Sport Media Minor

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Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences and Department of Journalism and Media Production

College of Health and Human Sciences and College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

About the Program

The Sport Media Minor includes courses from the Departments of Exercise and Sport Sciences and Journalism and Media Production. This minor is designed to provide skills that will increase employment opportunities in the field of sport media. Students will then hone their skills in elective course work in SM and/or JMP to complete the degree.

Program Requirements

This minor consists of 21 semester hours, six of which must be upper division.
Students in this minor will take a common core in HPS courses related to Sport Management and in JMP related to news media.
Students must earn at least a “C-” in a course for it to count in the minor.

Required Courses: 9 credits

JMP 1000 - Introduction to Journalism and Mass Media Credits: 3
SM 2050 - Introduction to Sport Management Credits: 3
SM 3100 - Sport Media Operations Credits: 3

Elective Courses: 12 credits

Students must select 12 credits of elective coursework. Six credits must be upper division.

ESS 399C Field Experience Credits: 3 (Offered under ESS 3990 - Field Experience Credits: 1, 2 or 3)
JMP 2400 - Video Editing I Credits: 3
JMP 2420 - Video Production I Credits: 3 *
JMP 2600 - Beginning Photojournalism Credits: 3
JMP 2700 - Fundamentals of Public Relations Credits: 3
JMP 3063 - Sports Photojournalism Credits: 3
JMP 3130 - Sports Writing Credits: 3
JMP 3400 - Short-form Nonfiction Writing Credits: 3
SM 2070 - Sport Venue Management Credits: 3
SM 2730 - Sport in Society Credits: 3
SM 3600 - Sport Promotion Credits: 3
SM 3650 - Technology and Social Media in Sport Credits: 3

Summary of Requirements

Required Courses	9 credits
Elective Courses	12 credits
Total for the Sport Media Minor	21 credits

*Prerequisite Required (JMP 2400)