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 1702 | Introduction to Journalism | 4 |
| DTEM 2421 | Digital Production for New Media | 4 |
| JOUR 2711 | Intermediate Multimedia Reporting | 4 |
| Two Sports Journalism courses | ||
| One general sports-related course | ||
Requirements for students who took JOUR 1701 in spring 2021 or earlier
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| JOUR 1701 | Introduction to Multimedia Journalism With Lab | 4 |
| JOUR 2711 | Intermediate Multimedia Reporting 1 | 4 |
| Select one of the following Sports Communication courses: | 4 | |
| Sports Communication | ||
| Sports Writing and Reporting | ||
| Sports Broadcasting | ||
| One course in Journalism Ethics, Law, Policy, or History 2 | ||
| One course in Intermediate/Advanced Journalism Reporting/Writing 2 | ||
| One general sports-related course | ||
- 1
Students in the class of 2021 and earlier are exempt from this requirement, and may take an additional JOUR elective instead.
- 2
See Journalism Major for approved courses.
Sports Journalism courses
Courses in this group have the SJWR attribute.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| JOUR 2786 | Sports Writing and Reporting | 4 |
| JOUR 2789 | Sports Broadcasting | 4 |
General sports-related courses
Courses in this group have the SJOR attribute.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFAM 3110 | The Black Athlete | 4 |
| BLBU 4449 | ST: Sports and the Law | 3 |
| CMBU 4488 | ST: Business of Sports Media | 3 |
| COMC 3186 | Sports Communication | 4 |
| COMC 3187 | Sports Communication in the Field | 4 |
| INSY 3437 | ST: Sports Analytics | 3 |
| JOUR 4789 | Sports Television Production: Theory and Practice | 4 |
| MKBU 4454 | ST: Sports Marketing | 3 |
| PSYC 3360 | Sports Psychology | 4 |
| SOCI 3152 | Sociology of Sports | 4 |
Availability
The minor in sports journalism is available at Fordham College at Rose Hill and Fordham College at Lincoln Center. The sports journalism minor is not available to journalism majors due to overlap between the requirements. The majority of sports-focused journalism classes are taught at the Rose Hill campus.