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Master of Science in Telecommunications Management
Subject Categories: Business & Management
Degree: Master of Science (M.S.)
Total Credit Hours: 36 or 39 (depending on end-of-course option)
Institution: University of Maryland University College
Program Description:
The Master of Science in Telecommunications Management is designed to provide the technical knowledge and management skills needed to plan, acquire, operate, and evaluate telecommunications systems. The program emphasizes critical management concepts, such as the structure and environment of the telecommunications industry, strategic planning, financial management, and organizational assessment. In addition, the program offers instruction specific to telecommunications in the following areas: data-communications systems, computer networks, common-carrier networks, satellite systems, electronic mass media, management support systems, the complex process of hardware and software acquisition from the standpoint of both the purchaser and the vendor, and the application of these topics to practical issues of telecommunications management. All students are required to have access to a computer and a modem capable of supporting modern software to complete their degree program.
Students who have completed the Advanced Management Program or the Executive Certificate for Chief Information Officers may transfer 15 credits in partial satisfaction of the Master of Science in Telecommunications Management degree (subject to Graduate School time limits of seven consecutive years) to replace TLMN 602, TMAN 614, ENGM 610, TMAN 632, and one elective course.
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