Lebanese American University
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The Lebanese American University (LAU) (Arabic: الجامعة اللبنانية الأميركية ) is a secular, private and independent American university located in Lebanon
. It is consistently ranked as one of the top universities in the Middle East
and North Africa
region.
Lebanese American University is chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York
and is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
(CIHE–NEASC). LAU is composed of two separate campuses, one in Beirut
and the other in Byblos
. LAU offers programs leading to degrees in Arts
, Engineering
, Nursing
, Sciences, Pharmacy
, and Medicine
.
by American Presbyterian Missionaries. In 1924, the high school
added a two-year junior college
program. Three years later, the College was separated as the American Junior College for Women, and moved from downtown to Ras Beirut
. In 1933, it relocated once again to its present location in Koreitem, West Beirut. The founding institution was a force for the education of women in Lebanon and the Middle East long before most of the world recognized the need and moral obligation to educate women in a collegiate setting.
In 1948-1949, the College expanded into a four-year, university-level institution, and changed its name to the Beirut College for Women. In 1955, the College was chartered by the Board of Regents of the State of New York. In 1970 the Bachelor's degree program was recognized by the Lebanese government as equivalent to the License. In 1974, fifty years after its founding, the College became co-educational and was renamed Beirut University College.
Adding to the college’s constantly evolving programs, in 1985, the Board of Regents amended the charter to include two campuses. In 1987, based on the amended charter, BUC opened its northern branch on a hill above the historical port-city of Byblos
and in rented buildings in Amsheet
. Classes started in the newly built campus in October 1991, and LAU Byblos was officially inaugurated on July 16, 1992.
In 1994, the college changed its name to Lebanese American University. As of 2011, over 8,000 students were enrolled in the seven schools of the University: the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business, the School of Engineering, the School of Architecture & Design, the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, and the School of Pharmacy.
In 2009, businessman, philanthropist, and LAU board member Gilbert R. Chagoury
and his wife, Rose-Marie, provided a donation of $10 million dollars to fund the medical school and $3.5 million for the construction of the Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing.http://campaign.lau.edu.lb/news/archive/gilbert_chagoury_gives_lau_grant_to_help_fund_nursing_school/
, one in Beirut
and the other in Byblos
. The Beirut Campus has expanded over the past five years. New buildings for the School of Business as well as a larger library (the Riyad Nassar Library) have been completed. The Beirut campus maintains its historic look and architecture, but is being continuously renovated to meet the requirements and needs of a growing student population. It hosts the School of Business, the School of Arts and Sciences, and the new School of Architecture and Design.
The Byblos campus is home of the five professional schools at LAU: the School of Engineering, the School of Pharmacy, the Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, and the Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing. In Addition, the Byblos campus also houses the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Design and Architecture, and the School of Business. LAU Byblos has major plans for campus expansion. The Frem Civic Center was recently completed and opened to students. Projects currently under construction at LAU Byblos include a new and larger library, new buildings for the Medical and Nursing Schools, as well as a multi-level underground student parking garage.
. USNY is a purely administrative body which, among other functions, accredits colleges and universities in the state. On September 21, 2007, the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
(NEASC) granted candidacy status to the Lebanese American University. According to President Joseph G. Jabbra, he said he felt "very strongly" that LAU would receive full accreditation in 2009. In 2010 the Lebanese American University received full NEASC accreditation as per a letter sent to President Jabbra.
LAU's five-year Bachelor in Architecture
program is accredited by the French government, which allows the graduates to practice in France
and the European Union
.
The School of Pharmacy
is a full member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
(AACP).
Currently, the Doctor of Pharmacy
program at LAU is the only one outside the United States of America that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
(ACPE).The initial accreditation review took place in 2002, when full accreditation was granted. Hence, LAU's Pharm.D graduates are eligible for licensure to work as Pharmacists in most US states and provinces.
The Department of Computer Science and Mathematics is ABET accredited, and is the first and only ABET-accredited Computer Science
program in Lebanon
.
All of LAU's School of Engineering
programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
(ABET). In the academic year 2006-2007, the school started laying out the groundwork for a self-study required by ABET. Full ABET accreditation was received during the Fall semester of 2011. In addition, LAU plans to seek European accreditation for its engineering programs to expand the recognition of its degrees to a global level.
