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Telecommunications

• Faculty
• Telecommunications, M.A.
  • Admission Requirements
  • Advising
  • Degree Requirements
  • Required Core Courses
  • Areas of Specialization
    • Management, Organization, and Policies
    • Educational Technology
    • Information Systems
    • International Telecommunications
    • Production Theory and Practice
    • Telecommunications Systems

Faculty

Addleson, Akwule, Behrmann, Drury, Jabbari, Kelley, Lont, Offutt, Ruth

Telecommunications, M.A.

The Master of Arts in Telecommunications (M.A.T.) is an interdisciplinary program that includes courses in engineering, law, management, education, and communication, recognizing that telecommunications is both a technological and a humanistic endeavor. The program is designed for telecommunications professionals, individuals who wish to change careers into a telecommunications-related field, and others whose interests, talents, or curiosity bring them into contact with the world of telecommunications.

Admission Requirements

Applicants for the M.A.T. program should meet the following minimum requirements:

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution
2. A GPA of 3.0 or better in the last 60 hours
3. Submission of 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. Submission of a 500-word essay addressing an important, substantive issue in telecommunications

Advising

With guidance from a faculty adviser, students are able to 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 specialization 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 Graduate Office at (703) 993-1314.

Degree Requirements

The M.A.T. program requires the completion of a minimum of 33 hours of approved graduate work (11 courses). This requirement is satisfied by completing required core courses, track core courses, and electives.

Required Core Courses

LRNG 572 Taming the Electronic Frontier
ECE 540 Modern Telecommunications Engineering
LAW 181 Telecommunications Law and Regulations
MGMT 791 Telecommunications Management
COMM 555 Theories of Telecommunications Production

Each student must complete four out of the five courses above. In addition, each student must complete TELE 750 Coordinating Seminar.

Areas of Specialization

Students may choose from six specialization tracks: Management, Organization and Policies, Educational Technology, Information Systems, International Telecommunications, Production Theory and Practice, and Telecommunications Systems Engineering. The specialization tracks, track core course(s), and recommended electives are as follows:

Management, Organization, and Policies
Track Core Course: MGMT 600 Organizational Behavior and Development

Recommended Electives: DESC 600, FNAN 650, MGMT 312, MGMT 721, MGMT 722, MGMT 731, MGMT 741, MGMT 742, MGMT 750, MGMT 751, MGMT 791, MGMT 796, MIS 600, MIS 720, MIS 740, MIS 792, LRNG 583, LRNG 601, LRNG 610, LRNG 612, LRNG 672, LRNG 681, LRNG 720, LRNG 731, LRNG 792, LRNG 868, MKTG 650, MKTG 775, MKTG 777

Educational Technology

Track Core Courses: EDIT 611 Distance Learning via Networks and Telecommunications

Recommended Electives: EDCI 705, EDIT 530, EDIT 593, EDIT 720, EDIT 730, EDIT 750, EDIT 752

Information Systems

Track Core Courses: INFS 501 Discrete and Logical Structures for Information Systems, INFS 515 Computer Organization, INFS 590 Program Design and Data Structures

Recommended Electives: INFS 601, INFS 614, INFS 612, INFS 680, CS 555, SWSE 619, SWSE 632

International Telecommunications

Track Core Course: COMM 556 Global Communication

Recommended Electives: COMM 505, COMM 506, COMM 554, MKGT 775, MKTG 777, PUAD 500, PUAD 504, PUAD 701, PUAD 731, PUAD 732, PUAD 733, PUAD 739, INTL 500, INTL 610, INTL 611, INTL 612, INTL 613, INTL 614, INTL 701, INTL 710, INTL 711, INTL 712, INTL 713, INTL 714, INTL 716, INTL 717, INTL 718, INTL 750, INTL 754, INTL 757, MIS 792

Production Theory and Practice
Track Core Course: COMM 556 Global Communication

Recommended Electives: COMM 502, COMM 506, COMM 535, COMM 536, COMM 554, COMM 596, COMM 597, COMM 697, ENGL 503, ENGL 613, ENGL 616, ENGL 670, EDCI 504, EDCI 705, VIT 616, VIT 620, VIT 696

Telecommunications Systems

Track Core Course: ECE 542 Computer Network Architectures and Protocols

Recommended Electives: ECE 513, ECE 528, ECE 535, ECE 630, ECE 631, ECE 632, ECE 633, ECE 636, ECE 639, ECE 642, ECE 643