Degrees at the College
B.S. or B.A. with a Major in Telecommunications
The Telecommunications major offers students a
liberal arts program covering a range of issues related to
electronic mass communication and electronic personal
communication. In addition, students interested in message
production or telecommunications management can opt to integrate
selected professional or skills-based courses into their program
of study.
Conceptual courses address the historical,
economic, political, social, organizational, and/or
technological dimensions of telecommunications systems and the
interrelations among these factors. These courses may center on
mass communication issues, interactive communication issues, or
both.
Application courses cover the traditional
telecommunications areas of audio and video production and the
more recent developments in multimedia and Web page design and
production.
All telecommunications majors will take
advantage of the experiential learning opportunity provided by a
formal internship. The School of Journalism and
Telecommunications has an excellent internship program which
offers the opportunity to work with a wide variety of employers,
including companies oriented to the provision of voice, data,
and/or video products and services. In addition, students may
pursue special interests in telecommunications through
independent study with any of the telecommunications professors.
Degree Requirements
In addition to satisfying the University Studies
Requirements and College B.A./B.S. Requirements, each student
completes the following:
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Premajor Requirements
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Hours
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TEL 101 Telecommunications I: Mass Communication
Systems
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3
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TEL 201 Telecommunications II: Interactive
Communication Systems
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3
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CS 101 Introduction to Computing I
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3
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Any 3-credit course in statistics, such as
STA 200 or STA 291
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3
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Subtotal: Premajor Hours
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12
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Major Requirements
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Hours
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TEL 300 Telecommunications Research Methods
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3
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TEL 310 Telecommunications Policy and Regulation
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3
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JAT 399 Internship (Subtitle required)
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3
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plus 18 hours, with a minimum of
nine hours in conceptual courses, from the following:
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Conceptual Courses (minimum of nine
hours)
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TEL 319 World Media Systems
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3
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TEL 320 Telecommunications Program Analysis
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3
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TEL 355 Communication and Information Systems in
Organizations
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3
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TEL 390 Telecommunications Topical Seminar (Subtitle
required)
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3
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JAT 395 Independent Study
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1-3
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TEL 420 Electronic Media Criticism
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3
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TEL 453 Mass Communication and Social Issues
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3
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TEL 482 Electronic Media Sales Management
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3
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TEL 504 Media Organizations
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3
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TEL 510 Media Economics
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3
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TEL 520 Social Effects of the Mass Media
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3
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TEL 525 Theory of Multimedia
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3
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TEL 530 Proseminar in Telecommunications
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3
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TEL 555 Cyberspace and Communication
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3
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TEL 590 Advanced Telecommunications Topical Seminar
(Subtitle required)
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3
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Application Courses |
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TEL 312 Video Production I
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3
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TEL 322 Multimedia I
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3
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TEL 412 Video Production II
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3
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TEL 432 Audio Production
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3
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TEL 442 On-Air Performance
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3
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Cognate Area: All new majors must
fulfill the field of concentration or cognate area
requirement by taking a minimum of 15 hours at or above
the 300 level in courses related to their
telecommunications interest.
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Subtotal: Major Hours
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42
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TOTAL HOURS:
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minimum of 120
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Note: Of a student's total
course work for a bachelor's degree, 80 of the 120 hours
required for graduation must be in courses other than
professional media-based communications. Accreditation standards
require that (of these 80 hours) at least 65 semester hours be
in basic liberal arts and sciences.
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