1. Telecommunications Networking
2. Telecommunications System Development
3. Telecommunications Business Management

The three areas of concentration span the telecommunications field. The first, Networking, focuses on network and communications technology; the second, Systems Development, on the development of software systems and applications; and the third, Business Management, on engineering management and marketing.

All students must take at least one elective from the Business Management concentration. However, students who pursue the Business Management concentration must take at least one course from the Networking or System Development concentrations.

Students may choose electives from the approved list of courses below. These courses are offered by the Colleges of Engineering, Business Administration, and Computer and Information Science. Students may take other elective coursework with the approval of the Program Director, including TSM Special Topics courses, which are offered intermittently. In addition, students may petition the Program Director to complete one or more Independent Study courses. However, a student may not apply more than four semester hours of Independent Study coursework towards the MSTSM degree.

The course schedule permits completion of the degree program in less than four years for part-time students, assuming they take two courses per year and do not require any foundational coursework. Students may accelerate program completion by taking courses during the summer semester(s). The majority of full-time students complete the program within two years.

Full-time students in the MSTSM program may be eligible to participate in the Cooperative Plan of Education.