Dear All
It is my pleasure to welcome with enthusiasm all of our students who are exploring this catalogue to plan their program of study, or interested in changing major, and to those who are pursuing these pages to learn more about BIU.
The school of Arts and Sciences provides its students with an educational background that enhances critical and creative thinking both scholarly and artistically. The pursuit of knowledge, wisdom, intellectual freedom, artistic expression, and enhancement of cultural and spiritual lives of individuals is our first priority. This is done by encouraging analytical and creative thinking, and by providing a friendly environment where students feel at ease following their dreams and communicating with their instructors.
The school of Arts and Sciences consists of even departments (Biological and Chemical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Nutrition and Food Sciences, Computer Science and Information Technology, Physical Sciences, Fine Arts and Design, and Communication Arts), with seventeen different majors. There are advisors for each program whose ultimate goal is to make sure to assist students if any help is needed. We are here to help you make the right choices in line with your future plans and ambitions. Our ultimate goal is to make sure that you receive priceless quality education while providing a rich and friendly atmosphere where the relationships you make are unforgettable. We also aim to foster and maintain quality academic programs that keep pace with growing technological advances and educational methods. In the coming years, parts of this catalogue will be updated to stay in touch with our aspiration. New majors might open and other interesting and challenging courses will be offered.
We will be pleased if you choose to join our university in which education, learning, culture, and knowledge are celebrated.
We hope to see you soon.
Sincerely yours,
Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
The programs offered by the School of Arts & Sciences at the Lebanese International University enable the students to develop expertise in its major areas of: Fine Arts & Design, Communication Arts, Biological, Physical and Basic Sciences. The faculty offers various courses of study at the undergraduate and graduate level. The programs of study are dynamic in order to keep pace with the rapidly evolving technology. The qualified and experienced school members are dedicated to providing theoretical as well as practical knowledge of high standard in a stimulating atmosphere. Students in this school are encouraged to explore a wide area of academic interests and to acquire varied research abilities.
Programs of Study
The School of Arts & Sciences includes the following different Majors:
Physical Sciences: | Biological Sciences: | Diploma in Biomedical Science: | Computer Science & IT | Food Science: | Fine Arts & Design | Communication Arts |
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Mathematics | Biology | Medical Laboratory Technology | Computer Science | Nutrition and Dietetics | Graphic Design | Translation & Interpretation |
Physics | Biochemistry | - | Information Technology |
Food Science and Technology | Interior Design | Radio & TV |
Chemistry | Biomedical Science | - | - | - | - | Public Relations |
- | - | - | - | - | - | Journalism |
- | - | - | - | - | - | Advertising |
Degrees Offered
The School of Arts & Sciences offers programs leading to the Bachelor Degrees in all major areas listed above. The School also offers a Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology as a Graduate Program.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must pass the Lebanese Baccalaureate Part II or its equivalence as specified by the Lebanese Ministry of Education. They are required to sit for various placement tests (undergraduate and graduate) in addition to the University English Placement Test or the International TOEFL.
For more details, or for any other inquiries: sas@liu.edu.lb
It is with great pleasure that we present you with the School of Business Catalogue. This edition of the catalogue has been re-edited to integrate most of the material that prospective and current students, faculty, or members of the business community may need to know. You will find that our school embraces the core values of teaching, research, and service in all of our endeavors.
BIU School of Business has eight departments and offers Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Business Administration. The School is located in eight campuses spread all over Lebanon to make university education available to the greatest segment of the population. Our enrollment has steadily increased over the last six years, and the School is currently at its highest enrollment since its inception, with approximately 5000 students, across all degree levels. Students participate in the varied University activities available on campus. Our faculty is devoted to high quality instruction in a caring environment and is interested in encouraging and supporting intellectual development, enhancement of wisdom, character, and leadership among our students.
At BIU School of Business, we are committed to developing values-centered business leaders for contemporary business practice through education that is entrepreneurial in spirit, ethical in focus, and global in orientation. Our focus on leadership, grounded in such core values as integrity, stewardship, courage, and compassion, has been an integral part of our growth and guides us today as one of the largest graduate business schools in Lebanon.
The course of study is designed to prepare students to serve effectively in the various business domains, and to provide a foundation that will enable them to assume higher levels of responsibility as they gain experience and demonstrate ability. The School of Business prepares students in the fundamentals of business and provides an excellent steppingstone to a specialized business degree program. Earning your Master's or Bachelor's degree at BIU School of Business will challenge you, inspire you, and ultimately enable you to achieve your potential for both personal and professional growth. We invite you to join us as we continue to distinguish ourselves as one of the leading business schools in the region.
