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Telecommunications ManagementThe telecommunications management specialization is designedto provide the technical knowledge and management skillsneeded to plan, acquire, operate, and evaluate telecommunicationsystems. It emphasizes critical management concepts, suchas the structure and environment of the telecommunicationsindustry, strategic planning, financial management, and qualityimprovement.CAREER PATHS■■■■Telecommunication system development and deploymentspecialistNetwork security manager■■■■■■■■Network manager and designer for local and wide area, wired,and wireless systemsInformation systems development and deployment specialistTelecommunication system business managerFederal, state, or local government telecommunication manageror contractorRECOGNITIONUMUC’s Master of Science in information technology witha specialization in telecommunications management has beendesignated a Professional Science Master’s Degree Programthrough the Council of Graduate Schools.REQUIRED COURSES: MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYInitial Requirementsto be taken within thefirst 6 credits of studyCourse SequencingUCSP 611 Introduction to Graduate Library Research Skills (0)ITEC 610 must be taken in the first session of coursework.Core Courses ITEC 610 Information Technology Foundations (3)ITEC 620 Information Technology Infrastructure (3)ITEC 630 Information Systems Analysis, Modeling, and Design (3)ITEC 640 Information Technology Project Management (3)TMAN 625 Economics and Financial Analysis for Technology Managers (3)Database Systems TechnologyCourse SequencingDBST 651 and 652 must be taken in order, followed by any three other DBST courses, before DBST 670 can be taken.SPECIALIZATIONSSpecializationCoursesHomeland Security ManagementCourse SequencingDBST 651 Relational Database Systems (3)DBST 652 Advanced Relational/Object-Relational Database Systems (3)DBST 663 Distributed Database Management Systems (3)DBST 665 Data Warehouse Technologies (3)DBST 667 Data Mining (3)DBST 668 Database Security (3)DBST 670 Database Systems Administration (3)HSMN 610 must be taken as one of the first two specialization courses.SpecializationCoursesHSMN 610 Concepts in Homeland Security (3)HSMN 620 Physical Security (3)HSMN 630 Business Continuity: Disaster Recovery, Planning, and Response (3)INFA 660 Security Policy, Ethics, and the Legal Environment (3)BSBD 641 Biosecurity and Bioterrorism (3)ENER 603 Energy Infrastructure Management (3)HSMN 670 Seminar in Homeland Security (3)Course descriptions are found on pp. 83–121.w w w.umuc.edu / grad 45