On this course, students will identify philosophical, anthropological and psychological perspectives in relation to the fields of their study. They will correlate the human dimensions with the artistic ones.

On this course, students will identify philosophical, anthropological and psychological perspectives in relation to the fields of their study. They will correlate the human dimensions with the artistic ones.

On this course, students will identify philosophical, anthropological and psychological perspectives in relation to the fields of their study. They will correlate the human dimensions with the artistic ones.

This course aims to prepare students to examine criticism in theatre in a scholarly form. It introduces them to different methods in carrying out a research and acquaints them with a range of bibliographies and references relevant to the subject area. The course builds on the basic understanding of research.

This course aims to introduce students to the ethical, juridical and deontological dimensions related to their domain of study, for professions in Lebanon and abroad. Students will have to submit an observation report after a field study.

This course introduces students through practice, to the artistic an esthetic dimension in accordance with the clinical process (idealization, sublimation…etc.). They will be confronted with the analysis of the psychological work within the artistic practices.

This seminar prepares students to work on specific themes related to the specialization. The research goes in depth into the most common data collection methods (interview, focus group and participant observation) and a selection of current data analysis approaches (thematic analysis, phenomenological analysis) in qualitative and quantitative research. The course also looks at the various criteria used to assess qualitative and quantitative research work and writing.

In this course, the students will learn how to extrapolate the emotion and the psyche then translate them into verbal and physical expression

This course investigates the main theories used in Drama therapy. Students will integrate 30 hours clinical participative observation in their work. They will compare multiple methods of evaluation. They will be confronted with different clinical and therapeutic approaches always keeping the ethical dimension perspective.

This course will include the intervention of art therapists with different methodologies and specializations in the form of courses and workshops. It could lead to participation in international congresses. At the end of this course, students will be able to assess the methodologies studied and choose which ones to apply. They will demonstrate the capacity to participate in a symposium.

This course will study the main categories of psychopathology (neurosis, borderline cases, psychosis…etc.). The students will integrate practices in different fields of application of art therapy. They will compile case studies and the contribution of arts therapies to treatments. The course will be illustrated by clinical cases.

Course could be all psychodrama, all sociodrama or a combination of both. Sociometry should be covered in psychodrama and sociodrama courses. Students study the history of J. L. Moreno and the development of psychodrama. They discuss and experience the five instruments of psychodrama: the director, protagonist, auxiliaries, audience, and stage; the structure of a psychodrama: warm-up, enactment, de-rolling, and sharing; and key techniques such as the auxiliary ego, doubling, role playing and role reversal. Principles and techniques of sociometry are addressed. The use of psychodrama with various populations is discussed.

This course focuses on the semiotic analysis and performance studies. The students will distinguish semiotic systems and codes of performances. They will relate the study of motion to mimic codes and the semiotic function of the body of the performer. They will analyze the relation between the performer and the performance, as well as the relation with the audience focusing on the mechanisms of the reception, taking into account all the elements of performing arts.

This course will introduce students to adaptation techniques into performing arts. It focuses on the challenges of adapting “true stories” pulled from various non-fiction sources. The class will address the ethics of adaptation, issues or challenges surrounding the need to fictionalize truth for dramatic purposes, as well as touching on the differences between fictional and nonfictional original materials. Students will be exposed to various contemporary non-fiction adaptations and will write a one-act play.

Lecture and discussion of essential issues in esthetics of theatre and drama based on philosophy of art and Theories of theatre.

In this course students will examine theories, criticism, and methods/practices that shaped culture and arts in the 20th and 21st century in order to generate creative opportunities to become cultural or creative producers. They will consolidate theory, knowledge and practice to produce a conceptually, technically, creatively strong and coherent artistic project. They will also propose short-term and long-term artistic planning, programming and marketing strategies.

In this course students will examine theories, criticism, and methods/practices that shaped culture and arts in the 20th and 21st century in order to generate creative opportunities to become cultural or creative producers. They will consolidate theory, knowledge and practice to produce a conceptually, technically, creatively strong and coherent artistic project. They will also propose short-term and long-term artistic planning, programming and marketing strategies.

This course allows students to apply the principles of stage design and the art of creating a performance environment using sound, light, costumes and built structures. Students will gain experience in a scenography project, from design to the development of a model as professional artists usually do.

This course will explore what makes a successful arts and cultural organization and will introduce students to a management theory which supports thriving arts and cultural organizations. The course is conceived as a simple, but powerful tool to assist managers in their effort to respond to an increasingly complex environment and propel their institutions to excellence.

In this course, students will learn the process that will take them from conceiving a cultural event or a festival, to creating and organizing it. They will have to discover and implement appropriate funding and marketing strategies. The students will demonstrate the capacity of touring such a project.

This course intends to reconstruct the history of Arab theater from the premodern era with storytellers (ḥakawātī), shadow theater (khayāl al-ẓill) as well as puppet theater, Karagöz, so widespread during the Ottoman control period. These three forms remained a source of inspiration for oriental playwrights during the period that would follow throughout the Arab world. The course will then relate the beginnings of the introduction of the Western form in the Middle Eastern countries mainly, and will linger on the reading and the analysis of contemporary works of renowned Arab playwrights.

This course explores ideas of form, convention, style and context in performing arts. It focuses on different approaches to specified topics or schools. This is a research course that aims for a practical experimentation in relation with what is being researched. Apart from the research, the films and the documentaries studied, students will be encouraged to meet professionals who have worked in the field and try to conduct their own experiments in applying these approaches.

This course prepares students to submit a document in support of their candidature for the master’s degree. It is intended to write the final thesis on a specific subject chosen after agreement with the research director and in application of the acquired methodology.