Welcome to the School of Business.
Dean of School of Business
The course of study in the School of Business is designed to prepare students to serve effectively in management positions, and to provide a foundation that will enable them to assume higher levels of responsibility as they gain experience and demonstrate ability. Because the School of Business trains students on the fundamentals of business, it provides an excellent steppingstone to a specialized Business Degree Program, once a student chooses a professional path. Students are offered an ambitious, yet nurturing environment that prepares them for well-rounded, meaningful lives, as well as long-term success in their careers in the future.
Programs of Study
The School of Business offers the following licensed different Departments/Majors/Concentrations:
>> Undergraduate
>> Graduate
Degrees Offered
The School of Business grants Bachelor of Business Administration Degrees in all the programs of studies listed above. In addition, the School of Business grants Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance, Business Management, Accounting Information Systems, Marketing and Management Information Systems.
Student must successfully complete 99 credit hours (3-year program) for the Bachelor's Degree, and additional 39 credits hours (2-year program) for a Master's Degree.
Graduation Requirements
In the Bachelor of Business Administration programs, students must successfully complete a minimum of 99 credit hours, as indicated below:
In the Master's Degree of Business Administration programs, students holding a Bachelor degree in Business Administration related majors must successfully complete 39 credit hours (500 or above Business courses) as indicated below:
For more details, or for any other inquiries: sob@liu.edu.lb
The School of Education's mission focuses on the improvement of learning and teaching in educational settings. We value the importance of teaching and research within a major research university. Striking such a balance depends on three key ideas: focusing our research squarely on the improvement of educational practice, offering high quality programs of instruction for present and future educational practitioners, and collaborating directly with other educators to improve practice. The idea of this balance is incorporated in our mission.
To pursue this mission, three goals guide our decisions and actions. These goals call for the School to focus its work on issues of learning and teaching, offer exemplary programs of instruction, apply knowledge to improve educational practice, and increase diversity in staffing and curricula. In discussing each goal, we will first elaborate on the challenges from which it arises and then outline our recent improvements and new developments designed to achieve it.
Goal 1: The School of Education will focus its strength on issues of learning and teaching in educational settings.
Goal 2: The School of Education will create and maintain programs of instruction that are intellectually powerful, coherently organized, effectively taught, and valued by students.
Goal 3: The School of Education will create and apply knowledge to improve professional practice.
The mission of the School of Education encompasses two principle concerns: teaching and research. First, we prepare and train teachers to work with children, parents and other adults in a range of educational settings and fields. Teachers are trained: to understand children and their needs; in methods and techniques of teaching; and to obtain adequate knowledge of the subject matter. Second, we place particular emphasis on addressing educational problems on the local and national levels. This is in order to contribute in the national educational development process.
The School of Education programs are informed by the belief that the aim of the educator is to link academic knowledge and professional training with practice. To achieve this purpose, our students undertake supervised practical training experiences during the third and fourth years of their study.
Programs of Study
The School of Education offers the following majors or programs of study:
Undergraduate Program | |
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Teacher Education (focuses either on Math & Physics or Chemistry & Biology) | |
TEFL (Teaching of English as a Foreign Language) | |
Instructional Technology | |
Childhood Education | |
English Language & Literature | |
Graduate Program | |
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Teaching Diploma | |
Master of Education in Curriculum Design | |
Master of Education in Educational Management | |
Master of Education in TEFL | |
Degrees Offered
The School of Education offers the following degrees: Bachelor's of Education, Teaching Diploma and a Master's of Education. Students must complete a minimum 99 credit hours (a 3-year program) for the bachelor's degree, 24 credit hours (a one year program) for a teaching diploma and 39 credit hours (a two-year program) for a master's degree.
Admission Requirements
Application must pass the Lebanese Baccalaureate II (any strand) or its equivalent as specified by the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education. They are also required to sit for an English Placement Exam or the International TOEFL.
Graduation Requirements
The BA in the School of Education requires students to complete 99 credit hours. These credits are divided as follows: 24 credit hours of General Education Requirements (GER); 42 credit hours of Teaching Area Requirements (TAR); 33 credit hours of Teacher Education Core Requirement.