The School of Business
is currently pursuing accreditation through the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
(AACSB), the oldest and largest business accreditation association in the world. In light of the time frame involved in AACSB accreditation, the school is in the interim exploring the option of accreditation from the European Quality Improvement System
(EQUIS), a leading international system of quality assessment, improvement and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration. LAU School of Business is a member of EFMD which is recognized globally as an accreditation body of quality in management education and has established accreditation services for business schools and business school programmes, corporate universities and technology-enhanced learning programmes.
The Alice Ramez Chaghoury School of Nursing plans to seek accreditation for its Bachelor of Science in Nursing through the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
(CCNE) in the near future.
LAU and Partners Harvard Medical International
(PHMI), the medical-consulting arm of Harvard Medical School
(HMS), have signed an innovative 10-year collaboration agreement that will significantly reinforce LAU's Medical School standing. Additionally, LAU is partnered with the Clemenceau Medical Center (CMS), an affiliate of Johns Hopkins International. The Rafik Hariri University Hospital and UMC Rizk Hospital also allow students to practice in clinical element of the program.
LAU school of architecture and design is the only accredited American University that offers a B.A in Interior Architecture, and B.A in Interior Design.
Degrees offered include:
Bachelor of Architecture
B.A. in Fine Arts
B.A. in Interior Architecture
B.S. in Graphic Design
B.S. in Interior Design
Minor in Advertising
Minor in Computer Graphics
Minor in Islamic Art and Architecture (IAAD)
The school offers five graduate degrees, and 17 undergraduate degrees follows:
The Department offers B.S. in Computer Science, M.S. in Computer Science, B.S. in Mathematics, B.S. in Mathematics Education, Minor in Mathematics, Minor in Computer Science, and Minor in Actuarial Studies. The Department of Computer Science and Mathematics aims to achieve ABET accreditation effective Fall 2010. The department has developed a comprehensive plan to assess all courses as well as program outcomes and objectives, starting in spring 2008. The department applied for ABET Accreditation in Fall 2009. The program was officially accredited by ABET effective October 1, 2010. The program as such became the first and only ABET accredited program in Lebanon.
The Department offers:
B.A. in Political Science, B.A. in Political Science/International Affairs , B.A. in Psychology, B.A. in Social Work, M.A. in International Affairs,Minor in Legal Studies, Minor in Political Science/International Affairs, Minor in Psychology, Minor in Sociology
The Department offers the following degree:B.A. in English, B.A. in History, B.A. in Philosophy, M.A. in Comparative Literature, Minor in Arabic Language and Literature
The Department offers a B.S. in Biology, B.S. in Chemistry, B.S. in Nutrition, M.S. in Molecular Biology, Minor in Biology, and a Minor in Chemistry.
The Department offers the following degrees; B.A. in Education, M.A. in Education, and a Teaching Diploma.
the option of accreditation from the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), a leading international system of quality assessment, improvement and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration. LAU school of business is a member of EFMD which is recognized globally as an accreditation body of quality in management education and has established accreditation services for business schools and business school programmes, corporate universities and technology-enhanced learning programmes.
Degrees offered include:
B.S. in Business studies (Emphases in Accounting, Banking and Finance, Economics, Family and Entrepreneurial Business Management, Hospitality Management, International Business, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing).
B.S. in Economics (Tracks of study in Finance, Management, Mathematics, Political Science/International Affairs)
B.S. in Hospitality and Tourism Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Degrees offered include:
BE in Civil Engineering - BE in Mechanical Engineering - BE in IndustrialEngineering - BE in Electrical Engineering - BE in Computer Engineering - MS in Computer Engineering - MS in Civil & Environmental Engineering - MS in Industrial Engineering & Engineering management
The $18 million complex is a 12,500-square-meter structure, built and designed with significant input from Harvard Medical International (now Partners Harvard Medical International
). The affiliation with Harvard Medical International (HMI ) was established in 2007 as part of a 10-year collaborative effort in which representatives are consulted on issues such as curriculum development, faculty standards, and admissions processes.
http://campaign.lau.edu.lb/news/archive/gilbert_and_rose-marie_chagoury_school_of_medicine_opens_its_doors/
Faculty members hail from the United States, Canada, the U.K., Lebanon, and other Arab countries, and come from diverse specializations—general surgery, cardiology, neurology, genetics, oncology, radiology, obstetrics, gynecology, dermatology, and gastroenterology.
The school has a four-year program (Med I-Med IV) at the end of which a Medical Doctor (M.D.) degree will be granted to successful candidates.
