Sports Journalism Minor
Sports journalism is offered as a minor only. The minor in sports journalism focuses on developing broad journalistic skills and specific sports journalism training. Students examine issues of ethics, race, and gender in the world of athletics within the interdisciplinary context of business, law, and sociology.
The sports journalism minor requires six courses.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| JOUR 1701 | INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM WITH LAB (with lab) | 4 |
| Select one of the following Sports Communication courses: | ||
| SPORTS COMMUNICATION | ||
| SPORTS WRITING AND REPORTING | ||
| SPORTS BROADCASTING | ||
| Select one journalism ethics course OR one Law, Policy, or History course 1 | ||
| Select one intermediate/advanced writing/reporting course 1 | ||
| Select one journalism elective 1 | ||
| Select one sports-related course in another subject such as the following: | ||
| SPECIAL TOPIC: SPORTS MARKETING | ||
| SPECIAL TOPIC: BUSINESS OF SPORTS MEDIA | ||
| SPECIAL TOPIC: SPORTS AND THE LAW | ||
| SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF SPORTS | ||
| THE BLACK ATHLETE | ||
| 1 | See Journalism Major for approved courses. |