Telecommunications

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  Undergraduate Program
  • Minor in Telecommunications
• Graduate Program
  • Telecommunications, M.A.

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Undergraduate Program

Minor in Telecommunications

In its broadest sense, telecommunications includes technology (software and hardware), policy issues (national and international), mass media, and management. No longer can computer technologists sit alone working on code; they must be able to manage technical and nontechnical people, understand policy issues, and present technical material to others in the corporate setting. The required and elective courses in this minor provide a solid introduction to the work world of telecommunications.

To receive a minor in telecommunications, students must take 18 credits distributed as follows. A grade of C or better is required in courses applied to the minor. See the program director for a current list of electives and for further information.

Required Courses

COMM 104 Presenting with Technology
COMM 202 Mass Media and Communications Technology
TELE 350 Telecommunications Systems
TELE 450 Telecommunications Senior Seminar

Elective Courses

CS 103 Introduction to Computing
CS 105 Computer Ethics and Society
COMM 320 Business and Professional Communication
COMM 450 Internship (in a telecommunications-related organization)
COMM 554 Telecommunications Policy and Regulation
COMM 556 Global Telecommunications
ENGL 410 Technical and Report Writing
GOVT 359 Computers in Public Management

Graduate Program

Telecommunications, M.A.

Admission Requirements

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution
2. A GPA of 3.000 or better in the last 60 credits
3. The appropriate application form with three letters of recommendation from persons directly knowledgeable of the applicant's professional and academic competence (one from an academic source)
4. A 500-word essay addressing an important, substantive issue in telecommunications

Advising
With guidance from a faculty advisor, students choose from a wide variety of courses available at the university to tailor course work to their particular interests and needs. Choice of an area of concentration also depends on the student's undergraduate preparation. A student advising form, which outlines the student's degree plan and serves as a guide, should be completed and submitted by the student soon after admission to the program. For more information about the program, contact the Telecommunications Programs Office at (703) 993-1314.

Degree Requirements

Core Courses
Students must complete four of the following courses:

COMM 555 Theories of Visual Communication
TCOM 500 Modern Telecommunications
LAW 181 Telecommunications Law and Regulations
ITRN 701 Telecommunications Policy
TELE 730 Telecommunications Management

All students must complete TELE 750 Coordinating Seminar.

Emphases
Students must complete 18 credits in an emphasis. Following are the required and elective courses for each emphasis:

Educational Technology

Required course (three credits): EDIT 611 Distance Learning via Networks and Telecommunications
Recommended electives: EDCI 705; EDIT 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 593, 704, 730, 732, 750, 752, 771, 772

Information Systems

Required courses (nine credits): INFS 501 Discrete and Logical Structures for Information Systems; INFS 515 Computer Organization; INFS 590 Program Design and Data Structures
Recommended electives: ECE 542; INFS 601, 612, 614; SWSE 619, 632

International Telecommunications

Required course (three credits): COMM 556 Global Communication
Recommended electives: COMM 505, 506, 554; ITRN 500, 603, 604, 605, 612, 701, 710, 711, 713, 715, 716, 730, 733, 735, 737, 750, 754, 757, 768, 769, 772, 773; LRNG 792; PUAD 504, 634, 636, 701, 731, 732, 739; MIS 792

Management, Organization, and Policy*

Required course (three credits): LRNG 601 Organizational Learning
Recommended electives: ACCT 600; COMM 501, 506, 535; DESC 600, 650, 710; ECON 600, 602; FNAN 601; LRNG 583, 610, 612, 672, 681, 701, 711, 714, 720, 731, 792, 868; MGMT 791; MIS 792; PSYC 532, 635, 636, 640; PUAD 505, 620, 621, 634, 636, 732, 739

* Students must take TELE 730 as one of their program cores.

Production Theory and Practice

Required course (three credits): COMM 556 Global Communication
Recommended electives: COMM 502, 506, 535, 536, 554, 590 (Multimedia), 590 (Scriptwriting), 596, 597, 694; EDCI 705; EDIT 563, 564, 611, 704, 750; ENGL 505, 613, 670; VIT 676

Telecommunications Systems Engineering*

Required course (three credits): ECE 542 Computer Network Architectures and Protocols
Recommended electives: CS 571; ECE 513, 528, 535, 567, 630, 633, 642, 643, 731, 739, 751

* Students must take TCOM 500 as one of their program cores.