Overview
Learn how globalization is providing both more opportunities for, and constraints on, stakeholders in the telecommunications industries.
Increase your knowledge and understanding of the policies and regulations that govern each type of telecommunications service.
Develop and enhance skills in communication, decision-making, organizational and team leadership, as well as quantitative literacy and analysis.
Degree Fit
The Executive MBA in Information and Communication Technology (EMBA-ICT) at Alaska Pacific University is for professionals in information and communication technology field who wish to advance their careers or current leaders seeking an advanced degree. The EMBA – ICT combines an understanding of converged information and communication technologies with the ability to develop and analyze appropriate business strategies and public policies for this sector. This program has been designed to incorporate significant global exposure and to encompass the full array of information and communication industries.
Career Outcomes
- Senior Manager, Business Development
- Director, IT Strategy Policy and Planning
- Director, Marketing and Communication
Degree Roadmap
Information and Communication Technology and Theory
Understand technologies, standards, and protocols used to provide digital communications services. Coursework focuses on the cost, quality, and lifecycle dimensions and tradeoffs of the various technologies.
The Business of Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications
Explore how ideas, technology and bandwidth converge as key drivers of profit and non-profit businesses, and how money and policy influence everything from content, to marketing, to IT in a constantly expanding global economy.
Telecommunication and Information Policy & Regulation
US and international legislation and policies shape the competitive environment in telecom. Understand challenges of market entry and exit, pricing rules, network access, and strategies for interacting with regulatory agencies.
Scholarships
Yukon Delta Fisheries Development Association
Full-time undergraduate and graduate students from Alakanuak, Emmonak, Grayling, Kotlik, Mountain Village and Nunam Iqua, GPA of 2.5 or higher, awarded through Yukon Delta Fisheries Development Association
Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarship
Full or part-time undergraduate or graduate qualified veteran pursuing a Business degree, GPA of 3.0 or higher
Saltchuk Alaska Scholarship
Full-time undergraduate or part-time graduate Alaskan residents in communities where Saltchuk operates, GPA of 3.0 or higher
Flint Hills Scholarship
Degree seeking student (undergraduate or graduate) enrolled in K – 8 Education, Business or Science, demonstrating need
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Institute & Program Area
APU’s Institute of Business & Public Policy promotes the advancement of knowledge, understanding, and reasoning in Business Administration, Management, and Public Policy. Honoring Alaska’s complex and distinctive organizational and business enterprises, the Institute prepares students to address and engage in stewardship of our peoples and communities, with relevance to the world.
Move on to the next challenge with purpose. Develop your career – or chart a new path – with the APU business degree that’s right for you. We maintain small class size and focus on relevant studies. Our faculty double as mentors throughout your program and beyond graduation. You’ll be among close-knit peers who value cooperation as much as competition. Flexible course schedules include your choice of degree programs delivered online and at night– without sacrificing network building. And our advising makes the most of your time as well as the transfer credits you’ve already earned.
