Curriculum

Required Courses
All students must complete 12 hours of core courses, 15 hours of sequence courses, six-credits of internship experience, and a final Seminar in Telecommunications.

Required Foundation (Core) Courses - 12 credits
TELC 500 Urban Telecommunications Networks (3)
TELC 510 Telecommunications Structure and Regulation (3)
TELC 512 Communication Theories (3)
TELC 570 Telecommunications Research Methods (3)

Specialization (Sequence) Courses-15 credits
An individual must choose three courses from one Specialization Area along with one course each from the other two areas.

The three Specialization Areas include: Systems, Management, and Production.

Systems
TELC 520 Telecommunications Technologies (3)
TELC 531 Cable/ Broadband Communications (3)
TELC 532 Telecommunications Services (3)
TELC 533 Data Processing and Communications (3)
TELC 535 Data Communications Systems (3)

Management
TELC 540 Organizational Communication (3)
TELC 541 Strategic Planning and Control (3)
TELC 542 Telecommunications Management (3)
TELC 543 Financial Management (3)
TELC 544 Media and Social Services (3)

Production
TELC 550 Audio Studio Production Management (3)
TELC 551 Video Studio Production Management (3)
TELC 552 Program Analysis (3)
TELC 553 Non-Broadcast Systems (3)
TELC 554 Community Cable operations (3)
TELC 555 Production Workshop (3)

Internship Seminar - 6 Credits

All students must complete six internship credits in their area, either at one time, or through two separate internships.

TELC 600 Telecommunications Internship (6)

Project Seminar - 3 Credits

All students must complete a final project or paper as part of the capstone Seminar in Telecommunications. This course will typically be taken in the student's last semester.

TELC 650 Seminar in Telecommunications (3)

Total: 36 Credits