Traditional curricula are lecture-based, discipline-oriented, and impart basic medical sciences (anatomy, physiology, pathology, biochemistry, pharmacology, microbiology, and genetics) in the first two years, followed by clinical disciplines in the last two years. In this curriculum, basic and clinical sciences are integrated and taught simultaneously from Med I to Med IV, with clinical exposure right from the start, including new learning situations and new assessment methods.
Degree offered:Doctor of Medicine (MD)
, located at the Byblos
campus, was established in 1993 as an integral part of LAU to meet the demand of a clinical pharmacy practice in Lebanon
and the Middle East
.
The School offers two professional degree programs: a five-year program leading to a Bachelor of Science Pharmacy (B.S. in Pharmacy), and the six-year program which is a continuation of the BS in Pharmacy leading to a Doctor of Pharmacy
(Pharm.D) degree.
The LAU School of Pharmacy
is a full member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
(AACP). Currently, the Doctor of Pharmacy
program at LAU is the only one outside the United States of America that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
(ACPE). The initial accreditation review took place in 2002, when full accreditation was granted. Hence, graduates of LAU's six-year Pharm.D program are eligible for licensure to work as Pharmacists throughout the United States of America.
, this is LAU’s first school of nursing and is part of the new medical school on the Byblos campus. It is named the Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing, in honor and commemoration of Chagoury’s mother. http://www.gilbertchagoury.com/lau.html
The School of Nursing admitted its first class of students in fall 2010. Students will receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), after a three-year program.
Dr. Nancy Hoffart joined LAU in October 2009, as the Founding Dean and Professor.http://advancement.lau.edu.lb/2010/03/nancy-hoffart-founding-dean-al.php
The School is committed to helping address the critical shortage of professional nurses in Lebanon and around the world. http://advancement.lau.edu.lb/2010/03/nancy-hoffart-founding-dean-al.php Students who join the School can take advantage of co-operative education internships.
Orientation, individual instruction, training sessions and research assistance are available to library users throughout the year.
It has about 135,000 volumes of books and non-book materials and over 455 current periodicals — current and retrospective.The library also includes many internet workstations from which users can access the Library Catalog and other electronic resources.
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
. It is consistently ranked as one of the top universities in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
and North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
region.
Lebanese American University is chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York
University of the State of New York
The University of the State of New York is the State of New York's governmental umbrella organization responsible for most institutions and people in any way connected with formal educational functions, public and private, in New York State...
and is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. is the U.S. regional accreditation association providing educational accreditation for all levels of education, from pre-kindergarten to the doctoral level, in the six-state New England region. It also provides accreditation for some...
(CIHE–NEASC). LAU is composed of two separate campuses, one in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
and the other in Byblos
Byblos
Byblos is the Greek name of the Phoenician city Gebal . It is a Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of present-day Lebanon under the current Arabic name of Jubayl and was also referred to as Gibelet during the Crusades...
. LAU offers programs leading to degrees in Arts
ARts
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, Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, Nursing
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
, Sciences, Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
, and Medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
.
History
The Lebanese American University’s early days in 1835 find a reminder in an engraved stone in Beirut’s city center: “Site of the first edifice built as a school for girls in the Turkish Empire.” The engraving refers to the American School for Girls, established in BeirutBeirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
by American Presbyterian Missionaries. In 1924, the high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
added a two-year junior college
Junior college
The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade...
program. Three years later, the College was separated as the American Junior College for Women, and moved from downtown to Ras Beirut
Ras Beirut
Ras Beirut is a luxurious residential neighborhood of Beirut. It is the most cosmopolitan and open-minded area of Beirut, where sizable populations of Christians, Muslims, and Druze coexist peacefully. It is known as the cultural and intellectual center of Beirut...
. In 1933, it relocated once again to its present location in Koreitem, West Beirut. The founding institution was a force for the education of women in Lebanon and the Middle East long before most of the world recognized the need and moral obligation to educate women in a collegiate setting.
In 1948-1949, the College expanded into a four-year, university-level institution, and changed its name to the Beirut College for Women. In 1955, the College was chartered by the Board of Regents of the State of New York. In 1970 the Bachelor's degree program was recognized by the Lebanese government as equivalent to the License. In 1974, fifty years after its founding, the College became co-educational and was renamed Beirut University College.
