Faculty of Media & Applied Arts

Vision of the Faculty

To achieve local and regional excellence and leadership in delivering effective professional programs that serve the community within a quality assurance framework.

Mission of the Faculty

The Faculty strives to foster a spirit of innovation, creativity, and leadership in knowledge acquisition while refining skills by enhancing visual culture and transferring acquired artistic knowledge into practical application.

Goals of the Faculty

The Faculty of Media and Applied Arts aims to achieve the following:

·Enhancing academic standards and preparing highly qualified specialists with advanced knowledge in cultural, artistic, and technical fields.

·Exploring traditional techniques and media in creative skills while enabling students to utilize information technology within their disciplines.

·Developing individual personalities and fostering a sense of belonging to the group and teamwork.

·Cultivating artistic sensibility and aesthetic taste, alongside communication skills and creative thinking.

·Strengthening ties with the environmental, social, cultural, and artistic surroundings.

·Emphasizing local roots (cultural identity) and elevating them through contemporary artistic sense.

·Acquiring research methodology and engaging the senses to progress from ordinary observation to contemplation, then to perception, and ultimately to innovation and practical application.

·Promoting critical thinking, analysis, and professional development in real-world contexts.

·Supporting cultural and artistic activities, exhibitions, and field trips organized by the faculty.

·Expanding horizons and strengthening connections with local, Arab, and international faculties of fine and applied arts.

·Introducing the nature of the profession, its ethics, and governing regulations.

·Bridging academic achievement with practical experience through hands-on training and enhancing collaboration between department graduates and the job market.

The University of Kalamoon, upon the recommendation of the Faculty Council of Media and Applied Arts, awards the following academic degrees:

Bachelor’s Degree in Media and Applied Arts in one of the faculty’s specializations:

• Interior Design
• Graphic Design

Study Plan Structure:

The curriculum for each department consists of 135 credit hours, distributed as follows:

• University mandatory requirements: 15 credit hours
• University elective requirements: 2 credit hours
• Department mandatory requirements: 79 credit hours
• Department elective requirements: 6 credit hours
• Applied Arts specializations mandatory requirements and number of credit hours:  33 hours

Departments of the Faculty

The faculty comprises two main departments:

1. Department of Graphic Design
2. Department of Interior Design

• Head of Interior Design Department: Dr. Ghassan Abou Janb
• Head of Graphic Design Department: Dr. Linda Houeijeh

Department of Graphic Design

Humans leave their mark on their surroundings through their thoughts, appearance, and actions—forming the core of identity. Graphic design serves as a primary tool for expressing this identity.

Graphic design is a broad specialization and a branch of knowledge within the fine arts, falling under the umbrella of applied arts. It is a creative discipline aimed at delivering specific messages to target audiences using various means for combining images, words, and symbols that illustrate meaning and convey the message effectively.

Graphic design deals with the ideas, concepts, texts, and pictures, presenting them visually through printing, digital media, and any other platforms. Graphic designers impose a structure and organization on content to facilitate communication stages and simplify them, and to ensure that the intended audience receives and understands the message.

The field of Graphic Design continuously evolves with shifting intellectual and aesthetic trends, which affect designers’ work and reflect broader societal behaviors.

 The field of static graphic design specializes in creating visual solutions for print and digital media, including  logo design, visual identity, advertising campaigns, editorial design, poster design, packaging, illustrations, storyboarding, and Signage systems.

The field of Motion Graphic Design specializes in motion graphics, video art, animation, Website design, social media content, smart app interfaces, TV commercials, and video game design.

Department of Interior Design

Interior design involves planning, innovating, and developing the right design concept. It is the art of dealing with interior spaces to find the best possible solutions, managing them functionally, technically, aesthetically, and economically in terms of balance.

The interior designer (decor architect) works with structures and shaping interior spaces through architectural elements, furniture selection, and lighting design. I addition, they treat surfaces—such as floors, ceilings, and walls—to meet all human needs in their individual and collective living spaces, addressing environmental, social, and psychological aspects, as well as aesthetic desires.

In short, interior design is the harmonious balance between form and function—without overlooking aesthetic appeal and the psychological comfort of the space’s occupants.

Interior Design prospects and fields of work for the graduates  are diverse, including:

·         Residential spaces, commercial spaces (stores, retail outlets), cultural & recreational venues (cultural centers, public libraries, museums, cinemas, theaters, etc……)

• Administrative & public buildings (educational institutions, healthcare facilities)
• Hospitality & tourism (hotels, resorts, restaurants, chalets)
• Sports facilities
• Industrial fields like furniture design and manufacturing projects)

Mission:

The Faculty always seeks to graduate professionals, and not just designers. The Faculty is currently setting up plans for fashion design, a unique area to be found only at the UoK, in addition to carrying out field trips, and participating in other cultural and artistic events and activities. It also tries to strengthen close ties with local, Arab, and foreign faculties of fine and applied arts, as well as to tie academia with practice.

Technical Staff Members

• Mr. Abdo Abu Hamza
• Mr. Abdulghani Ghafir
• Ms. Tahani Rashid
• Mr. Hassan Zuhayman
• Ms. Al-Anoud Al-Zabidiyah
• Ms. Marah Al-Zuhaili
• Ms. Fatima Orfahli
• Mr. Mazen Al-Sirwan
• Mr. Emad Al-Eid
• Ms. Doaa Halima
• Ms. Dana Bahbouh
• Ms. Hadeel Al-Rifai
• Ms. Reem Al-Ali
• Ms. Nesmah Rizk

1- Dr. Ghassan Kasseer – Founder  of the faculty (2006–2008).
2- Dr. Nihal Al-Nafouri (2008–2010).
3- Dr. Samer Al-Jundi (2010–2011).
4- Dr. Nazih Al-Hajri (2011–2013).
5- Dr. Ghassan Kasseer (2013–2015).
6- Dr. Faseeh Kesso (2015–2016).
7- Dr. Ahd Al-Nasser Rajoub (2016–2017).
8- Dr. Nizar Sabour (2017–2018).
9- Dr. Iyad Al-Mahmoud (2019–2022).
10- Dr. Waseem Ahmed (2022–2023).
11- Dr. Ghassan Abou Janab (2023–Present).

Mission:

The Faculty always seeks to graduate professionals, and not just designers. The Faculty is currently setting up plans for fashion design, a unique area to be found only at the UoK, in addition to carrying out field trips, and participating in other cultural and artistic events and activities. It also tries to strengthen close ties with local, Arab, and foreign faculties of fine and applied arts, as well as to tie academia with practice.

Mission:

The Faculty always seeks to graduate professionals, and not just designers. The Faculty is currently setting up plans for fashion design, a unique area to be found only at the UoK, in addition to carrying out field trips, and participating in other cultural and artistic events and activities. It also tries to strengthen close ties with local, Arab, and foreign faculties of fine and applied arts, as well as to tie academia with practice.