What is Audio Visual Arts?
Audio Visual Arts is the study of filmmaking and TV production. Students are trained to become directors, directors of photography, producers, scriptwriters, sound engineers, art directors among many other branches of the filmmaking industry.
What differentiates AUT’s program from other Audio Visual Arts programs?
Our Audio Visual Arts program of 110 credits is constantly updated to keep up with the progress of technology and the market requirements. We coach our students to become creative thinkers who can write a script, direct a movie, or take on any role required in the filmmaking process.
Our instructors are professionals that have years of experience in the film and TV industries. They are dedicated to their students and use their own experiences and current projects in their teaching methodology. AUT also gets top international film makers, directors, sound experts, script writers to teach on campus side by side with AUT teachers to provide more value and a wider creative horizon to students.
Various cultural activities for our students, such as Cine Clubs, visits to production houses, and photography contests add to the rich educational environment. AUT also invites students to participate in professional shootings and directing faculty supervised films.
What kind of local and international cooperation does the Audio-Visual department maintain?
AUT collaborates with Roma Film Academy, and with Doc Nomads (Brussels-Budapest-Lisbon) for joint projects and exchange of students and faculty. It also participates in the CinemadaMare (the biggest gathering of young filmmakers in the world) initiative in Italy. Short films and documentaries produced by AUT students are judged by jury members who come from the Lebanese and international movie industry. The jury members give valuable advice to students and guide them for success in their professional lives.
What about professional certifications and internships?
Internships are part of the program and you cannot graduate before you spend a reasonable amount of time working in a production house, on a TV set or in a movie. Professional certifications is earned as you study and we recommend a minimum of two so you are very competitive in the job market.
Some courses in Audio Visual Arts that I study at AUT
- Script Writing
- Acting and Performance.
- Directing
- Photography
- Sound Engineering
- Editing
- Film Genres
- Film Analysis
- History of Cinema
- Production & ActingAudio Visual Arts – (TV and Film Production) (100 Credits)
What are the higher academic degrees I pursue after a BA in Audio Visual Arts?
Upon completion of the BA, students can pursue an MA of MFA in Directing, Cinematography, Sound Engineering, Post Production, Scriptwriting, Production and Acting.
Audio Visual (110 Credit)
| General Education Requirements | 26 Credits | |||
| Code | # Course | Title | Cr | Prerequisites |
| Group A : Language and Communication (12 credits) | ||||
| ENG | 260 | English Language Skills I (ENG 200 – English Writing Skills) | 3 | Placement |
| ENG | 280 | English Language Skills II (ENG 203 – English Communication I) | 3 | |
| ENG | 305 | Research Methodology (ENG 204 – English Communication II) | 3 | ENG203 |
| BUS | 210 | Business Communication Skills (COM 210 – Communication & Presentation Skills) | 3 | ENG203 |
| Group B : General Business & Humanities (7 credits) | ||||
| ENT | 201 | Start-up Business Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| HUM | 212 | AUT Cultural Plus | 1 | |
| HUM | 318 | Human Rights | 3 | ENG 203 |
| Group C : Arts & Social Sciences (3 credits) | ||||
| ART | 205 | Contemporary Arts | 3 | |
| HUM | 210 | Arts Appreciation | 3 | |
| HUM | 211 | Music Appreciation | 3 | |
| POL | 202 | Globalization and Political Change | 3 | ENG 203 |
| SOC | 202 | Justice, Society and Gender | 3 | ENG 203 |
| Group D : Mathematics, Science and Technology (3 credits) | ||||
| HLT | 210 | Health and Wellness | 3 | |
| NTR | 201 | Introduction to Nutrition | 3 | ENG 203 |
| Group E : Health and Physical Education (1 credits) | ||||
| PED | . | Physical Education | 1 |
| Core Requirements for all COM majors | 18 Credits | |||
| Code | # Course | Title | Cr | Prerequisites |
| COM | 365 | Media Law & Ethics | 3 | ENG204 |
| COM | 206 | Principles of Photography | 3 | |
| COM | 207 | Performance for TV & Film | 3 | |
| AVP | 200 | Principles of Visual Communication | 3 | Co. ENG203 |
| AVP | 209 | Principles of Video Editing | 3 | AVP200 |
| AVP | 225 | Principles of Storytelling | 3 | ENG203 |
| Major course requirements | 39 Credits | |||
| Code | # Course | Title | Cr | Prerequisites |
| AVP | 255 | Principles of Lighting | 3 | AVP200, FLM205 |
| AVP | 204 | Audio and Video Workshop | 3 | |
| AVP | 206 | Principles of Directing | 3 | Co. FLM205 |
| AVP | 211 | Audio Editing | 3 | AVP203 |
| AVP | 306 | Advanced Editing | 3 | AVP209 |
| AVP | 212 | Field Recording | 3 | |
| AVP | 307 | Photography II | 3 | COM206 |
| AVP | 320 | Directing Actors | 3 | COM207 |
| AVP | 303 | Sound Design | 3 | |
| AVP | 411 | Production, Legal and Finances | 3 | Co. AVP490 |
| AVP | 460 | Professional Practice | 1 | |
| AVP | 490 | Senior I | 4 | FLM304, FLM210 |
| AVP | 491 | Senior II | 4 | AVP490 |
| Emphasis for Film | 24 Credits | Grade must be C or higher in every Major Course | ||
| FLM | 203 | Film History I | 3 | Co. ENG203 |
| FLM | 205 | Principles of Cinematography | 3 | Co. ENG203, COM206 |
| FLM | 207 | Film History II | 3 | FLM203 |
| FLM | 210 | Directing a Short Movie | 3 | AVP225, COM207, AVP205 |
| FLM | 213 | Advanced Cinematography | 3 | FLM205 |
| FLM | 222 | Film Analysis | 3 | Co. ENG203 |
| FLM | 304 | Scriptwriting for Film | 3 | AVP225, ENG204 |
| FLM | 322 | Directing a Documentary Film | 3 | AVP225 |
| Free Elective | 3 Credits | |||
| Code | Course # | Title | Cr | Prerequisites |
| AVP | 290 | Special Topics in Film or Film Production | 3 | |
| COM | 251 | Communication Media & Society | 3 |