Adding to the college’s constantly evolving programs, in 1985, the Board of Regents amended the charter to include two campuses. In 1987, based on the amended charter, BUC opened its northern branch on a hill above the historical port-city of Byblos
Byblos
Byblos is the Greek name of the Phoenician city Gebal . It is a Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of present-day Lebanon under the current Arabic name of Jubayl and was also referred to as Gibelet during the Crusades...
and in rented buildings in Amsheet
Amsheet
Amsheet is a predominantly Maronite seaside town in Lebanon about 40 km north of Beirut.There are many old churches in Amsheet -Demography:...
. Classes started in the newly built campus in October 1991, and LAU Byblos was officially inaugurated on July 16, 1992.
In 1994, the college changed its name to Lebanese American University. As of 2011, over 8,000 students were enrolled in the seven schools of the University: the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business, the School of Engineering, the School of Architecture & Design, the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, and the School of Pharmacy.
In 2009, businessman, philanthropist, and LAU board member Gilbert R. Chagoury
Gilbert R. Chagoury
Gilbert Ramez Chagoury is a Lebanese-Nigerian businessman, diplomat and philanthropist. Chagoury was born to Lebanese immigrant parents in Lagos, Nigeria...
and his wife, Rose-Marie, provided a donation of $10 million dollars to fund the medical school and $3.5 million for the construction of the Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing.http://campaign.lau.edu.lb/news/archive/gilbert_chagoury_gives_lau_grant_to_help_fund_nursing_school/
Campuses
The Lebanese American University has two campuses within LebanonLebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, one in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
and the other in Byblos
Byblos
Byblos is the Greek name of the Phoenician city Gebal . It is a Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of present-day Lebanon under the current Arabic name of Jubayl and was also referred to as Gibelet during the Crusades...
. The Beirut Campus has expanded over the past five years. New buildings for the School of Business as well as a larger library (the Riyad Nassar Library) have been completed. The Beirut campus maintains its historic look and architecture, but is being continuously renovated to meet the requirements and needs of a growing student population. It hosts the School of Business, the School of Arts and Sciences, and the new School of Architecture and Design.
The Byblos campus is home of the five professional schools at LAU: the School of Engineering, the School of Pharmacy, the Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, and the Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing. In Addition, the Byblos campus also houses the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Design and Architecture, and the School of Business. LAU Byblos has major plans for campus expansion. The Frem Civic Center was recently completed and opened to students. Projects currently under construction at LAU Byblos include a new and larger library, new buildings for the Medical and Nursing Schools, as well as a multi-level underground student parking garage.
Accreditation
Since 1949, LAU has operated under a charter from the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New YorkUniversity of the State of New York
The University of the State of New York is the State of New York's governmental umbrella organization responsible for most institutions and people in any way connected with formal educational functions, public and private, in New York State...
. USNY is a purely administrative body which, among other functions, accredits colleges and universities in the state. On September 21, 2007, the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. is the U.S. regional accreditation association providing educational accreditation for all levels of education, from pre-kindergarten to the doctoral level, in the six-state New England region. It also provides accreditation for some...
(NEASC) granted candidacy status to the Lebanese American University. According to President Joseph G. Jabbra, he said he felt "very strongly" that LAU would receive full accreditation in 2009. In 2010 the Lebanese American University received full NEASC accreditation as per a letter sent to President Jabbra.
LAU's five-year Bachelor in Architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
program is accredited by the French government, which allows the graduates to practice in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
.
The School of Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
is a full member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy is the national association of schools and colleges of pharmacy and their faculty.-External links:* *...
(AACP).
Currently, the Doctor of Pharmacy
Doctor of Pharmacy
A Doctor of Pharmacy is a professional doctorate degree in pharmacy. In some countries, it is a first professional degree, and a prerequisite for licensing to exercise the profession of pharmacist.-Kenya :...
program at LAU is the only one outside the United States of America that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education is a non-profit accreditation agency recognized by Council on Higher Education Accreditation and the US Department of Education...
(ACPE).The initial accreditation review took place in 2002, when full accreditation was granted. Hence, LAU's Pharm.D graduates are eligible for licensure to work as Pharmacists in most US states and provinces.
The Department of Computer Science and Mathematics is ABET accredited, and is the first and only ABET-accredited Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
program in Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
.
All of LAU's School of Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
ABET, Inc., formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, is a non-profit organization that accredits post-secondary education programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology...
(ABET). In the academic year 2006-2007, the school started laying out the groundwork for a self-study required by ABET. Full ABET accreditation was received during the Fall semester of 2011. In addition, LAU plans to seek European accreditation for its engineering programs to expand the recognition of its degrees to a global level.
