Sports Communication Minor

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The Sports Communication minor focuses on helping students acquire and employ the techniques of professional mass communication within the broad field of sports. Successful graduates enhance their primary major with sports communication skills to help them pursue careers in sports journalism, public relations, advertising, event planning, videography, promotion and other areas of mass communication. This minor is open to all University students.

A minor in Sports Communication requires 18 credits, as described below:

(Note that courses counted toward a student’s major may not be counted toward the first 15 credits of the minor.)

*Course Number and Title*	*Credits*
COMM 227 - Contemporary Public Relations or COMM 235 - Introduction to Social Media Strategies	3
COMM 222 - Television Production or COMM 365 - Social Media Production	3
COMM 319 - Sports Writing	3
COMM 339 - Social Media & Sports	3
A Communication Practicum course examples include: COMM 380 - Advertising Practicum , COMM 435 - Social Media Campaigns , COMM 480 - Television Practicum or COMM 481 - Internship	3
Three credits in any Communication elective	3
Total: 18 Credits

Sports Communication Minor

Total: 18 Credits