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The Faculty of Information adopts curricula in line with the communication revolution and technological development worldwide. The curricula include media sciences, technology, general culture, languages, etc.
The research center at the Faculty includes a department for studies, research and documentation, and a center for media training.
Article 1
The mission of the Faculty is to:
Article 2
The Faculty aims to achieve the following objectives:
Article 3
The Faculty includes the following specializations:
Article 4
The Faculty grants the students:
Article 5
The Faculty grants the students a Bachelor Degree in the following specializations:
Article 6
The Bachelor curriculum includes a graduation project (field study, case study or report on an internship in the field of specialization) equivalent to eight credits.
Article 7
The professional master includes the following specializations:
Article 8
The Research Master includes two specializations in the Journalism and Communication Sciences:
Article 9
The research master curriculum includes a research study in the field of specialization and the professional master curriculum includes a field study or internship in the field of specialization for at least eight weeks (minimum of 250 working hours), finalized with a thesis prepared by the student and equal to 30 credits.
Article 10
The University President shall appoint a committee to discuss the research and professional master thesis upon the proposal of the Faculty Dean.
Article 11
In cooperation with the institutions concerned with the internship referred to in Articles 6 & 9, the Faculty shall determine the content of such internship, and the duties of the advisor and the person in charge in the institutions; in the framework of cooperation protocols signed between the Faculty and the institutions accredited thereby in the field of internship.
Article 12
The Faculty Council shall be entitled to propose the addition of new specializations in the bachelor and/or master degrees, or to cancel some of them in accordance with the applicable regulations.
Article 13
The Faculty is composed of the following academic departments:
Article 14
In order to be admitted to prepare the bachelor degree, the student shall:
Article 15
The CEE referred to above includes the followings written exams:
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Exam duration |
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1 hour and a half |
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1 hour and a half |
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1 hour and a half |
Article 16
The conditions of student admission and the CEE subjects may be modified by a decision of the University Council upon the proposal of the Faculty Council.
Article 17
The student who obtains a total average of at least 10/20 in the CEE is considered to have passed the exam. An eliminatory mark is each mark less than 7/20 in any of the CEE subjects.
Article 18
The enrollment of passing students shall be accepted according to the sequence of their total scores in the CEE and within the limits referred to in Article 14.
Article 19
Candidates accepted for enrollment shall complete their registration within the time limit specified by the Faculty Dean by virtue of a circular published on the Faculty bulletin board, under the loss of their right to enrollment and their replacement with other candidates according to the rule of the sequence referred to above.
Article 20
The new students enrolled in the Faculty shall sit for a foreign language test conducted by the Office of Foreign Language Coordination at the Lebanese University under the supervision of the Faculty Council.
Article 21
The student receiving a score less than 10/20 in the foreign language test, shall be subject to pursue an intensive course in this language and sit for an exam at the end of the course and succeed as a prerequisite for the academic registration in the foreign language courses adopted in the Faculty curricula.
Article 22
In order to enroll for a Professional Master Degree, the student shall:
Article 23
In order to enroll for a Research Master Degree, the student shall:
Article 24
In order to enroll for a Professional and Research Master Degree from outside the Lebanese University, the student shall:
Article 25
In order to enroll for a Professional Master Degree in the Information Management, the student shall:
Article 26
Students admitted for a bachelor or master’s degree and who have studied at other universities or another faculty of the Lebanese University, may request the equivalence of some courses they have previously obtained.
Article 27
During the bachelor degree, the student may transfer from one specialization to another or from a track to another within the same specialization in the research or professional master, subject to the acceptance of the admission requirements for the target master’s degree. The transfer is subject to the approval of the Faculty Council of the student academic file and the availability of places in the target specialization or track. The student shall apply for transfer at least one month before the start of the semester. In case of approval, the student shall keep the courses and credits that he had previously obtained if they are adopted in the new specialization or track.
Article 28
A student, who has completed a bachelor or master’s degree in one of the approved specializations or tracks, may register in a second specialization or track, to obtain a second bachelor or master’s degree. The Faculty Council shall determine the admission requirements and the required courses for each case, in accordance with the Faculty statutes, the requested degree and the student capacity in the specialization.
Article 29
The student shall complete his/her academic registration at least one week before the commencement of teaching in the semester, and shall use the accredited academic guidance professors for this purpose. Academic registration is a prerequisite to sit for the examinations at both the first and second sessions of each semester.
Article 30
The student has the right to reconsider his/her academic registration within one week at the latest from the commencement of teaching in the semester. He/she may also cancel this registration in some courses within a month at most from the beginning of the semester.
Article 31
Attendance is mandatory in all courses (theoretical and practical) equivalent to 70% of the number of hours allocated thereto. If the student's attendance is less than 70% of the hours allocated for the course, he/she shall be prohibited to sit for the final exam unless he/she provides an acceptable excuse and compelling reasons approved by the Faculty Council.
Article 32
A student may be considered as administratively enrolled in the second academic year if he/she has obtained at least 36 credits and 96 credits at least in the third academic year.
Article 33
The final score of each course for which the student sits for a written exam at the end of the semester, is divided between the continuous evaluation score (40% of the course final score) and the final exam score (60% of the course final score).
Article 34
The final score of the tutorials (TP) is comprised of the total score of activities and tests that the student performs during the semester. The tutorials and training scores shall be determined after accomplishment and assessment by the advisor or the examining committee according to the Faculty administration standards.
Article 35
In the continuous assessment, various evaluation methods are used such as written tests, partial exams, preparation of reports and tutorials, provided that the number of activities, subject of the continuous assessment, is not less than two per semester in each course.
Article 36
The continuous assessment score for each course consists of 20% of the partial exam and 20% of the student participation scores (reports, tutorials and practical works). The Faculty Council shall determine the mechanism of implementation of this article.
Article 37
In the event that the student fails to sit for a partial exam in the semester for reasons of coercion or force majeure (death of a family member, emergency hospitalization ...), the Faculty Council shall decide thereupon.
Article 38
If a student fails in one or more courses on the first session exams, only the continuous assessment score for these courses is transferred to the second session. If the student fails to submit it at the second session, he/she shall not benefit from the compensation system between the semester courses.
Article 39
The student, who did not sit for the final exam of a course in the first session, receives a zero regardless of the excuses and reasons. If he/she does not sit for this exam in the second session for reasons of coercion or force majeure (death of a family member, emergency hospitalization), a re-sit exam may be held by a decision of the University President following the proposal of the Faculty Council and based on the recommendation of the Branch Council.
Article 40
The late student is not entitled to enter the examination room if the delay exceeds a quarter of an hour. No student is allowed to leave the examination room before half the examination time has elapsed.
Article 41
Any student caught cheating or attempting to cheat shall be deprived of all the courses session, subject to the provisions of the laws in force.
Article 42
The student has the right to submit an application to ensure that there is no material error in a course score, within three days at most from the date of announcing the result of this course. The examining committee shall inspect the student exam under the supervision of the Branch Director and the head of the concerned department. If there is a material error, the score shall be amended by consensus of the attendees.
Article 43
The tutorials (TP) are provided in classes of 35 students at most, allowing the professor to observe and follow up the work of the students.
Article 44
The student may transfer from one university branch to another within the Faculty by a decision of the Dean, provided that the number of credits received does not exceed one half of the total and as follows:
Article 45
The curriculum shall be determined for the bachelor and master’s degrees at the Faculty of Information according to the attached tables. These curricula shall be modified upon the proposal of the Faculty Council and the approval of the University Council.
Article 46
This decision shall be effective and communicated where necessary.