The School of Business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
is currently pursuing accreditation through the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business was founded in 1916 to accredit schools of business worldwide. The first accreditations took place in 1919. The stated mission is to advance quality management education worldwide through accreditation and thought leadership. It is regarded...
(AACSB), the oldest and largest business accreditation association in the world. In light of the time frame involved in AACSB accreditation, the school is in the interim exploring the option of accreditation from the European Quality Improvement System
European Quality Improvement System
The European Quality Improvement System is a school accreditation system. It specializes in higher education institutions of management and business administration, run by the European Foundation for Management Development...
(EQUIS), a leading international system of quality assessment, improvement and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration. LAU School of Business is a member of EFMD which is recognized globally as an accreditation body of quality in management education and has established accreditation services for business schools and business school programmes, corporate universities and technology-enhanced learning programmes.
The Alice Ramez Chaghoury School of Nursing plans to seek accreditation for its Bachelor of Science in Nursing through the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education is an autonomous nursing education accrediting agency that contributes to the improvement of the public's health. The CCNE is recognized by the U.S...
(CCNE) in the near future.
LAU and Partners Harvard Medical International
Partners Harvard Medical International
Partners Harvard Medical International is a not-for-profit organization that provides advisory services and professional consulting to organizations outside the United States. PHMI is a subsidiary of Partners HealthCare System, a health care system based in Boston, Massachusetts.-History:PHMI was...
(PHMI), the medical-consulting arm of Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
(HMS), have signed an innovative 10-year collaboration agreement that will significantly reinforce LAU's Medical School standing. Additionally, LAU is partnered with the Clemenceau Medical Center (CMS), an affiliate of Johns Hopkins International. The Rafik Hariri University Hospital and UMC Rizk Hospital also allow students to practice in clinical element of the program.
Schools and Degrees Offered
- School of Architecture & Design
- School of Arts & Sciences
- School of Business
- School of Engineering
- School of Medicine
- School of Nursing
- School of Pharmacy
School of Architecture and Design
The school was inaugurated in Fall 2009 bringing together under its name the 5 disciplines of design offered at LAU. It is expected to broaden to include Fashion Design and Photography majors in the future.LAU school of architecture and design is the only accredited American University that offers a B.A in Interior Architecture, and B.A in Interior Design.
Degrees offered include:
Bachelor of Architecture
B.A. in Fine Arts
B.A. in Interior Architecture
B.S. in Graphic Design
B.S. in Interior Design
Minor in Advertising
Minor in Computer Graphics
Minor in Islamic Art and Architecture (IAAD)
School of Arts and Sciences
The School of Arts and Sciences is the heart of the Lebanese American University and its oldest school. The School is the home of the liberal arts core, which is at the heart of the mission of the University, and is the major provider of service courses to all Schools at LAU. The School houses the Computer Science and Mathematics Department, the Natural Sciences Department, the Social Science Department, the Education Department, and the Humanities Department. The school administers the Software Institute, the Peace and Justice Institute, the Institute for Migration Studies, and the Institute for Diplomacy and Conflict Transformation.The school offers five graduate degrees, and 17 undergraduate degrees follows:
Computer Science and Mathematics
The Department offers B.S. in Computer Science, M.S. in Computer Science, B.S. in Mathematics, B.S. in Mathematics Education, Minor in Mathematics, Minor in Computer Science, and Minor in Actuarial Studies. The Department of Computer Science and Mathematics aims to achieve ABET accreditation effective Fall 2010. The department has developed a comprehensive plan to assess all courses as well as program outcomes and objectives, starting in spring 2008. The department applied for ABET Accreditation in Fall 2009. The program was officially accredited by ABET effective October 1, 2010. The program as such became the first and only ABET accredited program in Lebanon.
Social Sciences
The Department offers:
B.A. in Political Science, B.A. in Political Science/International Affairs , B.A. in Psychology, B.A. in Social Work, M.A. in International Affairs,Minor in Legal Studies, Minor in Political Science/International Affairs, Minor in Psychology, Minor in Sociology
Humanities
The Department offers the following degree:B.A. in English, B.A. in History, B.A. in Philosophy, M.A. in Comparative Literature, Minor in Arabic Language and Literature
Natural Sciences
The Department offers a B.S. in Biology, B.S. in Chemistry, B.S. in Nutrition, M.S. in Molecular Biology, Minor in Biology, and a Minor in Chemistry.
