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Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications and Network Engineering, Associate of Science in Telecommunications and Network Engineering

Program Objective

The purpose of the Bachelor of Science/Associate of Science in Telecom and Network Engineering is to prepare students for entry-level positions in business, industry, and non-profit organizations. The program is designed for students that seek to acquire a complete framework in basic networking concepts and skills in order to contribute and create solutions for contemporary industry problems. Upon successful completion of this program, students will acquire the knowledge and skills needed to apply telecom, and networking concepts for entry-level positions in the industry. Also this program prepares a student to pursue a graduate program.

The program covers the following objectives:

  • To form specialist professionals in the field of the Telecommunications, with the capacity to design and to give services in that area.
  • Capacity to identify and to find solutions in front of the technological changes of mass media.
  • To develop and to select to the most suitable infrastructure according to the application and resources available.
  • To efficiently manage the communication in networks of computers.
  • To develop and to apply new services of communication.

Knowledge of the transmission and reception of signs, signals, written and images, sounds and information of any nature, transmitted by cable of copper, coaxial cable, optical fiber cable, satellite links and wireless transmissions.

Program Description

The Bachelor of Science/ Associate of Science in Telecommunications and Network Engineering aims to develop in students a broad mastery of the science and engineering principles underlying telecommunications and networks and an ability to apply that knowledge. Students will also acquire a thorough understanding of appropriate engineering methods and techniques, and have competence in their application.

Course Structure :

For Bachelors, Students are required to take 42 credits per year (15 credits for each Fall and Spring semesters and 12 credits for each Summer semester for first two years) and 36 credits the third year. In total, students are required to successfully complete 120 semester credits.

For Associates, students are required to take 60 credits in total (30 credits every year).

B.S. Telecommunications and Network Engineering

 

First Year
 
Second Year
 
Third year
Code Title Credits
HUM 100 ECOLOGY * 3
ENC 101 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I * 3
MAT 100 MATHEMATICS I * 3
PHY 100 PHYSICS I * 3
CHE 100 CHEMISTRY I * 3
HUM 120 ETHICS * 3
ENC 102 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II * 3
MAT 110 MATHEMATICS II * 3
PHY 110 PHYSICS II * 3
CHE 110 CHEMISTRY II * 3
MAT 120 MATHEMATICS III 3
ACC 100 ACCOUNTING I 3
MAT 150 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS I 3
EEL 120 CIRCUIT ANALYSIS 3
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Code Title Credits
MAT 200 STOCHASTIC PROCESSES 3
COP 200 FUNDAMENTALS IN PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES 3
EEE 200 ELECTRONICS I 3
COP 260 DATA STRUCTURES 3
EEE 210 ELECTRONICS II 3
COP 250 ADVANCED SOFTWARE TOOLS 3
TCN 230 RF AND MICROWAVE ENGINEERING 3
EEL 230 SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS 3
TCN 250 COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ENGINEERING 3
CGS 250 CLOUD COMPUTING 3
TCN 280 METHODS FOR ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT 3
TCN 240 DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS 3
EEL 240 CONTROL SYSTEMS 3
TCN 340 DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING 3
 
Code Title Credits
TCN 300 TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK PROGRAMMING 3
TCN 355 ANTENNAS 3
TCN 320 NETWORK SECURITY 3
CGS 340 DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 3
TCN 350 NETWORK FLOW ANALYSIS 3
TCN 360 WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 3
TCN 370 NETWORKS MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL STANDARDS 3
TCN 301 SENIOR DESIGN CAPSTONE PROJECT I (REAL WORLD TELECOM PROBLEM) 3
CGS 380 MOBILE COMPUTING 3
TCN 380 OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 3
TCN 390 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISE PLANNING AND STRATEGY 3
TCN 302 SENIOR DESIGN CAPSTONE PROJECT II (REAL WORLD TELECOM PROBLEM) 3
   

( * ) The courses marked with star are general education courses

A.S. Telecommunications and Network Engineering

First Year
 
Second Year
Code Title Cr
HUM 120 ETHICS * 3
ENC 101 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I * 3
MAT 100 MATHEMATICS I * 3
EEE 200 ELECTRONIC I 3
TCN 250 COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ENGINEERING 3
COP 260 DATA STRUCTURES 3
ENC 102 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II * 3
MAT 110 MATHEMATICS II * 3
TCN 225 INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES SYSTEMS 3
CGS 250 CLOUD COMPUTING 3
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Code Title Cr
TCN 320 NETWORK SECURITY 3
TCN 240 DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS 3
TCN 350 NETWORK FLOW ANALYSIS 3
TCN 355 ANTENNAS 3
COP 250 ADVANCED SOFTWARE TOOLS 3
CGS 340 DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 3
TCN 330 RF AND MICROWAVE ENGINEERING 3
TCN 360 WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 3
TCN 390 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISE PLANNING AND STRATEGY 3
TCN 370 NETWORKS MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL STANDARDS 3
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