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The master of science degree in telecommunications engineering requires 32 credit hours including 11 credit hours of core courses. Candidates choose a project (3 credit hours) or thesis (6 credit hours) and the balance from electives.

Core Courses

• TCOM 5533  Telecommunications Industry Overview         
• TCOM 5543  Telecom Network Design and Management   
• TCOM 5553  Telecommunications Technology                   
• TCOM 5272  Telecommunications Laboratory (2 hours)      

Tracks

• TCOM 5671  Project Track (Project Proposal–1hour)            
• TCOM 5682  and (Professional Project–2 hours)                 
• TCOM 5980  or Thesis Track(MS Thesis–6 hours)               

Sample Elective Courses

• TCOM 5123  Wireless Communications                             
• TCOM 5153  Topics in LTE-A and 5G                                
• TCOM 5563  Communications Security                              
• TCOM 5183  Quantum Information Theory                        
• TCOM 5583  Information Theory                                      
• TCOM 5970  Wireless Networks and Standards                  
• ECE 5253  Digital Systems Interfaces                             
• ECE 5213  Digital Signal Processing                               
• ECE 6213  Optical Information Processing                       
• ECE 5363  Optical Engineering                                       
• ECE 5970  Magnetic Resonance Imaging                         
• MATH 5763  Stochastic Processes                                     

Note: Courses are offered in Tulsa, OK primarily by the resident Tulsa Telecommunications Engineering faculty. All courses are 3 hours each unless noted. All TCOM courses, except the lab, are cross-listed with corresponding, numbered ECE courses.

Current Areas of Program Research

• Optical Networks 
• Optical Wireless 
• Wireless Networks 
• Next Generation Networks 
• Network Security 
• Machine Learning
• Information Theory
• Quantum Cryptography
• Quantum Communications
• Quantum Imaging

Admission

Admission to the Master of Science in Telecommunications Engineering Program requires the following:

• Completed application form located online*
• Official transcripts showing at least the equivalent of a 4-year U.S. bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution*
• Official GRE scores*
• International applicants may need TOEFL or IELTS*
• Three letters of recommendation
• Resume and Statement of Purpose
• Undergraduate background in engineering, computer science, math, or physics (for non-engineering students, completion of four specific undergraduate courses before full admission)*

*Specific information is at tcom.ou.edu (see ‘Apply’). For general information: see tulsa.ou.edu and ou.edu