Advanced Telecommunications Topics

Catalog description

Exploration of advanced topics related to the telecommunications industries. COMM 489 Advanced Telecommunications Topics (3) This capstone course provides students with an in-depth exploration of current issues facing the telecommunications industries. Students will have the opportunity to synthesize and apply the concepts and skills they have acquired in their previous telecommunications courses. Topics vary by instructor and semester and may include: intellectual property, privacy and surveillance, technology applications, children and media, social impact of telecommunications, impact of telecommunications on democracy, environmental impact of telecommunications, and the relationship of telecommunications to economic development. Students must have senior standing and completed all required core courses in the major before taking this course.