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BA in Advertising

French, with several courses taught in both languages French and English

  • 96 Credits
  • 3Duration of the program
  • $85Price
Official Name of the Program BA in Advertising
Official Degree Level Bachelor of Arts
Price/Credit $85
Campuses Availability Hadat–Baabda

Program Objectives

The Program in Advertising prepares students to explore creative fields, making them specialized influential publicists. In this program, students will gain artistic and technical skills, to be ready for a career as an artistic director, copywriter, and advertising strategist. They will discover a variety of communication techniques, acquire the ability to conceptualize and execute clear messages based on a strategy, creating and carrying out strategic changes.

Eligibility

To apply for the program in Advertising, students should submit on-campus or online application at specific dates, sit for an entrance test, and have an interview at the Faculty. The language level required for graduation is B2.

Language level required to register in the following courses:

Code Courses Credits Pre-requisite
HIST101-FC00 Insights about Art 3 B.2.1
DESS102-FP00 Graphic Arts (Culture1) 1 B.2.1
HIST102-FC00 Design Theories and History 2 B.2.1
DESS104-FP10 Advertising (Culture 2) 1 B.2.1
Teaching Methods

Based on hands-on activities along with theoretical courses, the main teaching methodologies in the Department of Graphic Design are:

  • Interactive lectures
  • Hands-on activities within workshops
  • Project and teamwork-based learning
  • Case analysis
  • Discussions, brainstorming and self-reflection
Evaluation Process

Based on the type of courses if theoretical or hands-on, we always refer to the course learning outcomes for evaluation according to the following:

  • Theoretical courses:
    • Continuous evaluation: [20% - 60%]
    • Mid-term exam: [25% - 30%]
    • Final exam: [40% - 50%]
  • Practical courses:
    • Continuous evaluation: [20% - 60%]
    • Mid-term project: [25% - 30%]
    • Final project: [40% - 50%]
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

By the end of the program in Advertising, students should be able to:

  • Work and communicate effectively, respecting the professional ethics
  • Work on topics related to community and social commitment
  • Apply the right processes and methodologies to a given context
  • Create, individually and within teams, traditional and non-traditional creative material to meet customers’ challenges

Specific PLOs:

  • Identify the market, target audience and consumer behavior in to meet customers’ objectives.
  • Develop a plan for all stages of an advertising strategy
Job Prospects

Students graduating in Advertising can take role in various positions, such as:

  • Art Director
  • Online Strategist
  • Copywriter
  • Strategist

Program Structure

University Common Program


Code Course Credits
SCOP 202-AC00 Citizenship and the Society
Citizenship and the Society
SCOP 202-AC00
3 Credits
This course aims at strengthening students’ knowledge of the principles and values of citizenship and civic work as a means for active engagement in society. Students will identify key areas and strategies related to legal citizenship, diversity and pluralism, reflecting critically in teams about current issues, and presenting through projects innovative ideas while referring to the Constitution and the international laws.
3
Communication
Common Courses


