The CITP specialization is concerned with telecommunications, broadcasting, publishing, and the Internet. The specialization focuses on the political, economic, legal and socio-cultural processes shaping and affected by changes in these media.
Courses provide grounding in communication policy, the economics of information and media, the comparative analysis of regulatory regimes and public policy environments. Key themes are content regulation, the role of communication policy in a democratic society, control of distribution, copyright, intellectual property rights, privacy, and fraud.
Program of Study
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Career Possibilities
Communication and information technology plays an increasingly large role in the economy, socio-cultural change, and public policy. Available data indicate that the communication and cultural industries are growing more than twice as fast as the Canadian economy as a whole. The growth in information and communication markets and technology, alongside the cultural significance of ‘new’ and ‘old’ media, has resulted in a proliferation of strategic and public policy issues.
This sector has been characterized by an expansion in the number of people in government, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations whose work focuses on communication information technology policy. Graduates of this specialization could expect to find employment in positions requiring policy competence in communication and information technology, in the private sector, government and non-governmental organizations.
For a complete listing of course numbers see the Public Affairs and Policy Management entry in the Carleton University Undergraduate Calendar.
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