For more details, or for any other inquiries: sed@liu.edu.lb
Welcome to the School of Engineering at the Lebanese International University.
The School of Engineering mission is to train and qualify future engineers for successful careers.
All of our faculty, staff and academicians are united by a common desire to make that mission accomplished.
The School of Engineering fosters research and sustains an active faculty body that promotes excellence.
Our graduate students are prepared to pursue higher education in various engineering fields.
In addition to technical and professional development, the School of Engineering integrates ethical education in
all curricula.
Being a current or new student, a parent or an employer, we would like you to be a partner with us in promoting excellence.
Dean of School of Engineering
The link to School of Engineering is: soe.liu.edu.lb
Degrees Offered
The School of Engineering comprises five departments that provide various programs.
The School includes the departments of | |
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Computer & Communications Engineering (CCE) | |
Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE) | |
Electronics / Emphasis on Biomedical Engineering (BENG) | |
Industrial Engineering (IENG) | |
Mechanical (ME) | |
Surveying (SURV) | |
Degrees are offered at various undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The Lebanese International University offers the Preparatory Certificate in Sciences (freshmen). In general, emphasis is placed on training in the fundamental principles that equip engineers to deal competently with the manifold problems they will meet in the practice of their professions.
Schools Admission Requirements
Undergraduate Program
Application for admission must be made before the end of September each year. Applicants may be assessed and selected at any time of the year based upon their Baccalaureate II, Lebanese System, examination results and/or based on their Grade 12, American System, examination results, and/or their Baccalaureate Technique examination results. The admission to School of Engineering is subjected to the following conditions.
Baccalaureate II, Lebanese System
A candidate should have earned the Lebanese Baccalaureate with an overall average of at least 50 %, the category of the Lebanese is listed below:
1. General Science
2. Natural Science
3. Social Science
4. Humanities
5. Baccalaureate Technique (BT); can only continue in the relevant filed of the baccalaureate technique
Entrance Examination
Any candidate who has met the requirement of Clause in 3.1 is required to sit for an Entrance examination and pass the TOFEL with a minimum of 535 and satisfy the University English Requirements, UER. The entrance test(s) include the following subjects:
1. Mathematics
2. Physics
3. Chemistry
Assessments of Entrance Examinations
Scores a candidate earned from the governmental examination and entrance examination are averaged, that is, the weights of governmental examination and entrance examination are fifty percent respectively.
Note: A General Engineering Student can only change major using UMS if and only if his/her Major GPA is 2.0 and above and has twelve credits left from General Engineering.
Classification
Any candidate who was exempted fully from the aforementioned passing criteria is accepted in General engineering; after one semester in general engineering the student will select one of the aforesaid majors (degrees offered in schools and degrees for engineering). However, the selection of the major is subjected to school's approval and the student might be advised to choose a different major.
Any candidate who is accepted and placed in remedial courses, will be in General Engineering, however, the candidate cannot choose a major unless all remedial courses are passed.
Graduate Program
A pplications for admission in a master program should be submitted before the end of September and definitely before of the end of the first week of fall semester. However, applicants may be assessed and selected at any time of the year based upon their bachelor's degrees.
Lebanese International University Students
Students who have earned their bachelor's degrees at the Lebanese International University are accepted in Master Programs if and only if their major and cumulative GPA is at least 2.0; however, the acceptance is subjected to the followings:
Non-Lebanese International University Students
Applicants who have earned their bachelor's degrees from institutions that have licenses from the ministry of higher education and their major GPA is at least 2.25, are welcome to continue their masters at the Lebanese International University. However, the acceptance is subjected to the following conditions:
Transfer Students
Undergraduate Students:
Students who wish to continue their bachelor's degrees at the Lebanese International University are welcomed into the various programs provided that the acceptance is subjected to the followings:
Course Transfer Criteria
Courses taken at universities and institutions accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education can, in principle, be accredited by BIU. Course transfer criteria adapted by the School of Engineering are as follows:
Name of Institution | Minimum Grade BS |
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American System | C & above |
French System | 60 % & above |
Lebanese University /Faculty of Science | 50 % & above |
Lebanese University/ Faculty of Engineering | 60 % & above |
Beirut Arab University | 70 % & above |
Institue universitaire de technologie | 60 % & above |
Centre universitaire de technologie | 70 % & above |
School Graduation Requirements
Undergraduate Program
An undergraduate student can only graduate upon the fulfillment of one hundred and eight credits besides having a major and cumulative GPA of two (70 %) and higher.
