Urban Development and Regeneration

The course focuses on urban regeneration as a type of urban development and planning concerned with ameliorating areas of urban decline, primarily in post-industrial contexts of economic restructuring, but also in postconflict situations. DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN Assistant Professors: Khoury, Tarek; Shebaby, Rina. El Khoury, Simona; Ibrahim, Tamara; Mikhael, Mia Maria. Lab Instructor: Sarkis, Rita The Department of Design actively contributes to the University as well as to local, national, and international industries through its scholarly and creative activities, educational programs, and service efforts. BA DEGREE PHOTOGRAPHY DESIGN Lecturers: The Department of Design provides undergraduate degrees that emphasize the educational needs of a professional designer in a comprehensive and flexible manner. GRAPHIC DESIGN FASHION DESIGN Chamoun, Claudine; Majdalani, Roula; Matta, Nadim. Goals DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN INTERIOR DESIGN Senior Lecturers: MA DEGREE The BA programs offered by the Department of Design will enable students to: • Communicate as professional designers with clients, audiences, and industries, utilizing various forms of messages while maintaining personal and professional integrity; • Critically assess designs through research and reflection while respecting both moral and ethical issues in cultural and social contexts of local, regional, or global environments; • Embrace the dynamic design process that reflects creativity in producing innovative and effective solutions; • Understand and respond to a client’s needs by following a design process which analyzes a problem, proposes a hypothesis, and synthesizes relevant findings before designing possible solutions; and • Demonstrate flexibility while applying various theories from historical movements or schools of thought to support the generation of conceptual and contextual solutions. Degrees The Department of Design is currently offering four undergraduate degrees: • Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design • Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design • Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design • Bachelor of Arts in Photography* The Department of Design offers a graduate degree: • Master of Arts in Design And Minors in: • Photography* • Graphic Design *Not offered at the present time THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN Program Description Graphic Design is a creative and analytical process that integrate