Application to the Diploma in Media Communication
Application only for current AUB students. Non-AUB students, see www.aub.edu.lb/mediastudies
Name (First, Last)
Student ID:
AUB email:
Major
Phone:
Alternate e-mail:
I plan to fulfill the requirements for the diploma at the end of __________________ (semester/year)
Student Signature __________________________
Date: ______________________
Submit one copy of this application to Ms. Huda Nakad (Registrar’s Office),
and another copy to Dr. Jad Melki, coordinator of Media Studies (Nicely 203).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------To qualify for the Diploma in Media Communication, you must complete 21 MCOM credits (7 courses: 4 required, 3
electives) with a cumulative average of 70 or above. You may complete the diploma while doing your BA, or after
completing it, or partly before and partly after. Most MCOM courses count as General Education or Free Electives.
Students must complete MCOM 201, MCOM 202 and MCOM 203,
in addition to either MCOM 220 or MCOM 221,
and three MCOM electives from the list below.
Course Checklist
New Code
Old Code
Course Name
MCOM 201
MCOM 202
MCOM 203
MCOM 204
MCOM 220
MCOM 221
MCOM 230
MCOM 231
MCOM 240
MCOM 241
MCOM 242
MCOM 250
MCOM 251
MCOM 252
MCOM 260
MCOM 261
MCOM 280
MCOM 281
MCOM 290
MCOM 291
MCOM 292
MCOM 299
SOAN 204
SOAN 207
SOAN 205
SOAN 228
SOAN 229
SOAN 234
SOAN 235
SOAN 206
SOAN 236
SOAN 230
SOAN 231
SOAN 233
SOAN 243
SOAN 299
Introduction to Communication
Digital Media Literacy
Basic News Reporting
Public Speaking & Media Interviews
Media and Society
Communication Theory
Public Relations
Advertising
Advanced News Reporting
Broadcast Media
Digital and Multimedia News
Public Opinion
Political Communication Campaigns
Digital Activism for Social Change
Persuasion in the Media Age
Seminar in Media Studies
Global Media Literacy
Global Change, Cooperation & News
Special Topics Seminar
Special Topics (Humanities)
Special Topics (Social Sciences)
Directed Study
GE Designation
Required/Elective
Social Sciences
Hum. or Soc. Sc.
Social Sciences
Humanities
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Humanities
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Humanities
Social Sciences
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* Required *
* Required *
* Required *
Elective
* Either 220 or 221 *
* is required *
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
For questions, contact Dr. Jad Melki, Nicely 203D, mediastudies@aub.edu.lb
aub.edu.lb/mediastudies