Education
The Department offers the following degrees; B.A. in Education, M.A. in Education, and a Teaching Diploma.
School of Business
LAU School of Business has built a reputation as a leading regional Business School. it is known as one of the best schools in Lebanon.The school is currently pursuing accreditation through the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the oldest and largest business accreditation association in the world, which provides the gold standard by which business education is measured. AACSB accreditation will mark a high point in the growth of the school’s international reputation. In light of the time frame involved in AACSB accreditation, the school is in the interim exploringthe option of accreditation from the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), a leading international system of quality assessment, improvement and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration. LAU school of business is a member of EFMD which is recognized globally as an accreditation body of quality in management education and has established accreditation services for business schools and business school programmes, corporate universities and technology-enhanced learning programmes.
Degrees offered include:
B.S. in Business studies (Emphases in Accounting, Banking and Finance, Economics, Family and Entrepreneurial Business Management, Hospitality Management, International Business, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing).
B.S. in Economics (Tracks of study in Finance, Management, Mathematics, Political Science/International Affairs)
B.S. in Hospitality and Tourism Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
School of Engineering
The school offers five undergraduate engineering programs, And three graduate programs.Degrees offered include:
BE in Civil Engineering - BE in Mechanical Engineering - BE in IndustrialEngineering - BE in Electrical Engineering - BE in Computer Engineering - MS in Computer Engineering - MS in Civil & Environmental Engineering - MS in Industrial Engineering & Engineering management
The Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
In September 2009, the Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine admitted its first class of students. http://campaign.lau.edu.lb/news/archive/gilbert_and_rose-marie_chagoury_school_of_medicine_opens_its_doors/The $18 million complex is a 12,500-square-meter structure, built and designed with significant input from Harvard Medical International (now Partners Harvard Medical International
Partners Harvard Medical International
Partners Harvard Medical International is a not-for-profit organization that provides advisory services and professional consulting to organizations outside the United States. PHMI is a subsidiary of Partners HealthCare System, a health care system based in Boston, Massachusetts.-History:PHMI was...
). The affiliation with Harvard Medical International (HMI ) was established in 2007 as part of a 10-year collaborative effort in which representatives are consulted on issues such as curriculum development, faculty standards, and admissions processes.
http://campaign.lau.edu.lb/news/archive/gilbert_and_rose-marie_chagoury_school_of_medicine_opens_its_doors/
Faculty members hail from the United States, Canada, the U.K., Lebanon, and other Arab countries, and come from diverse specializations—general surgery, cardiology, neurology, genetics, oncology, radiology, obstetrics, gynecology, dermatology, and gastroenterology.
The school has a four-year program (Med I-Med IV) at the end of which a Medical Doctor (M.D.) degree will be granted to successful candidates.
Traditional curricula are lecture-based, discipline-oriented, and impart basic medical sciences (anatomy, physiology, pathology, biochemistry, pharmacology, microbiology, and genetics) in the first two years, followed by clinical disciplines in the last two years. In this curriculum, basic and clinical sciences are integrated and taught simultaneously from Med I to Med IV, with clinical exposure right from the start, including new learning situations and new assessment methods.
Degree offered:Doctor of Medicine (MD)
School of Pharmacy
The School of PharmacyPharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
, located at the Byblos
Byblos
Byblos is the Greek name of the Phoenician city Gebal . It is a Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of present-day Lebanon under the current Arabic name of Jubayl and was also referred to as Gibelet during the Crusades...
campus, was established in 1993 as an integral part of LAU to meet the demand of a clinical pharmacy practice in Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
.
The School offers two professional degree programs: a five-year program leading to a Bachelor of Science Pharmacy (B.S. in Pharmacy), and the six-year program which is a continuation of the BS in Pharmacy leading to a Doctor of Pharmacy
Doctor of Pharmacy
A Doctor of Pharmacy is a professional doctorate degree in pharmacy. In some countries, it is a first professional degree, and a prerequisite for licensing to exercise the profession of pharmacist.-Kenya :...
(Pharm.D) degree.
The LAU School of Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
is a full member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy is the national association of schools and colleges of pharmacy and their faculty.-External links:* *...
(AACP). Currently, the Doctor of Pharmacy
Doctor of Pharmacy
A Doctor of Pharmacy is a professional doctorate degree in pharmacy. In some countries, it is a first professional degree, and a prerequisite for licensing to exercise the profession of pharmacist.-Kenya :...
program at LAU is the only one outside the United States of America that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education is a non-profit accreditation agency recognized by Council on Higher Education Accreditation and the US Department of Education...
