Yarmouk University in Irbid, Jordan Summer 2012 UA School of
Journalism International Journalism
Slide 2
Jordan is slightly smaller than Indiana and lies at the heart
of the Middle East. Map from a postcard
Slide 3
Surrounded by much larger neighbors. Map from:
http://www.i-love-china.net/map-of-middle-east/
Slide 4
A mix of modern and ancient, Jordan is a developing country
with a population of some 6.5 million people. This is Amman, the
capitol.
Slide 5
Slide 6
The Dead Sea also draws tourists from around the world.
Slide 7
Yarmouk University in the northern city of Irbid, an hour from
the capital, is a modern university with some 30,000 students in
the arts and sciences. http://www.yu.edu.jo/en/
Slide 8
Economics The Mass Communication department shares a brand new
building with Economics. It is mostly finished, but will be
completed well before summer 2012.
Slide 9
Slide 10
The Faculty of Mass Comm has departments in radio-TV (its
biggest), journalism (meaning print journalism) and public
relations. The new building has two large labs with Final Cut,
Photoshop, InDesign. They are used for classes and are open for
student use.
Slide 11
In In one of the new labs, students layout in InDesign and
produce a weekly newspaper for the campus called Sahafat
al-Yarmouk.
Slide 12
This is one of the older labs in the old building for Mass
Comm. The students said they were putting together montage in Final
Cut. (Note that not all women are veiled! In fact, a good number at
Yarmouk are not.)
Slide 13
This is the old TV studio, the picture taken from the platform,
or plateau -- control room. The new one is not yet finished but is
even bigger and much better equipped than this one.
Slide 14
Students in a radio production class in the old building. The
slick new radio studios will be ready in a few months.
Slide 15
Student apartments on campus are very close to the new Mass
Comm building. Apartments are either for two students in
one-bedroom or four students in two bedroom. All have kitchens,
washing machines, and spacious living rooms. Flats are also
available off campus.
Slide 16
Because Jordan has so many historical sites of great global
significance, it is a good place to produce multimedia travel
pieces and other feature stories.
Slide 17
A large number of Greek, Roman, Umayyad, Ottoman and Crusader
sites are located in northern Jordan, near the university..
Slide 18
Jordans arid environment and growing green movement also offers
lots of opportunities to produce science and environmental
stories.
Slide 19
Jordans unique natural environment, historical and tourism
sites and location in the heart of the Middle East, make it an
ideal place to take classes for UA credit in summer 2012 in:
Journalism Arabic language Soil, Water and Environmental Science
Middle East and North Africa Studies
Slide 20
Contact: Professor Zanger [email protected] This map is
interactive at: http://www.atlastours.net/jordan/sites.html
http://www.atlastours.net/jordan/sites.html All photos by Maggy
Zanger