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The Telecommunications and Media Industries program aims to develop knowledgeable, ethical professionals for leadership positions in telecom and media sectors. It focuses on creating and delivering content and services across digital platforms, including broadcasting, online media, gaming, social networks, mobile tech, and the web, while examining their social, economic, and cultural effects.
Following a comprehensive grounding in telecom technologies, business principles, and societal implications, students specialize in either content creation, business management, or legal/policy studies.
Alumni pursue careers with broadcasters, media networks, digital platforms, telecom providers, and entertainment companies. The program's strong focus on business and regulatory aspects also provides solid groundwork for legal studies, advanced degrees, or careers in policy-making and entertainment industries.
The majority of Penn State’s applications come from traditional, first-year students. The following types of students are considered first-year applicants (or freshman applicants, as some refer to them): Current high school student in his or her senior year; Student who has earned a high school diploma or a GED and has no post-secondary coursework; Student who has attempted 17 or fewer credits (semester hours) of college coursework at a regionally accredited college/university before attending Penn State; Current high school student who may have enrolled in another institution(s) before graduating from high school (dual enrollment); Student who may have attended Penn State on a nondegree basis.
English Language Proficiency
The following are ways in which you can satisfy the language proficiency requirement: TOEFL: A minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the Internet-based TOEFL or 550 on the old paper exam and a minimum of 20 in each section of the new paper exam (code #2660); IELTS: A minimum IELTS score of 6.5 on the academic test.