Perceptions and Comparative of Media Education Curricula in Arab Universities
Abstract
The emergence of new ITC in the Arab world has led many Arab institutions to meet the demands of the
labour market. This study seeks to explore the MCJ programme curricula in nine Arab universities by looking at what
they offer so as to understand better the needs of MCJ education in an ongoing growth field in the Arab world. Based
on a qualitative approach via content analysis, the study found that most MCJ programmes seemed to be outdated,
being influenced more by CF and CS courses than by OF, OS and elective courses (old teaching style). The results
confirmed the hypothesis and the need to develop a new curriculum that goes beyond teaching the main faculty
courses to focus on the labour market and on media industries’ needs.
Author
Aissani, Rahima
Elareshi, Mokhtar
Jeljeli, Riadh