Applications can now be submitted for online courses on Creative Thinking / Writing and Design, the first part of a Masters Module on Art, Design and Technology in the Arab States, offered by UNESCO with several partners in the Arab Region.
The Partners include universities such as the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA), the American University in Beirut (AUB) and the Lebanese American University (LAU) and Media Lab, University of Art and Design in Helsinki.
Part 1 running from 31 October 2005 to 28 February 2006 consists of four online classes:
Arabic typography and design culture
Introduction to Art and new Media in the Arab States, with a case-study of Lebanon
Typographic Landscape in the Arab world
Discussion
This part of the module will focus on the intellectual linkage of art, design and technology. Students will also be presented with a range of criteria to analyse the context of creative practises in new media. 50 students will be selected to participate in the first online phase of the course.
A the end of this first online phase, enrolled students interested in attending the next step will be given the opportunity to conceive an original concept for a possible project that they will be developing at the end of the second part of the programme in a face to face course in Beirut, Lebanon. Students are encouraged to concentrate on projects that focus on the social and cultural topics of the Arab region. Based on the quality of their perceived project proposals and personalised study plan, 20 students (16 from different countries in the Arab Region and 4 from Lebanon) will be invited to follow part 2, that is the face to face course.
When the students complete the online project in phase 3, and submit their final projects to their tutors, they will be awarded a certificate from UNESCO stating that he/she has successfully completed the DigiArts Masters module requirements. Artworks will be exhibited at ALBA in Beirut, Lebanon.
Students from a scientific background as well as from an artistic background will benefit from this initiative and from the unique combination of computing and culture. Profiles include subjects such as design (graphic, industrial, furniture, fashion, etc.), architecture, arts (fine arts, music, etc.), computer sciences, media (journalism, video/film, etc.), humanities (history, political sciences, social sciences, history, languages, psychology, education).
Application should be submitted online by 14 October 2005 at the latest.
Source:UNESCO
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