(ACPE). The initial accreditation review took place in 2002, when full accreditation was granted. Hence, graduates of LAU's six-year Pharm.D program are eligible for licensure to work as Pharmacists throughout the United States of America.
The Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing
Established in 2009 with funding provided by philanthropist Gilbert ChagouryGilbert R. Chagoury
Gilbert Ramez Chagoury is a Lebanese-Nigerian businessman, diplomat and philanthropist. Chagoury was born to Lebanese immigrant parents in Lagos, Nigeria...
, this is LAU’s first school of nursing and is part of the new medical school on the Byblos campus. It is named the Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing, in honor and commemoration of Chagoury’s mother. http://www.gilbertchagoury.com/lau.html
The School of Nursing admitted its first class of students in fall 2010. Students will receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), after a three-year program.
Dr. Nancy Hoffart joined LAU in October 2009, as the Founding Dean and Professor.http://advancement.lau.edu.lb/2010/03/nancy-hoffart-founding-dean-al.php
The School is committed to helping address the critical shortage of professional nurses in Lebanon and around the world. http://advancement.lau.edu.lb/2010/03/nancy-hoffart-founding-dean-al.php Students who join the School can take advantage of co-operative education internships.
Student Clubs
Clubs are initiated and organized by students for students and focus on a wide range of interests, including academic majors, culture, sports, human rights, and the arts. They provide students with the opportunity to engage in extracurricular pursuits and hobbies and to establish diverse relationships, contributing to the LAU goal of developing the whole person.Play Productions
LAU has three theaters—Gulbenkian and Irwin in Beirut, and Selina Korban in Byblos—that are active year-round. Student productions are required of certain majors, and are presented throughout the academic year. LAU also offers two major productions, in the fall and spring, and an annual international theater festival that attracts groups from other Middle Eastern universities. Participation in play productions is open to students of any major. For more information, contact the Arts and Communications Department (Beirut) or the Humanities Department (Byblos).Varsity Sports
The basketball, football, handball, volleyball, tennis, table tennis, swimming, and rugby teams participate in various local, regional and international collegiate tournaments.Student Governance
Participation in the Campus Student Councils and the University Student Council, as well as the Graduate Student Committees on both campuses gives students a voice in the decision-making sphere. Students choose their representatives during elections held in accordance with the respective bylaws.Libraries
- Print Books 327,247
- e-Books 85,084
- Print Journals 1,006
- e-Journals (Full text) 63,679
- Non-print (e.g., maps, videos, slides) 12,158
- Online databases 89
- Open Access databases 30
Riyad Nassar Library (Beirut Campus)
The Riyad Nassar Library (Beirut campus) named after LAU’s president from 1982 to 2004 started functioning on September 19, 2005.It has over 250,000 information records. There are 492 current print periodical subscriptions and four special collections.Orientation, individual instruction, training sessions and research assistance are available to library users throughout the year.
Byblos Campus Library
The Byblos Campus was created in 1986 following a Board decision to expand the college into a multi-campus university.It has about 135,000 volumes of books and non-book materials and over 455 current periodicals — current and retrospective.The library also includes many internet workstations from which users can access the Library Catalog and other electronic resources.
Notable Alumni
- Emad Abshenass, Secretary General of Union of Iranian Technical and Vocational Training Institutes NGO Syndicates - Head of managing council of Private Iranian Technology and Computer Training and Research TVTO & high education Institutes & Corporations - Member of Iranian Chamber of Commerce Directing council Managing Director & Chief Editor of SefroYek (Zero & one) Magazine , Iranian journalist, Writer, Translator and Publisher of Computer & Technology Books
- Nada Bazih, Novelist
- Adnan Tarabishy, Founder of Y2ad, a leading advertising agency
- May NasrMay NasrMay Nasr is a Lebanese singer, musician and microfinancing consultant. She was born in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 1965 and she got a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Beirut in 1987.- Biography :...
, Singer - Ahmad Rabi Issa, Business manager for Nestle Professional
- Hadia Harb, Writer
- Maroun Kassab, Architect, Artist, Linguist and Founder of LebRecord.com
- Tony Faddoul, Architect, Artist, Linguist and Co-Founder of Lebrecord.com
- Elie Khoury and Jad Younan, Establishers of Woopra, a website analysis firm.
