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Apr 27, 2024
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2010-2013 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Telecommunications Management, M.S.
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Objective
The Master of Science in Telecommunications Management is designed to serve the university, the student, business and professional communities. It is specifically designed to undergird Morgan’s by directly addressing the under representation of blacks and other minorities in the telecommunications management sector of the professional labor force within the city, state, and the nation.
The Program
The Morgan State University Master of Science in Telecommunications is an advanced program of study designed for Telecommunications professionals, individuals with an interest in media management, and others whose interests or talents bring them into direct contact with the corporate and professional world of Telecommunications.
The program curriculum consists of thirty-six (36) semester hours and allows the student to concentrate in one of three areas: Systems, Management, or Production. Courses are scheduled to permit completion of degree requirements in one-, two- or three-year time frames. Students may attend either full- or part-time, but all requirements for the Masters degree must be completed within a seven-year period.
Admission
Admission to the program is open to individuals holding a bachelor’s degree in any communications-related discipline or to those who have taken a bachelor’s in an unrelated field, but are currently pursuing telecommunications careers. In addition to meeting admission requirements of the School of Graduate Studies, applicants must also have earned a minimum undergraduate academic grade point average of 3.0 in their major area of study, demonstrate satisfactory performance on a national entrance examination, such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and should have taken those examinations no more than three years prior to applying. For conditional admission applicants must have earned a minimum undergraduate average of 2.7 . The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required of all international students whose native language is not English.
Other admissions criteria include the following:
- Recommendations from practicing telecommunications professionals, or other professionals and/or academicians;
- Career objectives as outlined in an entrance essay to be completed by the applicant;
- Previous academic achievement, professional accomplishments, and earned degrees; and,
- Results obtained on a national entrance examination such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
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General Requirements
Students must successfully complete all course work, complete at least one professional internship (where they will be supervised and evaluated by a site supervisor), and demonstrate that they are ready to handle the responsibilities of management within some sector of a telecommunications-related industry.
All candidates are expected to (re)enter a professional position in telecommunications upon graduation. The intern program will be coordinated with specific area telecommunications businesses and organizations in order to create a pool of qualified entry-level (or better) management-level candidates.
In order to achieve these expectations, students are expected to:
- develop an overall understanding of size, structure, and complexity of the overall telecommunications industry, and a specific understanding of the broadcast, cable and other interrelated electronic media industries (based on completion of core courses.
- develop an understanding of the unique problems and opportunities of developing and producing
- acquire an appreciation for the intricacies of local, state, and federal rule making in telecommunications, and an awareness of the skills needed for communicating with various rule making publics, including industry managers and those active in community and civic affairs-(based on completion of core and specialty courses.)
- develop a knowledge base that will facilitate critical thinking and decision-making in either telecommunications management generally, or in the management generally, or in the management of systems/media or production media (based on completion of specialty courses and the capstone seminar.
- demonstrate specific position-related management skills (based on completion of the internship and entrance or re-entry into some telecommunications industry.)
It is also expected that graduates will become actively involved in the professional telecommunications community through involvement in professional associations and organizations, especially those associated with minorities in the industry. (This will be introduced and encouraged in the capstone seminar.)
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
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: (A) Systems, (B) Management, and (C) Production.
Internship Seminar: 6 Credits
All students must complete six internship credits in their area, either at one time, or through two separate internships.
Project Seminar: 3 Credits
All students must complete a final project or paper as part of the capstone Seminar in Telecommunications. This three credit course will typically be taken in the student’s last semester.
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