Master of Arts in Digital Media
USEK - Holy Spirit University of Kaslik
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Campus location
Jounieh, Lebanon
Languages
English
Study format
Blended
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 16,254 / per course *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Oct 2024
* * 42 Credits
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Introduction
The School of Architecture and Design was established in 1974, under the name of Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts. Its objective is to orient young people towards a brilliant future, while its mission consists of the development of creativity and human potential. The programs offered by the Faculty enable students to acquire a cultural education, in addition to competence that will enable them to be distinguished in their discipline. The diversity of the proposed programs promotes interactivity in multidisciplinary research workshops and provides them with a high level of dynamism. Curricula are regularly updated according to the requirements of the professional situation.
During the period of studies, students will develop analytical minds, and creative skills, as well as the ability to adapt to any change; qualities that have become unavoidable in the world of business. The School follows a development plan that combines, on the one hand, classic teaching methods with the latest technologies, and on the other hand, theory with practice. It has a cooperation network with various local and international academic institutions: exchange programs, participation in seminars, and common projects.
Mission
The mission of the MA in Digital Media is to prepare students to contribute to the advancement of film and animation fields and to strive for originality, creativity, and innovation by providing them with knowledge and competencies allowing them to produce innovative projects in this ever-evolving field.
Curriculum
Common Core
- FLM640 Film and the Other Arts
- FLM650 Film Authors
- AVS500 Methodology
- FLM537 Screenwriting for Film and Television
- FLM630 Seminar in Film Theory
- FLM620 Theory of Sound in Films
Specialization
- AUV620 3D Film Production
- AUV531 Advanced 2D Animation
- AUV533 Advanced 3D Animation
- AUV510 Theory and Techniques of Animation
Electives
- FLM634 Advanced Screenwriting
- FLM618 Cinematography and Directing
- TLV560 Digital Editing and Animation
- FLM551 Film Design and Special Effects
Capstone
- AVS680A Directed Individual Studies I
Program Outcome
Program Educational Objectives
- Graduates will acquire critical knowledge in the field of film and animation and will have the capacity to develop ideas based on an awareness of the needs of their respective communities.
- Graduates will acquire a proficient approach to collaborate on projects through group ideation.
- Demonstrate the ability to integrate and realize an idea in different types of media by using highly developed technical and esthetically relevant processes.
Program Outcomes
- Acquire the capacity to use a series of manuals and tools, on both intellectual and technical levels, to make a creative, relevant, animated film.
- Develop storylines and structure images professionally through an adequate visual expression used in professional and social media online and in broadcast television.
- Learn to analytically critique films in general and animation in particular.
- Acquire an artistic capacity to write, create, and execute ideas whether it is destined for commercials or education, or entertainment or information or artistic.