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The Master of Science in Telecommunications and Network Management (TNM) program requires the completion of 36 credit hours. The program must be completed within seven years although most students finish the degree in two years. The 36 credit hour curriculum includes A) 16 credit hour primary core requirement, B) 9 credit hour secondary core, C) a minimum of 8 credits of electives, and D) 3 credit hour exit requirement. All courses are three credits unless specified otherwise.

I. Primary Core: 16 credits

This set of five courses orients students to the information profession, management, policy, and the field of telecommunications. A capstone course gives students an opportunity to synthesize what they have learned. IST 601 and IST 653 are taken the first semester.

  • IST 601 Information and Information Environments (1 credit)
  • IST 614 Management Principles for Information Professionals
  • IST 618 Survey of Telecommunications and Information Policy
  • IST 653 Introduction to Telecommunications and Network Management (gateway course)
  • IST 656 Telecommunications and Information Network Technology
  • IST 753 Advanced Telecommunications and Network Management

II. Secondary Core: 9 credits

Students must take at least one of the listed courses in each of the following streams. Additional courses from this list count as electives.

TNM Technology Stream

  • IST 555 Distributed Computing for Information Professionals
  • IST 634 Security in Networked Environments
  • IST 648 Broadband Wireless Network Technologies
  • IST 659 Data Administration Concepts and Database Management

TNM Industry and Policy Stream

  • IST 556 Wireless Interactive Communications
  • IST 642 Electronic Commerce
  • IST 775 Information Industry Strategies

TNM Management Stream

  • IST 619 Applied Economics for Information Managers
  • IST 623 Introduction to Information Security
  • IST 641 Behavior of Information Users
  • IST 645 Managing Information Systems Projects
  • IST 755 Strategic Management of Information Resources 

III. Electives: minimum 8 credits

The electives can include a 3 credit hour internship IST 971 or Co-op IST 972. Other courses not listed also may be available and applicable.

TNM Technology Stream

  • IST 553 Information Architecture for Internet Services
  • IST 600 Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
  • IST 634 Security in Networked Environments
  • IST 657 Basics of Information Retrieval Systems
  • IST 659 Database Administration Concepts and Database Management
  • IST 679 Electronic Commerce Technologies
  • IST 756 Advanced Networking
  • ELE 658 Data Networks, Design, and Performance
  • CIS 504 Introduction to C and C++
  • CIS Unix Programming
  • CIS Java Programming

TNM Management Stream

  • IST 501 Research Techniques for Information Management
  • IST 552 Information Systems Analysis
  • IST 619 Applied Economics for Information Managers
  • IST 626 Business Information Resources and Strategic Intelligence
  • IST 673 Strategic Planning in an Information-Based Organization
  • IST 755 Information Resources

TNM Industry and Policy Stream

  • IST 619 Applied Economics for Information Managers
  • IST 626 Business Information Resources and Strategic Intelligence
  • IST 678 Electronic Markets
  • IST 682 Telecommunication Policy and Regulation
  • IST 782 National and International Information Policies

IV. Exit Requirement: 3 credit hours

IST 754 is a capstone course and can only be taken after the completion of IST 601, 653, 614, 618 and 753 and at least 24 credits.

IST 754 Final Project in Telecommunications Systems (capstone course).

Please see the Syracuse University graduate catalog for course descriptions.

 

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