Course Schedule
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Course Grid - Fall 09
Course Grid - Spring 2010
Degree Overview
Students - click here for a table of your degree requirements.
Prerequisites
ITP Grad Prep Program (required for new international students)
TLEN 5300* Telecommunications Theory and Applications
*Required for students who do not have sufficient engineering or mathematic backgrounds. Does NOT count towards 36 credit hour degree requirements.
Required Core Courses
TLEN 5310 Telecommunications Systems (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5330 Data Communications 1 (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5010 Network Economics and Finance 1 (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5210 Principles of Telecom Policy
TLEN 5600 Telecommunications Seminar
Beginning Fall 2009, students need only take one instance of seminar.
Students continuing under the old curriculum, must either take two instances of Seminar (TLEN 5600) OR one instance of TLEN 5600 and an approved Seminar substitute
Technology Courses
(12 credits required for MS/ 15 for ME)
TLEN 5310 Telecommunications Systems (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5330 Data Communications 1 (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5340 VoIP Network Design (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5350 Satellite Communication Systems (View Powerpoint Introduction, Pt1, Pt2)
TLEN 5370 IP Routing Protocols (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5380 Video Technology
TLEN 5400 Network Design and Optimization (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5410 Network Management and Operations
TLEN 5430 Data Communications 2
TLEN 5440 Multimedia Networking (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5460 Telecommunications Lab (View Powerpoint)
TLEN 5470 Signaling Protocols (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5480 Intro to Optical Fiber Communications (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5485 Optical Circuits Laboratory
TLEN 5510 Wireless and Cellular Communications (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5520 Wireless LANs
TLEN 5530 Applied Network Security
TLEN 5540 Network Security Lab
TLEN 5550 Foundations of Computer and Network Security (cross listed with CSCI 6268)
TLEN 5560 Wireless Systems Lab (classroom only) (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5570 IP Network Design
TLEN 5831 High Technology Company Strategy and the Telecommunications Industry
TLEN 5832 Special Topics: Software Defined Radio
TLEN 5833 Advanced Telecom Lab 2
TLEN 5839 Cognitive Radios (May be used as a seminar substitute)
Economics and Business Courses
(6 credits required for MS/ME)
TLEN 5010 Network Economics and Finance 1
TLEN 5020 Economics of Competition Policy (formerly: Network Economics and Finance II)
TLEN 5050 Leadership and Management
TLEN 5106 International Telecommunications
TLEN 5130 Telecommunications Business Strategy
TLEN 5140 Digital Business Strategies
TLEN 5190 Standardization and Standards Wars
TLEN 5832 Managing Effectively in a Changing Telecom Environment (counts as a seminar substitute for students enrolled prior to Fall 2009)
TLEN 5834 Information Technologies and Communications (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5834 Standards: Business Law & Policy (may be used as a policy course) (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5838 Internet Economics
TLEN 5839 Introduction to Economics and Policy (this introductory course counts as a seminar substitute; it does not fulfill business/policy credit requirements)
Policy and Law Courses
(5 credits required for MS/ME)
TLEN 5106 International Telecommunications
TLEN 5210 Principles of Telecom Policy (NEW in Spring 2010 and Required for students starting Fall 2009 and beyond)
TLEN 5230 Topics in Telecom Policy
TLEN 5240 Law and Regulation (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5835 Introduction to Trustworthy Computing
TLEN 5832 Privacy, Security and Digital Rights Management
TLEN 5832 Technology Law & Policy Clinic (Classroom Only) (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5833 Law for the Information Age
TLEN 5833 Law & Economics of Utility Regulation (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5835 Antitrust Law (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5835 Computer Crime Seminar (View Syllabus)
CHEN 5630 (1) Intellectual Property Law and Engineering (Class of Interest-no ITP credit earned)
Learn the fundamentals of various types of intellectual property, obtain the ability to search the USPTO database for patents, learn the difference between provisional patents, utility patents and foreign patents, and learn the timing requirements related to the filing of patents and public disclosure, use and/or sale of an invention. Prereq., Senior/graduate standing or instructor consent.
Programming Courses
(3 credits required for MS/ME)
TLEN 5390 Applied Java Programming (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5410 Network Management and Operations
TLEN 5490 Network Programming
Any graduate level Computer Science Programming class will fulfill this requirement. For an alternate course choice, check with Valerie Yates for approval.
Capstone and Thesis Courses
(credits required depend on individual degree plans)
TLEN 5700 Research Methods (option for Capstone students View Syllabus)
TLEN 5710 Capstone (View Syllabus)
TLEN 5750 Research Techniques (option for Thesis students - prerequisite EMEN 5005)
TLEN 6940 Degree Candidacy (students must complete this form in order to register)
TLEN 6950 Thesis (students must complete this form in order to register)
Other Course Options
TLEN 5920 Independent Study (students must complete this form in order to register)