COMM 400 - Telecommunications Revolution

Credit(s): 3
3 hours lecture, 3 hours contact
Prerequisite(s): An intermediate level communications course.
This seminar focuses on the latest telecommunications technologies and their applications. It explores the technological developments that have revolutionized the information age. Students will examine these developments in light of current theoretical models of communication. The course examines innovations such as the personal computer, fiber optics, the satellite, the intelligent telephone, micro-chips and their relationship to Tele-banking, Tele-mailing, Teleconferencing, Telemarketing, and Telecommunications, and their impact on business, government, education and interpersonal relations.

Only open to students in the B.A. Liberal Arts and Science program.