SCHOOL OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC POLICY Ten Years of Achievements
Vision Establish the premier School of Global Affairs and Public Policy in the Middle East and Africa, graduating highly skilled and knowledgeable professionals capable of quality decision-making on matters of public concern domestically, regionally and globally.
Mission Prepare graduates to take the lead in shaping the future of their nations and the world at large, with a strong belief in the complementarity of international and public affairs, an unwavering commitment to ethics and the rule of law, as well as a belief in the unique role the media plays in shaping public policies.
International Advisory Board
International Advisory Board Members* Abi-Saab, Georges Michel Manyika, James* Anderson, Lisa Elmasri, Amal Anheier, Helmut K. Findakly, Hani Brown, Wendy Wang, Jisi Darwish, Ahmed Kennedy, David Elaraby, Nabil Osman, Magued Eldin, Hani Sarie Salama, Ghassan El Gebaly, Tahany Salmawy, Mohamed El-Labban, Adel Zulficar, Mona Prewit, Kenneth *List includes all distinguished members who have served on the IAB since its inception.
Organizational Structure OFFICE OF THE DEAN Departments Academic and Research Centers & Units Executive Education Center for American Studies & Research Journalism & Mass Communication Center for Migration & Refugee Studies Cynthia Nelson Institute for Gender and Women’s Studies Law Kamal Adham Center for Television & Digital Journalism Law & Society Research Unit Public Policy & Administration Middle East Studies Center
Degrees Offered 4 Undergraduate Degrees & 3 Minors. 10 Graduate Degrees. 7 Graduate Diplomas. 2 Dual Degrees.
Fact Sheet 38 full-time faculty and over 23 adjunct faculty. Supported by 47 full-time staff. 442 Undergraduates enrolled students (2017-2018). 276 Graduates enrolled students (2017-2018). Over 2,300 Alumni from more than 60 nationalities.
Fellowships The Yousef Jameel Public Leadership Program provides 300 fellowship opportunities to Egyptian youth over a period of 12 years to pursue graduate studies. Other Fellowships include the Kamal Adham Television and Digital Journalism Fellowship , The Media Policy Fellowship and The Mostafa ElBaradei, Zaki Hashem, and Nabil Elaraby Fellowships in Law. The School also has access to a number of fellowships offered program-wide by the American University in Cairo.
Departments
Department of Journalism and Mass Communication (JRMC) Degrees: • Master of Arts in Journalism & Mass Communication • Master of Arts in Television & Digital Journalism • BA of Arts in Multimedia Journalism (MMJ) • BA of Arts in Communication & Media Art (MCA) • BA of Arts in Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) • Minor in Journalism and Mass Communication • Minor in Arabic Writing and Reporting
Department of Journalism and Mass Communication (JRMC) JRMC plays a major role in developing the region’s print, The Caravan has been the student newspaper at AUC since advertising and broadcast media. It immerses its students in 1921. Since then, it has graduated hundreds of young the industry to become perfectly in tune with the challenges ambitious journalists who have gone on to career-defining and expectations they are to face. Many of the department’s jobs at Reuters, AP , CNN, the Washington Post, Al Arabiya, alumni have gone on to fill positions in prestigious news Bloomberg, Daily News Egypt, DMC, CBC and others. outlets such as CNN, AP , DW, Reuters, The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, NBC and Reuters, as well as JRMC has regularly hosted international conferences, playing key roles in the region's growing transnational media seminars and panel discussions such as AUSACE 2009 and organizations, such as Al Jazeera, MBC, Dubai's Al Arabiya, AUSACE 2017, and Combating Hate Speech in partnership Radio Sawa, Nile TV, MSNBC in Arabic and CNN Arabia. with Ethical Journalism Network and The Network of MENA They have also helped develop some of the most influential media schools in partnership with Blanquerna School of newspapers in the region, such as Al Sharq Al Awsat, The Communication and Medmedia Project. Middle East Times, Al Ahram and Al Ahram Weekly. All three of JRMC’s undergraduate programs and Master’s degree have received NAQAA accreditation.
Department of Journalism and Mass Communication (JRMC) New courses have been introduced to the academic program such as Sports Media, as well as Writing and Reporting in Arabic, and Web Analytics in Advertising and Marketing. Several JRMC faculty have served on editorial advisory boards of international prestigious journals including Journalist Practice, Journal of Middle East Media, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, among many others. Numerous JRMC students take part in regional and international programs such as the Arab Media Young Leaders Program and the inaugural Broadcast Educators Association 48-Hour Film Festival where they won many awards.
Career Opportunities (JRMC) Types of companies Newspapers, magazines, radio, television, production companies, digital media agencies, news agencies, media agencies and consultancies, press and communication offices. Professional positions Editor, reporter, photojournalist, correspondent, head of press, director of communications, content manager, copy- writer, social media manager, marketing manager, program presenter of editor, media director or manager, critic, columnist, section head, editor-in-chief, commentator, designer, ad campaign manager, producer or scriptwriter. Academic Positions Teaching and research of media and social communication.
Department of Law (Law) Degrees: • LLM (Master of Law) in International & Comparative Law • Master of Arts in International Human Rights Law • Graduate Diploma in International Human Rights Law • Graduate Diploma in International and Comparative Law • Bachelors of Arts in Political Science/Masters of Arts in International Human Rights Law
Department of Law (Law) Law offers a wide range of courses designed to provide In 2013 and 2014, the LL.M. has been recognized as the top students with the intellectual and analytical tools to intervene in Africa for two consecutive years, and among the best 100 critically and effectively from a global south perspective in the hundred programs in the world. policy debates around the challenges confronting their societies. Faculty in the Department of Law have actively participated in building vibrant global research networks. This aspect manifested clearly in two very prestigious international In 2014, the Law and Society Research Unit was conferences on global governance in 2012 and on Third established, bringing together the expertise of a diverse set of World Approaches to International Law in 2015. These scholars—lawyers, academics, researchers and activists— resulted in a number of publications in peer reviewed journals. interested in employing a sociological reading of law and revolution in Egypt to address larger theoretical concerns One of the Law unit’s projects was Manshurat Qanuneya spanning Islamic law, positive law, administration of justice which is Egypt’s first digital and open access legal archive practices, tribal and customary law, as well as oral history on hoping to bridge the gap between law and society in Egypt. the subject.
Career Opportunities (Law) Opportunities are available to graduates to the Department of Law programs in law firms, civil service (foreign service, government, courts, law enforcement), academic careers, international organizations and NGOs.
Department of Public Policy and Administration (PPAD) Degrees: • Master of Public Policy (MPP) • Master of Public Administration (MPA) • Master of Global Affairs (MGA) • Graduate Diploma in Public Policy • Graduate Diploma in Public Administration • Bachelors of Science in Construction Engineering/Masters of Public Administration • Minor in Global and Public Affairs
Department of Public Policy and Administration (PPAD) PPAD programs MPA and MPP are the first two programs “Triple Crown” accredited globally in the field of public affairs education from Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA), European Association for Public Administration Accreditation (EAPAA) and International Commission on Accreditation of Public Administration Education and Training Programs (ICAPA). PPAD's MPA program ranked the best Public Administration/ Management program in Africa. This is the fourth consecutive year the MPA program has earned this commendation. The MGA program ranked the best program in Africa under the International Management category. 300+ AUC public administration alumni have gone on to pursue careers in government, the private sector, international organizations and civil society.
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