radio and television, and his writing
training for programs specialized in content and those aimed to
certain age groups.
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COM 351 |
Satellite Broadcasting |
3 |
Prerequisites:
COM 307
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This course provides knowledge and information about Arab and
international satellite broadcasting, the pros and cons of this
broadcast to the Arab citizen, as well as providing a critical view
of the form and content of what is presented on satellite screens
and its impact on the pattern of values and social order in the Arab
family, and to introduce ways of cooperation and coordination in
Arab satellite broadcasting and how to benefit from satellite
broadcasting to serve Arab and Islamic issues, and to improve the
image of Arabs globally.
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COM 443 |
TV Production & Direction |
3 |
Prerequisites:
COM 362
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This course provides basic information on the programming production
of television, clarifying the elements, components and forms of this
production, as well as the problems that may face the different
stages of production, and the material provides the technical
templates for the production of television, the foundations and
rules of this output, and the various aspects that affect it such as
photography, lighting, decoration and editing.
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COM 444 |
News Production |
3 |
Prerequisites:
COM 362
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The course provides a comprehensive overview of the collection,
drafting and broadcasting of television or radio news, as well as
the preparation of news reports from the events' sites.
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COM 452 |
Drama and Criticism of Radio & TV |
3 |
Prerequisites:
COM 362
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This course provides basic information on the concept of drama and
its types and the fundamental differences between these genres, as
well as the history of drama and the role of Greek drama, as well as
the definition of the rules and bases of drama writing for radio and
television in application, and the development of the ability to
criticizing dramas according to the established scientific bases.
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COM 453 |
Management and Planning for Radio & TV
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3 |
Prerequisites:
COM 362
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This course provides the introduction of management patterns in
radio and television organizations, whether governmental or civil,
as well as introducing the decision-making methods within these
institutions and their effects on the institution, and on its
relationship with other institutions in society, and the course
addresses the plans of radio and television programmers in all its
concepts, types, functions, stages, policies and strategies, with
all these elements translated into integrated program maps.
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COM 454 |
Anchoring & Presenting |
2 |
Prerequisites:
COM 423
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This course provides a background of knowledge about the
characteristics of the broadcaster and his qualifications, duties
and responsibilities, factors about the broadcaster’s success, and
how he deals with the camera and microphone, as well as deals with
the difference between the broadcaster and the presenter of
different programs, and explains how the presenter covers and deals
with different forms of programs and implement them and present them
well and in best possible performance
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COM 447 |
Practicum I |
3 |
Prerequisites:
COM 360
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This course describes the training process in radio and television,
the stages it goes through and the most important skills acquired by
students, through the selection of a media training institution
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COM 446 |
Graduation Project |
4 |
Prerequisites:
COM 447
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This course provides an overview of the training and qualification
of students in the preparation and production of a television or
radio documentary or news report, as well as the preparation,
establishment and invention of a website for a radio or television
station.
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COM 448 |
Practicum I I |
5 |
Prerequisites:
COM 476
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This course provides knowledge about the training process as a
practical reality by spending the period of practicum training in
one of the radio and television agencies to practice work and
acquire skills and radio and television experiences in accordance
with a training program and a timetable for the implementation of
the training plan and under joint supervision by the department and
the training destination.
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9/8/2021 9:16:17 AM
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