Requirements for the Major

B.S. in Telecommunications Management

Wenmouth Williams Jr., Professor, Coordinator
The telecommunications management program is built on the integration of specific course work from the television-radio department and the School of Business. It is distinct from the television-radio major in its emphasis on structure - the economics, policy, and administration of media, and the understanding of media management concepts. It is distinct from the management program in the School of Business because the student applies management principles to the specifics of media industries as opposed to more generic applications.

Entry into the Program

The program is designed as a three-year program. It is not open to entering freshmen or transfer students. Students normally enter the program in their sophomore year. Only majors from the television-radio department and the School of Business are eligible to apply for this program, and admission is through the Roy H. Park School of Communications. Students from the School of Business may not apply concurrently to the television-radio and telecommunications management programs. Applications for the telecommunications management major are accepted in February of each academic year. Applicants who are accepted enter the program the following fall semester. Information concerning application deadlines, admission criteria, and program requirements is available in the dean's office.

Academic Policies for the Major

In addition to the general College guidelines for academic standing and the Park School academic policies, majors in telecommunications management are required to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.50 in all required courses as well as an overall cumulative GPA of 2.50.

Requirements for the Major

All majors must complete a minimum of 60 credits outside communications, and a minimum of 50 percent of their credits (normally 60) in courses designated "LA" (liberal arts).

Communications Credits

221-10100	Introduction to Broadcast Production	3
225-10800	Human Communication in Organizations	3
221-12100	Introduction to Mass Media	3
221-13100	Media Writing	3
221-24100	Advertising	3
221-26000	Quantitative Mass Media Research Methods	3
221-29600	Audience Research	3
221-31200	Government and Media	3
221-32100	Broadcast Programming and Promotion	3
221-32200	New Telecommunications Technologies	3
221-43200	Issues in Telecommunications Management	3

Business

887-20300	Introduction to Law I	3
887-20400	Introduction to Law II	3
880-22500	Financial Accounting	3
882-22000	Principles of Management	3
885-35000	Labor Relations	3
884-31200	Principles of Marketing	3

Humanities and Sciences

306-12100	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
306-12200	Principles of Microeconomics	3
312-11000	Introduction to Computers and Information Systems	3
319-11000	Public Communication or
319-11500	Business and Professional Communication or
319-21500	Argumentation and Debate	3
	English: any level 1 or 2 course in literature except 307-10100/307-10200	3
	Writing: one writing course, preferably taken in freshman year, placement by test score. Not to include 377-10100/377-10200	3

Social Science (choose one)

331-21200	Sociology of Work
339-28000	Anthropology of the Contemporary United States (prerequisite 339-10400)
310-30100	Legislative Behavior
310-30200	The Presidency
310-30300	Constitutional Law
310-30400	U.S. Party Politics
310-31000	The Supreme Court in U.S. Politics
310-36200	Theory and Politics of Public Policy
330-31600	Social Psychology
330-33400	Industrial Psychology
330-34700	Cognition and Information Technology	3

Summary

	Communications requirements	33
	Business requirements	18
	Humanities and sciences requirements	21
	Electives	48
	Total, B.S. in telecommunications management	120

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