Description
This program stems from the need for comprehensive knowledge of the different technological possibilities of current and future networks. It focuses especially on the different services offered by technological and telecommunication networks and the new business opportunities they create for companies. With this vision, the program establishes a foundation for business innovation based on strategic management and aligning organizational strategies with telecommunication strategies.
The program is designed for individuals who want to understand networks and telecommunication services within organizations and global society, with a strategic perspective integrated into current social and economic dynamics. It meets the needs of those seeking to develop and implement organizational strategies based on telecommunications and/or integrating telecommunications into a business.
Learning Objectives
Competencies
- Provide knowledge on the understanding of telecommunications networks and services for people who want to understand the context of organizations and global society, with a strategic perspective integrated into current social and economic dynamics, acquiring a comprehensive knowledge of the different technological possibilities of current and future networks.
- Provide learning in new or unfamiliar environments within broad contexts related to its areas of study so that students can suggest and apply organizational strategies based on telecommunication and integrate telecommunications in a business, formulate judgments, make decisions, and solve problems.
- Provide special attention to the different services offered by technological and telecommunication networks and the new business opportunities they create for companies. Establish, additionally, a foundation for business innovation based on strategic management and aligning organizational strategies with telecommunication strategies, while also providing scientific research tools that enable students to conduct research or produce creative work ethically, showing mastery of the material.
Outcomes
At the end of the program, students will be able to:
- Evaluate current and emerging telecommunication applications and services.
- Manage proposals, solutions, planning, and development of telecommunications projects.
- Combine project management principles and techniques to manage telecommunication projects.
- Combine project management principles and techniques to manage human resources and occupational safety.
- Evaluate regulations, laws, and the environmental framework of the telecommunications industry.
Who Should Apply
The proposed training methodological, combined with the clarity, range, and didactic nature of the content design, allows the Master in Strategic Management with a specialty in Telecommunications, to be directed at those who wish to acquire the fundamentals and necessary knowledge to understand networks and telecommunication services within the context of organizations and a global society, with a strategic perspective integrated to the current social and economic dynamics. It responds to the needs of all those who wish to apply organizational strategies based on telecommunications and integrate telecommunications in a business.
This program is designed to respond to the new professional needs of those working in the broad telecommunications sector.
Due to its executive focus, the Master in Strategic Management with a specialty in Telecommunications is designed to train dynamic, creative professionals motivated to lead telecommunications business projects.
Duration
The program must be completed within 24 months. The following is the credit structure of the MASTER IN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT WITH A SPECIALTY IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
General education: 32 credits
Required: 34 credits
Electives: 0 credits
Structure
| MASTER IN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT WITH A SPECIALTY IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CODE | SUBJECT | PREREQUISITES | CREDITS | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION | ||||
| TR026 | Business Administration and Management | N/A | 3 | |
| DD002 | Management and Cost Control | N/A | 2 | |
| TR047 | Financial Management | N/A | 3 | |
| DD004 | Marketing | N/A | 3 | |
| DD152 | Economy | N/A | 2 | |
| DD118 | Basic Statistics | N/A | 2 | |
| DD120 | Financial Mathematics | N/A | 1 | |
| DD124 | Management Accounting | N/A | 2 | |
| TR046 | Strategic Management of Human Resources | N/A | 2 | |
| DD040 | Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Techniques | N/A | 2 | |
| DD032 | Performance Evaluation and Management by Competencies | N/A | 2 | |
| TR024 | Management Techniques and Organizational Leadership | N/A | 2 | |
| DD090 | Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibilities | N/A | 3 | |
| DD041 | Management Techniques for Work Teams | N/A | 2 | |
| DD076 | Management without Distances | N/A | 1 | |
| DD026 | Virtual Environments of Collaborative Work | N/A | 1 | |
| DD042 | Time Management and Conducting Meetings | N/A | 2 | |
| DD043 | Stress and Burnout | N/A | 2 | |
| DD044 | Public Speaking Techniques | N/A | 1 | |
| IP082 | Quality Management: ISO 9001 | N/A | 3 | |
| DD133 | Occupational Risk Prevention: OHSAS 18001 | N/A | 2 | |
| MA098 | Environmental Management. ISO 14001 | N/A | 3 | |
| DD012 | Management and Administration of Operations | N/A | 2 | |
| DD013 | Logistics | N/A | 2 | |
| DD014 | Strategic Planning and Management | N/A | 3 | |
| TR038 | Project Planning and Management | N/A | 3 | |
| TI013 | Reengineering, Strategy, and Management of Systems and ICT | N/A | 3 | |
| TI025 | E-business and its Integration with Corporate Management Systems | N/A | 3 | |
| TI017 | Integration of Business Management Systems | N/A | 5 | |
| DD162 | Marketing Strategy Development | N/A | 2 | |
| TI030 | Network Security and Management | N/A | 3 | |
| TI011 | Society of Change and Information | N/A | 3 | |
| DD068 | Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning | N/A | 2 | |
| TI004/DD163 | International Marketing and Commerce | N/A | 4 | |
| TI014 | Electronic Marketing and Commerce | N/A | 4 | |
| SPECIALTY IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS | ||||
| TI026 | Telecommunications Marketing | N/A | 3 | |
| TI027 | Technical-business Structure of Telecommunications | N/A | 3 | |
| TI028 | Telecommunication Networks | N/A | 3 | |
| TI029 | Telecommunication Services | N/A | 2 | |
| TI031 | Telecommunications Marketing Regulations | N/A | 2 | |
| TI016 | Business Intelligence | N/A | 4 | |
| TI020 | Management of E-business Projects | N/A | 4 | |
| REQUIRED | THESIS | |||
| FP092 | Methodology of Scientific Research | N/A | 3 | |
| TFC | N/A | 10 | ||
| TOTAL | 66 | |||
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Degree
Once the subjects and master’s thesis are approved and all academic, administrative, and financial requirements have been met, the following degree will be issued:
MASTER’S DEGREE IN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT WITH A SPECIALTY IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Testimonials
- “I am grateful for the opportunity provided by the university, as it has allowed me to improve my education level with high quality and in my area of interest.” End of Course Survey.
- “The program is very good and covers all the necessary requirements for the completion of a master’s degree. Overall, it was a pleasant experience, and I was able to learn a lot. I also put in a lot of effort and finished my master’s degree in less than two years.” End of Course Survey.
- “This master’s provided me with knowledge about telecommunications management. It was well planned with appropriate study materials.” End of Course Survey.