Telecommunications Specialization Courses

Description:  The IT specialization in Telecommunications focuses on the rapidly growing field of applications development and deployment of telecommunications in such diverse fields as banking, reservation systems, office information systems, corporate networks, and the Internet. Students graduating from this program will be prepared for the computer communications, networking and wireless communications industries.

Potential careers for students interested in Telecommunications:

Network Analyst, Network Designer, Infrastructure Designer 

Choose 9 courses for the Specialization.  Students can use 3 courses toward CCS Electives if they are 300/400 Level courses within the College of Computing Sciences:

Course ID

Course Name

Normally Offered

Pre-requisites

MATH 211 or MATH 213 Calculus III Fall and Spring MATH 112
MATH 222 Differential Equations Fall and Spring MATH 211 or MATH 213
ECE 231 Circuits and Systems I Fall and Spring PHYS 121 and MATH 112
ECE 232 Circuits and Systems II Fall and Spring ECE 231
(co-req MATH 222)
ECE 251 Digital Design Fall and Spring PHYS 121
ECE 252 Microprocessors Fall and Spring ECE 251
ECE 271 Electronic Circuits I Fall and Spring ECE 231
ECE 333 Signals and Systems Fall and Spring ECE 232 and MATH 222
CS 451 Data COMM and Networks Fall ONLY IT 102
CS 456 Open Systems Networking Fall and Spring IT 102
CS 357 Fundamentals of Network Security Fall ONLY IT 102
ECE 321 Random Signals and Noise Fall and Spring ECE 232 and ECE 333
ECE 421 Digital Data Communications Fall and Spring ECE 232 and MATH 333 and ECE 321

Math Requirements:

Pre-calc: Math 099, Math 108, Math 109 Calc I: Math 111

Calc II: Math 112

Prob and Stat: Math 333

Science Requirements:

Students must take PHYS 111/111A and PHYS 121/121A to complete the Science GUR requirements

Specialization Substitutions: 

Courses in the Specialization may be substituted in consultation with the advisor.