Graduate Program
A graduate student can only graduate upon the fulfillment of fifty two credits besides having a major and cumulative GPA of two (70 %) and higher.
For more details, or for any other inquiries: soe@liu.edu.lb
The Pharmacy profession has passed through many changes throughout history; from the traditional use of plants and other spiritual remedies to the highly advanced application of biotechnology and gene therapy. This great development in drug investigation and pharmaceutical exploration set new challenges for pharmacists to deal with and to make use of.
Over the past few years we worked very hard to establish a program which enables our graduates to become a new asset in the healthcare system. The school is staffed with motivated and dedicated instructors who employ their knowledge and experience to facilitate the learning process and to stimulate students' interest and attention toward the program. Classrooms and laboratories are equipped with new and advanced equipments which support and serve the learning procedure.
And with the fact that our students come from different socioeconomic backgrounds and are highly motivated to pioneer and to serve their societies, this made our school acknowledged by public and private institutions and our graduates are highly recognized by national and international pharmaceutical companies. It is worth to mention as well that our graduates' performance in the national colloquium exam was outstanding with 100% passing rate and with highest scores attained.
Dean of Pharmacy
The School of Pharmacy, at BIU, is well established and accredited. It accepts students in both Bekaa and Beirut Campuses. The aim of the school is to prepare pharmacists with a high standard knowledge and practical experience in pharmacy practice. Pharmacy students will practice to keep up the knowledge with challenges and inventions encountered in the pharmacy profession, and practical experience that motivates pharmacists to communicate, discuss, and evaluate drug application in disease management with other healthcare professionals.
The first and second years broaden the students’ knowledge in basic biological, physical and chemical sciences and general education. The third, fourth and fifth years provide students with pharmaceutical education. Students learn about normal and abnormal physiological systems and drug interactions. They also gain knowledge about the origin of drugs, their physiochemical systems and pharmacological properties, and therapeutically using them in diseases. Students will have the opportunities to practice drug dispensing and patients’ counseling in community and hospital pharmacies as well as in the university pharmacy dispensing lab. Through their clinical clerkships, they will obtain skills which enable them to communicate and discuss, with other healthcare professionals, the selection of the most appropriate medicine for every patient. In the sixth year, students gain more experience in clinical drug application at different divisions of healthcare units at well established, high standard hospitals’ wards.
Program of Study
The program includes the following courses:
Pharmacy courses | |
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Introduction to drug information | |
Pharmacy Practice | |
History and Ethics | |
Pharmaceutical Calculations | |
Pharmaceutical Analysis | |
Medicinal Chemistry | |
Pharmacy Practice (patient assessment and drug dispensing) | |
Pharmacy Management and Marketing | |
Pharmacognosy | |
Pharmacology | |
Toxicology | |
Pharmacokinetics & Biopharmaceutics | |
Pharmacy Seminar | |
Pharmacogenomics | |
Pharmacoeconomics | |
Pharmacotherapeutics | |
Pharmacy Practice Experience | |
Professional Communication | |
Non-prescription Drugs | |
Pharmacy law | |
Biology courses | |
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General biology | |
Human Anatomy and Physiology | |
Pathophysiology | |
Microbiology | |
Medical Biochemistry | |
Chemistry courses | |
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General chemistry | |
Basic and Functional Group Organic Chemistry | |
Quantitative Analysis | |
Other Courses | |
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Computer | |
Biostatistics | |
English | |
Social Sciences | |
Degrees Offered
The School of Pharmacy at the Lebanese International University offers two degrees, Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) and Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD).
BPharm is a five-year program (179 credits)(undergraduate pharmacy table) allowing graduates to practice the pharmaceutical profession and to register in the Lebanese Order of Pharmacists.
PharmD is a six-year program (209 credits, one year after the BPharm) (graduate pharmacy table). It provides pharmacists with a good clinical and community experience in patient monitoring and consultation with other healthcare professionals.
Admission Requirements
Applicants to the School of Pharmacy at BIU, should hold the Lebanese baccalaureate (General Sciences or Life Sciences) or its equivalent as specified by the Lebanese Ministry of Education. They are also required to complete the international TOEFL or the university English Placement Test and to pass the school entrance exams in biology and chemistry.
For more details, or for any other inquiries, please don’t hesitate to send an email to sop@liu.edu.lb.