About the Program
The Sports Communication Certificate is a set of courses designed to give students enhanced credentials for careers involving sports-related journalism, public relations, and media production. The certificate provides a competitive edge through demonstrating both academic knowledge and applied experience. This knowledge and experience are transferrable from sports to virtually any communication field and are applicable to the multiple platforms of converged communication simultaneously required of media producers in the 21st century: expertise in disseminating content through print and broadcast media, internet, social media, audio production, and video production.
Program Requirements
Required: Two Professional Courses in Sports Communication (6 credits)
Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:
COM390 SPECIAL TOPICS: JOURNALISTIC WRITING | 3 - Credit Hours
COM392 PUBLIC RELATIONS IN SPORTS | 3 - Credit Hours
COM403 DIGITAL SPORTS JOURNALISM | 3 - Credit Hours
SPC426 DOCUMENTARY FILM ANALYSIS | 3 - Credit Hours
Required: One Individualized Course (3 credits)
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
COM488 INTERNSHIP | 1 - 15 Credit Hours
COM495 SPECIAL PROJECT | 1 - 3 Credit Hours
Required: One Major Course with Option for Sports-Related Content (3 credits)
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
COM301 PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING | 3 - Credit Hours
COM308 PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING | 3 - Credit Hours
COM312 BASIC MEDIA PRODUCTION | 3 - Credit Hours
COM325 FEATURE WRITING | 3 - Credit Hours
COM336 WEB AND SOCIAL MEDIA PRODUCTION | 3 - Credit Hours
COM405 FIELD REPORTING | 3 - Credit Hours
COM433 ADVANCED TV DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION | 3 - Credit Hours
COM434 ADVANCED VIDEO PRODUCTION PRACTICUM | 3 - Credit Hours
Contact instructor to ensure that sports-related content is available.
Required: One Sports-Themed Course Outside Communication (3 credits)
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
SOC324 SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT | 3 - Credit Hours
BUS368 SPORTS MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING | 3 - Credit Hours
15 Total Credit Hours