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School of Communication • Western Michigan University • 1903 West Michigan Ave. • Kalamazoo, MI 49008Phone: 269.387.3130 • Fax: 269.387.3990 • wmich.edu/communication/advising

For Students with a Catalog Year Beginning Fall 2013

What will I learn? • Telecommunicationsand

BusinessStrategy• EnterpriseManagement• SatelliteandWirelessCommunica-

tion• BroadcastandCableTelevision• NetworkSystemsandData

CommunicationAnalysis• TelecommunicationsLawandPolicy• ElectronicCommerce• NetworkSecurityandCompliance• InnovationTechnology

Management• InternetandSoftwareProject

Management• LANandWANAdministration• DataMining• LawandRegulationsGoverning

IntellectualProperty• InternetWebDesign• TelecommunicationsandITProject

Management

What can I do with a TIM degree?TelecommunicationsandinformationtechnologyareamongthefastestgrowingfieldsintheUSeconomytoday.Possiblecarreersinclude;

• NetworkSystemsandDataCommunicationAnalyst• Broadcast/CableTelevisionManagement• SatelliteandWirelessCommunicationManager• InternetandSoftwareProjectManager• TelecommunicationsandITMarketing• TelecommunicationsPolicyAnalyst• TelecommunicationsandITSales• InternationalSatelliteCommon

CarriageSpecialist• InformationTechnologySpecialist• TelecommunicationsandIT ProjectManager• NetworkSystemsand SecurityAdministrator• Telecommunicationsand ITProjectManager• ElectronicCommerceDesignSpecialist• MediaandAdvancedTechnology

SupportAdministrator• LAN/WANSupportSpecialist

Telecommunications & Information Management Major

TheinterdisciplinarymajorinTelecommunications&InformationManagement(TIM)isofferedthroughtheSchoolofCom-munication,ComputerInformationSystems(CIS)program,DepartmentofBusinessInformationSystems,andtheHaworthCollegeofBusiness.TheTIMmajorisdesignedtotrainstudentsinavarietyoftelecommunicationsandinformationtechnologybasedsubdisciplines,includingcabletelevision,telephony,databasemanagement,networkoperations,satelliteandwirelessandInternetcommunication.TheTIMmajoroffersa21stcenturyapproachtothestudyoftelecommunicationsandinformationtechnologybycombiningpeopleandresourcesacrossthegreaterWMUcampus.Workingtogether,CommunicationandCISofferprospectivemajorsauniquelydesignedprogramthatsupportsthelargermissionofbeingastudent-centeredresearchuni-versity.GraduatingstudentswillreceiveaBachelorofArtsdegreefromtheCollegeofArts&SciencesoraBachelorofBusinessAdministrationdegreefromtheHaworthCollegeofBusiness.

Admission to the TIM major is competitivebasedonoverallgradepointaverage,gradesinCommunicationandCISclasses,andanapplication.Tobeconsidered,youmusthavecompletedCom1000andCom2400withagradeofCorbetter;haveanoverallGPAof2.50andhavecompleted30hoursatWesternMichiganUniversity(fortransferstudents,atleast15hoursatWestern).Application deadlines are September 15, January 15 and May 15 annually.

PLEASE NOTE: For Students with a Catalog Year Beginning Fall 2013

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36Hours:Non-teachingmajor Pre-Communication Requirements (6 hours) Credits

COM1000:CommunicationandCommunityEngagement 3 (Required of all Communication students, CAS)COM2400:IntroductiontoMediaandTelecommunications 3

Telecommunications & Information Management Core Requirements (21 hours)EachTIMmajorshalltaketheseven(7)courseslistedbelow:* CIS2660:NetworkingandDataCommunications 3* CIS3600:SystemsAnalysisandDesign 3 CIS3660:InformationAssuranceandCompliance 3* CIS4600:BusinessDatabaseApplication 3** COM4480:MediaManagement&Telecommunications 3 (Prerequisites: C or better in (COM 1000 or COM 2000) and COM 2400) COM5410:TelecommunicationsLawandPolicy 3 (Prerequisites: C or better in (COM 1000 or COM 2000) and COM 2400) COM5540:DigitalMedia&InformationTechnology 3 (Prerequisites: C or better in (COM 1000 or COM 2000) and COM 2400)

Telecommunications & Information Management Communication Electives (9 hours) EachTIMmajorshalltakethethree(3)ofthefollowingcourses:

CIS2600:BusinessApplicationProgramming 3CIS2610:BusinessMobileProgramming 3CIS2640:BusinessReporting&Analysis 3CIS2800:InternetProgramming 3CIS2900:WebApplicationforBusiness 3CIS3620:InformationTechnologyProjectManagement 3CIS3640:BusinessAnalytics 3CIS3900:BusinessWebArchitecture(Prerequisite: Admitted to TIM major) 3CIS4100:CISInternship(Prerequisite: CIS department approval) 3CIS4500:CustomerRelationshipManagement 3

* CIS4640:BusinessDataMining 3CIS4700:MobileCommerceDevelopment 3CIS4900:ElectronicCommerceDevelopment 3CIS4950:eBusinessTechnologies 3

* CIS4990:EnterpriseProject 3CIS5550:TopicsinCIS 3COM3540:WebDesignandDigitalCommunication 3COM4550:InternationalTelecommunications (Prerequisite: C or better in (COM 1000 or COM 2000) and COM 2400) 3COM4990:CommunicationInternship(Prerequisite: COM school approval) 3COM5640:TelecommunicationsNetworks (Prerequisite: C or better in (COM 1000 or COM 2000) and COM 2400) 3

* GEOG3010:FundamentalsofGeographicInformationSystems 4* GEOG5690:IntermediateGIS 4

SPECIAL NOTE: Telecommunications-Information Management majors may not select any minor in the Haworth College of Business. This restriction is because of the accreditation requirements through the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).• Allcourseprerequisitesmustbemettoenrollinupper-levelcourses.A course and its prerequisite cannot be taken at the same time.• Graderequirement:AminimumgradeofCisrequiredinallcoursestobeappliedtowardthemajor.• TheSchoolprohibitsstudentsfromtakingaclassmorethantwiceforcredit.• Baccalaureate-levelwritingrequirementmustbemetbytakingoneofthecoursesmarkedwithadoubleasterisk(**).• *Studentstakingcoursesmarkedwithanasteriskarerequiredtohavealaptopcomputer.

The following information is provided as a guide to your major curriculum. Students should review all requirements (major, minor, and general education) as specified in the catalog under which they enter (catalog.wmich.edu).