Code Course Credits
NUME101-FP00 Atelier numérique
Atelier numérique
NUME101-FP00
2 Credits
In this course, students will learn the roots of graphic design and the important role of imagery, color, typography, and composition, while exploring the fundamentals tools and technique of bitmap image and vector illustration manipulation.
2
DESS101-FP00 Dessin et croquis
Dessin et croquis
DESS101-FP00
2 Credits
The course is an introductory drawing and sketching course that is intended to help develop basic observational and technical drawing skills as well as increase personal expression through creative investigation. Focusing on various methods and techniques students will explore the drawing properties and the space representation, to present on a two-dimensional surface the illusion of the three-dimensional world.
2
DESG103-FP10 Langage visuel I
Langage visuel I
DESG103-FP10
2 Credits
In this course, students will understand how to communicate sensory concepts using a graphic language (geometric shapes, line, color, texture, contrast, volume and shape). Students will learn the principles of composition, proportion, movement as well as visual rhythm and concepts useful for all visual communications projects
2
PHOT101-FP00 Photographie
Photographie
PHOT101-FP00
2 Credits
The objective of this course is to offer students a general idea about photography by mixing history, theory, technique and practice. Students will learn the different parts of a camera (diaphragm, shutter ...), and how to take pictures from different angles
2
Histoire de l'Art
Culture et communication
TYPO101-FP00 Typographie I (Latine)
Typographie I (Latine)
TYPO101-FP00
2 Credits
The course offers a brief study of the evolution of characters in order to develop new ways of seeing, reading and interpreting an explicit and adequate vision for a given subject. In this course, students will acquire the needed skills to create, design and produce graphic, and aesthetic works, and communicative it to various media audiences.
2
IMPR101-FP10 Imprimerie et mise en page
Imprimerie et mise en page
IMPR101-FP10
2 Credits
In this course, print media studies are taught for various printing processes, principles and techniques through lectures, assignments, and field trips to print industries. Emphasis is placed upon the vocabulary of the print industry and hands-on experience through the study of printing specification, quotations and pricing, file preparation and professional printing. Student will discover the technical and business requirements needed to make printing’s blend of art, craft and industry work for them.
2
Langage visuel II
Animation I
CONV104-FP10 Création de site web
Création de site web
CONV104-FP10
2 Credits
The course starts with the fundamentals of web technologies HTML and CSS. Students will learn Web Development by building websites and mobile apps using HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, Python, MySQL. How to build a responsive website using more advanced techniques such as iQuery PHP 7, MySQL 5 and Bootstrap. Then developing blogs and websites with Wordpress, and learning smart ways to add plugins and themes
2
MRKT 401-FC00 Marketing I
Marketing I
MRKT 401-FC00
2 Credits
The marketing course introduce students to the fundamentals of marketing and to the fundamental links between marketing and communication. Students will clearly understand the fields, meanings, objectives, market players and marketing actions, while having a general overview of the world of advertising agencies and advertising.
2
COPY 101-FC01 Copywriting I
Copywriting I
COPY 101-FC01
2 Credits
This is a step by step practical course that will teach students the craft of copywriting taking them from general knowledge to specific writing techniques including examples and best practices in the classical and emerging media.
2
DESG102-FP10 Illustration graphique
Illustration graphique
DESG102-FP10
2 Credits
The course presents illustration as a communication tool with codes and grammar, adaptable to formats and recipients. Students will learn graphic illustration for their projects using various visual references: selection of cover for novels, illustrated books for youth, illustrated books for adults, advertising campaigns based on illustration, applied illustration, exercise of communications…
2
REAL 104-FP00 Réalisation publicitaire I
Réalisation publicitaire I
REAL 104-FP00
2 Credits
In this course, students will gain a working knowledge of Photoshop and illustrator and develop their skills in editing and altering photographs for through a deep understanding of the tools. The main objective of this course is to enable students to create and visualize their ideas by using both software Illustrator and Photoshop.
2
PUBL 107-FP10 Publicité digitale
Publicité digitale
PUBL 107-FP10
2 Credits
In this course, students will learn the establishment of marketing strategies on the main online marketing channels to market a new online business.
2
ANIM101-FP10 Bande dessinée et Storyboard
Bande dessinée et Storyboard
ANIM101-FP10
2 Credits
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the various facets of sequential storytelling: how can successive still images tell a story effectively? How expressive framing and angles can be taken. Short presentations at the beginning of each course will focus on authors of comics according to the eras as well as examples of storyboards from famous films
2
DESG104-FP10 Atelier de design I
Atelier de design I
DESG104-FP10
3 Credits
The course will focus on building a brand concept and developing it for a product or service. It explores the development of logos through a series of case studies and real-life design tips.
3
PUBL 101-FC00 Créatif Publicitaire I
Créatif Publicitaire I
PUBL 101-FC00
3 Credits
This is a practical introductory course to the world of advertising with a different brief dealing with various types & concepts of advertising in every session: print ad, film, stunt, ambient, radio, digital, etc. Students will understand how this industry works. With this course, students will have a good basis to perform well in Créatif Publicitaire II.
3
IMPR102-FP10 Composition et mise en page
Composition et mise en page
IMPR102-FP10
2 Credits
In this course, students will discover the technical and business requirements needed to make printing’s blend of art, craft and industry work for them.Real life projects will inevitably prepare students to learn, understand the design process, and participate in the unique, cooperative workflow of the graphic arts.
2
REAL 105-FP10 Réalisation publicitaire II
Réalisation publicitaire II
REAL 105-FP10
2 Credits
This course builds on Réalisation publicitaire I. Students will gain more working knowledge of Photoshop and illustrator and develop further their skills in editing and altering photographs through a deeper understanding of the tools. The main objective of this course is to enable students to create and visualize their ideas by using both software illustrator and Photoshop.
2
PUBL 104-FP10 Projet publicitaire I (Évenementiel)
Projet publicitaire I (Évenementiel)
PUBL 104-FP10
3 Credits
The course gives a brief historical overview on the evolution of different advertising media to understand the goals, roles and scope of event communication. A theoretical approach followed by a comprehensive and progressive methodology to support students in their creation of an advertising event. This includes the introduction to advertising creation, advertising strategy from marketing to communication; event communication; event strategy; planning an event.
3
Major courses in Advertising


