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Telecommunications

George Mason University · Fairfax, VA

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Program
Award
Certificate
Credential class
ceterms:Certificate
Total credits (published)
9
Credits (computed from items)
157.5-171
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232186
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232186_4ab1fe73
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Core Courses

major core · 7 items
  1. TCOM 500
    3
  2. TCOM 514
    3
  3. TCOM 515
    3
  4. TCOM 535
    3
  5. TCOM 570
    3
  6. TCOM 577
    Spectrum Engineering
    or: TCOM 610 Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Routing
    3
  7. TCOM 750
    3

Electives

electives · 32 items
  1. Select three courses from the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. OR 541
    3
  3. SYST 521
    Network Analysis
    or: OR 643 Network Modeling
    3
  4. TCOM 551
    3
  5. TCOM 552
    3
  6. TCOM 577
    3
  7. TCOM 578
    3
  8. TCOM 607
    3
  9. TCOM 608
    3
  10. TCOM 610
    3
  11. TCOM 611
    Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)
    As published: “Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) 1”
    3
  12. TCOM 614
    Advanced Routing Lab
    As published: “Advanced Routing Lab 1”
    3
  13. TCOM 616
    Cloud Network Technologies
    As published: “Cloud Network Technologies 1”
    3
  14. TCOM 617
    Enterprise Network Architecture
    As published: “Enterprise Network Architecture 1”
    3
  15. TCOM 631
    Voice Over IP
    As published: “Voice Over IP 1”
    3
  16. TCOM 652
    3
  17. TCOM 660
    Network Forensics
    As published: “Network Forensics 2”
    3
  18. TCOM 661
    Digital Media Forensics
    As published: “Digital Media Forensics 2”
    3
  19. TCOM 662
    3
  20. TCOM 663
    Operations of Intrusion Detection for Forensics
    As published: “Operations of Intrusion Detection for Forensics 2”
    3
  21. TCOM 664
    Incident Response Forensics
    As published: “Incident Response Forensics 2”
    3
  22. TCOM 590
    1.5-3
  23. TCOM 690
    3
  24. ECE 532
    3
  25. ECE 542
    3
  26. ECE 547
    3
  27. ECE 552
    3
  28. ECE 580
    3
  29. ECE 643
    3
  30. ECE 647
    3
  31. ECE 649
    3
  32. ECE 660
    3

Concentration in Network Technologies (NTEC)

concentration · 6 items
  1. Select three courses from the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. TCOM 611
    3
  3. TCOM 614
    3
  4. TCOM 616
    3
  5. TCOM 617
    3
  6. TCOM 631
    3

Concentration in Network Forensics and Security (NFSC)

concentration · 5 items
  1. Select three courses from the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. TCOM 660
    3
  3. TCOM 661
    3
  4. TCOM 663
    3
  5. TCOM 664
    3

Concentration in Space Communication Systems (SCS)

concentration · 5 items
  1. Select three courses from the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. TCOM 551
    3
  3. TCOM 607
    3
  4. ECE 580
    3
  5. ECE 660
    3

Accelerated Pathway Requirements

11 items
  1. TCOM 514
    Basic Switching: Lecture and Laboratory Course
    or: TCOM 515 Internet Protocol Routing: Lecture and Laboratory Course
    3
  2. TCOM 535
    3
  3. ECE 542
    3
  4. ECE 531
    3
  5. TCOM 500
    3
  6. TCOM 514
    3
  7. TCOM 515
    3
  8. TCOM 535
    3
  9. TCOM 552
    3
  10. TCOM 570
    3
  11. TCOM 590
    1.5-3

BIS Concentration

concentration · 8 items
  1. Select an additional 500-level TCOM course(s) from the list below
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. BIS 300
    3
  3. BIS 390
    The Research Process
    As published: “The Research Process (Mason Core)”
    3
  4. BIS 490
    RS: Senior Project
    As published: “RS: Senior Project (Mason Core)”
    3
  5. ECE 301
    3
  6. IT 341
    3
  7. TCOM 500
    3
  8. Select additional courses related to telecommunication 1
    Not resolved to a course
    9-21

Telecommunications Courses

4 items
  1. TCOM 500
    3
  2. TCOM 535
    3
  3. TCOM 608
    3
  4. TCOM 631
    3

Accelerated Option Requirements

4 items
  1. Select nine credits from the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. TCOM 500
    Modern Telecommunications
    As published: “Modern Telecommunications (To satisfy the IT 300 BS, INFT requirement)”
    3
  3. TCOM 515
    Internet Protocol Routing: Lecture and Laboratory Course
    As published: “Internet Protocol Routing: Lecture and Laboratory Course (satisfies as one Computing Platforms and Infrastructure concentration course in the BS INFT program)”
    3
  4. TCOM 631
    Voice Over IP
    As published: “Voice Over IP (satisfies as one Computing Platforms and Infrastructure concentration course in the BS INFT program)”
    3

Accelerated Pathway Requirements

6 items
  1. TCOM 500
    3
  2. TCOM 535
    3
  3. TCOM 570
    3
  4. ECE 542
    3
  5. OR 541
    3
  6. SYST 521
    Network Analysis
    or: OR 643 Network Modeling
    3
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