Welcome to our page The Faculty of Information adopts curricula in line with the communication revolution and technological development worldwide. The curricula include media sciences, technology, general culture, languages, etc. The research center at the Faculty includes a department for studies, research and documentation, and a center for media training.
The Faculty of Information was established on October 5, 1967, under the name of the “Institution of Press”, where the “Journalist Training and Media Development Center” was created pursuant to Decree 11020, dated October 7, 1968. The name of the institution was then amended on March 24, 1975, to become the “Faculty of Information and Documentation”.
On December 20, 2012, pursuant to Decree 9586, the name “Faculty of Media and Documentation” was amended to become the “Faculty of Information”. The Faculty includes two branches, in UNESCO and Fanar.
On April 20, 2016, the Lebanese University Council authorized the establishment of a research center in the Faculty of Media; the research center includes the following divisions: Department of Research, Department of Research and Documentation, Center of Media Development & Media Personnel Training.
In 2020, the faculty obtained the academic accreditation for all its programs in the Bachelor and Master’s levels from the High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES) for five years without any requirements.
Academic degrees:
The Faculty grants the Bachelor degree in various specializations according to the BMD system (6 semesters in 3 years) and the research and professional master’s degree.