EJCM535Cyberlaw and cyberethics
2 credits
This course introduces texts of Cyberlaw. It discusses different texts with respect to press freedom, as guarantors of individual and group freedoms. It reviews the ways affecting press liberties; elaborating the relation between press independence, politics and finance. The course also examines different ways to ensure respect of this freedom, as well as the professional code and ethics of journalism.
JCM524Economics and Media Management
2 credits
This course examines the role and impact of the media in economy, with a main focus on different aspects required to operate a media company.
EJCM512EJournalism Workshop I
1 credits
The objective of these workshops is to acquire adequate techniques to prepare, edit, and diffuse multimedia content such as webreports and webdocumentaries.
EJCM540EJournalism Workshop II
1 credits
The objective of these workshops is to acquire adequate techniques to prepare, edit, and diffuse multimedia content such as webreports and webdocumentaries.
JCM611Globalization and Cultural Diversity
2 credits
This course introduces the ways by which each human society and linguistic group sees its own culture and civilization, and strives to find distinctive features, while accepting - to a certain extent - different cultures to live in its community.
JCM612Internationalization of Media
2 credits
This is an introductory course to different concepts and issues related to the internationalization of the media industry, in relation to international relations, political economy, cultural studies and New World Information and Communication Order.
JCM620Multicultural Communication
2 credits
This course explores consubstantial relationships between communication and culture. As an important and essential element of the communication act, cultures live, perpetuate and renew themselves through communication. The course introduces communication semiotics, and invites students to analyze the mechanisms of intercultural communication.
JCM517New Technologies, New Media
2 credits
This course reviews diverse techniques related to new technologies in the field of communication. From print media to electronic media, going through audiovisual media, “new media” are emerging with technological progress, and development of the consumer society. This course is an introduction to the operational aspects of new communication and information technology.
EJCM680Professional Internship
3 credits
Students are requested to pass through a traineeship of 200 hours in a press office, company, or advertising agency. They should get acquainted with the different services and posts, before selecting a certain job. Whereupon, they will submit a report of 15 pages summarizing their performed tasks and experience. Enrolled students should have covered 26 credits with a GPA. ≥ 80 /100
EJCM530Professional Seminar I
1 credits
The course is a cycle of seminars involving qualified professionals and specialists from other fields, who will explain the real needs of the market, alongside the available media means to meet these needs. This course will be examining investigative journalism, emarketing, conceptualizing and editing online magazines, photojournalism, data journalism, leadership, information on mobiles etc.
EJCM625Professional Seminar II
1 credits
The course is a cycle of seminars involving qualified professionals and specialists from other fields, who will explain the real needs of the market, alongside with the available media means to meet these needs. This course will be examining investigative journalism, emarketing, conceptualizing and editing online magazines, photojournalism, data journalism, leadership, information on mobiles etc.
EJCM613Social Media and Community Managementq
2 credits
This course trains the student to be community managers, who are entrusted to increase and retain an audience, through different ethical, relational and social strategies, and to uphold ereputation of trademarks and media.
JCM610Strategies and Tools of Public Communication
2 credits
This course examines adequate techniques and methods to be used, in order to implement a communication strategy with optimum results. As there are multiple communication tools, this course offers a theoretical approach, followed by practical applications allowing a better mastery of the techniques.
CSC555Web Fundamentals for Online Communication
3 credits
This is an introductory course to HTML language to enable students to create and manage a web, on their own, or in collaboration with web designers and developers. They will be first mastering the CMS services such as Drupai, Joomla and Wordpress, and will be initiated to HTML. They will be acquiring adequate terminology to communicate with the webmaster for a better exploitation of web tools and possibilities.
EJCM513Web Writing (Arabic)
3 credits
This course raises student awareness to the particularities of writing, organizing, and editing web contents. It defines the formats of various journalistic genres adapted to the web, offering many practical exercises to adapt articles for screen reading.
EJCM525Web Writing (English OR French)
3 credits
This course raises student awareness to the particularities of writing, organizing, and editing web contents. It defines the formats of various journalistic genres adapted to the web, offering many practical exercises to adapt articles for screen reading.