Code Course Credits
PUBL 106-FC00 Créatif Publicitaire II
Créatif Publicitaire II
PUBL 106-FC00
3 Credits
This course is a simulation of real days at the agency, how the ideas start, how fast the creative should be, and how a team works. A new brief will be shared every session, and the student should come up with concepts, written or executed
3
PUBL 109-FP10 Campagne Publicitaire I
Campagne Publicitaire I
PUBL 109-FP10
3 Credits
Design and realization are the two main components of a successful advertising campaign no matter how difficult it is. They form the basics of any individual wanting to get into advertising In this course, students will work on various projects to diversify the fields of exploration. They will have to do practical exercises to design advertising campaigns inspired by existing advertisements and to translate their ideas in a limited time, while exploring multiple possibilities.
3
PUBL 111-FC00 Stratégie publicitaire (planning)
Stratégie publicitaire (planning)
PUBL 111-FC00
3 Credits
In this course, students will learn how to work in the advertising industry; students will learn the basics of strategic planning. This course will help students construct a brief as well as read one, in addition to develop a full fledge strategy for any brand.
3
MRKT 402-FC00 Marketing II
Marketing II
MRKT 402-FC00
2 Credits
In this course students will go in depth to better understand the use of the key words in the advertising world, in addition to developing analytical and thinking skills. This course's objective is to provide students with knowledge of the function and tactics of advertising within the marketing mix, communications mix and society. It also aims to ensure understanding of the process of advertising and its media planning including Digital.
2
COPY 101-FC01 Copywriting II
Copywriting II
COPY 101-FC01
3 Credits
This is a step by step practical course that will teach students the craft of copywriting taking them from general knowledge to specific writing techniques including examples and best practices in the classical and emerging media.
3
HIST102-FC00 Histoire et théories de la publicité
Histoire et théories de la publicité
HIST102-FC00
3 Credits
The course presents a global vision of advertising and trends in modern and contemporary age. This course calls upon to students' sense of observation and critical thinking, allowing them to exercise and deepen them. In this course students will develop their creativity, observation, analysis and research skills.
3
PUBL 110-FC00 Créatif publicitaire III
Créatif publicitaire III
PUBL 110-FC00
3 Credits
This course is the closest way to the actual work of creative departments in real-life agencies: brainstorming methodology, which is how to combine copywriting and art direction in order to create a 360-degree campaign and to think strategically. What makes the student ready for the market is his work and portfolio that is why the student should have 1 or 2 excellent projects by the end of this course for increased chances of getting hired.
3
Campagne publicitaire II
DART 102-FP10 Direction Artistique
Direction Artistique
DART 102-FP10
3 Credits
This course will introduce students to the craft of art direction for advertising. Through a series of practical, engaging exercises, students will learn the best way to communicate their ideas and put their imagination down on paper. By the end of this course, students will have learned the fundamentals of the art direction. Students develop more knowledge and skills in the craft of art direction for advertising. Through a series of practical, engaging exercises, students will learn the best way to communicate their ideas and put their imagination down on paper. By the end of this course, students should be able to master the fundamentals of the art direction.
3
STAP 101-FS00 Stage Professionnel / Internship
2
PRFE 101-FM00 Project de fin d'études PUB
3