- Eva Badr, Wife of diplomat and philosopher Charles Malik
- Sethrida Geagea, Member of Parliament & wife of the Lebanese ForcesLebanese ForcesThe Lebanese Forces is a Lebanese political party. Founded as a militia by Bachir Gemayel during the Lebanese Civil War, the movement fought as the main militia within the Christian-dominated Lebanese Front...
leader, Samir GeageaSamir GeageaSamir Farid Geagea , born October 25, 1952, is a Lebanese politician. He is also a senior figure in the March 14 Alliance, alongside Saad Hariri and Amine Gemayel.... - Hind HaririHind HaririHind Hariri is the youngest child of self-made businessman and Lebanese politician Rafik Hariri. She graduated from the Lebanese American University in Beirut and campaigned for her half-brother Saad in recent Lebanese elections. In 2008, Forbes magazine listed her as "one of the world's youngest...
, The daughter of the Former Prime Minister Rafik HaririRafik HaririRafic Baha El Deen Al-Hariri , was a business tycoon and the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 until his resignation, 20 October 2004.He headed five cabinets during his tenure... - Rima MaktabiRima MaktabiRima Maktabi is a Lebanese TV presenter and host of CNN's monthly program Inside the Middle East. She presented prime-time news for Al-Arabiya from 2003 until July 2010 when she fully joined CNN...
, Former reporter for Al ArabiyaAl ArabiyaAl Arabiya is a Pan-Arabist Saudi-owned Arabic-language television news channel. Launched on March 3, 2003, the channel is based in Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates, and is majority-owned by the Saudi broadcaster Middle East Broadcasting Center ....
and current host of CNN's "Inside the Middle East." - Lara Habib ChamatLara Habib ChamatLara Habib , is a Senior Business News presenter on Al Arabiya News Channel.-Biography:Lara is of Lebanese origin, studied banking and finance as an undergraduate and holds an MBA from the Lebanese American University , in Beirut.-Career:Lara started her career as a research analyst in Blom Bank,...
, Presenter on Alarabiya - Octavia NasrOctavia NasrOctavia Nasr is a journalist who covers Middle East affairs. She served as CNN’s Senior Editor of Mideast affairs until her dismissal in July 2010 over her public statement of respect on Twitter for the Lebanese cleric Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, who she considered "one of Hezbollah's giants...
, CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
Journalist - Nadine NjeimNadine NjeimNadine Wilson Njeim is a beauty queen, former Miss Lebanon, who represented her country in Miss World 2007 in China and Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico.- Biography :Nadine Njeim was born in Lebanon to Colonel Wilson Njeim and Mrs...
, Miss LebanonMiss Lebanon.Miss Lebanon - Lebanon's Official National Beauty Pageant is a beauty contest in Lebanon.Miss Lebanon is the only national beauty contest that awards prizes worth more than one million US dollars to its winners. It is broadcast on Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation , since 1991...
2007 - Shada Omar, TV Host in the Lebanese Broadcasting CorporationLebanese Broadcasting CorporationThe Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation , widely known as LBC, is the first private television station in Lebanon. It went global in 1996 when it launched its satellite channel LBC Al-Fadha'iya Al-Lubnaniya covering the Arab World. It now has several channels covering Europe, America, Australia, and...
- Martine AndraosMartine AndraosMartine Tlete Andraos is Miss Lebanon for 2009. She was crowned Miss Lebanon on June 26, 2009 in a broadcast held LIVE in Beirut, Lebanon on LBC. She was succeeded in 2010 by the current Miss Lebanon, Rahaf Abdallah....
, Miss Lebanon 2009 - Fares Abi Nader, Co-founder of ReportEdge
- Dima Dabbous-Sensenig
- Hayat Karanouh
- Humam Sawaf, Finance Director Africa India and Middle East,Granite Services Int. Inc - GE Energy Affiliate.
- Tamirace FakhouryTamirace FakhouryTamirace Fakhoury is a Lebanese poet born in Beit Chabab, Mount Lebanon. Tamirace published her first poetry book entitled The country of the Emperor and the Lost Child at the age of nine. Then, throughout the years, she published four other poetry books in French at Dar An Nahar, Beirut....
, Lebanese poet and current professor at LAU.
External links
- Gilbert Chagoury, Lebanese American University
- Lebanese American University Website
- School of Arts and Sciences, Byblos, Website
- Department of Computer Science and Mathematics, Byblos
- Computer Science Accreditation Site
- ProfessorHunt.com Department and Professor Reviews across the Middle East.